#Max Almost Had Some Serious Competition In A Goofy Movie

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“Max Almost Had Some Serious Competition In A Goofy Movie”

As a kid actor, Joey Lawrence got his start at Disney voicing Oliver in “Oliver & Company,” the studio’s animated “Oliver Twist” re-imagining from 1988. He’d go on to make a name for himself on the sitcom “Blossom,” complete with his own catchphrase: “Whoa!” Lawrence would also star with his youger siblings Andrew and Matthew Lawrence in the 1990s sitcom “Brotherly Love,” a show that later aired in syndication on the Disney Channel. Joey and Andrew Lawrence also starred in the 1999 Disney Channel Original Movie “Horse Sense” in 1999, on top of lending their voices to Disney’s animated series “Recess” around that same time.

Point being, it was hard for anyone even remotely into Disney in the ’90s to not have an inkling of who Joey Lawrence was. He had a real himbo charm as an actor, enough so you could see why Kevin Lima would cast him to voice Chad, a teenager whom the director described on Twitter as Max’s “opponent for Roxanne’s affection” in an early version of the plot for “A Goofy Movie” (in the final product, Chad only briefly chats with Roxanne right before the “Stand Out” sequence).

In an early version of the story, Max had an opponent for Roxanneâ€™s affection â€” CHAD. All thatâ€™s left of him is a few single scenes. He was voiced by Joey Lawrence. #D23GoofyMovie pic.twitter.com/SDU2nFMGCN

— Kevin Lima (@GoofyMovieDir) April 11, 2020

All things considered, it’s probably for the best Chad (and his magnificent crop-top) got reduced to a minor player. A love triangle between Max, Chad, and Roxanne would’ve only distracted from the emotional core of the film, which is Goofy and Max repairing their relationship. What’s more, it wouldn’t have added anything of value to Max and Roxanne’s romance. The entire point of this sub-plot is Max needs to learn to let go of his insecurities and realize the people who matter in his life will like him because of his quirks (such as the distinct laugh he inherited from his father), not in spite of them.

Clearly, Kevin Lima saw eye-to-eye with me on this issue. I’ll excuse myself out now.

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