History Heartwarming / GoofTroop

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* In the climax of "Hot Air", Pistol gets to prove herself as a budding pilot by landing an out-of-control plane and saving Goofy and Pete's lives. Considering the talk Pete and Pistol had earlier, where the former tried to let the latter down gently about how unrealistic her dreams were, this resolution is both funny and cute.

* At the end of "Dr. Horatio's Magic Orchestra", most of the cast basically decide to stage an intervention and force Pete to come clean about why a simple song ("When The Saints Go Marching In") has been driving him up the wall recently. As it turns out, when Pete was a boy, he choked under pressure, failed to perform it with his school band and was publicly humiliated, leaving him with a complex for decades. Once they learn this, Goofy, Peg, PJ and Pistol are all very understanding and they promise to help him overcome his problem - even Goofy's magical musical instruments, who Pete has been far from kind to, seem to show him some sympathy. In the following scene, Goofy, Peg and the kids show Pete their support and gently encourage him to go through with the plan they agreed on. Pete decides to recreate that old performance on his car lot so he can finally gain some closure and put it all behind him, and after some trepidation, the plan is a complete success, leading him to play for hours.

* Max's friendship with his new pet, Bubbles, in "Great Egg-spectations". He found her when she was just an egg and raised her through the first few stages of her childhood, with their relationship being the classic dynamic between a boy and his dog - if the dog was a plucky green dinosaur resembling the Loch Ness Monster.

* At the end of "Dr. Horatio's Magic Orchestra", most of the cast basically decide to stage an intervention and force Pete to come clean about why a simple song ("When The Saints Go Marching In") has been driving him up the wall recently. As it turns out, when Pete was a boy, he choked under pressure, failed to perform it with his school band and was publicly humiliated, leaving him with a complex for decades. Once they learn this, Goofy, Peg, PJ and Pistol are all very understanding and they promise to help him overcome his problem - even Goofy's magical musical instruments, who Pete has been far from kind to, seem to show him some sympathy. In the following scene, Goofy, Peg and the kids show Pete their support and gently encourage him to go through with the plan they agreed on. Pete decides to recreate that old performance on his car lot so he can finally gain some closure and put it all behind him, and after some trepidation, the plan is complete success.

* At the end of "Dr. Horatio's Magic Orchestra", most of the cast basically decide to stage an intervention and force Pete to come clean about why a simple song ("When The Saints Go Marching In") has been driving him up the wall recently. As it turns out, when Pete was a boy, he choked under pressure, failed to perform it with his school band and was publicly humiliated, giving him a complex for decades. Once they learn this, Goofy, Peg, PJ and Pistol are all very understanding and they promise to help him overcome his problem - even Goofy's magical musical instruments, who Pete has been far from kind to, seem to show him some sympathy. In the following scene, Goofy, Peg and the kids show Pete their support and gently encourage him to go through with the plan they agreed on. Pete decides to recreate that old performance on his car lot so he can finally gain some closure and put it all behind him, and after some trepidation, the plan is complete success.

* "Major Goof" starts with Max and PJ playing around with PJ's uncle Bob and having a great time during his visit, which makes for a cute opening scene. In general, the boys really enjoy hanging out with him and seem to look up to him, even though his glory days are behind him, which means a lot when you remember that Max and PJ are not kids who are easily impressed. When the general has his self-esteem wounded by Pete later, and starts to feel old and obsolete, it's the boys who try to give him a pep talk about recognizing his own worth as an OldSoldier - which really comes in handy a few minutes later when Pete gets himself in trouble yet again, and the general has to step up to save him. Eventually, Pete revises his opinion of the man and admits that he misjudged him, especially after Bob inadvertently helped him accomplish his goal of out-selling a rival car salesman on the fourth of July. At the end of the day, the general's pride and his sense of self-worth is more secure than it has been in years.

* "Major Goof" starts with Max and PJ playing around with PJ's uncle Bob and having a great time during his visit, which makes for a cute opening scene. In general, the boys really enjoy hanging out with him and seem to look up to him, even though his glory days are behind him, which means a lot when you remember that Max and PJ are not kids who are easily impressed. When the general has his self-esteem wounded by Pete later, and starts to feel old and obsolete, it's the boys who try to give him a pep talk about recognizing his own worth as an OldSoldier - which really comes in handy a few minutes later when Pete gets himself in trouble yet again, and the general has to step up to save him. Eventually, Pete revises his opinion of the man and admits that he misjudged him, especially after Bob inadvertently helped him accomplish his goal of out-selling a rival car salesman on the fourth of July (something Peg wanted them to work together on from the start). At the end of the day, the general's pride and his sense of self-worth is more secure than it has been in years.

* In "Big City Blues", Max and PJ's decision to venture downtown on their own to get a taste of big city life proves to be a horrible mistake, subjecting them to plenty of fear, loneliness and starvation - but there is one silver lining. During their trip, they befriend a homeless man named Buster who gives them advice and a brand new perspective about how lucky they are to have a warm home to return to, before he helps them get back to their neighborhood. The boys, wanting to repay him, come up with a plan to help out Spoonerville's homeless population - giving their fathers big hugs the next time they see them while gushing excitedly about everything they have in mind. Pete is mostly just confused by their rapidfire explanations, while a grateful Goofy quickly decides to give them a helping hand with their idea.

