A smitten, acquiescent
Olive and her suitors either start to come together for a kiss, or else
one seems inevitable, at moments in several cartoons. Miss Oyl didn't resist
or yell for help and it certainly seemed as if neither Olive or the guy
wanted or needed any. Only interruptions by Popeye prevented the magic
moments from happening. She gave in to Bluto the zookeeper (Pitchin'
Woo At The Zoo),
...Mr. Crusoe (The Island
Fling),
...Pierre the pirate captain
(Popeye AndThe Pirates),
...a desert sheik (A Wolf
In Sheik's Clothing),
...Bluto the maestro (Symphony
In Spinach),
...The Sheriff Of Nottingham
(Robin Hood-Winked),
...Bluto the lumberjack (Lumberjack
And Jill),
...the lifeguard (Beach
Peach),
...Bluto the hep cat (Jitterbug
Jive),
...Bluto the athletics instructor
(Vacation With Play),
..."The International" (Parlez-Vous
Woo),
..."Santa Claus" (Mister
And Mistletoe)
...and Bluto as himself in
Beaus
Will Be Beaus,
...and Fright To the Finish.
And, although this could be
a controversial example, she seems ready to surrender to Pierre the arctic
shopkeeper in
Snow Place Like Home, as well.
I've watched the scene where
she lands in Pierre's arms many times and played it over and over again
in slow motion. Although the scene looks slightly different depending on
when the slo-mo starts and on which VCR is used, I think the reason she
suddenly has a concerned look on her face and turns away from him is that
Popeye has suddenly burst onto the scene, not because she doesn't want
a kiss from Pierre.
A split second before she turns,
it looks to me as if she is puckering up. I could be wrong, but she certainly
has enjoyed Pierre's amorous advances throughout the rest of the film.
I guess only Olive knows for sure.
