Gandy Goose is a

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character who first appeared in the 1938 short ''Gandy the Goose''. He is frequently paired with Sourpuss, a cat, beginning in the 1939 short ''Hook Link and Sinker''. Sourpuss' first appearance was in the 1939 ''

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''. Originally voiced by composer and orchestral arranger Arthur Kay from 1939–1941, Gandy spoke in a lyrical vocal parody of radio comedian

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while Sourpuss vocally impersonated an impatient

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. Their surreal adventures often showcase extended dreams, bookended by coarse bedroom arguments. Gandy was used to promote the U.S. war effort during

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. In the cartoons, Gandy Goose joined the US Army in 1941 in the cartoon "Flying Fever" and also in "The Home Guard". Gandy Goose appeared in a total of 54 cartoons between 1938 and 1955. He also made two appearances in '' Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures'' (1987–1988) voiced by

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. Gandy Goose (along with Sourpuss) is one of the only characters who didn't appear in the 1999 Terrytoons pilot ''Curbside''. This was done to avoid comparisons to

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Comic books

Gandy Goose and Sourpuss also appeared in comic books, beginning in 1942 and lasting until 1964. Starting out published by

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, Gandy Goose was a regular feature in such titles as '' Terry-Toons Comics'' and ''

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'', as well as the

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titles ''

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'' and '' Captain America Comics''. In 1947,

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took over the licensing of Terrytoons characters; Gandy Goose continued to appear in ''Terry-Toons Comics'' and ''Mighty Mouse'' as well as ''

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'', ''

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'', and his own self-titled series, which ran four issues from March 1953 to November 1953 and an additional two issues at

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from 1956 to 1958. Gandy Goose appeared in issues of

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' ''New Terrytoons'' title in the early 1960s and then in ''Mighty Mouse'' when it was being published by

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Filmography

Gandy Goose appeared in the following 54 cartoons: * ''Gandy the Goose'' (March 4, 1938) * ''Goose Flies High'' (September 9, 1938) * ''Doomsday'' (December 16, 1938) * ''The Frame-Up'' (December 30, 1938) * ''G-Man Jitters'' (March 10, 1939) * ''A Bully Romance'' (June 16, 1939) * ''Barnyard Baseball'' (July 14, 1939) * ''Hook, Line and Sinker'' (September 8, 1939) * ''The Hitchhiker'' (December 1, 1939) * ''It Must Be Love'' (April 5, 1940) * ''The Magic Pencil'' (November 15, 1940) * ''The Home Guard'' (March 7, 1941) * ''Good Old Irish Tunes'' (June 27, 1941) * ''The One Man Navy'' (September 5, 1941) * ''Slap Happy Hunters'' (October 31, 1941) * ''Flying Fever'' (December 26, 1941) * ''Sham Battle Shenanigans'' (March 20, 1942) * ''The Night'' (April 17, 1942) * ''Lights Out'' (April 17, 1942) * ''Tricky Business'' (May 1, 1942) * ''The Outpost'' (July 10, 1942) * ''Tire Trouble'' (July 24, 1942) * ''Night Life in the Army'' (October 12, 1942) * ''Scrap for Victory'' (January 22, 1943) * ''Barnyard Blackout'' (March 5, 1943) * ''The Last Round Up'' (May 14, 1943) * ''Camouflage'' (August 27, 1943) * ''Somewhere in Egypt'' (September 17, 1943) * ''Aladdin's Lamp'' (October 22, 1943) * ''The Frog and the Princess'' (April 7, 1944) * ''My Boy Johnny'' (May 12, 1944) * ''

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'' (July 28, 1944) * ''The Ghost Town'' (September 22, 1944) * ''Gandy's Dream Girl'' (December 8, 1944) * ''Post War Inventions'' (March 23, 1945) * ''Fisherman's Luck'' (March 23, 1945) * ''Mother Goose Nightmare'' (May 4, 1945) * ''Aesop Fable: The Mosquito'' (June 29, 1945) * ''Who's Who in the Jungle'' (October 19, 1945) * ''The Exterminator'' (November 23, 1945) * ''Fortune Hunters'' (February 8, 1946) * ''It's All in the Stars'' (April 12, 1946) * ''The Golden Hen'' (May 24, 1946) * ''Peace-Time Football'' (July 19, 1946) * ''Mexican Baseball'' (March 14, 1947) * ''The Chipper Chipmunk'' (March 9, 1948) * ''

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'' (February 1, 1949) * ''The Covered Pushcart'' (August 26, 1949) * ''Comic Book Land'' (December 23, 1949) * ''Dream Walking'' (June 9, 1950) * ''Wide Open Spaces'' (November 1, 1950) * ''Songs of Erin'' (February 25, 1951) * ''Spring Fever'' (March 18, 1951) * ''Barnyard Actor'' (January 25, 1955)

References

External links

Gandy Goose Cartoon Filmography
at The Big Cartoon Database

at

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