Olive has become so obsessed with a radio personality called the International that she would rather stay home than go out with Popeye. Bluto overhears this and shows up pretending to be the radio personality with great success. As Popeye tries to win Olive back a fight ensues and you can be sure spinach has a role […]
Popeye – Taxi-Turvy - 1954
Popeye and Bluto both run a taxi service. Bluto bullies Popeye and gets him to turn over all of his cab fares. Popeye eventually gets the better of Bluto.
Popeye with Betty Boop - 1933
Popeye begins his movie career by singing his theme song, demonstrating his strength at a carnival, dancing the hula with Betty Boop, pummeling Bluto, eating his spinach and saving Olive Oyl from certain doom on the railroad tracks. This cartoon was also apparently banned because Betty Boop hulas topless.
Popeye – Popeye for President - 1956
Popeye and Bluto are running for president; it’s election day, the vote is tied, and Olive is the only remaining voter.
Popeye – Popeye Meets Ali Baba’s Forty Thieves - 1937
Ali Baba is mysteriously absent in this video, but his 40 thieves are out causing a ruckus. Popeye and Oliv Oyl hear about an attack the thieves make on Arabia, so they gear up in their plane and fly over. They crash land in the desert, where they roam until they come across a town […]
Popeye – Popeye the Sailor Meets Sinbad the Sailor - 1936
Two legendary sailors battle for superiority over each other. This is longer than most of the Popeye cartoons made at the same time and features the early set or cast and characters.
Popeye – Spree Lunch - 1957
Both Popeye and Bluto open restaurants right next to each other and eventually obsess over competing over Wimpy’s business. This escalates until Popeye and Bluto are angrily throwing food items at each other, to the benefit of Wimpy.
Popeye – Cookin’ with Gags - 1955
Popeye and Bluto take Olive Oyl out for a picnic. It’s April 1st, so Bluto plays a series of pranks on Popeye and Olive that eventually ascend into the realm of inappropriate, so Popeye gets back.
Popeye – Nearlyweds - 1957
Popeye and Bluto have had their eye on Olive Oyl for marriage, but Popeye asks first. Olive says yes, so Bluto does everything he can ruin Popeye’s image and break up their plans for marriage.
