Gandy Goose


Gandy Goose is a Terrytoons cartoon character who first appeared in the 1938 short Gandy the Goose. He is frequently paired with Sourpuss, a cat, beginning in the 1939 short Hook Line and Sinker. Sourpuss' first appearance was in the 1939 short The Owl and the Pussycat, and had appearances without Gandy in the shorts How Wet Was My Ocean, Fishing Made Easy, and A Torrid Toreador. Originally voiced by Arthur Kay from 1938 to 1941, Gandy spoke in a lyrical vocal parody of radio comedian Ed Wynn while Sourpuss vocally impersonated an impatient Jimmy Durante. Their surreal adventures often showcase extended dreams, bookended by coarse bedroom arguments.
Gandy was used to promote the U.S. war effort during World War II. In the cartoons, Gandy Goose joined the US Army in 1941 in the cartoon "Flying Fever" and also in "The Home Guard".
Gandy Goose appeared in a total of 54 cartoons between 1938 and 1955. He also made two appearances in Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures voiced by Patrick Pinney. Sourpuss also appears in the series, voiced by Joe Alaskey. Here, Gandy and Sourpuss are heavily implied to be lovers and are shown showering together.
Gandy Goose is one of the only characters who did not appear in the 1999 Terrytoons pilot Curbside.

Comic books

Gandy Goose and Sourpuss also appeared in comic books, beginning in 1942 and lasting until 1964. Starting out published by Timely Comics, Gandy Goose was a regular feature in such titles as Terry-Toons Comics and Mighty Mouse, as well as the superhero titles Young Allies and Captain America Comics. In 1947, St. John Publications took over the licensing of Terrytoons characters; Gandy Goose continued to appear in Terry-Toons Comics and Mighty Mouse as well as Dinky Duck, Heckle and Jeckle, and his own self-titled series, which ran four issues from March 1953 to November 1953 and an additional two issues at Pines Comics from 1956 to 1958. Gandy Goose appeared in issues of Dell Comics' New Terrytoons title in the early 1960s and then in Mighty Mouse when it was being published by Western Publishing.

Filmography

Gandy Goose appeared in the following 54 cartoons:
  • Gandy the Goose
  • Goose Flies High
  • Doomsday
  • The Frame-Up
  • G-Man Jitters
  • A Bully Romance
  • Barnyard Baseball
  • Hook, Line and Sinker
  • The Hitchhiker
  • It Must Be Love
  • The Magic Pencil
  • The Home Guard
  • Good Old Irish Tunes
  • The One Man Navy
  • Slap Happy Hunters
  • Flying Fever
  • Sham Battle Shenanigans
  • The Night
  • Lights Out
  • Tricky Business
  • The Outpost
  • Tire Trouble
  • Night Life in the Army
  • Scrap for Victory
  • Barnyard Blackout
  • The Last Round Up
  • Camouflage
  • Somewhere in Egypt
  • Aladdin's Lamp
  • The Frog and the Princess
  • My Boy Johnny
  • Carmen's Veranda
  • The Ghost Town
  • Gandy's Dream Girl
  • Post War Inventions
  • Fisherman's Luck
  • Mother Goose Nightmare
  • Aesop Fable: The Mosquito
  • Who's Who in the Jungle
  • The Exterminator
  • Fortune Hunters
  • It's All in the Stars
  • The Golden Hen
  • Peace-Time Football
  • Mexican Baseball
  • The Chipper Chipmunk
  • Dingbat Land
  • The Covered Pushcart
  • Comic Book Land
  • Dream Walking
  • Wide Open Spaces
  • Songs of Erin
  • Spring Fever
  • ''Barnyard Actor''