Goofy with Donald, including "Polar Trappers" (1938), where they first appeared without Mickey Mouse. Three more "Goofy" shorts were produced in the 1960s after which Goofy was only seen in television and comics. He returned to theatrical animation in 1983 with "Mickey's Christmas Carol". His last theatrical appearance was "How to Hook Up Your Home Theater" in 2007. Goofy has also been featured in television, most extensively in "Goof Troop" (1992–1993), as well as "House of Mouse" (2001–2003) and "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse" (2006–2016). Originally known as Dippy Dawg, the character is more commonly known simply as "Goofy," a name used in
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio although both men eventually became employees of the studio. After a slow start, the studio began to take off in 1940 after its short "The Milky Way" became the first non-Disney cartoon to win the Academy Award for Best Short Subjects: Cartoons. The studio's roster of talent benefited from an exodus of animators from the Schlesinger and Disney studios, which were facing issues with union workers. Originally established and run by executive Fred Quimby, in 1955 William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the writer-directors of the "Tom and Jerry" cartoons, became the heads of the studio. The cartoon studio was closed