Popeye the Sailor (1960s TV series)

Popeye the Sailor
Genre Animation
Comedy
Based on Popeye, created by E. C. Segar
Directed by
Voices of
Theme music composer
Composer(s)
  • Ken Lowman (for Jack Kinney Productions)
  • Winston Sharples (for Paramount Cartoon Studios)
  • Štěpán Koníček (for Rembrandt Films/Halas and Batchelor)
  • Gordon Zahler (for Larry Harmon Pictures)
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 220
Production
Executive producer(s) Al Brodax
Producer(s)
Editor(s)
  • Joe Siracusa, Roger Donley, and Cliff Millsap (for Jack Kinney Productions)
  • Dan Milner (for Larry Harmon Pictures)
  • Norm Vizents (for Gerald Ray Studios)
Running time 5–7 minutes
Production company(s) King Features Syndicate TV
Distributor Hearst Entertainment
Release
Original network Syndication
Original release 1960 – 1961
Chronology
Preceded by Popeye the Sailor (1933–1957)
Followed by The All New Popeye Hour (1978–1983)

Popeye the Sailor is an American animated series produced and syndicated by King Features Syndicate TV that was released in 1960 with 220 episodes produced.[1] The episodes are grouped by the production studios of Larry Harmon Pictures, Rembrandt Films/Halas and Batchelor, Gerald Ray Studios, Jack Kinney Productions, Paramount Cartoon Studios, and Italy-based animation company Corona Cinematografica.[2][3]

Production

In the late 1950s, the original Popeye theatrical shorts released by Paramount Studios from 1933 to 1957 began airing in many television markets and garnered huge ratings.[4] King Features Syndicate, who owned the print rights to the "Popeye" name, did not earn any money from the syndication of the Paramount theatrical Popeye films. In order to capitalize on Popeye's television popularity, King Features hastily commissioned a new series of made-for-television Popeye cartoons.[5] Al Brodax served as executive producer of the cartoons for King Features' then-newly created television production and distribution division (known today as Hearst Entertainment, named after King Features' parent company, the Hearst Corporation). Jack Mercer, Mae Questel and Jackson Beck returned for this series, which was produced by several different animation companies: Gerald Ray Studios, Jack Kinney Productions, Rembrandt Films/Halas and Batchelor, and Larry Harmon Productions).

Famous Studios, which produced the theatrical entries from 1942 to 1957, also returned, although by this point they had been renamed Paramount Cartoon Studios. The series was produced using the limited animation technique, whose production values contrasted sharply to their Popeye theatrical counterparts. The artwork was streamlined, simplified for television budgets, and the entries were completed at a breakneck pace. 220 made-for-television cartoons were produced in two years; in contrast, 231 theatrical cartoons were produced in 24 years.[4] Several minor changes were made for the characters. Though World War II had ended 15 years prior, Popeye still retained his white Navy uniform (except in "Barbecue for Two", in which he wears his original clothes). Olive Oyl's appearance was a hybrid of different incarnations; while her outfit reverted to the Fleischer years of a red turtleneck, long black dress and huge shoes, her hair retained the mid/late 1940s and 1950s makeover initiated by Famous Studios (except in "Barbecue for Two", in which she is portrayed in her Fleischer/early Famous Studios design, and "Hits and Missiles", in which she wears her later Famous Studios clothes).

The biggest change was to Bluto, whose name was changed to "Brutus". At the time, King Features believed that Paramount owned the rights to the name "Bluto". King Features actually owned the name, as Bluto had been originally created for the comic strip; however, due to a lack of thorough research, they failed to realize this and reinvented him as Brutus to avoid supposed copyright infringement problems.[5] Realizing their mistake, King Features began to promote Brutus as an entirely new character. His demeanor was altered slightly, and his physical appearance was changed from being muscular to morbidly obese. In addition, the sailor/Navy uniform was replaced with an enormous blue shirt and black pants.[5] Many entries lifted storylines directly from the comic strip, resulting in the inclusion of many characters not seen in the theatrical releases, including the Sea Hag, Toar, Rough House, and King Blozo.[4] Like their theatrical counterparts, the made-for-television series was also a big ratings success. Popeye the Sailor aired in syndication in the United States into the 1990s. Notably, the 1960s shorts would mark the final time Mae Questel would voice Olive Oyl.

List of episodes

Larry Harmon Pictures

Note: The story of all episodes are made by Charlie Shows.

Rembrandt Films/Halas and Batchelor

Gerald Ray Studios

Note: In this production, the animation team was composed by: Izzy Ellis, Sam Kai, Casey Onaitis, Ray Young, Bill Higgins, Barney Posner, John Garling, and Bud Partch. Finally, backgrounds and layouts are made respectively by Dave Weidman and Henry Lee.

