The Olympic Champ is a Goofy cartoon released in 1942. The short was directed by Jack Kinney.
Synopsis
An overview of the Olympic Games, with demonstrations of the various games by Goofy.
Releases
Television
- Disneyland, episode #2.24: "The Goofy Sports Story"
- Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, episode #10.23: "In Shape with Von Drake"
- Superstar Goofy
- The Mouse Factory, episode #12: "Spectator Sports"
- The New Mickey Mouse Club, May 13, 1977
- Good Morning, Mickey, episode #31
- Mickey's Mouse Tracks, episode #19
- Donald's Quack Attack, episode #55
- The Ink and Paint Club, episode #1.35: "More Sports Goofy"
- Have a Laugh!, episode #49
Home video
VHS
- Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Sport Goofy
- Walt Disney Cartoon Classics - Special Edition: The Goofy World of Sports
- Goofy's Greatest Hits
Laserdisc
- Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Sport Goofy
- Walt Disney Cartoon Classics - Special Edition: Happy Summer Days / Fun on the Job! / The Goofy World of Sports
DVD
- Walt Disney Treasures: The Complete Goofy
- It's a Small World of Fun, Volume 2
Have a Laugh! changes
The following scenes were deleted from the short release due to time constraints:
- The opening narration is edited to remove the description of the Olympics as taking place "within the shadow of beautiful Mount Olympus, in the land of ancient Greece".
- The first scene of Goofy as torchbearer.
- All scenes between Goofy foot racing and the decathlon, including the hurdles, the pole vault, and the hammer throw.
Gallery
Storyboard of Goofy with the torch in The Olympic Champ.
Storyboard of Goofy about to do the hurdles.
Goofy does the hurdle race storyboard.
Goofy does the hurdle race storyboard.
Goofy in the hurdle race storyboard.
