How to Sleep is a 1953 animated Goofy cartoon from Walt Disney Productions.
Synopsis[]
Goofy (George Geef) falls asleep everywhere — at work, in the car — everywhere except when his head hits the pillow at night.
Plot[]
After a short history of man's eternal quests for sleep (from the stone ages to modern times) as well as a demonstration of what puts man to sleep (like walking, talking, squawking, rocking and socking (getting punched in the face as shown by boxing)) and how man sleeps (like the frog, dog, the ostrich, the mole, the bear and the owl), we see G.G. Geef's attempts to sleep despite insomnia. He tries opening a window, using an electric blanket, drinking hot milk and counting sheep (including a stampede), but nothing works at all. He consults a scientist who studies Mr. Geef's sleeping habits and finally finds a cure for Mr. Geef's insomnia.
Voices[]
- Pinto Colvig - George Geef
- June Foray - Mrs. Geef
- Jimmy MacDonald - Geef's Boss, Vocal Effects
- Art Gilmore - Narrator
Releases[]
Television[]
- Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, episode #9.22: "A Square Peg in a Round Hole"
- The New Mickey Mouse Club, November 14, 1977
- Walt Disney's Mickey and Donald, episode #6
- Donald's Quack Attack, episode #17
- Mickey's Mouse Tracks, episode #42
Home video[]
VHS
- Goofy's Greatest Hits
Laserdisc
- Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Limited Gold Editions: From Pluto with Love
DVD
- Walt Disney Treasures: The Complete Goofy
Trivia[]
- This was the last formal entry in the Goofy series. Goofy would make three more theatrical appearances in the 1960s.
Gallery[]
External links[]
- How To Sleep at SuperCartoons.net
- How To Sleep at B99.TV