How to Play Baseball

How to Play Baseball

Goofy teaches you all about this all-American pastime.

Directed by Jack Kinney

Produced by Walt Disney Productions

19428 min6.9 / 10

A cheerful, whimsical animated short that celebrates baseball through Goofy's bumbling charm and cartoonish humor.

Goofy shows us the national pastime. After a brief overview, we have a demonstration of the many possible pitches. On to the World Series, where we go through an eventful inning, culminating in a baseball that disintegrates when being hit.

Questions people ask

  • Is How to Play Baseball sad? No. Less sad than 100% of films.

  • Is How to Play Baseball easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 99% of films.

  • Is How to Play Baseball scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Is How to Play Baseball violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Does How to Play Baseball end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

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57/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity31

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise83

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love65

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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