History Heartwarming / GoofTroop

* In "Terminal Pete", when Pete thinks he's dying, he chooses to confide in Goofy about all his doubts and regrets, and the two of them share a tearful hug. At one point, he's all set to take his revenge on the gopher he blames for his 'life-threatening' injury, but relents when Pistol tells him that the little critter is her new best friend, and the one who keeps her company when he's not around - triggering a fear inside of him about what she'll do after he's gone. As a result, Pete lets her officially adopt the ground animal as her new pet.

* In "Terminal Pete", when Pete thinks he's dying, he chooses to confide in Goofy about all his doubts and regrets, and the two of them share a tearful hug.

** 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 bond, and so the bear decides to do them a kindness and let the Goofs and the Petes stay for the night.

* In "Max-imum Protection", Max's faith in his father's ability to protect him from harm had been wavering throughout the entire episode (due to how accident-prone and incompetent Goofy can be), until the climax, when the booby traps Goofy set for burglars help Max to capture every single one of the criminals who were robbing PJ's house (and were also after Max). After that, Max's faith in Goofy's skills is fully restored, and is arguably stronger than ever.

* Plenty of these in the series, but PJ confessing his love to Rose and Max choosing to face a blizzard to find Goofy during the Christmas episode are some of the most memorable ones.

* P.J. and Pistol spend "Goodbye Mr. Goofy" competing to do various chores, as Pete promised to pay a given amount for each completed task. After it's time to collect the sizable totals, the kids immediately give the money to Goofy in order to replace his missing mortgage money.

-->'''Goofy''': Is there something wrong?
-->'''PJ''' ''(plaintively)'': Do I look dumb to you?
-->'''Goofy''': No way, PJ! Here's dumb! ''(tosses chestnut at PJ's head)''
-->'''PJ''': Ow! ''(looks at nut)'' What's this?
-->'''Goofy''': A chestnut.
-->'''PJ''': Ugly.
-->'''Goofy''': Not too perty on the outside, huh? It's all spiny and dull-looking.
-->'''PJ''': Yuck!
-->'''Goofy''': ''(takes chestnut from PJ and begins shelling it)'' But come the right time, the shell falls off and walla! Look at it! Ah-hyuck! ''(inner nut is shown)'' It's chock-full of good stuff, ''(cuddles PJ)'' and handsome too. Ah-hyuck! ''(touches PJ's nose affectionately)'' You know what I mean?
-->'''PJ''' ''(smiling softly)'': Yeah, I think I do...

* In "Terminal Pete", when Pete thinks he dying, he chooses to confide in Goofy about all his doubts and regrets, and the two of them share a tearful hug.

* In "Lethal Goofin'", Max convinces PJ to become a safety patrolman with him, so they can tear down the extortion racket of local bullies at their school and become heroes. PJ is both very timid and pretty pessimistic, so he’s very resistant to the idea at first and is basically TheDragAlong for the first half of the episode. However, over time, PJ starts to enjoy himself and progresses from being Max's partner for Max's sake, to doing it for the excitement and adventure of busting bullies, to doing it for the principle of the matter after they're betrayed by their corrupt superior who wants to keep the other kids under his heel. By the last act, bringing justice to their peers means as much to PJ as it does to Max, letting his inner courage come to the forefront prominently, which is always heartwarming to see.

* In "Lethal Goofin'", Max convinces PJ to become a safety patrolman with him, so they can tear down the extortion racket of local bullies at their school and become heroes. PJ is both very timid and pretty pessimistic, so he’s very resistant to the idea at first and is basically TheDragAlong for the first half of the episode. However, over the course of the episode, PJ starts to enjoy himself and progresses from being Max’s partner for Max’s sake, to doing it for the excitement and adventure of busting bullies, to doing it for the principle of the matter after they’re betrayed by their corrupt superior who wants to keep the other kids under his heel. By the last act, bringing justice to their peers means as much to PJ as it does to Max, letting his inner courage come to the forefront prominently, which is always heartwarming to see.

