Goofy Groceries

Goofy Groceries

Year: 1941

Runtime: 8 mins

Language: English

Director: Robert Clampett

Animation

Grocery store products come to life, along with caricatures of Jack Benny, Rochester and Ned Sparks, and take-offs on Superman and King Kong.

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Timeline & Setting – Goofy Groceries (1941)

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Time period

Location

Grocery store (closed for the night)

Set after hours in a small neighborhood grocery, the store’s lights glow as products on the shelves come alive. The labels on milk, tobacco, popcorn and cans perform on a makeshift stage, turning a routine shopping trip into a carnival of music and mischief. The surreal world blends advertising mascots with cartoon hijinks, inviting viewers into a toybox of living brand icons.

❄️ Winter 🛒 Grocery store 🎭 Animation 🧩 Surrealism

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Main Characters – Goofy Groceries (1941)

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Jack Bunny (voiced by Mel Blanc)

A wily rabbit who rides a bottle of Horse Radish, outsmarts the gorilla, and peppers the scene with sly humor. He embodies vaudeville-fast wit and cartoon bravado, though his schemes often backfire in a playful way.

🐰 Quick-witted 😂 Comedic 🧠 Resourceful

Gorilla (Animal Crackers)

A hulking gorilla parodying King Kong, he menaces the crowd and attempts to abduct a Can Can Dancer. His menace is tempered by cartoonish mishaps and a fear of a looming domestic intervention.

🦍 Mighty 😅 Slapstick 🧨 Threat

Crab (Ned Sparks parody)

A crab imitating Ned Sparks who delivers quips like 'This love stuff makes me sick!' adding a snide, world-weary laugh to the musical numbers.

🦀 Sarcasm 🗣️ Snappy 🎶 Musical

Gorilla's Mother

A stern maternal figure who drags the gorilla away by the ear after scolding him for his antics, lending a domestic, corrective voice to the chaotic spectacle.

👩‍🦳 Protective 🛡️ Authoritative 😂 Stern humor

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Major Themes – Goofy Groceries (1941)

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🎭 Parody

The short lampoons celebrity personas and film tropes by turning brand mascots into living characters. Jack Bunny clearly nods to Jack Benny, while a box caricature evokes Leopold Stokowski, mixing nostalgia with slapstick.

🧩 Anthropomorphism

Objects and labels on grocery products become protagonists, blurring lines between commerce and fantasy. The living mascots sing, dance and brawl, turning advertising into a stage show and inviting audiences into a whimsical marketplace.

💥 Chaos & Comedy

A rapid sequence of chase, destruction and visual gags drives the narrative. The gorilla’s assault leads to a chaotic explosion and a comical, surreal end, with slapstick humor pushing the limits of the cartoon world.

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