Goof (1961)
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Creator: A/V Geeks 16mm Films
Description: The film revolves around the interactions between a group of children and a boy named Henry, nicknamed "Goof," who struggles to fit in due to his awkward behavior. The children are concerned about losing a baseball game because of Goof's lack of skill, but Mr. Clayborn, their coach, encourages them to be understanding and compassionate towards him. The conversation shifts to the hamsters they are raising for medical research, with a realization that Goof may be acting out due to loneliness and a desire for attention. Ultimately, the kids consider giving Goof a chance to learn about raising hamsters, reflecting on the importance of empathy and inclusion. Keywords Goof, Henry, hamsters, empathy, baseball, friendship, inclusion, Mr. Clayborn, competition, childhood dynamics. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in your project.
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[Music] he's so cute Ted I hate to give them up we can't keep them all if we did we'd have hamsters running out the bedrooms I guess so you know with this one right here some scientist might discover a new cure for something you might be historic someday can't ever tell do you think they mind the hamsters I mean they are sort of like us I mean being twins except their quintuplet I'd feel awful if I had to go away somewhere or by myself do you think they mind no hamsters are just hamsters aren't you hello Mr Brown how would you like to come out for a little bit of fresh air oh Mr Brown here must be a great great granddaddy he's had dozens and dozens of children do you suppose he ever wers how his family is getting along in the world of course not but how do you know that animals don't feel things like we do they not as smart for one thing besides don't you know your biology humans are the highest form of life you mean some humans are well naturally I don't include people like Henry Robinson goof is in a Class by Himself sometimes I wish goof in a world by himself he practically is nobody wants to be around him I've notic them hanging around Mr Clayborn lately I saw him in the soda shop yesterday poor Mr Clayborn why doesn't he just up and tell goof to get lost because he's nice to everybody in fact he's the nicest man I know except for Daddy yeah our bow Team sure has been different since he started to coach us but we're going to win that championship this afternoon hi kids hello Mr Clayborn how are my twin zookeepers today oh and how are you Mr Brown any new additions today no but Mrs mill cut is going to have some little ones in a couple of weeks oh how many do you and Ted have now 13 counting the baby we're taking five to the lab next Saturday you get pretty attached to them my imagine right huh Pam sometimes act like we were giving away a member of the family Mr Brown is a member of the family he was the first one we ever owned well you have a very handsome family uh what I came by for is to tell you that uh Tony Mitchell can't play today he's in bed with a flu Tony sick for the playoffs but he's the best batter we have the Tigers won't stand a chance with him out oh sure they will Pam we've still got eight good men on the team right Ted and this will give Henry a little experience Henry you mean goof you aren't going to let him play are you well Henry will have him improve without practice but Mr Clayborn you know how he fouls everything up besides this isn't practice well Sunny's got a bad knee Ed is at Camp Jim's working that's all the subs we have Oh Henry can't do much harm in right field you don't know goo he can cause trouble by just breathing the other fellas won't like it well you're the captain too I know but he can make us lose the championship it's B enough having him live next door to us he's always in our hair as it is but to have him on the team my kids I'm I know how much you want to win but uh now don't be defeated before the game even starts well goof couldn't catch a blind caterpillar and he's such a pet wouldn't we be better off playing with one short this will be the greatest thing that ever happened to Henry oh anyway you know the rules if we don't have a full team we have to Forfeit and uh Ted Henry might just surprise you if you'll give him a chance [Music] can't you just see how goofl act he must have been out of town when the brains were handed out I wish you were out of town right [Music] now I got it I went ugli hey Ked you guys got a real break today Mr Clayborn said I'm going to play yeah goof a real break for the other team are you with me is everybody with me go team so team ra why don't you let me Pitch huh come on I can pitch better than that one oh yeah sure you can well short stop come on let me play Short Stop something tough you need a good player look goof you're going to be in right field and all we want you to do is stand there real quiet you get it right field nobody ever hits a ball out there that's the general [Music] idea you're such a hot shot ball player why don't you have a better glove real professional I mean this is the best there is just like the big Leaguers use theist gloves played a lot of ball you got some objections to it well if you can't do any better better it's a glove I guess no Siri you can't say it isn't a glove get lost will you what do you raise these rats for anyway they're hamsters and you know it well they look like rats to me for your information they'll be used for medical research medy who oh you wouldn't understand you mean they operate on them they test new drugs and vaccines on them it's very important here RX come here rat don't do that make them nervous a nervous rat and you make me nervous too a nervous rat 2 4 68 who do we appreciate rats rat rats keep it up goof maybe you'll use up all your stupidity before the game are you kidding I got a stockpile