Aquamania

Aquamania
Aquamania
Directed by	Wolfgang Reitherman
Written by	Vance Gerry; Ralph Wright
Produced by	Walt Disney
Starring	Pinto Colvig; Kevin Corcoran; John Dehner
Narrated by	John Dehner
Music by	Buddy Baker
Production; company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	Buena Vista Distribution
Release date	December 20, 1961;
Running time	8 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Aquamania is an American animated Goofy cartoon produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Distribution on December 20, 1961.^[1]

This cartoon was the last from Disney's "Golden Era" which featured Goofy as a solo star, and the first time the xerography animation-technique was used in a Goofy cartoon. Aquamania combined Goofy's three familiar areas in his career: sports, fatherhood, and documentary-subject.

Plot

The story begins with a narrator explaining a case study of "aquamania" (obsession with boats and boating), with Goofy (called "Mr. X" in this short) as the subject. Then the story switches to Goofy and his son on a boating trip, inadvertently entering a water skiing race. In the process, Goofy meets up with an unfortunate octopus that joins him in the race, and they accidentally take an unwanted spin on a roller coaster at a waterside amusement park. Goofy eventually ends up winning the race.

Voice cast

Pinto Colvig as Goofy (Mr. X)
Kevin Corcoran as Goofy Jr.
John Dehner as Narrator/Race announcer

Accolades

The short was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1962.^[2]^[3]

Home media

The short was released on December 2, 2002, on Walt Disney Treasures: The Complete Goofy.^[4] It was released to Disney+ on July 7, 2023.^[5]

References

^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 86-87. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
^ Short Film Winners: 1962 Oscars
^ 1962|Oscars.org
^ "The Complete Goofy DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
^ The D23 Team (June 19, 2023). "Disney+ to Debut 28 Restored Classic Walt Disney Animation Studios Shorts". D23. Retrieved June 19, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

External links

Aquamania at IMDb

[1] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 86-87. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

[2] Short Film Winners: 1962 Oscars

[3] 1962|Oscars.org

[4] "The Complete Goofy DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 20 February 2021.

[5] The D23 Team (June 19, 2023). "Disney+ to Debut 28 Restored Classic Walt Disney Animation Studios Shorts". D23. Retrieved June 19, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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v t e Max Goof in animation
Short films (as Goofy Junior)	Fathers Are People (1951) Father's Lion (1952) Father's Day Off (1953) Father's Week-end (1953) Aquamania (1961)
Feature films	A Goofy Movie (1995) Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999) An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000) Mickey's House of Villains (2002; cameo) Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004) Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022; cameo)
TV series	Goof Troop (1992) House of Mouse (2001–2003)
Related	Goofy (film series)

v t e Films directed by Wolfgang Reitherman
Features	Sleeping Beauty (1959) One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) The Sword in the Stone (1963) The Jungle Book (1967) The Aristocats (1970) Robin Hood (1973) The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) The Rescuers (1977)
Shorts and featurettes	The Truth About Mother Goose (1957) Donald in Mathmagic Land (1959) Goliath II (1960) Aquamania (1961) Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966) Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968)