* In "Gymnaseum", a very out-of-shape Pete puts a lot of strain on himself to compete against Tan Roadster in the winter games, under the belief that his marriage is being threatened. Throughout it all, Peg tries to show support for her husband, in big ways and little ways. The conflict is eventually resolved when Pete inadvertently saves Tan's life and the latter man decides to concede defeat to him, with this exchange following:

* This exchange at the end of "Gymnaseum", when Tan Roadster concedes defeat to Pete, after the latter man has inadvertently saved his life.
-->'''Tan:''' Okay, okay, I’ve learned my lesson, Pete. There’s no such thing as too much of a good thing. You know, Peg, you’ve got a good man there.\\

* Max figuring out which one of Goofy and the doppelganger was his real father in "Counterfeit Goof" after Goofy stepped in the wallpaper paste, and showing it by hugging him.

* In "Hallow-Weenies", Pete drags Max, PJ and Goofy down to Spoonerville's local haunted house to prove to them that ghosts aren't real, which the boys try to get out of by offering to hang back. A teasing Pete scoffs at the idea of the boys 'protecting them' from harm, but ironically, that's exactly what ends up happening. Goofy and Pete (as usual) bite off more than they can chew in the haunted house, when they get kidnapped by the ghosts that live there and are subjected to frightening Halloween slapstick for hours. With no one else around to help them, it's left up to Max and PJ to come up with a way to subdue the ghosts and rescue their parents - something the boys completely succeed at. Max and PJ's determination, combined with their resourcefulness, is about as sweet as it is impressive throughout the episode.

** Once they manage to find some shelter in the blizzard, Goofy confesses to Max that the reason he tried so hard (a bit too hard) to make the holidays special this year is because Max is growing up - every year, their relationship is a little bit different, and every year Christmas is a bit less magical. This is a conversation that is a lot more poignant in retrospect, since the movies confirm that Goofy and Max will start to grow apart from each other as Max gets older and the differences between them start to pile up. For the time being, Max reassures Goofy that he doesn't need to make Christmas perfect, so long as they're together on the holidays, he's happy. Then they discover that the cave they're resting in already belongs to someone - a bear that's been terrorizing the suburbanites throughout the entire Christmas special. They all manage to placate it with a silly little dance Goofy and Max came up with when Max was younger, reaffirming the strength of their father/son bond, and so the bear decides to do them a kindness and let the Goofs and the Petes stay for the night. The episode ends with all six suburbanites huddled together warmly, singing "Silent Night", making the most of their unorthodox Christmas Eve as the storm safely passes outside.

* In "Pistolgeist", PJ gains a greater understanding his AnnoyingYoungerSibling, Pistol - why she enjoys her favorite book series so much, and why she keeps seeking out his company - and by the end of the episode, he surprisingly finds he enjoys reading her favorite book to her. On her end, Pistol's imaginary friend Inky (who was RealAfterAll) helps her to gain a better appreciation of her big brother and everything he does for her before saying good-bye to her. In the B-plot, their parents have another AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther moment when a sentimental Pete decides to treat Peg to a romantic night on the town, and both of them are clearly pleased to see the progress PJ and Pistol have made.

* "Puppy Love" is a pretty sweet focus episode for PJ. He develops a crush on a girl in his class named Rose, and it's implied she caught his eye because he saw her as a kindred spirit, being moved by her poetry about the life of a lonely introvert when no one else was. Max, Peg and Pete all try to help him work up the nerve to talk to her with their own perspectives, though their various attempts at meddling usually only manage to make his problem worse. Eventually, PJ decides that talking to Rose is something he needs to do alone, and he manages to win her over by being himself, connecting over the things they have in common. Once the ice is broken, Max decides to help one last time by discreetly setting the mood with some music, and then he gives them both some space. In true bro fashion, during the final scene of the episode, Max just looks happy to see PJ happy.

* In "Big City Blues", Max and PJ's decision to venture downtown on their own to get a taste of big city life proves to be a horrible mistake, subjecting them to plenty of fear, loneliness and starvation - but there is one silver lining. During their trip, they befriend a homeless man named Buster who gives them advice and a brand new perspective about how lucky they are to have a warm home to return to, before he helps them to get back to their neighborhood. The boys, wanting to repay him, come up with a plan to help out Spoonerville's homeless population - giving their fathers big hugs the next time they see them while gushing excitedly about everything they have in mind. Pete is mostly just confused by their rapidfire explanations, while a grateful Goofy quickly decides to give them a helping hand with their idea.

* In "Peg O' Of The Jungle", Peg decides to put together an elaborate ruse with Goofy and the kids to teach Pete a lesson about taking her for granted as his wife, and she succeeds. While Pete's mindset is self-centered as usual for the first half of the episode, he steadily starts to realize how much he would miss Peg if he actually lost her, to the point where he breaks down in tears when it looks like she's going to marry someone else, and almost gets himself killed saving a keepsake of their first anniversary. Peg in return saves his life from a volcano, and swiftly puts an end to her ruse so she can whisk him away back to the suburbs. Meanwhile, PJ, Pistol and Max are not only pleased that they were able to help Peg out, but the kids had a great time in general pulling off the crazy, elaborate ruse, to the point where they're eagerly hoping that they'll be able to do it all again the next year and do some more globetrotting.

* In "Goof Fellas", witnessing mobsters at the docks advance on the naive Goofy, the unseen Pete doesn't hightail it out of there despite previously warning him not to approach them to the point of exasperation. Rather, his priority was getting Goofy out of there instead of saving himself.