When Goofy's klutziness reaches a peak during the latest show opening, the entire rest of the staff agrees that something needs to be done. Minnie brings in José Carioca, who successfully teaches Goofy poise and grace...but the results may not be exactly what everyone wants.
This episode includes examples of the following tropes:
- Accidental Misnaming: Goofy calls José "Josie" once while practicing being a waiter.
- Berate and Switch: When Goofy scratches the Beast's back for him, he tosses a few bugs from his fur onto Timon's plate. Timon tells him this, seemingly irritated...before cheerfully thanking him for the free snack.
- Mondegreen Gag: José Carioca tells Goofy that he's going to teach him "poise and grace". Goofy thinks that José intends to make him poison Grace, which he finds both shocking and confusing since he doesn't even know a Grace. José has to repeat himself to get his point across.
- Mythology Gag: When José play-acts being a waiter for Goofy, Goofy orders "Country Bear Fried Steak" and "mashed potatoes with the Emperor's New Gravy" with "Mickey Mousse" for dessert.
- Overly Long Name: Panchito's full name is Panchito Romero Miguel Junipero Francisco Quintero Gonzalez. José even lampshades multiple times during the musical number that it's unusually long.
- Patter Song: "My Name is Panchito" is a relatively wordy song about how Panchito got his Overly Long Name. Panchito, who does most of the singing, rarely slows down at all.
- Pygmalion Snapback: The other staff members think Goofy would be better at his job if he weren't so goofy and enlist José Carioca to train him in grace. However, after a while, they realize there's something wrong and Mickey tells Goofy that they'd like him to go back to normal. Goofy happily obliges.
- Smack on the Back: Goofy slaps José playfully on the back several times during training, usually knocking him out of frame and out from under his hat.
- Tablecloth Yank: José Carioca tries to teach Goofy to be refined and swipes a tablecloth from underneath Lumiere, Cogsworth and Mrs. Potts. At the end, Goofy attempts to pull this trick in his own "goofy" fashion.
- Training Montage: Part of the episode shows José trying to teach Goofy how to walk and talk properly while doing his job as a waiter. Not surprisingly, it's a slow process.
- Wanting Is Better Than Having: The others agree that Goofy's trademark nature is getting out of hand at the beginning of the episode, but when it becomes apparent that the training repressed most of his personality rather than just teaching him to be careful, they aren't so sure they like it.
- We Want Our Idiot Back!: The episode sees the club crew being concerned about the chaos and damage waiter Goofy does thanks to his clumsiness and, well, goofiness. They hire José Carioca to teach Goofy to be less clumsy. It works perfectly, but soon, the crew and the audience realize that isn't the Goofy they know and love, so in the end they ask him to turn back which he gladly does.
