Cumulative rating:	(2 ratings submitted)

Synopsis

Characters

Goofy (Voice: Van DeBar 'Pinto' Colvig)

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How to Play Football

How to Play Baseball

Victory Through Air Power

Pinocchio

Tennis Racquet

Mickey Mouse Tracks (Season 1, Episode 32)

Donald's Quack Attack (Season 1, Episode 33)

United States

Cartoon Classics : First Series : Volume 4 : Sport Goofy

France

Sport Goofy Joue et Gagne

Italy

Le Vacanze Di Pippo

United States

Cartoon Classics - Sport Goofy

United States

Cartoon Classics : Sport Goofy

Japan

Sport Goofy's Vacation

United States

The Complete Goofy

Germany

Disney Treasures : Wave 2 : The Complete Goofy

United Kingdom

Disney Treasures : Wave 2 : The Complete Goofy

Sweden

Disney Treasures : Wave 2 : The Complete Goofy

Running Time: 7:42

Production No.: 2322

MPAA No.: 10246

Animation Type: Standard (Hand-drawn-Cel) Animation

Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1

Color Type: Technicolor

Sound Type: Mono: RCA Sound Recording

Print Type: 35mm

Negative Type: 35mm

Cinematographic Format: Spherical

Original Language: English

Original Country: United States

Reviews and Comments

From Tom Wilkins :

The fire marshal would love to break up the capacity crowd for this hockey game. I think they modeled the arena like the Montreal Forum. Obviously the goalies were nowhere close to Dominik Hasek of Buffalo, but there were lots of penalty minutes accumulated in the first period. It was hysterical to see a human zamboni scoop up a player as it cleaned up the ice. As soon as it hailed pucks from the sky, the referee was the only one praying for a SWAT team and some tear gas. Other snippets used were from How To Play Football (1944) and How To Play Baseball (1942) besides the Pinocchio scene. One word of caution, however...there may be an edit following the first time a player shovels pucks into the net. By the way, what was the final score?

From D.J. Robinson :

This is probably the funniest cartoon I have ever seen in my life. My brother and I were visiting our grandparents one day and it happened to come on the TV. I had tears in my eyes from laughter and I couldn't stop laughing if I tried. I would definitely rate this cartoon a 10.

From Mike Smith :

This is one of the zaniest Disney shorts ever! When I seen the Pinocchio clip, I'm wondering why they rarely reused footage like it!

From Brad Bethel :

It's irresistibly funny! There's millions of scenes in which team fans clobber each other while rooting for their favorite hockey teams. The hockey game itself was wild as expected, but things got out of hand at the ending. There were some clips of Goofy playing football, and baseball, and another clip from Pinocchio, in which Monstro the Whale emerges from the sea. That was EXTREMELY FUNNY!!! Enough to make you cry, and who's ever brilliant idea those were made this cartoon worth the watch. This proves that even Disney can make cartoon viewing fun for the whole family.

From Ted :

Great to watch, great to listen to. What more could one want? Laugh-out-loud from start to finish!

From Per Nilsson :

It's really interesting to read the other reviewers comments on this short, since mine differs so much. I never liked this short at all. I think it's a really boring short. This might have something to do with that I not a big fan of 'team' sports, including ice hockey, so I might miss many of the jokes. I enjoy most of the other Goofy cartoons, but this one was really a drag. I tried to analyze why this one failed to catch my attention, and I think it might have something to do with the more the narrator has to talk or explain the action happening the less I enjoy the short.

From Mike Osterholm :

I saw this in our hotel, on vacation in Puerto Rico five years ago. What a treat! The excellent production quality, and the hilarious story line make this a must-see for anyone who ever played hockey.

From Sam :

I'm not a big fan of hockey, but maybe I would be if Goofy played it more often. Hilarious from start to finish, the gags never seem to slow down. The use of recycled clips at the end is particularly inspired. Also, I don't know if anyone else noticed this, but Goofy, dressed in his traditional outfit, can clearly be seen in the top right portion of the screen during one of the crowd shots near the end of the short.

From Lee Glover :

I'm not a huge fan of hockey myself, but Hockey Homicide is, without a doubt, my all-time favourite Disney cartoon. Wonderful gags, brilliant timing, and Goofy just being funnier than ever. This cartoon is absolutely hilarious. Well worthy of 10 points!

From Ryan :

I feel that this is one of the best Goofy cartoons produced. The fast-paced gags of the cartoon make it look like it was directed by Tex Avery. One fun gag I enjoy is when one hockey player hits one of the spectators' hot dogs and it lands in the goalie's mouth. One can also spot footage from various other Disney shorts such as How To Play Football and How To Play Baseball as well as two Disney movies "Victory Through Air Power" and "Pinocchio."

