Strangely enough, besides being an abbreviation of the first names Giuseppe ( Joseph ) and Filippo ( Philip ), pippo is the Italian name of the Disney character Goofy, but it is probably used just because of its sound which is quite strange ; moreover, this name is very fast to be typed with the computer keyboard, as it involves three near keys (, and ).

In the first Kingdom Hearts and in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, Mushu is a summonable character, and in Kingdom Hearts II, the movie is featured as a playable world named " The Land of Dragons ", with the plot being changed to accommodate the game's protagonists ( Sora, Donald and Goofy ) and Mulan ( both as herself and as " Ping ") able to join the player's party as a skilled sword fighter.

* In Kingdom Hearts, one of the shields you can equip to Goofy is called the " Adamant Shield "

Unlike Goofy, Pluto is not anthropomorphic beyond some characteristics such as facial expression, though he did speak for a short portion of his history.

Together with Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy, Pluto is one of the " Big Five " -- the biggest stars in the Disney universe.

Unlike Mickey's other animal friends, such as Goofy ( who is also a dog ), Pluto is not a " funny animal ".

Goofy is a funny animal cartoon character created in 1932 at Walt Disney Productions.

Goofy is a tall, anthropomorphic dog, and typically wears a turtle neck and vest, with pants, shoes, white gloves, and a tall hat originally designed as a rumpled fedora.

He is normally characterized as extremely clumsy and having little intelligence, yet this interpretation isn't always definitive ; occasionally Goofy is shown as intuitive and clever, albeit in his own unique, eccentric way.

Originally known as Dippy Dawg, the character is more commonly known simply as " Goofy ," a name used in his short film series.

Of Disney studio animators, Art Babbitt is most regarded for the creation of the Goofy character, while original concept drawings were by Frank Webb.

) In the European comic books, Goofy has an adventurer cousin called Arizona Goof ( original Italian name: Indiana Pipps ), who is a spoof of the fictional archaeologist Indiana Jones.

According to Leonard Maltin this is what caused the How to ... cartoons of the 1940s in which Goofy had little dialogue, and a narrator ( often John McLeish ) was used ( they would also reuse Colvig's voice in recording or hire a voice actor to imitate it ).

Disney's Goof Troop is an American animated television series from The Walt Disney Company featuring Goofy as a father figure and bonding with his son Max, and Pete, as his neighbor.

* Goofy ( voiced by Bill Farmer ) is the widowed, single father of Max Goof ( This is mentioned briefly in one episode, where it's said that Max's mother ' is up there amongst the stars ').

From the beginning, viscerally hates Goofy, and tries unsuccessfully to oust him from the house where he moved, which is close to him and he wants to build a fine fishing reserve.

As it happens, Goofy and Max end up moving in next door to Goofy's high school friend: Pete, a used car salesman and owner of Honest Pete's Used Cars ; Pete's wife Peg, a real estate agent ; and their two children, 11-year-old son P. J.

He often exploits his good-hearted and somewhat addled friend, Goofy.

When Sora, Donald, and Goofy arrive in Neverland, Riku throws them in the hold where they meet and escape with Peter Pan, who is searching for his friend Wendy.

In his debut story, Mickey Mouse and his friend Goofy seek shelter from a thunderstorm and get lost in a cave.

He was especially fond of the character of Goofy, which he appropriated for a humorous spoof on Italian hippiedom of the 1970s entitled Perché Pippo sembra uno sballato (" Why Goofy Looks Like A Pothead "), and a later, unfinished story entitled La leggenda di Italianino Liberatore (" The Legend Of Italianino Liberatore ", referring to his old friend Tanino Liberatore ); he also said in an interview that Carl Barks, the creator of Uncle Scrooge, Magica De Spell and other characters of the " duck's family ", was a model for his art.

Max, now all grown up, is bringing home his friend Mona to meet Goofy.