No. Title Directed by Original air date
1"Where There's a Will"Bob Bemiller ()
Brutus and Popeye are co-beneficiaries in a will.
2"Take It Easel"Bob Bemiller ()
Popeye the artist literally paints his Spinach to save the day.
3"I Bin Sculped"Bob Bemiller ()
Olive the artist is sculpting a statue personifying weakness and exhaustion.
4"Fleas a Crowd"Bob Bemiller ()
5"Popeye's Junior Headache"Bob Bemiller ()
Popeye has more than he can take with Olive's mischievous niece.
6"Egypt Us"Tom McDonald ()
Olive mistakes an Egyptian tomb as a beach house, and becomes a sacrificial princess.
7"The Big Sneeze"Tom McDonald ()
8"The Last Resort"Tom McDonald ()
Popeye, Olive and Wimpy check into a Resort run by the Sea Hag and Toar. Wimpy makes "spinach burgers".
9"Jeopardy Sheriff"Tom McDonald ()
10"Baby Phase"Tom McDonald ()

Jack Kinney Productions

No. Title Animation
direction by
Story by Background by Layout by Original air date
1"Battery Up"Volus Jones and
Ed Friedman
Jack KinneyJules Engel and Rosemary O'ConnorRobert Givens ()
Olive Oyl is Popeye's biggest baseball fan.
2"Deserted Desert"Eric Cleworth
and Bill Keil
Jack KinneyJules Engel and Noel TuckerBruce Bushman ()
3"Skinned Divers"Rudy LarrivaJack KinneyJules Engel and Boris GorelickRobert Givens ()
Popeye looks for sunken treasure and encounters a mermaid who resembles Olive Oyl.
4"Popeye's Service Station"Volus Jones and
Ed Friedman
Jack KinneyJules Engel and Boris GorelickNoel Tucker ()
Brutus flirts with Olive Oyl in the title setting, much to pump jockey Popeye's chagrin.
5"Coffee House"Harvey ToombsJack KinneyJules Engel and Boris GorelickRobert Givens ()
Brutus introduces Olive to beatnik culture in the title setting; Popeye follows.
6"Popeye's Pep-Up Emporium"Volus Jones and
Ed Friedman
Jack KinneyJules Engel and Boris GorelickNoel Tucker ()
Popeye subjects Olive and Wimpy to rugged exercise drills.
7"Bird Watcher Popeye"Harvey ToombsEd NofzigerJules Engel and Boris GorelickRaymond Jacobs ()
Olive coerces Popeye to take up bird watching.
8"Time Marches Backwards"Hugh FraserEd NofzigerJules Engel and Boris GorelickRaymond Jacobs ()
9"Popeye's Pet Store"Rudy LarrivaEd NofzigerJules Engel and Rosemary O'ConnorNoel Tucker ()
10"Ballet de Spinach"Ken HultgrenKen HultgrenJules Engel and Boris GorelickVern Jorgensen
and Ken Hultgren
 ()
11"Sea Hagracy"Ken HultgrenKen HultgrenJules Engel and Boris GorelickVern Jorgensen
and Ken Hultgren
 ()
12"Spinach Shortage"Alan ZasloveJack KinneyJules Engel and Boris GorelickBruce Bushman ()
Brutus corners the spinach market.
13"Popeye and the Dragon"Ken HultgrenRaymond JacobsJules Engel and Rosemary O'ConnorRobert Givens ()
14"Popeye the Fireman"Rudy LarrivaJoe Grant and Walter SchmidtJules Engel and Rosemary O'ConnorJerry Nevius ()
15"Popeye's Pizza Palace"Eddie RehbergEddie RehbergJules Engel and Rosemary O'ConnorNoel Tucker ()
Brutus insists on ordering a tamale pizza.
16"Down the Hatch"Alan ZasloveJack KinneyRosemary O'Connor and Boris GorelickRobert Givens ()
17"Lighthouse Keeping"Eddie RehbergEddie RehbergJules Engel and Boris GorelickEddie Rehberg ()
18"Popeye and the Phantom"Ken HultgrenEd NofzigerJules Engel and Rosemary O'ConnorVern Jorgensen
and Ken Hultgren
 ()
Popeye and Olive gets into a struggle with a mischievous shape-shifting ghost.
19"Popeye's Picnic"Osmond EvansOsmond EvansJules Engel and Rosemary O'ConnorBruce Bushman ()
20"Out of This World"Volus Jones and
Ed Friedman
Ed NofzigerJules Engel and Rosemary O'ConnorRobert Givens ()
21"Madam Salami"Harvey ToombsTony BenedictJules Engel and Rosemary O'ConnorRaymond Jacobs ()
Brutus disguises himself as the title character, a fortune teller.
22"Timber Toppers"Osmond EvansNoel TuckerJules Engel and Rosemary O'ConnorNoel Tucker ()
23"Skyscraper Capers"Rudy LarrivaNick GeorgeJules Engel and Rosemary O'ConnorRobert Givens ()
24"Private Eye Popeye"Rudy LarrivaRaymond JacobsJules Engel and Rosemary O'ConnorJerry Nevius ()

