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How to Sleep

Release Date December 25, 1953

Running time 6:33

Synopsis

Goofy falls asleep everywhere - at work, in the car - everywhere except when his head hits the pillow at night.

Characters

Goofy
The Scientist

Credits

Director : Jack Kinney
Animation
Geroge Nicholas
Ed Aardal
Jerry Hathcock
Effects Animation : Dan MacManus
Story
Milt Schafer
Nick George
Layout : Bruce Bushman
Background : Claude Coats
Music : Edward Plumb

Cut Scenes

There is a line said while Goofy's blood pressure is being taken; "Science calls on every resource, delves deeply into the occult." The "delves deeply into the occult" part has been cut out.

Videos

Germany
Donald Duck's Ferienabenteuer
Italy
Come Divertirsti Con Paperino & C. (1)
Come Divertirsti con Paperino & C. (2)
I Capolavori di Pippo
Pippo Superdetective

Laserdiscs

Japan
Let's Relax

DVD

Disney Treasures : The Complete Goofy

Television

Mickey's Mouse Tracks : Episode #42
Donald's Quack Attack : Episode #17

Technical Specifications

Color Type : Technicolor
Animation type : Standard
Sound mix : Mono
Aspect ration : 1.37 : 1
Negative format : 35mm
Print format : 35mm
Cinematographic process : Spherical
Original language : English

Released by RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.

Comments

From Ryan : I enjoy this short because it deals with a major problem that the average human being faces. That problem being insomnia. In this cartoon poor Goofy suffers from just that. Nonetheless, he seems to have no problem sleeping elsewhere such as at work. One part I like is the scene where the scientist views Goofy's brain waves while he sleeps. It shows some of the things that he is thinking about such as kissing a woman and then being smacked in the face. I have never seen the uncut version of this cartoon and I have for years wondered why that line had been cut from it. I had read that the line "delves deeply into the occult" can but doesn't here) mean worshipping the devil.

From Trae Robinson : I remeber seeing this cartoon on T.V. before. Now I have "The Complete Goofy." This is a pretty cartoon with Goofy. The part where Goofy trys to sleep like animals is absolutely silly.

From Baruch Weiss : This is an okay cartoon, but not one of my favorites. It is another shut eye cartoon, but I liked the scene where Goofy counts sheep and then counts rapidly and yells "STAMPED, AHHHHHHHHH!"

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