* In "You Camp Take It With You", Goofy and Pete spend much of the episode trying to one-up each other as better campers, which their sons are not interested in, to say the least. Later, Max and PJ wander off into the forest to follow a lonely bear cub, which causes Goofy and Pete to believe they’ve been kidnapped by bears, while the bear cub’s father simultaneously thinks Goofy and Pete kidnapped his son. Violent slapstick ensues when three different fathers on a warpath collide, resulting in an all-out parental brawl. Max, PJ and the bear cub break it up, revealing that they were never really in any danger, to their fathers’ immense relief. In the closing scene, the three parties are shown to have put aside their differences and enjoyed the rest of their trip, eating and sleeping together under the stars. It’s one of the few times in the series where an episode doesn’t end on a gag.

* In "Lethal Goofin’", Max convinces PJ to become a safety patrolman with him, so they can tear down the extortion racket of local bullies at their school and become heroes. PJ is both very timid and pretty pessimistic, so he’s very resistant to the idea at first and is basically TheDragAlong for the first half of the episode. However, over the course of the episode, PJ starts to enjoy himself and progresses from being Max’s partner for Max’s sake, to doing it for the excitement and adventure of busting bullies, to doing it for the principle of the matter after they’re betrayed by their corrupt superior who wants to keep the other kids under his heel. By the last act, bringing justice to their peers means as much to PJ as it does to Max, letting his inner courage come to the forefront prominently, which is always heartwarming to see.
* 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.
* Even [[{{Jerkass}} Pete]] of all people gets a [[JerkwithaHeartofGold few]], like the time he [[PettheDog gave]] a Participation Trophy to the kid at the end of "Tee for Two".
** Also in "Terminal Pete", when Pete thought he was dying, he and Goofy share a tearful hug.
** "Three Ring Bind": after the circus animals save Pistol, an overjoyed Pete buys them from the obnoxious ringmaster (who was going to sell them to a dog food company) and throws Pistol a circus-themed birthday party. Even Max is impressed by how he went all out for this.

* Max coming up with ''two'' very elaborate plans to make it so that PJ could be friends with him in "Good Neighbor Goof" (the second half of the pilot), after PJ had been abused in Max's earshot, had been forbidden from seeing him, had revealed that Max was a LivingEmotionalCrutch, and had given up. It really seems to excuse ''any'' moment Max seems to take PJ for granted, and completely justifies PJ's fervently loyal behavior to Max in later episodes.
* In "You Camp Take It With You", Goofy and Pete spend much of the episode trying to one-up each other as better campers, which their sons are not interested in, to say the least. Later, Max and PJ wander off into the forest to follow a lonely bear cub, which causes Goofy and Pete to believe they’ve been kidnapped by bears, while the bear cub’s father simultaneously thinks Goofy and Pete kidnapped his son. Violent slapstick ensues when three different fathers on a warpath collide, resulting in an all-out parental brawl. Max, PJ and the bear cub break it up, revealing that they were never really in any danger, to their fathers’ immense relief. In the closing scene, the three parties are shown to have put aside their differences and enjoyed the rest of their trip, eating and sleeping together under the stars. It’s one of the few times in the series where an episode doesn’t end on a gag.

* Max (and Peg) defending Goofy from [[DepartmentOfChildDisservices Ms. Pennypacker]] in "Date with Destiny", Goofy rushing over to comfort Max after his nightmare, and Ms. Pennypacker taking back her judgment when she sees Goofy preparing Max for his second night with the Petes.
* Goofy and Max winning the best father and son pair in the class in "Meanwhile, Back at the Ramp" because they'd do anything for each other.

* 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.
* The Max and PJ subplot in "Everything's Coming Up Goofy" is really sweet. They are cautious about each other at first, but Max becomes very excited once he sees all the cool toys in PJ's room... until he finds out that Pete doesn't let him play with any of them. He shows immediate sympathy for his despondent new neighbor, and then finds a loophole in the rules that allows PJ to play with his toy tank. After everyone goes to bed, we see a shot of PJ, cuddling the tank like a teddy bear, and smiling in his sleep... one of the only genuine smiles we've yet to see him give. Aww.