Note: This episode is also the name of a 1954 Popeye theatrical cartoon.
25"Little Olive Riding Hood"Harvey ToombsEd NofzigerJules Engel and Connie MatthewsRobert Givens ()

Note: Take-off on Little Red Riding Hood.
26"Popeye's Hypnotic Glance"Volus Jones and
Ed Friedman
Ed NofzigerJules Engel and Rosemary O'ConnorNoel Tucker ()
27"Popeye's Trojan Horse"Ken HultgrenEd NofzigerJules Engel and Boris GorelickKen Hultgren ()
28"Frozen Feuds"Eddie RehbergEddie RehbergJules Engel and Rosemary O'ConnorEddie Rehberg ()
After Alaska becomes the 49th state, a senator promises to rid his constituency of a wandering Goon.
29"Popeye's Corn-Certo"Eddie RehbergJoe Siracusa and Cliff MillsapJules Engel and Rosemary O'ConnorRaymond Jacobs ()
30"Westward Ho-Ho"Volus Jones and
Ed Friedman
Ed NofzigerJules Engel and Boris GorelickRaymond Jacobs ()
31"Popeye's Cool Pool"Rudy LarrivaEd NofzigerJules Engel and Rosemary O'ConnorJerry Nevius ()
Popeye digs a swimming pool for Olive and Swee'pea.
32"Jeep Jeep"Ken HultgrenEd NofzigerJules Engel and Rosemary O'ConnorKen Hultgren ()
33"Popeye's Museum Piece"Eddie RehbergCarol Beers and Ruben ApodacaJules Engel and Rosemary O'ConnorRaymond Jacobs ()
34"Golf Brawl"Volus Jones and
Ed Friedman
Jack KinneyJules EngelRobert Givens ()
35"Wimpy's Lunch Wagon"Volus JonesW. SchmidtBoris GorelickRaymond Jacobs ()
36"Weather Watchers"Volus Jones and
Ed Friedman
Raymond JacobsJules Engel and Connie MatthewsNoel Tucker ()
37"Popeye and the Magic Hat"Ken HultgrenOsmond EvansJules Engel and Rosemary O'ConnorKen Hultgren ()
38"Popeye and the Giant"Hugh FraserNoel TuckerJules Engel and Boris GorelickNoel Tucker ()
Brutus feeds Wimpy growth pills causing him to grow to freakish proportions.
39"Hill-Billy-Dilly"Harvey ToombsWesley BennettJules Engel and Rosemary O'ConnorJerry Nevius ()
40"Pest of the Pecos"Harvey ToombsRaymond JacobsRaymond Jacobs and Vern JorgensenRaymond Jacobs ()
41"The Blubbering Whaler"Ken HultgrenRaymond JacobsJules Engel and Rosemary O'ConnorNoel Tucker ()
42"Popeye and the Spinach Stalk"Ken HultgrenJack MillerJules Engel and Connie MatthewsKen Hultgren ()

Note: Take-off on Jack and the Beanstalk.
43"Shoot the Chutes"Volus Jones and
Ed Friedman
Ed NofzigerJules Engel and Rosemary O'ConnorJerry Nevius ()
44"Tiger Burger"Harvey ToombsCal HowardRosemary O'ConnorJerry Nevius ()
45"Bottom Gun"Rudy LarrivaRaymond JacobsJules Engel and Boris GorelickRaymond Jacobs ()
46"Olive Drab and the Seven
Sweapeas"
Volus Jones and
Ed Friedman
Jack MillerJules Engel and Boris GorelickNoel Tucker ()

