Aquamania

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

Aquamania
Directed byWolfgang Reitherman
Written byVance Gerry
Ralph Wright
Produced byWalt Disney
StarringPinto Colvig
Kevin Corcoran
John Dehner
Narrated byJohn Dehner
Music byBuddy Baker
Production
company
Distributed byBuena Vista Distribution
Release date
  • December 20, 1961 (1961-12-20)
Running time
8 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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

Accolades

It 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
  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.
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