List of Popeye the Sailor theatrical cartoons (Fleischer Studios)

This is a list of the 109 cartoons starring Popeye the Sailor, produced from 1933

1933 in film

-Events:* March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City.* June 6 - The first drive-in theater opens, in Camden, New Jersey.* British Film Institute founded....

to 1942

1942 in film

The year 1942 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, Casablanca.-Events:...

by Fleischer Studios

Fleischer Studios

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for Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures

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.

During the course of production in 1941, Paramount assumed control of the Fleischer studio, removing founders Max

Max Fleischer

Max Fleischer was an American animator. He was a pioneer in the development of the animated cartoon and served as the head of Fleischer Studios...

and Dave Fleischer

Dave Fleischer

David "Dave" Fleischer was an American animator film director and film producer, best known as a co-owner of Fleischer Studios with his two older brothers Max Fleischer and Lou Fleischer...

from control of the studio and renaming the organization Famous Studios

Famous Studios

Famous Studios was the animation division of the film studio Paramount Pictures from 1942 to 1967. Famous was founded as a successor company to Fleischer Studios, after Paramount acquired the aforementioned studio and ousted its founders, Max and Dave Fleischer, in 1941...

by 1942. Popeye cartoons continued production under Famous Studios following 1942's Baby Wants a Bottleship (see List of Popeye the Sailor theatrical cartoons (Famous Studios)).

Popeye the Sailor series

All cartoons are one-reel (6 to 10 minutes) and in black and white, except for the three Popeye Color Specials (Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor
Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor
Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor is a two-reel animated cartoon short subject in the Popeye Color Feature series, produced in Technicolor and released to theatres on November 27, 1936 by Paramount Pictures. It was produced by Max Fleischer for Fleischer Studios, Inc. and directed by Dave...

from 1936, Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves
Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves
Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves is a two-reel animated cartoon short subject in the Popeye Color Feature series, produced in Technicolor and released to theatres on November 26, 1937 by Paramount Pictures. It was produced by Max Fleischer for Fleischer Studios, Inc. and directed...

from 1937, and Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp is a two-reel animated cartoon short subject in the Popeye Color Specials series, produced in Technicolor and released to theatres on April 7, 1939 by Paramount Pictures. It was produced by Max, and directed by Dave Fleischer for Fleischer Studios, Inc., with David...

from 1939), which are two-reels (20 minutes) long and in Technicolor

Technicolor

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.

Dave Fleischer was the credited director on every cartoon produced by Fleischer Studios. Fleischer's actual duties were those of a film producer

Film producer

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and creative supervisor, with the head animators doing much of the work assigned to animation director

Animation director

An animation director is the director in charge of all aspects of the animation process during the production of an animated film or animated segment for a live-action film...

s in other studios. The head animator is the first animator listed. Credited animators are therefore listed for each short.