Note: Take-off on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
47"Blinkin Beacon"Eddie RehbergEddie RehbergJules Engel and Rosemary O'ConnorRaymond Jacobs ()
48"Aztec Wreck"Hugh FraserWarren BennettJules Engel and Boris GorelickRaymond Jacobs ()
49"The Green Dancin' Shoes"Ken HultgrenEd NofzigerJules Engel and Boris GorelickJerry Nevius ()
Olive puts on the title's objects and can't stop dancing.
50"Spare Dat Tree"Ken HultgrenEd NofzigerJules Engel and Rosemary O'ConnorKen Hultgren ()
51"The Glad Gladiator"Eddie RehbergCal HowardJules Engel and Boris GorelickRaymond Jacobs ()
52"The Golden Touch"Eddie RehbergEd NofzigerJules Engel and Boris GorelickJerry Nevius ()
53"Hamburger Fishing"Harvey ToombsEd NofzigerBoris GorelickRaymond Jacobs ()
54"Popeye the Popular Mechanic"Hugh FraserJoe Grant and Walter SchmidtJules Engel and Rosemary O'ConnorJerry Nevius ()
55"Popeye's Folly"Volus Jones and
Ed Friedman
Raymond JacobsJules Engel and Boris GorelickRaymond Jacobs ()
56"Popeye's Used Car"Hugh FraserMilt SchafferJules Engel and Boris GorelickJerry Nevius ()
57"Spinachonara"Harvey ToombsJack KinneyErvin L. KaplanJerry Nevius ()
58"Popeye and the Polite Dragon"Rudy LarrivaJoe Grant and Walter SchmidtJules Engel and Rosemary O'ConnorJerry Nevius ()
A dragon magically pops out of a storybook that Popeye is reading to Swee'pea.
59"Popeye the Ugly Ducklin"Volus Jones and
Ed Friedman
Ed NofzigerJules Engel and Boris GorelickNoel Tucker ()

Note: Take-off on The Ugly Duckling.
60"Popeye's Tea Party"Hugh FraserJim RivindBoris GorelickRaymond Jacobs ()
61"The Troll Wot Got Gruff"Volus Jones and
Ed Friedman
Ed NofzigerJules Engel and Boris GorelickNoel Tucker ()

Note: Take-off on The Three Billy Goats Gruff.
62"Popeye the Lifeguard"Harvey ToombsMilt SchafferBoris GorelickRaymond Jacobs ()
Olive is jealous of the attention Popeye gets as a lifeguard.
63"Popeye in the Woods"Eddie RehbergEd NofzigerJules Engel and Rosemary O'ConnorRaymond Jacobs ()
64"After the Ball Went Over"Eddie RehbergEddie RehbergRosemary O'ConnorRaymond Jacobs ()
Popeye tries to outsmart Brutus at table tennis.
65"Popeye and Buddy Brutus"Rudy LarrivaJack KinneyJules Engel and Rosemary O'ConnorJerry Nevius ()
66"Popeye's Car Wash"Harvey ToombsHarvey ToombsJules Engel and Rosemary O'ConnorRaymond Jacobs ()
After Brutus toys with Popeye's car-washing equipment and ruins Olive's car, she goes over to Brutus' car wash but gets trapped in his clutches.
67"Camel Aires"Hugh FraserCarol BeersJules Engel and Rosemary O'ConnorRaymond Jacobs ()
68"Plumbers Pipe Dream"Hal AmbroRaymond JacobsJules Engel and Boris GorelickRaymond Jacobs ()
Popeye tries to fix a leak in Olive's apartment.
69"Popeye and the Herring
Snatcher"
Eddie RehbergJoe Grant and Walter SchmidtJules Engel and Boris GorelickRaymond Jacobs ()
Popeye runs afoul of a fish thief.
70"Invisible Popeye"Hugh FraserDennis FraserErvin L. KaplanRaymond Jacobs ()
71"The Square Egg"Rudy LarrivaRosemary O'ConnorRosemary O'ConnorNoel Tucker ()
72"Old Salt Tale"Hugh FraserEd NofzigerErvin L. KaplanNoel Tucker ()
Popeye fancifully explains to Swee'pea why the ocean is salty.
73"Jeep Tale"Rudy LarrivaEd NofzigerJules Engel and Rosemary O'ConnorRaymond Jacobs ()

Note: Take-off on Peter Rabbit.
74"The Super Duper Market"Ed FriedmanTom HixErvin L. KaplanJerry Nevius ()
Brutus's store is so big one man gets lost in it for 15 years.
75"Golden-Type Fleece"Ken HultgrenEd NofzigerBoris GorelickNoel Tucker ()
Popeye and company in ancient Greek roles.
76"Popeye the White Collar Man"Rudy LarrivaJoe Grant and Walter SchmidtErvin L. KaplanRaymond Jacobs ()
77"Sweapea Thru the Looking
Glass"
TBATBATBATBA ()

