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Oodles Of Olive Oyl

Olive Oyl, as portrayed in the Paramount/Famous Studios' cartoons was the object of the first "schoolboy crush" that many of us baby boomers had.  In fact, even into our teen and early adult years, we would find excuses to watch a few Popeye cartoons now and then.  This page is dedicated to Ms. Oyl and to what her exploits (and her creators) taught us about life and love.

Page last updated on 10-23-2008. 
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COMING IN EARLY 2009

FROM

BEAR MANOR MEDIA

STRONGER THAN SPINACH: THE SECRET APPEAL

OF THE FAMOUS STUDIOS POPEYE CARTOONS

By Steve R. Bierly

YOUR OLIVE OYL CHOICES

FROM OLIVE DRAB TO OLIVE FAB Find out how Famous Studios transformed Olive into a romantic lead.	Discuss the Cartoons in my Yahoo Group!	HOT TOPICS Is It Weird To Have A Crush On An Animated Character?  Is Olive Oyl Betty Boop's descendant? Olive - the top cartoon femme fatale
FAQ Your questions about the FS Olive asked  and answered.	The Whole Package A film-by-film look at why Olive is more than just a pretty face.	Olive's POP QUIZ Test your knowledge of Olive Oyl.
Other Olive Oyls What I think about her other incarnations.	The Sagendorf Olive How Bud was influenced by the toons.	The KFS Olive First runner-up in the Popeye Universe Beauty Pageant!
Olive's FAN FICTION  Stories done in the spirit of the Famous Studios' romance cartoons, written by Steve Bierly	LIES PARAMOUNT  TOLD ME Kids (and adults), don't try to imitate the FS toons at home!	Olive News  What the media says (even unconciously) about the FS Olive Oyl and her appeal.
LISTS Lots of lists focusing on various aspects of the Famous Studios' Olive Oyl, including top "Beautiful Moments" with pictures!	LIST OVERVIEW Lots of the same lists focusing on various aspects of the Famous Studios’ Olive Oyl, collected together in an overview format on one page.	COLLECTIBLES Short list of the few things I know about that feature the FS Olive.

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POPEYE PAGE Popeye has his own pages!  See them all!

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LISTS

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How Guys Initially Lost Their
Chances With Olive Oyl

The Strange Lives Of Olive Oyl

Why Olive Oyl Was 
Attracted To Other Guys

The Top 20 Male Reactions 
To Olive Oyl *

Other Films With Inanimate Objects Reacting Strongly To Olive Oyl

Other Films With Males Reacting Strongly To Olive Oyl

More Male Hormones On Parade

The Top 25 Films Featuring The Best "Physically Beautiful Olive" Moments/Scenes  *

Kissing And Telling

* These ones have lots of pictures!

LIES PARAMOUNT 
TOLD ME

I've been dealing with the lessons the old Paramount/Famous Studios' Popeye cartoons can teach us about life and love.  However, looking at the films another way, I can easily see how repeatedly watching exaggerated characters in stereotypical romantic plots and situations could lead one to start to believe the following lies:

Lie #1: There is such a thing as true love at first sight.

Lie #2: Attraction, lust, sex, and love are all the same thing.

Lie #3: Unless you are pretty or handsome, you can forget about ever finding love, and unless members of the opposite sex make fire alarms go off in your head and cause your tongue to hang out, they aren't worth spending time with.

Lie #4: When a member of the opposite sex says, "I love you," don't trust him or her because he or she will dump you if times get rough or if "something better" comes along.

Lie #5: You need to impress a would-be lover with your looks, charm, money, status, or skills.  The whole point of a date is to convince the other how great you are.  Nobody will ever like you just for being yourself.

Lie #6: You simply MUST flirt or make out/have a fling with anyone and everyone who attracts you or you'll go crazy with frustration and won't be a "real man" or "real woman."

Lie #7: The normal way to win someone's heart is by putting down, beating up, or tricking your rivals.  Competition is always part of the process of wooing.  And all's fair in love and war.

See, the bottom line is, enjoy your Popeye cartoons, but remember, Kiddies, 
THEY ARE MAKE BELIEVE!!!!!
Don't try this at home!!!

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The Bluto Booster Page	All the aspects of Bluto I could think of are discussed on various Bluto pages.  Go here for a complete listing.
Oodles Of Olive Oyl	As the title says, lots about Olive Oyl.  You can choose from a number of titles to link to many other of my pages about this lovely lady.
POPEYE PAGE	My Popeye Page.  Lots of links to my pages about the King Of Spinach.

This page was created using Corel Word Perfect Suite 8 and Netscape Navigator Composer. All characters and images are legal properties of their respective companies and are used here without permission for entertainment, review, and informational purposes only. All other material is copyright 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 by Steve R. Bierly.