* 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.

* Witnessing mobsters at the docks, the unseen Pete doesn't hightail it out of there despite already being exasperated at warning the naive Goofy not to approach them. Rather,his priority was getting Goofy out of there instead of saving himself.

* The Max and PJ subplot in "Everything's Coming Up Goofy" is really sweet. They are cautious about each other at first, but Max becomes very excited once he sees all the cool toys in PJ's room... until he finds out that Pete doesn't let him play with any of them. He shows immediate sympathy for his despondent new neighbor, and then finds a loophole in the rules that allows PJ to play with his toy tank. After everyone goes to bed, we see a shot of PJ, cuddling the tank like a teddy bear, and smiling in his sleep... one of the only genuine smiles we've yet to see him give. Aww.

* 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.

* Max (and Peg) defending Goofy from [[DepartmentOfChildDisservices Mrs. Pennypacker]] in "Date with Destiny", and then her taking back her judgment when Goofy rushes over to comfort Max after his nightmare.

* Even [[{{Jerkass}} Pete]] of all people gets a [[JerkwithaHeartofGold few]], like the time he [[PettheDog gave]] a Participation Trophy to the kid at the end of "Tee for Two".

* Goofy and Max winning the best father and son pair in the class in "Meanwhile, Back at the Ramp" because they'd do anything for each other.

* Max coming up with ''two'' very elaborate plans to make it so that PJ could be friends with him in "Good Neighbor Goof" (the second half of the pilot), after PJ had been abused in Max's earshot, had been forbidden from seeing him, had revealed that Max was a LivingEmotionalCrutch, and had given up. It really seems to excuse ''any'' moment Max seems to take PJ for granted, and completely justifies PJ's fervently loyal behavior to Max in later episodes.

-->'''Goofy''': ''(takes chestnut from PJ and begins shelling it)'' But come the right time, the shell falls off and walla! Look at it! ''(inner nut is shown)'' It's chock-full of good stuff, ''(cuddles PJ)'' and handsome too. ''(touches PJ's nose affectionately)'' You know what I mean?

* The chestnut speech in "O, R-V, I N-V U". ''Especially'' if you identify with PJ. And if you keep in mind that Goofy is giving exactly the kind of motivational speech that people's fathers should, effectively serving as a substitute for PJ's own (inadequate) father. What really makes the scene is how profoundly the speech affected PJ, who changed from dismissing the chestnuts to gathering them in large quantities, which even turned out to be a ChekhovsGun. Then when he ''does'' "come out of his shell" in the second movie... it becomes HeartwarmingInHindsight too.

* Max coming up with a very elaborate plan to make it so that PJ could be friends with him in "Good Neighbor Goof" (the second half of the pilot), after PJ had been abused in Max's earshot, had been forbidden from seeing him, had revealed that Max was a LivingEmotionalCrutch, and had given up. It really seems to excuse ''any'' moment Max seems to take PJ for granted, and completely justifies PJ's fervently loyal behavior to Max in later episodes.

* The chestnut speech in "O, R-V, I N-V U". ''Especially'' if you identify with PJ. And if you keep in mind that Goofy is giving exactly the kind of motivational speech that people's fathers should, effectively serving as a substitute for PJ's own (inadequate) father. What really makes the scene is how profoundly the speech affected PJ, who changed from dismissing the chestnuts to gathering them in large quantities, which even turned out to be a ChekhovsGun. Then when he ''does'' "come out of his shell" in the second movie... it becomes HeartwarmingInHindsight too.

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: Plenty of these in the series, but PJ confessing his love to Rose and Max choosing to face a blizzard to find Goofy during the Christmas episode are some of the most memorable ones.

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: Plenty of these in the series, but PJ confessing his love to Rose and Max choosing to face a blizzard to find Goofy during the Christmas episode are some of the most memorable ones.