Note: Take-off on Alice Through the Looking Glass.
78"The Black Knight"Ken HultgrenEd NofzigerJules Engel and Vern JorgensenKen Hultgren ()
79"Jingle Jangle Jungle"Ken HultgrenEd NofzigerJules Engel and Rosemary O'ConnorKen Hultgren ()
80"The Day Silky Went Blozo"Hugh FraserJoseph Stewart and Jack KinneyPeggy MorrowRay Jacobs ()
81"Rip Van Popeye"Ken HultgrenJoe Grant and Walter SchmidtErvin L. KaplanJerry Nevius and
Raymond Jacobs
 ()
82"Mississippi Sissy"Hugh FraserJack Kinney and Ed NofzigerErvin L. KaplanRaymond Jacobs ()
Popeye, Olive, Brutus and Wimpy participate in a riverboat mystery.
83"Double Cross Country Feet
Race"
Hugh FraserRalph WrightErvin L. KaplanRaymond Jacobs ()
Popeye and Brutus compete in a foot race for a date with Olive.
84"Fashion Fotography"Phil DuncanEd NofzigerErvin L. KaplanRaymond Jacobs ()
Olive wants to be a fashion model.
85"I Yam Wot I Yamnesia"Ken HultgrenRalph WrightBoris GorelickJerry Nevius ()
Popeye and Swee'pea, and Olive and Wimpy switch personalities the result of amnesia.
86"Paper Pasting Pandemonium"Rudy LarrivaEd NofzigerErvin L. KaplanRaymond Jacobs ()
Popeye and Brutus are given one hour to paper Olive's house before company arrives.
87"Coach Popeye"Volus JonesJack KinneyBob McIntoshRaymond Jacobs ()
88"Popeyed Columbus"TBATBATBATBA ()
89"Popeye Revere"Ken HultgrenNoel TuckerErvin L. KaplanRaymond Jacobs ()
90"Popeye in Haweye"Hugh FraserRaymond JacobsPeggy MorrowRay Jacobs ()
Rival tour guides Popeye and Brutus vie for Olive's business in Hawaii.
91"Forever Ambergris"Eddie RehbergRalph WrightErvin L. KaplanJerry Nevius ()
92"Popeye De Leon"TBATBATBATBA ()
As Juan Ponce de Leon, Popeye fends off a "crocagator" and guards the Fountain of Youth.
93"Popeyed Fisherman"Murray McClennanJack KinneyBob McIntoshJerry Nevius ()
94"Popeye in the Grand
Steeplechase"
Harvey ToombsCarol BeersErvin L. KaplanRaymond Jacobs ()
Popeye and Brutus compete in a horse race.
95"Uncivil War"Volus JonesJerry NeviusErvin L. KaplanRaymond Jacobs ()
96"Popeye the Piano Mover"Rudy LarrivaJoe Grant and Walter SchmidtJules Engel and Rosemary O'ConnorJerry Nevius ()
97"Popeye's Testimonial Dinner"Volus JonesJerry NeviusErvin L. KaplanRaymond Jacobs ()
98"Around the World in Eighty
Ways"
Harvey ToombsRalph WrightPeggy MorrowRaymond Jacobs ()
99"Popeye's Fixit Shop"Hugh FraserRalph WrightPeggy MorrowRaymond Jacobs ()
100"Bell Hop Popeye"Harvey ToombsCal HowardPeggy MorrowRaymond Jacobs ()
101"Barbecue for Two"TBADick Kinney and Al BertinoTBABruce Bushman ()
Popeye clashes with uninvited Brutus, Wimpy and Swee'pea over a barbecue.
Note: This episode uses the Famous Studios opening music.

