Goofy's ears flop, and his nose looks like a dog. Does he have a tail? I'm not sure. In every other conceivable way, he's a man (in his television show, The Goof Troop, he lives in a house, his son, not his "pup," goes to school ...). Here's the best part of all: there are no human beings in Goofy's world*. However, there are dogs (Bluto might show up when and if Goofy "works" with Mickey, etc.). In his short films, he's referred to as an "everyman." He plays human sports. He watches television. He drives a car. He speaks, and not with barks. Unlike other anthropomorphic Disney animals like Mickey or Donald (Mouse and Duck), Goofy's name is not Goofy Dog. Those who cite "Dippy Dog" are citing an earlier draft of Goofy. Was Dippy Dog (a character who no longer exists) a dog? Sure, it's right there in his name. Is Goofy? Someone mentioned earlier that Dippy Dog took the Goofy name in an audition as a stage name -- unfortunately, in the television show and most (or all?) of his starring shorts, Goofy is not, and has never been, an actor. Why would he use a stage name with his own family? There's no true answer, unless Walt Disney himself, or the original animators, say "he's a dog." He's whatever we want him to be, and I'm not alone in thinking of him apart from the other Disney staple of manimals:
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The sets are for your enjoyment, not an investment. Open them up and enjoy them. Trying to speculate on DVDs is a waste of time, blood pressure, and can ruin your appreciation. Whatever monetary gains may be gained just are not worth it.
I've never once regretted opening mine. Since I have no plans of ever selling it, it's worth exactly the same as everything else in my collection. I don't allow myself to dwell on the amount I could get for it.