From Gregg Thorsteinson :

This is, bar none, the most non-stop manic insanity in the best possible way. I couldn't catch my breath and could hardly see the screen near the end from tears I was laughing so hard. I wasn't a hockey fan at the time I first saw it, but that didn't matter at all.

From Bob :

Our entire family has enjoyed watching this over and over. We're all hockey players and coaches, and sometimes we think that the sport has gotten out of control in our era. The fact that this was made in 1945 demonstrates that this is NOT true! Hockey had a "bad" reputation even then, and the Disney studios must have understood this. I'd be interested as to who researches the sports for the sake of cartooning them believably.

I think Donald's Crime is the Disney studio's funniest-ever cartoon, but this rates close to the top.

From Ajisai :

As someone who generally dislikes most of the cartoons made between '41 and '45 (propaganda/war-related shorts just don't interest me) I was surprised to find out this cartoon came out in 1945, because I find it's closer in spirit to the later Goofy cartoons I enjoy the most. Totally crazy, incredibly funny, this is a great cartoon. The reused animation always makes me laugh, it almost feels like self-parody at times!

From Trae Robinson :

This Goofy short is absolutely hysterical. The ending is so funny when the audience starts a riot and the hockey players just watch them and some hockey players are eating and drinking and asleep.

From Dino Cencia :

Oh my God, this Goofy cartoon is really hilarious! My favorite part is when the Goofy goalie hit the referee and a lot of pucks came out flying and all the hockey teams are going madness! And everybody is going berserk! And there was some clips of Goofy playing football and baseball. And also Monstro the whale from Pinocchio. That was really hilarious! If I could play hockey and if my hockey team or friends were fooling around and playing hockey like the Goofy cartoon, I would be cracking up and really laughing out loud! I would join in and hitting a lot of pucks and goofing around like Goofy! Hockey Homicide is the best Goofy cartoon ever! I give it 900 out 900!

From Joyshree Nath :

I liked this short because its a great comic relief. Like Disney's other shorts it has a jovial and funny attitude. I liked it very much not only because I am a hardcore Disney Fan but also this short is one of the best shorts I have ever seen. I think the shorts of Disney having Goofy or Donald are the best of all.

From Baruch Weiss :

This is one of the craziest Goofy cartoons of all time. There's no music in it at all except when the janitor sweeps up the ice rink with "Clean Game Kinney" on it!

From Mike :

This is without a doubt Goofy's funniest cartoon. I could never stop laughing at the best players from both teams spend the whole game in the penalty box. Definitely a 10.

From Jason Breslin :

If I'm not mistaken, I believe the narrator is none other than Doodles Weaver, who was made famous by doing mock sports commentaries over Spike Jones' versions of the "William Tell Overture" and "Dance of the Hours". And I do believe this is by far the funniest of the Goofy sports cartoons!

From Ryan Kilpatrick at The Disney Film Project :

Of all the Goofy sports cartoons, Hockey Homicide may be the most famous, or infamous depending on how you look at it. It combines all the great assets of a Goofy short – narration, madcap action, multiple Goofys and a frantic, crazed ending. It makes for a short that never lets up, delivering laughs from start to finish.

Goofy had already been through plenty of sports at this point, and ice hockey was a natural next step. I wonder after seeing this if the caricature that many people have of hockey as a fight with a little bit of play attached to it comes from this short. After all, the first part of the hockey game shows the star players from each team fighting and being sent to the penalty box, a spot they will occupy for the rest of the short.

Usually, I am a fan of storytelling and plot, and the role that those things have in pushing forward a short. In this case, though, it’s all about the manic energy of the back and forth on the ice, between the various Goofys all crashing into each other, the fans punching each other in the stands, and the ref trying to avoid getting hurt.

This short has the most energy of any short I’ve watched so far in 1945. It almost feels like a Looney Tunes style short because of the rapid fire gags and quick back and forth action. The brilliant animation staff brings things to a fever pitch, then blows a whistle for intermission, freezing everyone on the ice. It gives the audience a second to breathe before the frenzied climax.

That climactic sequence is hard to describe. It moves from the frantic nature of the hockey game as it was before the break to an all out chaos. The ref drops all the pucks, which means there are pucks flying everywhere. Fans storm the ice and start getting into the action, and we get quick cuts flying all over the place, bringing in scenes from the other Goofy sports cartoons!

The fast paced ending builds and builds and builds to the slow pan up to the stands, where we see the hockey team sitting and relaxing, rather than getting caught up in the craziness. It’s a slow reveal that hammers home the end of the short. Hockey Homicide leaves the viewer breathless up to that point, then slows it down for one last belly laugh. This is a short not to be missed.