Paramount Cartoon Studios

No. Title Story by Animated by Scenics by Original air date
1"Hits and Missiles"TBATBATBA ()
Popeye must rescue cheese denizens of the moon.
Note: This episode uses the Famous Studios opening music.
2"Seer-ring Is Believer-ring"I. KleinI. Klein, Jack Ehret, and Dick HallAnton Loeb ()
Olive purchases a ring that belongs of a mystic.
3"The Ghost Host"Seymour KneitelMorey Reden, Jack Ehret, and I. KleinAnton Loeb ()
4"Strikes, Spares an' Spinach"Seymour KneitelWm. B. Pattengill and I. KleinAnton Loeb ()
Popeye tries to teach Olive bowling, but Brutus keeps messing them up.
5"Jeep Is Jeep"I. KleinMorey Reden, I. Klein, and Wm. B. PattengillAnton Loeb ()
6"The Spinach Scholar"Seymour KneitelMorey Reden, Irving Dressler, and Jack EhretAnton Loeb ()
Olive insists that the illiterate, uneducated Popeye enroll in Grammar School.
7"Psychiatricks"Seymour KneitelMorey Reden, Irving Dressler, and Wm. B. PattengillAnton Loeb ()
Brutus tricks Popeye into a psychology session.
8"Rags to Riches to Rags"Seymour KneitelMorey Reden, Jack Ehret, I. Klein, and Wm. B. PattengillAnton Loeb ()
Wimpy inherits a fortune and tries to double it by betting that Popeye will lose an upcoming fight.
9"Hair Cut-Ups"Seymour KneitelMorey Reden, Irving Dressler, and Wm. B. PattengillAnton Loeb ()
10"Poppa Popeye"Seymour KneitelNick Tafuri, Jack Ehret, and I. KleinAnton Loeb ()
After losing Swee'pea to a circus performer, who passed himself off as Swee'pea's long-lost dad, Popeye goes through so much depression he starts to act like a baby.
11"Quick Change Olie"I. KleinMartin Taras, Gerry Dvorak, Jack Ehret, and Dick HallAnton Loeb ()
Popeye and Wimpy go back in time to the "ollie days" thanks to the Whiffle Bird.
12"Valley of the Goons"Seymour KneitelMartin Taras, Gerry Dvorak, Al Pross, and Sam StimsonAnton Loeb ()
Popeye must help the Goons to defeat pirates.
13"Me Quest for Poopdeck Pappy"Seymour KneitelNick Tafuri, Wm. B. Pattengill, Jack Ehret, and Sam StimsonAnton Loeb ()
Popeye seeks his long-lost father.
14"Moby Hick"I. KleinMorey Reden, Irving Dressler, I. Klein, and Wm. B. PattengillAnton Loeb ()
15"Mirror Magic"Seymour KneitelMartin Taras, Dante Barbetta, Dick Hall, William Henning, and Al ProssAnton Loeb ()
16"It Only Hurts When They Laughs"Seymour KneitelMorey Reden, Irving Dressler, and I. KleinAnton Loeb ()
Olive forces Popeye and Brutus to laugh their way to friendship.
17"Wimpy the Moocher"Seymour KneitelMorey Reden, I. Klein, and Wm. B. PattengillAnton Loeb ()
Wimpy pulls off an audacious con on short order cook Rough House.
18"Voo-Doo to You Too"Seymour KneitelMartin Taras, Gerry Dvorak, Dick Hall, and I. KleinAnton Loeb ()
The Sea Hag turns Olive into a zombie and freezes Popeye with a voodoo doll.
19"Popeye Goes Sale-ing"Seymour KneitelNick Tafuri, Irving Dressler, Dick Hall, and Wm. B. PattengillAnton Loeb ()
Olive drags Popeye into a nasty department store sale.
20"Popeye's Travels"Seymour KneitelNick Tafuri, Irving Dressler, Jack Ehret, and I. KleinAnton Loeb ()

