OllieSuave-007 Goofy tries to learn how to fly in his miniature airplane, with hilarious results. Plenty of slapstick hits and misses that will probably send you some chuckles, especially laughs to the little kids.This short has a background narrator, which is not something I would prefer. For some reason, a narrator for a Disney cartoon makes the story sound a little dreary as it distracts from the action, slapstick fun and character concentration.Overall, this cartoon is classic Goofy with all the clumsiness, trials and errors and comic relief.Grade B-

morrison-dylan-fan With having enjoyed seeing the Disney character Goofy debut in the delightful short film Goofy and Wilbur,I decided to take a look at the follow up to Goofy's memorable debut.The plot:Reading a "How to fly" book,Goofy decides that it is the perfect time to build a glider,so that he can begin to learn about how to fly.Initially excited about the idea of flying,Goofy soon discovers that he might not reach the heights that he had originally expected.View on the film:Revealing a real attention to detail in the animation of the film,co- writer/ (along with Ralph Wright) director Jack Kinney subtly uses shadows to give the movie a much more dimensional feel,with the use of shadows for Goofy's glider,leading to Goofy's wonderful crash landings being given a stronger thud,than they would otherwise appear.Whilst sadly not featuring a supporting character for Goofy to act against,the screenplay by Jack Kinney and Ralph Wright take's full advantage of John McLeish's delicious mock-doc narration by adding a terrific surreal touch to the movie,which includes a (literally) round the world glider flight.

TheLittleSongbird I do like Goofy, although I do have more of a soft spot for Mickey and Donald. I really like Goofy's Glider, it was one of my first Goofy cartoons and it is still one of the better ones to me. It is not exceptional story-wise, but it is animated beautifully, vibrant and fluid as animation should be, and the music is energetic and dynamic. The narration(in the how to format that features in a number of Goofy's cartoons) is cleverly written and thoughtfully delivered by John McLeish, and the sight gags and Goofy's antics(revolving around his clumsiness and doing everything wrong) evoke a lot of great chuckles.All in all, a cartoon that is definitely worth watching. 9/10 Bethany Cox

MartinHafer During the 1940s, 50s and 60s, the Disney folks made a ton of "how to" cartoons that starred Goofy. Some of them, such as GOOFY'S GLIDER, were great and some, the preachier ones from the later era, were less than great (I'm trying to be kind here--cut me some slack). Well, the granddaddy of them all also happens to be GOOFY'S GLIDER, as it was the first of this type film.Like the other "how to" cartoons, this one features a narrator who talks about the best way to do things--at which time Goofy proceeds to do it completely wrong! Again and again, Goofy nearly kills himself by, as usual, not using what little brain he has. Seeing Goofy tumble from the sky and smash into the ground and THEN open his parachute is one of the many ways this indestructible goof entertains in this cute and not at all informative film.If you see this and don't laugh, check your pulse--you might just be dead! It's funny, well animated and fun.By the way, although Goofy and most characters have only four fingers (because it's easier to animate), in this one he briefly has five! One scene calls for him to count and he had five, but if you watch before and after in this same film he only has four! I guess he can grow and lose them as needed.