Goopy Geer the close proximity of the two cartoons' releases, there is little chance that either character was intended to be a copy of the other. Dippy Dawg would eventually be renamed to "Goofy". Goopy Geer was the last attempt by animator Rudolf Ising to feature a recurring character in the "Merrie Melodies" series of films. Like most other early sound-era cartoon characters, Ising's Goopy has little personality of his own. Instead, he sings and dances his way through a musical world in perfect syncopation. Ising only featured the character in three cartoons. In the first, "Goopy Geer" (April 16, 1932), he
The Dippy Diplomat The Dippy Diplomat The Dippy Diplomat is the 15th animated cartoon short subject in the "Woody Woodpecker" series. Released theatrically on August 27, 1945, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures. Wally Walrus is preparing a barbecue feast for a visiting ambassador. The smell of cooking steaks rouses Woody from his nap, and he begins to swipe food off the table - first grabbing ears of corn through a fence knothole, then eating a plate of hard-boiled eggs while pretending to look for a lost ping-pong ball. When he tries to get away with