May 16, 1952 – The Goofy Short Film Two-Gun Goofy is Released to Theaters
“Oh, I’m a-ropin’ and a-ridin’ and a-shootin’ fool, oh I’m as tough and ornery, meaner than a rawhide mule, oh I’m as quick as greasy lightnin’ when I go for my gun. Reach, you mangy buzzards, reach for the sun!”
On May 16, 1952, the Goofy short film Two-Gun Goofy was released to theaters. It was directed by Jack Kinney, with story by Brice Mack and Dan MacManus.
In the old west, the townsfolk are terrorized by Pistol Pete, who rides in and quickly robs the bank before shooting up the town. Meanwhile, Goofy rides through the desert, when he encounters a wanted poster for Pete, with a reward of $10,000, dead or alive. Goofy talks to the poster, claiming he’d get the jump on Pete if he were real. Soon, he encounters Pete robbing a coach, and stops Pete without even realizing it. The members of the coach spread the news of Goofy’s heroic dead, and as Pete races for the town, the folks count on Goofy to win against the villain. Once again, Goofy is able to knock Pete down without being fully aware, but when he realizes that the real Pete is right in front of him, he tries to hide. Mesmerized once again by the woman from the coach, Goofy’s attention is fixed solely on her, and Pete’s attempts to thwart him go unnoticed by the lovesick cowboy. The undertaker gives Pete a large stick of dynamite to destroy Goofy, and Pete sticks it in Goofy’s pants. As Pete tries to get away from the dynamite, he realizes that the only safe place is the jail, where he locks himself in and throws away the key. Goofy is then named the new sheriff of the town, and the short ends when Goofy receives a rather “explosive” kiss from his dream girl from the coach.
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