Note: Take-off on Gulliver's Travels.
21"Incident at Missile City"Howard A. SchneiderMorey Reden, Irving Dressler, and I. KleinAnton Loeb ()
King Blozo's kingdom comes under attack from a city of missiles.
22"Dog Catcher Popeye"Carl Meyer and
Jack Mercer
Martin Taras, Irving Dressler, Gerry Dvorak, and Jack EhretAnton Loeb ()
23"What's News"Seymour KneitelNick Tafuri, Irving Dressler, I. Klein, and Sam StimsonRobert Owen ()
24"Spinach Greetings"Seymour KneitelMorey Reden, Irving Dressler, Jack Ehret, and Al ProssAnton Loeb ()
The Sea Hag, and her vulture Bernard, kidnap Santa Claus.
25"Oil's Well That Ends Well"Carl Meyer and
Jack Mercer
Martin Taras, Irving Dressler, Jack Ehret, and Jim LoganAnton Loeb ()
Brutus cons Olive into purchasing a seemingly dry oil well.
26"Motor Knocks"Al ProssNick Tafuri, Irving Dressler, William Henning, and I. KleinAnton Loeb ()
Brutus keeps flirting with Olive, while "fixing" Popeye's car.
27"Amusement Park"Howard A. SchneiderMorey Reden, Jack Ehret, and William HenningAnton Loeb ()
Freak show operator Brutus abducts Swee'pea.
28"Duel to the Finish"Seymour KneitelWm. B. Pattengill, Dante Barbetta, William Henning, and Al ProssAnton Loeb ()
Popeye gets extremely jealous when Wimpy starts sweet-talking Olive.
29"Gem Jam"I. KleinWm. B. Pattengill, Irving Dressler, and I. KleinAnton Loeb ()
The Sea Hag entraps Olive with a cursed perfume which turns her to a gem thief.
30"The Bathing Beasts"Irving DresslerMartin Taras, Dick Hall, and Jim LoganRobert Owen ()
31"Messin' Up the Mississippi"Carl Meyer and
Jack Mercer
Morey Reden, Gerry Dvorak, and I. KleinAnton Loeb ()
32"Love Birds"Carl Meyer and
Jack Mercer
Wm. B. Pattengill, Dick Hall, and Al ProssAnton Loeb ()
Popeye buys a male bluebird named Romeo, for Olive's pet bluebird Juliet. After the birds have a heated argument, Romeo flies away, and Popeye must find him before Olive makes him fly away.
33"Sea Serpent"Carl Meyer and
Jack Mercer
Morey Reden, Dick Hall, I. Klein, and Sam StimsonAnton Loeb ()
34"Boardering on Trouble"Carl Meyer and
Jack Mercer
Wm. B. Pattengill, Gerry Dvorak, Dick Hall, and Jim LoganAnton Loeb ()
35"Aladdin's Lamp"Carl Meyer and
Jack Mercer
Martin Taras, Gerry Dvorak, Jim Logan, and Larry SilvermanAnton Loeb ()
The Sea Hag acquires a magic lamp.
36"Butler Up"I. KleinMorey Reden, Gerry Dvorak, William Henning, and I. KleinAnton Loeb ()
Olive's old friend Brutus comes over for a reunion dinner, and she wants Popeye to be their butler.
37"The Leprechaun"Carl Meyer and
Jack Mercer
Morey Reden, William Henning, Al Pross, and Larry SilvermanAnton Loeb ()
The Sea Hag steals Irish gold.
38"County Fair"Carl Meyer and
Jack Mercer
Martin Taras, Dante Barbetta, Dick Hall, and Jim LoganRobert Little ()
39"Hamburgers Aweigh"Joseph GottliebMartin Taras, Jim Logan, and Larry SilvermanAnton Loeb ()
The Sea Hag hypnotises Wimpy into hijacking Popeye's ship.
40"Popeye's Double Trouble"Joseph GottliebWm. B. Pattengill, George Germanetti, Larry Silverman, and Sam StimsonAnton Loeb ()
Popeye takes the Sea Hag's good luck coin and uses it's wishing powers to take Olive out to a dancing competition. The Sea Hag holds Olive hostage, and disguises as her, so she can go with Popeye, and dance the coin out of him.
41"Kiddie Kapers"Joseph GottliebMorey Reden, Dick Hall, I. Klein, and Larry SilvermanAnton Loeb ()
A potion created by the Sea Hag turns Brutus into an attractive young man, and he uses it to impress and woo Olive. After Popeye sees through Brutus's attractiveness, he uses the same potion, but it turns him into a baby.
42"The Mark of Zero"Irving DresslerWm. B. Pattengill, Dick Hall, and Sam StinsonAnton Loeb ()
Popeye tells his niece Diesel a story about a swashbuckling swordsman.
43"Myskery Melody"Seymour KneitelMartin Taras, Gerry Dvorak, George Germanetti, and Jim LoganRobert Owen ()
Poopdeck Pappy is hypnotized by a haunting flute melody.
44"Scairdy Cat"Joseph GottliebIrving Dressler, Dante Barbetta, and Dick HallRobert Owen ()
Brutus creates a perfume, that turns Popeye into a frightened, defenseless weakling.
45"Operation Ice-Tickle"Joseph GottliebMartin Taras, Gerry Dvorak, and Jim LoganRobert Owen ()
After yet another argument between Popeye and Brutus, Olive decides to hold a contest; the first one who brings her the North Pole will go out with her.
46"The Cure"Carl Meyer and
Jack Mercer
Martin Taras, George Germanetti, and Larry SilvermanRobert Owen ()
47"William Won't Tell"Carl Meyer and
Jack Mercer
I. Klein, George Germanetti, William Henning, and Sam StimsonAnton Loeb ()
48"Pop Goes the Whistle"Carl Meyer and
Jack Mercer
Irving Dressler, Gerry Dvorak, Jack Ehret, and George GermanettiAnton Loeb ()
49"Autographically Yours"Carl Meyer and
Jack Mercer
Morey Reden, Jack Ehret, George Germanetti, and Sam StimsonAnton Loeb ()
Popeye and Brutus compete for the affection of a young movie fan in a remake of Shootin' Stars.
50"A Poil for Olive Oyl"Joseph GottliebWm. B. Pattengill, Dante Barbetta, Irving Dressler, and William HenningAnton Loeb ()
Popeye wants to give Olive a stylish necklace, but the one she wants from a jewelry store costs too much. Popeye decides to make her one by diving into the sea to use the pearls from clams. However, the pearls belong to the Sea Hag, and she tries to stop him.
51"My Fair Olive"Joseph GottliebMartin Taras, Gerry Dvorak, John Gentilella, and George GermanettiAnton Loeb ()
Popeye and Brutus compete in a medieval joust to win Olive's affection.
52"Giddy Gold"I. KleinI. Klein, John Gentilella, and George GermanettiRobert Owen ()
The Wiffle Bird turns the Tunnel of Love into a gold mine, and Popeye and Olive decide to loot them all. However, they must pass through three dangerous situations, if they are to leave with their treasure.
53"Strange Things Are Happening"Carl Meyer and
Jack Mercer
Irving Dressler, William Henning, and Sam StimsonAnton Loeb ()
54"The Medicine Man"Carl Meyer and
Jack Mercer
Morey Reden, Dante Barbetta, John Gentilella, and Dick HallAnton Loeb ()
55"The Rain Breaker"I. KleinNick Tafuri, Irving Dressler, William Henning, and Sam StimsonAnton Loeb ()
56"A Mite of Trouble"Carl Meyer and
Jack Mercer
Martin Taras, Gerry Dvorak, George Germanetti, and Jim LoganAnton Loeb ()
57"Who's Kiddin' Zoo"Carl Meyer and
Jack Mercer
Morey Reden, Irving, Dressler, George Germanetti, and I. KleinAnton Loeb ()
Olive makes Popeye her assistant at a zoo, and Brutus tries to mess up Popeye's work.
58"Robot Popeye"Seymour KneitelWm. B. Pattengill, Gerry Dvorak, Jim Logan, and Al ProssAnton Loeb ()
Brutus builds a robot double of Popeye to ruin his relationship with Olive.
59"Sneaking Peeking"I. KleinWm. B. Pattengill, Dick Hall, William Henning, and Jim LoganAnton Loeb ()
60"The Wiffle Bird's Revenge"I. KleinWm. B. Pattengill, Dick Hall, Al Pross, and Larry SilvermanAnton Loeb ()
The Whiffle Bird turns Wimpy into a vicious werewolf.
61"Going... Boing.. Gone"Joseph GottliebMorey Reden, George Germanetti, I. Klein, and Wm. B. PattengillAnton Loeb ()
Wimpy uses vanishing cream to escape Brutus.
62"Popeye Thumb"Seymour KneitelMartin Taras, Irving Dressler, I. Klein, and Jim LoganAnton Loeb ()

