I want to know!! Does anyone here know??? Joined Sep 22, Pete is a cat. Joined Nov 30, Quoting Wikipedia Not the best source but Wendybird55 said:. He is an anthropomorphic cat and is occasionally depicted with a pegleg, and known as the arch-nemesis of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy. Though usually associated with the Mickey Mouse universe, Pete appeared in Disney's animated cartoon series "Alice Comedies" long before Mickey, and is Disney's oldest continuing character.
He was a relatively obscure character until appearing as a regular character in the s TV series Goof Troop. Though Pete is officially a cat, his feline appearance was subdued in Goof Troop and he resembled a canine like many other characters in the series. Joined May 24, Holy cat crap Batman! I've often wondered this myself but never would have guessed a cat! He's HUGE. Some of the most common questions that come up from time to time have to do with the type of characters….
These questions are actually a little tricky, and they have quite a long history of answers. The truth is that Goofy is a canine-inspired human creature, sort of half-and-half. Bill Farmer, who voices Goofy in most films these days, says:.
Pluto is a dog, but Goofy seems to be in the canine family in the same way that a wolf is not a dog, but they also are in the canine family. While you cannot currently meet Pete in the Disney theme parks you may find his portrait in various locations. Many fans hope that Pete will eventually make an appearance here Labels: just for fun. Dab December 19, at AM. Unknown May 26, at AM. Newer Post Older Post Home. Subscribe to: Post Comments Atom. As the definitive foil to Mickey Mouse, Pete encompasses a variety of traits typically associated with a classic, thuggish villain, including an excessive use of cigars, a deep, commanding voice, and a dangerously short temper.
Self-serving and arrogant, Pete's villainous acts have varied in scale and depth over the years, and generally depend on the story he's participating in; at times, Pete can be a simple, yet greedy crook looking to become rich beyond belief, [7] [8] a tyrant seeking power and control, [9] or a trigger-happy sadist that causes harm for mere pleasure. Within the Mickey Mouse universe, Pete is notorious for his monstrous nature, though he takes great pride in this reputation and the reactions it evokes.
Aside from his truly villainous nature, there has been a softer side to Pete's character, notably in Goof Troop , Mickey Mouse Clubhouse , and Mickey Mouse Mix-Up Adventures all of which depicted Pete more as a mischievous schemer, rather than a villain.
Though he was rather domineering to his son P. Despite this, Pete was still antagonistic, and at times to a fault. In A Goofy Movie , Pete and Goofy were portrayed more as friends, albeit with opposing viewpoints on parenting. While Goofy cherishes the idea of being both a parent and a friend to his son, Max , Pete believes children should be kept "under your thumb", that by asserting one's authority in an overbearing manner, the child would respect their parent be kept on the right path.
As a result of this, Pete has, on various occasions, treated P. Additionally, Pete was unwilling to accept that a relationship between a father and son could work any differently.
After Goofy debunked his parenting advice, Pete became rather spiteful and vindictive, as he later relished in having the chance to prove that Max as a result of Goofy's attempts to form a friendly bond was a manipulative "bad kid". When revealing this news to Goofy, Pete did so with false sympathy. Even as a suburban family man with a tamer lifestyle, Pete still has the tendency to cause trouble, be it due to his own greed, narcissism or simply due to his unyielding opinions, even ones that are fairly understandable.
Pete was conceived before sound cartoons became prevalent, and as such, was a pantomime character in his earliest years. These were provided by Walt Disney, who continued to voice Pete for a number of early black-and-white short films.
Pinto Colvig arrived at the studio in , and supplied Pete with some of his first bits of spoken dialogue. His voice had not been well-defined, as his tone was relatively high-pitched compared to later incarnations of the character. Bletcher with Walt Disney recording dialogue for Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip. Colvig suggested that his associate, Billy Bletcher , take a shot at the part. In doing so, Bletcher not only earned the villainous role of the wolf, but also made a strong impression on the Disney studio.
He was then cast as the official voice of Peg-Leg Pete. He infused the villain's voice with a speech pattern inspired by s and s gangsters, using such phrases as "See?! As with other members of the original Mickey Mouse voice cast, Bletcher often recorded his dialogue alongside Walt Disney. Bletcher voiced Pete from to , when much of the Disney Studio's focus shifted from short films to feature films and theme parks.
With the closure of the shorts department, Pete and other classic characters were retired. Burghardt had auditioned to reprise his role as Pete for the show, but was rejected, as Burghardt's iteration of the character was said to have sounded "too much like the Kingfish in Amos 'n' Andy ". Prior to voicing the character, Cummings was fond of Pete as the foil to Mickey. Cummings does not consider Pete to be a true villain, but rather an "obnoxious goober" whose role is to cause guff for Mickey and friends.
Pete first appeared in the Walt Disney -produced 's short subject series, " Alice Comedies ". He appeared in Alice Solves the Puzzle February 15 , as Bootleg Pete, the name referencing to his career of bootlegging alcoholic beverages during the United States Prohibition January 16 , - December 5 , His activities brought him to a beach, where he sees Alice playing with a crossword puzzle.
Pete happened to be a collector of crossword puzzles and identified Alice's puzzle as a rare one missing from his collection. The rest of the short focused on him antagonizing Alice and her drunk-on-moonshine cat, Julius , in an attempt steal the puzzle.