In 1937 when Donald Duck became the star of his own series of cartoons instead of co-starring with Mickey Mouse and Goofy as previously, a new unit of storymen and animators was created devoted solely to this series.

In 1932, Disney received a special Academy Award for the creation of " Mickey Mouse ", a series which switched to color in 1935 and soon launched spin-offs for supporting characters such as Donald Duck, Goofy, and Pluto.

You can currently meet Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy and Pluto at the Character Spot.

Pete has appeared in more than 40 animated short films between 1925 and 1954, having been featured in the Alice Comedies and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons, and later in the Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy cartoons.

Goofy has also been featured in television, most extensively in Goof Troop ( 1992 – 1993 ), as well as House of Mouse ( 2001 – 2003 ) and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse ( 2006 – present ).

Mickey's Service Station directed by Ben Sharpsteen, first released on March 16, 1935, was the first of the classic " Mickey, Donald, and Goofy " comedy shorts.

The reason for this was simple: Between the easily frustrated Donald and Pluto and the always-living-in-a-world-of-his-own Goofy, Mickey — who became progressively gentler and more laid-back — seemed to act as the straight man of the trio.

The Studio's artists found that it had become easier coming up with new gags for Goofy or Donald than Mickey, to a point that Mickey's role had become unnecessary.

Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Goofy, Pluto, and Ludwig Von Drake all star in their own segments.

While most skits involved individual characters, some have Mickey, Donald, and Goofy running a special service group.

* Classic Disney Cartoons and Comic Books: Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Minnie Mouse, Daisy Duck, Pluto, Clarabelle Cow, Horace Horsecollar, Huey, Dewey, and Louie, Gus Goose, Pete, Ludwig Von Drake, Clara Cluck, Chip ' n Dale, Scrooge McDuck, The Phantom Blot, April, May and June Duck, Humphrey the Bear, Ranger J. Audubon Woodlore, the Brownstone Park Bears, Pluto's Good and Bad Consciences, Red Riding Hood, Toby Tortoise, Max Hare, Flowers and Trees, Santa Claus, Reindeer, Hobo Cookie, Judge Cookie, the Skeleton Dancers, a Merry Dwarf, a Lamp from " The Whoopee Party ", the Lonesome Ghosts, Ferdinand the Bull, Susie the Little Blue Coupe, Professor Owl, Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom, Babe the Big Blue Ox, Dinah the Dachshund, Louie the Mountain Lion, Salty the Seal, a Rooster, a Hen, Girl Violin, Boy Saxophone, a Robot from " Mars and Beyond ", and various Black-and-White Characters.

A painting of a scene from a 1936 story of Mickey, Donald and Goofy investigating an alleged haunted house was used as the cover of Gladstone Album # 26 ( 1989 ) which reprinted the story ( titled " The Seven Ghosts ").

Clarabelle mostly played bit-part characters in the approximately 30 cartoon shorts in which she appeared, and her character was never as fully developed as Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald Duck or Pluto.

Recently, Clarabelle has also made appearances in the preschool series Mickey Mouse Clubhouse ( in which she owns a puppy named Bella ) and in the direct-to-video movie, Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers as Pete's lieutenant and Goofy's love interest.

Clarabelle Cow and Goofy in a Mickey Mouse Works ( 1999 ) short, How to Be a Spy

Along with Horace Horsecollar, Clara Cluck, Goofy, Minnie and Mickey she appeared in comics on a regular basis in the fifties, sixties and seventies.

When Mickey and Goofy find the exit of the cave, Mickey invites the being to stay at his house, to which he gives the name " Eega Beeva ", while the character himself states that his name is " Pittisborum Psercy Pystachi Pseter Psersimmon Plummer-Push.

But when push comes to shove, he's genuinely fond of and defensive of his pals Goofy and Mickey.

When three poor peasants, Mickey, Donald and Goofy stumble across his castle via a giant beanstalk, Willie catches Mickey, who pretends to read his palm and discover his shape-shifting ability.