Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas [DVD]

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In this special, Goofy and Max already live in a house next door to Pete, who acts like Goofy and Max have been his next-door neighbors for quite some time, as Pete behaves in a rather chummy manner with the two of them in one scene. This is at odds with the premiere episode of Goof Troop having Goofy and Max start off by living in a trailer and only just then moving into the house next-door to Pete for the first time, even moving to Spoonerville from another city entirely. Plus, everyone in that episode acts like Goofy and Pete hadn't seen each other in years (since high school), and act like Max and Pete had never met each other beforehand. In this segment, Goofy lives in a suburban house as a single father to his son, Max, and both of them live next-door to Pete. This is the very same status quo of Goofy, Max, and Pete as seen in Goof Troop (however, see the next first-tier bullet point further below).Munson, Olivia (November 13, 2022). "Christmas movies for kids: A guide to 100+ family films to stream this holiday season". USA Today . Retrieved August 28, 2023. Mantilla, Ryan Louis (November 2, 2022). "Freeform's 25 Days of Christmas to Include 'Home Alone', 'The Santa Clause' & More". Collider . Retrieved August 28, 2023. Characters from Disney Experiences: Duffy the Disney Bear • ShellieMay the Disney Bear • Gelatoni • StellaLou • CookieAnn • 'Olu Mel • TippyBlue • LinaBell • Mr. Easter Bunny • Mrs. Easter Bunny • Chuuby The first story is inspired by "Christmas Every Day" by William Dean Howells. On Christmas morning, Donald's three nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie are excited because they get lots of presents, but Donald is angered after he sees them opening them before the rest of the family arrives. Even so, Donald shrugs it off and surprises his nephews with three sleds from him, but unfortunately miss the Christmas card Donald left on the sleds. When Daisy, Scrooge, and their Aunt Gertie come over for Christmas, the boys rush past them to go out and enjoy their new sleds. When Daisy calls the boys in for dinner, they use bad table manners by rudely eating the food and burping a lot. When Scrooge asks everyone to sing carols, the boys decides to play with their toys rather than participating. At bedtime, the boys are sad because Christmas is over, so they make a wish on a star in the sky that it could be Christmas every day.

Goofy tries to prove to Max that Santa Claus really does exist by staying up late and watching for him. After quite a few hours of waiting, Goofy sees someone coming out of the chimney on Pete's roof believing it must be Santa, but it turns out to be a burglar robbing Pete's house. Goofy then falls off the roof and goes into a deep depression, now believing that everything Max said was true. Max eventually cheers his dad up by dressing as Santa Claus himself. After Goofy finds out it's actually Max, they look up into the sky and see the real Santa Claus, who gives Max the snowboard he wanted and then blows the snow from Goofy's house onto Pete's house to teach him a lesson. Max then tells his dad that he is going to go share his present with little Jimmy, the poor kid next door. The narrator explains that Christmas is found in the way that we live by not what we receive but by what we give.

Meanwhile, the second segment, "A Very Goofy Christmas", is definitely a prequel to the Goof Troop animated TV series and its two feature films A Goofy Movie and An Extremely Goofy Movie. Ellis, Sydni (November 23, 2020). "The 17 Best Holiday Movies to Watch With Little Kids, Ranked". POPSUGAR UK Parenting . Retrieved 2023-08-28. Munson, Olivia (November 13, 2022). "Christmas movies for kids: A guide to 100+ family films to stream this holiday season". USA Today . Retrieved 2023-08-28. Plus, the city that Goofy and Max live in during "A Very Goofy Christmas" is never actually named, so it very well might not be Spoonerville, but could very well be the other city that Goofy and Max first lived in before they move to Spoonerville (the two would have simply had to have first moved out of their house from this special and into their trailer at some point between this special and Goof Troop for everything to line up). Ball, Ryan (January 3, 2005). "Lion King 1 1/2 Rules DVD Exclusive Noms". Animation Magazine . Retrieved 2023-08-28.