After Today

"After Today" is the opening song from A Goofy Movie, which is sung by Max Goof and other background characters on the last day of school before summer vacation. Just before the song ends, the school bell rings to mark the beginning of the last day of school and Max sings the last part of the song, ending the number and he falls down from the bleachers, causing the other students to laugh at him, with Roxanne helping up on his feet.

Lyrics[]

Max: They've been laughin' since I can't remember, but they're not gonna laugh anymore!
No more "Maxie the Geek", no more "Goof of the Week" like before!

Girl: No more algebra tests 'til September!
Girl's Boyfriend: No more lookin' at losers like him!
Bully Boy: No more havin' to cheat!
Bully Boy 2: No more mystery meat!
Boy 1: No more gym!
Boy 2: No more gym!
Boy 3: No more gym!
Boy 4: No more gym!

Lisa: Gonna move to the mall!
Chad: Gonna live in the pool!
Max: Gonna talk to Roxanne and not feel like a fool!

Chorus: 'Cause after today, I'm gonna be cruisin'!
Max: After today, she'll be mine!
Chorus: After today, my brains will be snoozin'!
Max: If I don't faint, I'll be fine!

Twin Girls: I've got forty more minutes
of Home Economics...
Twin Boys: Then down with the textbooks,
Nerds: And up with the comics!

Max: Just think of all the time I've been losin', finding the right thing to say!
Chorus: But things'll be goin' my way, after today!

Max: She looked right through me, and who could blame her?
I need a new me, plus some positive proof that I'm not just a goof!

Chorus: And after today, I'm gonna be cruisin'!
Goth Girls: No more pep rallies to cut, blech!
Max/Chorus: After today, my brains will be snoozin'!
Bus Driver: I'm gonna sit on my butt

Max: I've got less than an hour and when this is ended,
I'll either be famous...
Principal Mazur: Or you'll be suspended!

Chorus: Just think of all the time I've been losin', waiting until I could say...
Gonna be on my own, kiss the parents goodbye
Gonna party from now 'til the end of July!
Things'll be goin' my way, after today!!!

Max: I wish that this was the day, after today!

Trivia[]

Despite the high school scenes being prominent in the first 20 minutes of the film, this song focuses on teenagers that are more stereotypical here, including goths, jocks, cheerleaders, nerds, and scantily clad flirts. Adolescent stereotyping is toned down or omitted in later children’s films/programs due to modern sensibilities over the experience from the 1990s, as well as not depicting early teens with grownup features since these imageries are deemed inappropriately imaginable in today’s standards^[1] (Gravity Falls is one of the examples to later medias that has proven the audiences wrong^[2]).
After Today is the only musical number in A Goofy Movie that has more mature undertones in the lyrics, which heavily exploits adolescent angst resulting the teenagers here are devoting their independence. The notable lyric "Gonna be on my own, kiss the parents goodbye" can be interpreted as people would move out from their parents' houses, which teenagers aren't eligible of buying/renting a place of their own until they're graduated from high school.
The 1967 film Doctor Dolitte features a song with the same name, which was performed by a supporting character named Matthew Mugg and composed by Leslie Bricusse with lyrics written by Anthony Newley.

References[]

↑ Before the later years owing to modern sensibilities, younger teen girls were drawn with fuller features resembling young women resulting older actresses in their mid to late teens have played younger parts in live action films, especially when it comes to a mature subject matter, such as Romeo + Juliet for instance.
↑ On the Gravity Falls episode "Weirdmageddon", Dipper and Mabel Pines are looking forward to their 13th birthday as placed their portraits on cutout pictures of grown adults, hoping they would look "mature". On the third part and series finale, they’ve seen that they have not changed when they just turned 13, meaning their bodies would not quickly mature until they reach about Wendy's age.

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Media
TV series and specials: Goof Troop (video) • Goof Troop Christmas • The Making of A Goofy Movie Movies: A Goofy Movie (video) • An Extremely Goofy Movie (video) Books: Me and My Dad Video games: Disney's Goof Troop • Disney's Extremely Goofy Skateboarding Comic series: Disney Adventures • The Disney Afternoon • Le Journal de Mickey

Disney Parks
Stitch and Friends Summer Surprise • Goofy’s "How to Play" Yard Entertainment: Max LIVE: Gettin’ Goofy With It • Mickey presents: "Happy Anniversary Disneyland Paris" Summer: Club Mouse Beat