#	Film	Original release date	Credited animators	Notes
1933 1933 in film -Events:* March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City.* June 6 - The first drive-in theater opens, in Camden, New Jersey.* British Film Institute founded....
*	Popeye the Sailor Popeye the Sailor (1933 cartoon) Popeye the Sailor is a 1933 Fleischer Studios animated short, directed by Dave Fleischer. While billed as a Betty Boop cartoon, it actually starred Popeye the Sailor in his first animated appearance.-Summary:...	July 14	Seymour Kneitel Seymour Kneitel Seymour Kneitel was an American animator. He is best known for his work with Fleischer Studios and its successor, Famous Studios.-Early years:... Roland Crandall Roland Crandall Roland Dimon "Doc" Crandall was an American animator. He is best known for his work at Fleischer Studio, especially on the Betty Boop version of Snow White....	First screen appearances of Popeye Popeye Popeye the Sailor is a cartoon fictional character created by Elzie Crisler Segar, who has appeared in comic strips and animated cartoons in the cinema as well as on television. He first appeared in the daily King Features comic strip Thimble Theatre on January 17, 1929... , Olive Oyl Olive Oyl Olive Oyl is a cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar in 1919 for his comic strip Thimble Theatre. The strip was later renamed Popeye after the sailor character that became the most popular member of the cast; however Olive Oyl was a main character for 10 years before Popeye's 1929... , Bluto Bluto Bluto is a cartoon and comics character created in 1932 by Elzie Crisler Segar as a one-time character, named "Bluto the Terrible", in his Thimble Theatre comic strip . Bluto made his first appearance September 12 of that year... . A Betty Boop Betty Boop Betty Boop is an animated cartoon character created by Max Fleischer, with help from animators including Grim Natwick. She originally appeared in the Talkartoon and Betty Boop film series, which were produced by Fleischer Studios and released by Paramount Pictures. She has also been featured in... cartoon. Some TV versions are edited to remove scenes depicting racial stereotypes of African Americans.
1	I Yam What I Yam I Yam What I Yam I Yam What I Yam is a Popeye theatrical cartoon short, starring William "Billy" Costello as Popeye, Bonnie Poe as Olive Oyl and Charles Lawrence as Wimpy...	September 29	Seymour Kneitel William Henning	First entry in Popeye the Sailor series. First screen appearance of J. Wellington Wimpy J. Wellington Wimpy J. Wellington Wimpy, generally referred to as Wimpy, is one of the characters in the long-running comic strip Popeye, created by E. C. Segar and originally called Thimble Theatre, and in the Popeye cartoons based upon the strip... .
2	Blow Me Down! Blow Me Down! Blow me Down! is a Popeye theatrical cartoon short, starring William "Billy" Costello as Popeye and Bonnie Poe as Olive Oyl and Charles Lawrence as Wimpy...	October 27	Willard Bowsky Willard Bowsky Willard Bowsky was an American animator best known for his work at Fleischer Studios.Bowsky was born in 1907 in New York City and spent his childhood either living in Manhattan or across the Hudson River in New Jersey... William Sturm William Sturm William Sturm was an animator famous for character development with Fleischer AnimationStudios. Most notably, he was known for animating characters such as Popeye and Bluto.-External links:...
3	I Eats My Spinach	November 17	Seymour Kneitel Roland Crandall	First cartoon with Mae Questel Mae Questel Mae Questel was an American actress and vocal artist best known for providing the voices for the animated characters, Betty Boop and Olive Oyl. She began in vaudeville, and played occasional small roles in films and television later in her career, most notably the role of Aunt Bethany in 1989's... as the voice of Olive Oyl Olive Oyl Olive Oyl is a cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar in 1919 for his comic strip Thimble Theatre. The strip was later renamed Popeye after the sailor character that became the most popular member of the cast; however Olive Oyl was a main character for 10 years before Popeye's 1929... Only Popeye cartoon to bear National Recovery Administration National Recovery Administration The National Recovery Administration was the primary New Deal agency established by U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933. The goal was to eliminate "cut-throat competition" by bringing industry, labor and government together to create codes of "fair practices" and set prices... logo
4	Seasin's Greetinks! Seasin's Greetinks! Seasin's Greetinks! is a Popeye theatrical cartoon short, starring William "Billy" Costello as Popeye and Bonnie Poe as Olive Oyl and Charles Lawrence as Wimpy...	November 17	Seymour Kneitel Roland Crandall
5	Wild Elephinks Wild Elephinks Wild Elephinks is a Popeye theatrical cartoon short, starring William "Billy" Costello as Popeye and Bonnie Poe as Olive Oyl and Charles Lawrence as Wimpy...	December 29	Willard Bowsky William Sturm
1934 1934 in film -Events:January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn purchases the film rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz from the L. Frank Baum estate for $40,000.February 19 - Bob Hope marries Dolores Reade...
#	Film	Original release date	Credited animators	Notes
6	Sock-a-Bye Baby	January 19	Seymour Kneitel Roland Crandall
7	Let's You and Him Fight Let's You and Him Fight Let's You and Him Fight is a Popeye theatrical cartoon short released in 1934, starring William "Billy" Costello as Popeye, Bonnie Poe as Olive Oyl, and Charles Lawrence as Wimpy.-Plot:Popeye challenges Bluto in a boxing match; Wimpy is the timekeeper...	February 16	Willard Bowsky William Sturm	Final Popeye cartoon to use the "Out of the Inkwell" end title design.
8	The Man on the Flying Trapeze	March 16	Willard Bowsky Dave Tendlar	Cameo appearance by Nana Oyl
