Goopy Geer (1932 cartoon)
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Goopy Geer is a 1932 Merrie Melodies
cartoon short, featuring the first appearance of the title character.
clamor for Goopy Geer, who then comes out on the stage and entertains them by playing the piano
, first with his fingers and his ears, later with his animated glove
s. He's soon accompanied by a girl who tells a joke and sings a song.
Meanwhile, the customers eat and carry on in slapstick ways, and two coat racks
dance together.
Toward the end, a drunken horse
breathes fire and destroys the piano, but Goopy keeps right on playing.
Merrie Melodies
Merrie Melodies is the name of a series of animated cartoons distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures between 1931 and 1969.Originally produced by Harman-Ising Pictures, Merrie Melodies were produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions from 1933 to 1944. Schlesinger sold his studio to Warner Bros. in 1944,...
cartoon short, featuring the first appearance of the title character.
Synopsis
The customers in a nightclubNightclub
A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night...
clamor for Goopy Geer, who then comes out on the stage and entertains them by playing the piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, first with his fingers and his ears, later with his animated glove
Glove
A glove is a garment covering the hand. Gloves have separate sheaths or openings for each finger and the thumb; if there is an opening but no covering sheath for each finger they are called "fingerless gloves". Fingerless gloves with one large opening rather than individual openings for each...
s. He's soon accompanied by a girl who tells a joke and sings a song.
Meanwhile, the customers eat and carry on in slapstick ways, and two coat racks
Clothes valet
Clothes valet, also called men's valet and valet stand, is an item of furniture on which clothes may be hung. Typical features of valets include trouser hangers, jacket hangers, shoe bars, and a tray organizer for miscellaneous, day-to-day objects like wallets and keys...
dance together.
Toward the end, a drunken horse
Horse
The horse is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus, or the wild horse. It is a single-hooved mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, single-toed animal of today...
breathes fire and destroys the piano, but Goopy keeps right on playing.