A Knight for a Day is a 1946 Goofy short, which is in turn, loosely based on the novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. Directed by Jack Hannah, this 7-minute animated comedy short was written by Bill Peet. While classified as a Goofy cartoon, Goofy himself is not used in this film, but his lookalikes are used as a basis for all the characters.
Synopsis[]
The story takes place at a jousting field in medieval Canterbury, incorrectly described as being in the British Empire, and features a jousting competition between Sir Loinsteak and Sir Cumference, the black knight, with a sportscaster-like announcer calling the action of the battle. The prize for this contest is the right to marry Princess Esmeralda.
Due to a prebout accident, Sir Loinsteak is knocked out, leaving his sappy yet clever squire, Sir. Cedric Goof, to take his place in the tourney. While Sir Cumference dominates the inexperienced simpleton early on, Cedric's clever and unorthodox improvisations tip the scales in the youth's favor. Finally after an assault with his lance, sword and mace, Sir Cumference collapses from exhaustion and Cedric wins by default. As Princess Esmeralda leaps to her new fiancé with glee, Cedric soaks in the crowd adoration, while a serf nonchalantly pushes Sir Cumference from the field in a scoop shovel.
Characters[]
- Goofy (cameo)
- Sir. Cedric Goof "Goofy"
- Princess Esmerelda (voiced by June Foray {uncredited})
- Sir Cumference
- Sir Loinsteak
- The 5 Judge-Kings (voiced by Jack Mather and Arch Denison)
- Narrator (voiced by John Brown)
Trivia[]
- The Here's Goofy! VHS of the cartoon uses the original opening and closing titles.
- This short is included on the VHS release The Sword in the Stone and the DVD releases of Volume 3: The Prince & The Pauper and The Sword in the Stone.
Releases[]
Television[]
- The Mickey Mouse Club, January 7, 1958
- Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, episode #8.9: "Holiday for Henpecked Husbands"
- The Mouse Factory, episode #2.4: "Knighthood"
- The New Mickey Mouse Club, April 29, 1977
- Good Morning, Mickey, episode #17
- The Roots of Goofy
- Donald's Quack Attack, episode #71
- The Ink and Paint Club, episode #1.25: "Goofy Goofs Around"
Home video[]
- Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Here's Goofy! (VHS)
- Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Here's Donald! / Here's Goofy! (Laserdisc)
- Walt Disney Treasures: The Complete Goofy (DVD)
- Bonus on The Sword in the Stone (Gold Classic Collection, 45th and 50th anniversary editions)
- Walt Disney Animation Collection: Classic Short Films, Vol. 3: "The Prince and the Pauper"
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