Note: Take-off on the fairy tale Tom Thumb.
63"The Baby Contest"Carl Meyer and
Jack Mercer
Morey Reden, Irving Dressler, Jack Ehret, I. Klein, and Al ProssAnton Loeb ()

VHS

In the late 1990s, the Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits restaurant franchise released most of the 1960s cartoons on VHS in the Popeye Cartoon Video Collection Series promotional line. Each video in the series featured one promotional segment for Popeyes showing video footage of its fried chicken, biscuits and other products followed by the 1960s Popeye cartoons. After the cartoons, the second segment for Popeyes and two bonus cartoons were also featured.

DVD

In 2004, Family Home Entertainment released the four 1960s cartoons on the DVD release of Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy. The shorts included "Spinach Greetings" (Classic Christmas Episode), "Popeye in the Grand Steeple Chase", "Valley of the Goons", and "William Won't Tell". 85 of the 1960s Popeye cartoons were released on DVD by Koch Vision in a three-disc DVD set entitled Popeye's 75th Anniversary.

Warner Archive Collection will re-release the cartoons. The first volume was released on May 7, 2013. Most of the cartoons to be released were produced by Paramount Cartoon Studios,[6] which are included in the first volume. As of 2016, no further volumes have been released.

Broadcasting history

International broadcasts

See also

References

  1. Popeye: An Illustrated Cultural History, 2d ed. - Fred M. Grandinetti - Google Books
  2. http://www.rapportoconfidenziale.org/?p=10186
  3. "Il SecoloXIX". M.ilsecoloxix.it. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
  4. 1 2 3 Tom Kenny, Jerry Beck, Frank Caruso, Glenn Mitchell (2007). Popeye the Sailor: 1933–1938, Volume 1. Special Features: I Yam What I Yam: The Story of Popeye the Sailor (DVD). Warner Home Video.
  5. 1 2 3 Ian. "Retrieved on April 27, 2009". Straightdope.com. Retrieved July 14, 2009.
  6. "Warner Archive Revives Spirit of Saturday Morning Cartoons". Home Media Magazine. 2013-04-05. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
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