when was pluto (the dog) first seen and in what
So…Are Goofy and Pluto Both Dogs?
Goofy is shocked at Pluto's latest act of blatant violence.
Theres that great scene inStand By Me where, sitting around a campfire, the boys pondered things that seemed important at the time.
Among these talking points was Wil Wheatons question, Mickey's a mouse, Donald's a duck, Pluto's a dog. What's Goofy?
The conversation ended with a chubby Jerry OConnells somewhat frustrated, Thats weird. What the hellis Goofy?
Most Disneyologists (a word I just now made up*) agree that Goofy is, in fact, a dog. But how does that explain the advantages he holds over Pluto: the ability to drive, to hold down a job, the capacity for speech?
How can two characters of the same species be so completely different?
Perhaps, the answer lies in their histories…
Goofys first appearance was inMickey's Revue (1932), but he was an anonymous character. Over the next two years, his name was changed with the regularity of an over-sharer in the Witness Relocation Program, including Dippy Dawg, Dippy the Goof, and Mr. Geef before finally settling on Goofy inOrphans' Benefit (1934).
So here we have him listed as a Goof and as a Dawg (apparently, Disney was the hip-hop Noah Webster of his day). Neither of these titles mean anything, however, as they are not actual words and, therefore, offer no actual insight or information.
What about Pluto, then?