Characters

Main Characters: Goofy • Max • Pete • P.J. • Peg • Pistol • Waffles • Chainsaw

Secondary Characters: Slick • Debbie • Duke • Duke's Girlfriend • Dutch Spackle • Uncle Bob • Leech • Ringmaster • Biff Fuddled • Spud and Wally • Miss Pennypacker • Rose Beckenbloom • Myron the Bulk • Frank Nutti • Mr. Sludge • Igor • Mr. Hammerhead • Magician's Hat
Movie Characters: Bobby Zimuruski • Roxanne • Roxanne's Father • Principal Mazur • Stacey • Lisa and Chad • Nerdy Kids • Goth Girls • Possum Park Emcee • Lester the Possum • Bigfoot • Powerline • Treeny and Wendell • Sylvia Marpole • Beret Girl • Bradley Uppercrust III • Tank • Gammas
Animals: Gopher • Female Bigfoot • Humphrey the Bear • Bubbles

Episodes

Season One: "Forever Goof" • "Axed by Addition" • "Unreal Estate" • "You Camp Take It With You" • "Midnight Movie Madness" • "Counterfeit Goof" • "O, R-V, I N-V U" • "Meanwhile, Back at the Ramp" • "Close Encounters of the Weird Mime" • "Slightly Dinghy" • "Cabana Fever" • "When There's Smoke, There's Goof" • "Date with Destiny" • "Hot Air" • "Take Me Out of the Ball Game" • "Wrecks, Lies & Videotape" • "Max-imum Protection" • "Goofin' Hood and his Melancholy Men" • "Leader of the Pack" • "Inspector Goofy" • "Shake, Rattle & Goof" • "Terminal Pete" • "Fool's Gold" • "Cat's Entertainment" • "Waste Makes Haste" • "The Ungoofables" • "All the Goof That's Fit to Print" • "To Heir is Human" • "Hallow-Weenies" • "Tub Be or Not to Be" • "Major Goof" • "A Goof of the People" • "Goof Under My Roof" • "Lethal Goofin'" • "Frankengoof" • "E=MC Goof" • "Pete's Day at the Races" • "In Goof We Trust" • "And Baby Makes Three" • "The Incredible Bulk" • "Mrs. Spoonerville" • "For Pete's Sake" • "Big City Blues" • "Rally Round the Goof" • "Window Pains" • "Nightmare on Goof Street" • "Where There's a Will, There's a Goof" • "Winter Blunderland" • "Gymnauseum" • "Come Fly with Me" • "As Goof Would Have It" • "Calling All Goofs" • "Buddy Building" • "Dr. Horatio's Magic Orchestra" • "Goofs of a Feather" • "Goof Fellas" • "The Good, the Bad and the Goofy" • "Educating Goofy" • "Peg o' the Jungle" • "Partners in Grime" • "A Pizza the Action" • "To Catch a Goof" • "Gunfight at the Okie-Doke Corral"

Season Two: "Queasy Rider" • "Maximum Insecurity" • "Puppy Love" • "Great Egg-Spectations" • "Three Ring Bind" • "Pistolgeist" • "Bringin' on the Rain" • "Talent to the Max" • "Tee for Two" • "Goofin' Up the Social Ladder" • "Sherlock Goof" • "From Air to Eternity" • "Clan of the Cave Goof"

Songs

Goof Troop: Goof Troop Theme Song • Reindeer Rumba • Gotta Be Gettin' Goofy

A Goofy Movie: After Today • Stand Out • On the Open Road • Lester's Possum Park • Nobody Else But You • I2I
An Extremely Goofy Movie: Nowhere to Run • Pressure Drop • Shake Your Groove Thing • You Make Me Feel Like Dancing • C'mon Get Happy • Knock on Wood • Right Back to Where We've Started From
Deleted: Made in the Shade • Born to Be Bad

Locations
Spoonerville • Lester's Possum Park • Neptune Inn

See also
The Disney Afternoon • Raw Toonage ("Goofy's Guide to the Olympics") • Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas • ESPN • ESPN 2 • House of Mouse • Goofy's Fun House • Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas • Disney Heroes: Battle Mode

[1] Before the later years owing to modern sensibilities, younger teen girls were drawn with fuller features resembling young women resulting older actresses in their mid to late teens have played younger parts in live action films, especially when it comes to a mature subject matter, such as Romeo + Juliet for instance.

[2] On the Gravity Falls episode "Weirdmageddon", Dipper and Mabel Pines are looking forward to their 13th birthday as placed their portraits on cutout pictures of grown adults, hoping they would look "mature". On the third part and series finale, they’ve seen that they have not changed when they just turned 13, meaning their bodies would not quickly mature until they reach about Wendy's age.

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