“Hello Aloha” is a 1952 Classic Disney Short starring Goofy (dubbed G. G. Geef).Tired of the rat race, Geef quits his job and moves to the Hawaiian Islands. But he soon finds that living the simple life is not that simple.
Tropes:
- Appease the Volcano God: The natives throw Geef down a volcano to appease the fire goddess Pele. Geef doesn't realize this until it's too late.Narrator: Mr. Geef knew the natives wouldn't throw him into the volcano... but they did.
- Disney Death: The natives toss Geef into the volcano as a sacrifice to appease an angry goddess. Yet, Geef somehow survives.
- Downer Ending: Averted! Despite being tossed into the volcano, Geef actually survives.
- The Faceless: The hula dancer dancing before Geef can only be seen from her backside.
- Hula and Luaus: This short plays up all the stereotypes of Hawaii. A beautiful hula girl approaches Geef, but she is only seen from behind.
- Human Sacrifice: The Hawaiian Natives throw Geef into the volcano to appease an angry goddess. That prevents the volcano from erupting, and then Geef climbs out alive.
- Jerkass: Geef’s uptight boss, who overworks poor Geef.
- Jerkass Has a Point: If Geef started skipping work without making any notification, then his boss would have every right to fire him.
- Mean Boss: Geef’s Boss is uptight and overworks Geef making his life more stressful. He doesn’t give poor Geef a break, not even for a drink of water.
- Message in a Bottle: In Hawaii, Geef receives a bottle containing a message from his boss that says, “You’re fired.” Then he angrily writes “I quit” on another sheet of paper and sends it away in the same bottle.
- Prefers Going Barefoot: After arriving on the island, Geef tosses his shoes and goes barefoot for the rest of the episode.
- Pun-Based Creature: Breadfruit
is depicted as pre-sliced loaves of white bread growing on trees. - Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Geef not only quits his job, but also abandons his city life and moves to Hawaii, where he can live a more peaceful life. When his boss sends him a message declaring he’s fired, Geef writes “I quit” on another sheet of paper sending it to his boss.Geef: (dismayed): "You’re fired?" (angrily) Oh yeah? I quit!
- Shrunk in the Wash: After a torrential downpour, Geef's straw hut shrinks until it becomes a grass skirt around his waist.
- Subverted Catchphrase: This is unique short to have a different "Goofy holler" recorded specifically for it. When Mr. Geef is thrown into the volcano, he yells, "A-LO-HA-OOOOOOH-HOO-HOO-HOO-HOOEEEEEEEEEY!!!"
- Take This Job and Shove It: In response to his boss’ message that he’s fired, Geef says “Oh yeah? I quit!” Then he writes out his resignation on a sheet of paper and sends it to his ex-boss.