The menacing, bear -like villain commanded quite a presence on the screen and was destined to soon return. When Walt Disney needed a villain to stack up against his new star, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit , Pete was again put to a good use. The introduction to his new adversary came with the sixth Oswald short, The Ocean Hop September 8, Inspired by Charles Lindbergh, the two enter a plane race across the Atlantic Ocean.
When this new character needed a rival in his second-produced short, The Gallopin' Gaucho , Pete was reinvented once more. To stand against Mickey, Pete's bear-like appearance had been shed, and he became more defined as a cat—sporting a cat-like tail, muzzle, nose, ears, and fur.
While The Gallopin' Gaucho was Pete's first onscreen appearance with Mickey, their first public confrontation came in Steamboat Willie , released on November 18 , In the cartoon, Pete played the role of the hot-headed captain of the steamboat of which Mickey is deckhand.
Pete went unnamed in the short. Following the success of Steamboat Willie , Pete would go on to regularly appear opposite Mickey and Minnie throughout the '30s. He would normally be identified by his infamous peg-leg, which first appeared in the Mickey series in 's The Cactus Kid.
His plot usually involved kidnapping Minnie, forcing Mickey to embark on an adventure to rescue her. At times, Pete would be accompanied by a squadron of nameless henchmen. Other times, Pete worked independently, and relied on his strength and an arsenal to overcome Mickey. Pete was initially a largely silent antagonist with little personality outside of being monstrous and intimidating. As the shorts evolved, Pete was defined through his animation and dialogue as ghastly, condescending, and sadistic.
He has served as everything from an all-out outlaw, to a brutal law-enforcer. In The Barn Dance , even, he was depicted as a snide, but ultimately charming gentleman. Pete would develop gradually as the shorts became more sophisticated. He lost his tail in 's The Mad Dog and developed more obese features, including a rounder body, a wider muzzle, and a shorter stature.
In 's Shanghaied , Pete was redesigned again, this time getting a white face with long cat-like whiskers and cat-like ears. His muzzle and nose were also changed slightly. This design was short-lived, however, as he lost the whiskers in The Dognapper also released in His first appearance with Donald Duck came in the aforementioned The Dognapper , while his first confrontation with Goofy came in 's Mickey's Service Station the characters had previously both appeared in The Klondike Kid , but they did not interact in the cartoon.
Pete was not seen again until Moving Day in , which was also his first appearance in color. As Mickey's popularity grew throughout the '30s, he became less of an adventurer and more of an everyman in response to unhappy parents who disapproved of Mickey's more roughish exploits. As such, Pete would almost exclusively appear in Donald Duck cartoons to remain active. Pete's first appearance in a solo Donald cartoon came with Officer Duck in This cartoon also showcases Pete's final and modern design, with a Caucasian colored face and a slightly less round body.
Pete remained prominent in the new decade. In Bellboy Donald , he was given a son for the first time though the character would not become recurring until decades later. Pete was also the unofficial mascot of the United States Merchant Marine during this period of time.
Eventually, with Disney's foray into television in the '50s, production on animated shorts declined to make way for new ventures such as full-length features, television and theme parks. Pete was essentially retired alongside the rest of the classic characters, but would occasionally make appearances in Walt Disney's Disneyland series, and in the opening of the Mickey Mouse Club. In , Pete made his theatrical return alongside the rest of the classic cast in the final act of Mickey's Christmas Carol , where he played the role of the satanic Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.
Pete was also scheduled to play significant roles in two scrapped Mickey Mouse projects; the first was the seaman's tale Swabbies intended for in which Pete was the employer of Mickey, Donald and Goofy.
The second was Mickey Columbus intended for , where Pete was a disgruntled king with Clarabelle Cow as his queen. Pete's true return to relevance came in the Disney Afternoon premiere of Goof Troop , which featured Pete as an antagonistic, yet considerably tamer suburban husband and father of two.
Pete was given a consistent profession in the series, as a used-car salesmen. Goof Troop also marked the debut of Jim Cummings as Pete, who would go on to voice the character for decades.
Goof Troop 's theatrical feature film spin-off, A Goofy Movie , marked Pete's first major role in a full-length feature film he had an obscured cameo bit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit seven years earlier. With the Goof Troop franchise having become a cult-classic years after its premiere, Pete's role in the series would become one of his most recognizable to date.
In the following years of the decade and early s, Pete would continuously appear alongside Mickey and other characters in numerous shows, games and direct-to-video films—one of the most notable being 's Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers. It marked the return of his peg-leg though it had made occasional appearances beforehand , and his plot involved kidnapping Minnie Mouse though this time, for the sake of usurping her throne as the ruler of France.
In , Pete transitioned to computer animation for the first time in the preschool series Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. He donned an updated version of his classic one-strap, blue overalls—now appearing as a pair of two-strapped denim overalls over a blue sweater. He began the series as a local con-artist, who sought to swindle Mickey and the gang for their possessions. As the series progressed, however, Pete quickly developed into a friend to Mickey.
In , Pete returned to the big screen as the villain of the short Get a Horse! His peg-leg also reappeared. In the cartoon, Pete kidnaps Minnie and literally knocks Mickey out of the cartoon.
The two then engage in a battle between the 2D and 3D worlds. To give voice to Pete, the short utilized archived dialogue from a number of Billy Bletcher's recording sessions as the character. Will Ryan was also brought in to provide additional voice work where needed.
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