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Goofy’s back in a trio of all-new, hand-drawn animated shorts from Walt Disney Animation Studios, offering hilariously relatable insights on How to Stay at Home with such topics as mastering the skills of “How to Wear a Mask,” “Learning to Cook,” and “Binge Watching.” Like most people, Goofy spent the last year and a half staying at home… so it seemed only fitting to Eric Goldberg (the Genie in Aladdin, co-director Pocahontas) that Goofy could provide some good-natured lessons in How to Stay at Home and show how to make the best of a challenging situation.

Last fall, Goldberg pitched several shorts to Disney Animation chief creative officer Jennifer Lee and president Clark Spencer, who recognized that Goofy was the perfect “everyman” to relive some of the common experiences we’ve had during these unprecedented and unusual times. Goldberg directed all three of the films in the series and is the supervising animator on “How to Wear a Mask,” while fellow Disney Animation veterans Mark Henn and Randy Haycock are the supervising animators of “Binge Watching” and “Learning to Cook,” respectively. The Walt Disney Animation Studios Presents Goofy in How to Stay at Home series, streaming exclusively on Disney+ beginning August 11, is produced by Emmy Award® winner Dorothy McKim (Prep & Landing, Meet the Robinsons). Disney Legend Bill Farmer, the voice of Goofy since 1987, provides the charismatic and clumsy character’s familiar vocals, while actor Corey Burton is the narrator of each short.

Sotiris wrote:I'm glad we're getting more 2D shorts from the studio and that the three veteran animators left there were given something more substantial to do than pencil tests and draw-overs.

Goofy’s back in “Disney Presents Goofy in How to Stay at Home,” a trio of all-new, hand-drawn animated shorts from Walt Disney Animation Studios. In these new shorts from acclaimed master animator/director Eric Goldberg (“Aladdin,” “Pocahontas,” “Fantasia/2000,” “Moana”) and Emmy Award®-winning producer Dorothy McKim (“Meet the Robinsons,” “Prep & Landing,” “Get a Horse!”), Goofy – the clumsy, charismatic and lovable Disney “everyman” character who has entertained audiences since his screen debut in 1932 – demonstrates how to make the best of challenging situations. Bill Farmer, the voice of Goofy since 1987, provides the familiar vocals for the character, and versatile actor, Corey Burton, is heard as the narrator.

Jules wrote:I think you are looking for the word 'sterile'. I see it too, and I am almost sure it is attributable to the lineart quality as shown by Sotiris above.

Jules wrote:I am not really sure why they did this. Since this is being overseen (and animated??) by Goldberg I have no doubt the animation articulation itself will be up to par, even if the line rendering is a smidge disappointing. We'll see. Perhaps in movement these issues will disappear.

PatrickvD wrote:I hope Eric Goldberg pitches more hand drawn shorts to Jennifer Lee

In “Learning to Cook,” Goofy is wearing the same outfit he wears in the 1942 short “Mickey’s Birthday Party,” where he bakes Mickey a cake! The music used in Goofy’s cooking montage in “Learning to Cook” is also from the 1942 short “Mickey’s Birthday Party!” The can of beans in Goofy’s pantry is a nod to Walt Disney, who was known for having a can of beans in his pantry for his favorite chili. Many of the sound effects featured in all three shorts are original sounds from Disney Legend Jimmy MacDonald’s library from the ‘40s and ’50s.

farerb wrote:"Learning to Cook" from "Disney Presents Goofy in How to Stay at Home"
https://youtu.be/suDp1a71mW8

farerb wrote:That's it? Two minutes? So the others are two minutes as well?! What's all the fuss about?