#Disney goofy movie#

Three years later, Goof Troop arrived on the big screen with A Goofy Movie, the 1995 animated musical that’s still a fan favourite 25 years after its release. “I have my own theories: I think Goofy was married to Jessica Rabbit before Roger.” “We don’t know who mother was,” Farmer jokes. That 1992 syndicated series re-introduced the character as the well-meaning, but decidedly awkward single father of a son named Max. (Photo: Disney+)įarmer made his debut as Goofy in the TV special, Doggone Valentine, but the show that truly shaped his tenure was Goof Troop. They liked that one, and since 1987 I’ve been the official voice.” (Besides Goofy, Farmer is also the regular voice of Mickey’s canine pal Pluto, and has also lent his voice to such non-Disney films as Space Jam, The Iron Giant and Horton Hears a Who!.)įarmer at work in the recording booth. “I thought I did a pretty good Mickey Mouse,” he says, proceeding to demonstrate his Mickey voice for us. Once in Hollywood, Farmer auditioned for Disney, which was seeking new vocal performers for its classic cast of characters. Read more: Frozen 2 documentary series coming to Disney+ I always practiced the voices and became a stand-up comic impressionist for about five years before moving to L.A.”

“I grew up doing voices, and I loved cartoons. “He was my favourite Disney character,” Farmer says, crediting those cartoons with shaping his career ambitions.

(Photo: Courtesy Bill Farmer)įarmer was born 20 years after Goofy’s first appearance in the Disney animated short, “ Mickey’s Revue.” As a child, he remembers watching his future alter ego - who was originally voiced by Pinto Colvig - on TV shows like Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Colour.

#Disney goofy movie#

Bill Farmer (left) and his alter ego, Goofy, attend the premiere of A Goofy Movie with the film's director Kevin Lima.