well that's go let's get ready for the game yeah [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] oh I just can't stand it the game's tied they have three men on Bas one good hit and we had it [Applause] [Music] I'm out time hey Alan come over here a minute Ry Johnson's up again and he's really hitting them they're all going to right field and goof hasn't caught one of them no matter where I throw him Lefty po a man to ride Alan keep throwing him to the outside head down P back about 10 ft toward right field help Henry out I'd like to help him right out of the [Music] park go drop for now we've lost the ball game yeah don't worry about J he can hit a mosquito you can give a fly slatter for a bat free stries real easy we got him hey go move back way back and if the ball comes to me keep out of my [Music] [Applause] way look at him showing [Applause] [Music] off come [Music] [Applause] [Music] out I got [Music] it come [Music] game Alan good hit was such an easy ball one little fly and four runs four was impossible one thing if he ever plays on our team again I'm not I'm so mad I don't know what to do he heard me say that I had it try to be the big fat hero might as well have forfeit oh goof stupid smart Alex show up goof why do you suppos he acts like that he must know what makes everybody hate him he doesn't know anything well I know one thing I'm through with him hi gang he move over chubby well the team played some fine ball today I'm proud of you oh come on perk up it's only a game we know that Mr Clayborn it uh looks like everybody's here but Henry did he go home I don't know where he went but I'm glad he did no don't be too rough on Henry he just got flustered he was born flustered say Mr Clayborn would you excuse me I'm supposed to meet my dad why sure thing Alan and I have to get to my pianoist uh-huh oh well see Alan pass the word around to the rest of the fellas to uh just forget about that last play okay sure thing won't do any good Mr Clayborn everybody just fed up with goof well he'll probably never say so but uh down inside Henry feels worse about this than you do he doesn't have any feelings it's not that he can't play ball Mr Clayborn it's way a always punching somebody making wise remarks acting like the big shot poor Henry he just doesn't know what to do with himself kids I know he's hard to get along with but there aren't many people who are lucky enough to have a twin and Henry has no friends no interests and no sent so is it surprising that he tries to get attention any kind of attention he tries to make us mad I think he would rather have you pick on him even fight with him anything but ignore him but you just can't like somebody like that well I'm not asking you to like him for a start it's enough to just think about him we've tried to put up with him me Mr Clayborn honest we've tried every way we know how well maybe you've tried to tolerate him but uh have you ever really looked at him have you ever really tried to talk with them I I don't mean make fun of them or tease them but just talk with them have you well but you don't know goof well the point is whatever Henry does however he behaves he's not just an animal a hamster or something he's human just like the rest of us Mr Clayborne just doesn't understand it's impossible to get along with goof get along with him all I want to do with him is put him into outer space permanent orbit GF is fling around with the hamsters Mr Brown's cage Mr Brown is gone you let him out on purpose didn't you Mr Brown can stay out all by himself something will happen to him and it'll be all your fault I didn't let him out honest I just brought him a piece of lettuce oh yeah well how'd the door get open by itself it was like that when I came Mr Brown come here Mr Brown come on come on come on Mr Brown come here Mr Brown here Mr Brown it's me Henry go on home goof you'll scare him away I won't scare him away he'll know I'm his friend oh yeah you're just great you are be quiet he's coming to me here Mr Brown it's me Henry I brought something for you oh thank goodness he's all right let me hold him for a while he's nice I told you he'd come to me hey he likes me he came to me you must have forgotten to lock the door this morning well I don't really remember fastening it if he were mine I sure wouldn't forget hey do you think you could teach me how to raise hamsters would you show me would you they take an awful lot of time goof and brains but he liked me didn't you see it well he wasn't scared at all no couldn't where could I get a hamster well Dad got ours in Hill City if I saved up enough money you think he'd buy me a pair I don't know he doesn't go there very often I could raise them to settle Laboratories like you do if they discovered a vaccine with one of my hamsters you think they'd name it after me if they discovered a vaccine against goofiness believe me they'd be glad to name it after you a vaccine against goof boy that's a good one hey just call me Doc drct goo is there a doctor in the house coming nurse for Dr Goo nurse for Dr Goo still showing off but for minute there he was Almost Human he thought Mr Brown liked him oh Mr Brown liked that lettuce you know he's sort of pitiful in a way funny he do a thing like that bring Mr Brown the lettuce I mean yeah Ted do you think we could teach him to raise hamsters wouldn't be easy then why should we I just have a feeling we ought to try maybe we could give him two of the babies as a start what are you doing going a little soft in the head maybe but I was just thinking about what Mr Clayborn said that we hadn't really honestly tried who knows maybe we will discover a vaccine against Goofy Hey kid kid you know it's too bad we lost that game I'd have had that ball if you hadn't gotten in my [Music] way you know Henry might have caught that far [Music] the [Music]
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