| You're
A Sap, Mr. Jap (1942) |
Popeye
versus stereotypical Japanese in this World War II piece of propaganda
which even features Popeye flushing them down the toilet. |
| Alona
On The Sarong Seas (1942) |
Popeye
and Bluto fall for virgin, nature "goddess" Olive who is pledged to the
Great Volcano on a tropical island.
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| A
Hull Of A Mess (1942) |
Popeye and Bluto are ship
builders competing for a defense contract. |
| Scrap
The Japs (1942) |
Popeye
versus a Japanese plane and aircraft carrier. The Japanese turn into
rats in a cage at the end of the cartoon in a bit of unfunny, heavy-handed,
wartime propangada. |
| Spinach
For Britain (1943) |
More
World War II escapades as Popeye tries to deliver the green stuff to England
and a sub tries to stop him. |
| A
Jolly Good Furlough (1943) |
Popeye
finds that time off with his nephews is anything but restful as he keeps
being victimized by their home defense plans. |
| Her
Honor The Mare (1943) |
Historically
significant as being the first Popeye short in color. Popeye's nephews
try to hide their new pet, a horse, from the sailor.
(Hitler is in the window.)
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| Spinach-Packing
Popeye (1944) |
Essentially
just a "clip" cartoon made up mainly of footage from the Fleischer two-reelers,
as Popeye dreams he's trying to convince Olive that he hasn't lost his
punch. I prefer seeing the originals in their entirety. |
| She-Sick
Sailors (1944) |
Bluto
disguises himself as Superman to win Olive, the comic book fan (see, I
knew she and I had something in common!).
Some funny bits, such as the
way Bluto stops a train, but a very disturbing scene in which Bluto machine-guns
Popeye. |
| Mess
Production (1945) |
Historically
significant as the debut of the re-vamped Olive Oyl in a classic scene.
Other than that, though, the
cartoon has Popeye and Bluto routinely competing for Olive on the job in
a factory. |
| House
Tricks (1946) |
Olive
lets Popeye and Bluto build her house. Note to Ms. Oyl: Sure, a contractor
would have cost more money, but remember, you get what you pay for!
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| Service
With A Guile (1946) |
Service
station owner Olive Oyl lets Popeye and Bluto help her fix a V.I.P.'s car.
Another note to Ms. Oyl: Your business is only as good as the people you
hire!
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| Peep
In The Deep (1946) |
Popeye
and Bluto go deep-sea diving in order to locate treasure and, once again,
Olive's thing for Frank Sinatra figures into the cartoon's last gag. |
| Spinach
Vs. Hamburgers (1948) |
Popeye
tries to convince his nephews to eat at his spinach restaurant rather than
Wimpy's hamburger joint. (Wimpy owns a diner? Doesn't he eat up all
his profits?) Just another "clip" cartoon. |
| Popeye's
Premiere (1949) |
Popeye
and Olive watch a shortened version of Fleischer's "Aladdin And His Wonderful
Lamp." I prefer the original, thanks anyway. But Popeye
and Olive look cute in their limo.
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| Hot
Air Aces (1949) |
Popeye
and Bluto race aircraft.
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| Popeye
Makes A Movie (1950) |
Re-cycled
footage from Fleischer's "Popeye Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves."
Again, give me the original.
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| Baby
Wants Spinach (1950) |
Swee'Pea
keeps getting in danger as he crawls through a zoo. |
| Riot
In Rhythm (1950) |
Essentially
a remake of the far superior, "Me Musical Nephews." |
| Thrill
Of Fair (1951) |
Swee'Pea
crawls around a fair this time.
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| Let's
Stalk Spinach (1951) |
Popeye
as Jack In The Beanstalk |
| Punch
And Judo (1951) |
Orphans
help Popeye win a prize fight by using the magic of television. |
| Lunch
With A Punch (1952) |
Popeye
relates a story of when he, Bluto, and Olive Oyl were in elementary school. |
| Swimmer
Take All (1952) |
Popeye
and Bluto race across the English Channel.
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| Friend
Or Phony (1952) |
Another
"clip" cartoon. Bluto convinces Popeye to throw away his spinach.
What a sap! |
| Popalong
Popeye (1952) |
Popeye
tells the story of when he was a dude out west and used spinach (what else?)
to gain respect. |
| Child
Sockology (1953) |
Swee'Pea
crawls around a construction site. This time Popeye competes with
Bluto to see who saves him. |
| Fireman's
Brawl (1953) |
Firemen
Popeye and Bluto try to save Olive and her house. Teamwork, though,
has never been their forte.
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| Popeye's
Twentieth Anniversary (1954) |
Another
"clip" cartoon.
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| Greek
Mirthology (1954) |
It's Popeye who is Hercules
this time, a hero who gets his strength from garlic before he discovers
that spinach is even better.
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| Fright
To The Finish (1954) |
Bluto haunts Olive's house
on Halloween and frames Popeye.
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| Penny
Antics (1955) |
Yet
another "clip" show. |
| Car-azy
Drivers (1955) |
Popeye
tries to teach Olive how to drive. (Sometimes you can just see disasters
waiting to happen, can't you?) |
| Out
To Punch (1956) |
Bluto
finds ways to slow Popeye down and sap his strength before a scheduled
prize fight. Of course, one can of spinach makes Bluto's schemes
irrelevant. |
| Assault
And Flattery (1956) |
Bluto
uses the courts to get at Popeye, proving that he was a man ahead of his
time. The brute sues Popeye for injuries. Other than that,
it's just another "clip" cartoon. |
| I
Don't Scare (1956) |
A
superstitious Olive Oyl is tricked by Bluto into thinking that Popeye is
bad luck. |
| The
Crystal Brawl (1957) |
A
disguised Popeye's crystal ball shows Olive clips from other cartoons to
prove to her that she should break a date with Bluto.
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