How to Fish

1942 American film

December 9, 1942 (1942-12-09)

Running time

7 minutes (one reel)CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

How to Fish is an animated short produced by Walt Disney Productions and first released on December 9, 1942. It stars Goofy and was directed by Jack Kinney.^[1]

Plot

Like all "How To" Disney shorts, this one opens with a narrator explaining how to fish, with Goofy acting as the visual narrator. This short film does not have a plot; all the facts are jumbled together, with several humorous facts and clips.

Voice cast

Goofy: George Johnson
Narrator: John McLeish

Home media

The short was released on December 2, 2002, on Walt Disney Treasures: The Complete Goofy.^[2]

Additional releases include:

Walt Disney's Classic Cartoon Favorites Starring Goofy Volume 3

References

^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 86–87. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
^ "The Complete Goofy DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 20 February 2021.

External links

How to Fish at IMDb

Goofy in animation

Short films

Mickey Mouse and Donald & Goofy series	Mickey's Revue (1932) The Whoopee Party (1932) Touchdown Mickey (1932) The Klondike Kid (1932) Mickey's Mellerdrammer (1933) Ye Olden Days (1933) Orphan's Benefit (1934) The Band Concert (1935) Mickey's Service Station (1935) Mickey's Fire Brigade (1935) On Ice (1935) Mickey's Polo Team (1936) Mickey's Grand Opera (1936) Moving Day (1936) Magician Mickey (1937) Moose Hunters (1937) Mickey's Amateurs (1937) Hawaiian Holiday (1937) Clock Cleaners (1937) Lonesome Ghosts (1937) Boat Builders (1938) Mickey's Trailer (1938) Polar Trappers (1938) The Fox Hunt (1938) The Whalers (1938) Tugboat Mickey (1940) Billposters (1940) The Nifty Nineties (1941; cameo) Orphan's Benefit (1941; remake) Mickey's Birthday Party (1942) Symphony Hour (1942) No Sail (1945) Frank Duck Brings 'Em Back Alive (1946) Crazy with the Heat (1947) Pluto's Christmas Tree (1952; cameo) Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983) The Prince and the Pauper (1990)
Goofy series	Goofy and Wilbur (1939) Goofy's Glider (1940) Baggage Buster (1941) The Art of Skiing (1941) The Art of Self Defense (1941) How to Play Baseball (1942) The Olympic Champ (1942) How to Swim (1942) How to Fish (1942) Victory Vehicles (1943) How to Be a Sailor (1944) How to Play Golf (1944) How to Play Football (1944) Tiger Trouble (1945) African Diary (1945) Hockey Homicide (1945) A Knight for a Day (1946) Double Dribble (1946) Foul Hunting (1947) They're Off (1948) The Big Wash (1948) Tennis Racquet (1949) Goofy Gymnastics (1949) Motor Mania (1950) Hold That Pose (1950) Lion Down (1951) Home Made Home (1951) Cold War (1951) Tomorrow We Diet! (1951) Get Rich Quick (1951) Fathers Are People (1951) No Smoking (1951) Father's Lion (1952) Hello Aloha (1952) Teachers Are People (1952) Two-Gun Goofy (1952) Man's Best Friend (1952) Two Weeks Vacation (1952) How to Be a Detective (1952) Father's Day Off (1953) For Whom the Bulls Toil (1953) Father's Week-end (1953) How to Dance (1953) How to Sleep (1953) How to Hook Up Your Home Theater (2007)
Others	All Together (1942; cameo) Californy'er Bust (1945) Crazy Over Daisy (1950; cameo) Aquamania (1961) Freewayphobia (1965) Goofy's Freeway Troubles (1965) Checkin' in with Goofy (2011) Plusaversary (2021) Once Upon a Studio (2023)