Hello & welcome back to A Look at Disney. And today, we continue A Look at Disney Investigates as we look at the 11th episode of the second season of Goof Troop. Something that I remember that Goof Troop did a bit was episodes that would introduce us to Goofy and Max's ancestors, and these included takes on Robin Hood, the Old West, gangsters, cavemen, Frankenstein, and the subject of today's review, Sherlock Holmes. These episodes all followed a similar setup in that Max would either be doing something or have something going on in his life that would remind him of one of his ancestors.
The Plot
We open on Max trying to capture a mouse as it's raining and this is the most fun that he's had since it started raining. And this reminds Goofy of his ancestor, Sherlock Goof. The greatest rat-catcher in all of London. And we flash back to Victorian era London and see Sherlock Goof on his first day on the job as we see him trying to capture a mouse at the mansion of an upper crust named Reginald. Though, the mouse is smarter than Sherlock Goof (who is really just Goofy) but really, that's no surprise. Though, the mouse does come in handy as soon as a cat burglar that works for the villain of the episode, Professor Inferiority (Pete) enters the mansion to steal the key to the Tower of London. He gets sidetracked by other things and starts stealing them, even though he has a letter telling him to only take the key. The mouse sees this and uses Sherlock Goof's mouse traps to capture the burglar.
And this has perhaps one of my favorite lines as Sherlock Goof gets the credit for the trapping the burglar.
He's wearing a mask. Must be a politician.
So, Reginald declares Sherlock Goof to be the greatest rat-catcher in all of London and decides to set up a detective business for him and has him patrol the Tower of London. And here, the Professor's two goons attempt to take out Sherlock Goof and they unsuccessful until the Professor traps him. And here, Sherlock Goof comes across the mouse that he was trying to capture and they decide to team up and names the mouse Sparky. Sherlock Goof decides that he needs some help and finds one Dr. Watson, who is a little overly excited to meet Sherlock Goof and Goof is just there to buy his book, How To Be A Detective. Something I appreciate here is that we even get the How To Narrator during this portion of the episode. Goof following the advice of the narrator find the Professor's hideout on the seas after he has fired his two goons for not killing Sherlock Goof. This leads to a brawl, where hot water eats through part of the professor's ship. And Sparky trying to chase the jewels that the Professor stole from the crown jewel but is swept up but he and Sherlock Goof end up in the water and the Professor is drifted away but Sherlock Goof is saved by Dr. Watson and he asks Sherlock Goof to let him write about his exploits. And Sherlock Goof agrees to let him to do that, and Sherlock Goof gives Sparky a home.
The episode ends in the present (Well, present of when the episode aired) and Goofy finds the same house that his ancestor that Sherlock Goof gave to Sparky. And Max decides to let the mouse that he was chasing in the beginning use it and named the mouse, Sparky.
Overall, this episode was pretty fun and I enjoyed it but there's not too much to it.
Characters
Narrator - Corey Burton
Burton is dead on as the How To Narrator and I loved bringing him in as it harkened back to the shorts that really made Goofy popular. And the name of the book is actually a name of a Goofy short, that we will be looking at during this event.
Main Character
Sherlock Goof (Goofy) voiced by Bill Farmer
From what I remember of most of the Goof Troop episodes that focused on the ancestors of Goofy and Max is that all of the ancestors that were presented were just a variation on Goofy. There was no difference between the ancestor Goofy and the Goofy of Goof Troop, which I guess that works. As these episodes were just inset Goofy and other characters into classic era/story.
Supporting Characters
Sparky - Voice Uncredited
Sparky was pretty cute and made for a fun sidekick to Sherlock Goof.
Dr. Watson voiced by Frank Welker
Dr. Watson was a bit eccentric and enthusiastic about the smallest things like meeting Sherlock Goof. He didn't get to much to do in the episode as Sparky served the sidekick role more in this episode than Watson did.
Villain
Professor Inferiority (Pete) voiced by Jim Cummings
What I said about Sherlock Goof just being Goofy also applies to Professor Inferiority just being Pete. Granted, it works with Pete as the villain because there really isn't much that you need to change.
My Final Thoughts
This episode is alright, nothing too special but it's enjoyable for what it is. Join me tomorrow as we leave The Disney Afternoon behind and head to Disney's One Saturday Morning to look at an episode that I've wanted to look at for a long time. Join me next time as we look at the Recess episode....
The Barnaby Boys
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