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When most people think
of the Paramount/Famous Studios' Popeye cartoons, they imagine that every
episode ended with Bluto chasing a screaming Olive in order to get "a
little kiss" and Popeye downing his spinach and saving the day. In
most people's minds, the smooching was always the big deal and the romantic
rival who finally got to kiss the innocent Olive was the "winner"
in each cartoon. However, I have documented case after case of Olive kissing or being kissed by someone other than her loyal one-eyed sailor, or not resisting when some other guy is trying it. Here they are, listed by category: |
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Four
times Miss Oyl did willfully give her kisses to another man. She laid kisses on Shorty (Happy Birthdaze
& Marry-Go-Round),
Marry-Go-Round and Bluto ("Shape
Ahoy). Olive and "The International" share a brief, but
meaningful and playful kiss on the lips during the waltz sequence in Parlez
Voo Woo. Watch the scene in slow motion or use frame advance to see
it. Also, Olive looked like she was starting to kiss Bluto in Service
With A Guile before the tire crisis.
Service With A Guile |
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2.Bar-uh-ther, Hubba, Hubba, Hubba!! A
very willing Olive was kissed long, hard, and passionately on the lips by two
men. The Count's kiss lifted her right off her feet in The Royal
Four-Flusher, while Bluto the fakir's kiss turned her into a pool of
melted butter in The Fistic Mystic.
The Fistic Mystic
The Fistic Mystic |
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3. Popeye, You've Got A Lot Of Nerve Cutting In On The
International!!! 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),
The Island Fling ...Pierre the
pirate captain (Popeye And The Pirates),
Popeye And The Pirates ...a desert
sheik (A Wolf In Sheik's Clothing),
A Wolf In Sheik’s Clothing ...Bluto the
maestro (Symphony In Spinach),
Symphony In Spinach ...The Sheriff
Of Nottingham (Robin Hood-Winked),
Robin Hood-Winked ...Bluto the
lumberjack (Lumberjack And Jill),
Lumberjack And Jill ...the
lifeguard (Beach Peach),
Beach Peach ...Bluto the
hep cat (Jitterbug Jive),
Jitterbug Jive ...Bluto the
athletics instructor (Vacation With Play),
Vacation With Play ..."The
International" (Parlez-Vous Woo),
Parlez-Vous Woo
Parlez-Vous Woo ..."Santa
Claus" (Mister And Mistletoe)
Mister And Mistletoe ...and Bluto as
himself in Beaus Will Be Beaus,
Beaus Will Be Beaus ...and
Fright To the Finish.
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.
Snow Place Like Home 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.
Snow Place Like Home 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. |
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4. Fool Me Once, Shame On You!! Bluto
resorts to trickery at times to get kisses (now there's a real surprise). He got
one in this manner in Puppet Love.
And I believe he also did in Abusement Park.
Abusement Park Although no kissing
noises are heard as Bluto and Olive go through The Tunnel Of Love, he was
obviously doing something to make her giggle and coo that he was so
romantic. Bluto the
magician kisses Olive while she's hypnotized and helpless in A Balmy Swami.
A Balmy Swami The short,
bumbling "comedy relief" pirate in Popeye And The Pirates
gets a kiss from Miss Oyl by jumping between she and Popeye as they are
coming together. So does a fish (!!) in Hot
Air Aces. "Santa
Claus" nearly tricks one out of her under the mistletoe in the
appropriately named Mister And Mistletoe.
Mister And Mistletoe |
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Men
regularly kiss Olive's hands, arms, neck, forehead, and shoulders as they woo
her. Pierre the pirate captain gets into it (Popeye And The Pirates),
Popeye And The Pirates ...as do the
count (The Royal Four-Flusher),
The Royal Four-Flusher ...Hercules (Popeye
Meets Hercules),
Popeye Meets Hercules ...Mr. Crusoe (The
Island Fling),
The Island Fling ...the sheik (A
Wolf In Sheik's Clothing),
A Wolf In Sheik's Clothing
A Wolf In Sheik's Clothing ...Bluto the
maestro (Symphony In Spinach),
Symphony In Spinach ...and
"The International" (Parlez-Vous Woo).
Parlez-Vous Woo |
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6. When We Get Behind Closed Doors Sometimes
the kissing occurs off-camera. Kissing sounds are heard in Bluto's cabin
between Olive's frantic appearances at the windows in Vacation With Play.
Vacation With
Play Likewise, when
Bluto and Olive disappear into the cave in Alpine For You, a good,
healthy "smack" is heard that is definitely a kiss.
Alpine For You |
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7. You'd Get Arrested Or Sued For After
Popeye has been dispatched, the antagonist takes Olive and forcibly,
repeatedly kisses her in Gym Jam, Tops In The Big Top,
Tops In The Big Top ...Alpine
For You,
Alpine For You ...and Pre-Hysterical
Man.
Pre-Hysterical Man |
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