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 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 – 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 – Shuteye Popeye - 1952
Popeye the Sailor snores while he sleeps, which disturbs Mouse, who is also trying to sleep. A war breaks out between Popeye and Mouse which Mouse eventually wins.
Popeye – Private Eye Popeye - 1954
Private Eye Popeye gets a call from Olive Oyl to guard a precious gem. But no sooner does he get the gem than the butler takes it (and Olive). The rest of the cartoon is spent chasing the crook to Paris, the Swiss Alps, and North Africa; Popeye always gets there first, but fails to […]
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 – Fright to the Finish - 1954
This spooooky Popeye episode has all of what you would expect, Popeye and Bluto continuously one-up each other vying for Olive’s affections.
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 – Parlez Vous Woo - 1956
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 […]