9	Can You Take It?	April 27	Myron Waldman Myron Waldman Myron Waldman was an American animator, best known for his work at Fleischer Studio.Waldman was born in Brooklyn, New York. He was a graduate of the Pratt Institute, where he majored in Art. He started his first career work in 1930 at Fleischer Studio... Tom Johnson
10	Shoein' Hosses	June 1	Willard Bowsky Dave Tendlar	First cartoon in which Popeye and Bluto compete for work
11	Strong to the Finich	June 29	Seymour Kneitel Roland Crandall
12	Shiver Me Timbers	July 27	Willard Bowsky William Sturm	First cartoon with Paramount president Adolph Zukor Adolph Zukor Adolph Zukor , born Adolph Cukor, was a film mogul and founder of Paramount Pictures.-Early life:... 's name above Max Fleischer's on title card
13	Axe Me Another	September 30	Seymour Kneitel Roland Crandall
14	A Dream Walking	September 26	Seymour Kneitel Roland Crandall
15	The Two Alarm Fire	October 26	Willard Bowsky Nick Tafuri
16	The Dance Contest	November 23	Willard Bowsky Dave Tendlar
17	We Aim to Please	December 28	Willard Bowsky Dave Tendlar
1935 1935 in film -Events:Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer .Seven year old Shirley Temple wins a special Academy Award.*The Bantu Educational Kinema Experiment started in order to educate the Bantu peoples.-Top grossing films:-Academy Awards:...
#	Film	Original release date	Credited animators	Notes
18	Beware of Barnacle Bill	January 25	Willard Bowsky Harold Walker	First use of the "anchor" end title design.
19	Be Kind to Aminals	February 22	Willard Bowsky Charles Hastings	Floyd Buckley (the voice of Popeye on the Popeye radio program) performs the voice of Popeye instead of then-series regular William "Billy" Costello.
20	Pleased to Meet Cha!	March 22	Willard Bowsky Harold Walker
21	The Hyp-Nut-Tist	April 26	Seymour Kneitel Roland Crandall
22	Choose Your "Weppins"	May 31	Dave Tendlar George Germanetti
23	For Better or Worser	June 28	Seymour Kneitel Roland Crandall	First Popeye cartoon with stereoptical (3D background) Multiplane camera The multiplane camera is a special motion picture camera used in the traditional animation process that moves a number of pieces of artwork past the camera at various speeds and at various distances from one another... process.
24	Dizzy Divers	July 26	Willard Bowsky Harold Walker
25	You Gotta Be a Football Hero	August 31	Willard Bowsky George Germanetti	William Costello's last performance as the voice of Popeye
26	King of the Mardi Gras	September 27	Dave Tendlar William Sturm	First cartoon with Jack Mercer Jack Mercer Jack Mercer was an American animator, storyman and voice actor. He is best known as the voice of cartoon character Popeye the Sailor... as the voice of Popeye. Stereoptical process.
27	Adventures of Popeye	October 25	no animation credits	Compilation film, scenes from I Eats My Spinach, Wild Elephinks, Axe Me Another, and Popeye The Sailor. Partial live-action.
28	The Spinach Overture	December 7	Seymour Kneitel Roland Crandall	Cameo appearance by Castor Oyl Castor Oyl Castor Oyl is a fictitious character, created in 1919 by cartoonist Elzie Crisler Segar for his comic strip Thimble Theater, now known as Popeye.... .
1936 1936 in film The year 1936 in film involved some significant events.-Events:May 29 - Fritz Lang's first Hollywood film Fury, starring Spencer Tracy and Bruce Cabot, is released.November 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon...
#	Film	Original release date	Credited animators	Notes
29	Vim, Vigor and Vitaliky	January 3	Seymour Kneitel Roland Crandall
30	A Clean Shaven Man	February 7	Seymour Kneitel Roland Crandall	Cameo appearance by George W. Geezil.
31	Brotherly Love	March 6	Seymour Kneitel Roland Crandall
32	I-Ski Love-Ski You-Ski	April 3	Willard Bowsky George Germanetti	Stereoptical process
33	Bridge Ahoy!	May 1	Seymour Kneitel Roland Crandall	Stereoptical process
34	What-No Spinach?	June 7	Seymour Kneitel Roland Crandall
35	I Wanna Be a Lifeguard	June 26	Dave Tendlar William Sturm
36	Let's Get Movin'	July 24	Willard Bowsky Orestes Calpini	Stereoptical process
37	Never Kick a Woman	August 30	Seymour Kneitel Roland Crandall	First and only Fleischer cartoon in which Olive Oyl eats Popeye's spinach to overcome her adversary
38	With Little Swee'Pea	September 25	Seymour Kneitel William Henning	First screen appearance of Swee'Pea Swee'Pea Swee'Pea is a character in E.C. Segar's comic strip Thimble Theatre/Popeye and in the cartoon series derived from it. His name refers to the flower known as the Sweet Pea... . Stereoptical process. In the public domain in the United States.
39	Hold the Wire	October 23	Willard Bowsky Orestes Calpini
40	The Spinach Roadster	October 26	Willard Bowsky George Germanetti
41	Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor is a two-reel animated cartoon short subject in the Popeye Color Feature series, produced in Technicolor and released to theatres on November 27, 1936 by Paramount Pictures. It was produced by Max Fleischer for Fleischer Studios, Inc. and directed by Dave...	November 27	Willard Bowsky George Germanetti Ed Nolan	A two-reel Popeye Color Special. Stereoptical process. In the public domain in the United States. Final cartoon where Popeye sings his full theme song whenever he first appears.
42	I'm in the Army Now	December 25	no animation credits	Compilation film, scenes from Blow Me Down, Shoein' Hosses, Choose Your Weppins, and King of the Mardi Gras. In the public domain in the United States.
1937 1937 in film The year 1937 in film involved some significant events, including the Walt Disney production of the first full-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.- Events :*April 16 - Way Out West premieres in the US....
#	Film	Original release date	Credited animators	Notes
43	The Paneless Window Washer The Paneless Window Washer - Cast :Jack Mercer as PopeyeMae Questel as Olive Oyl*Gus Wickie as Bluto- Plot :Bluto is trying to make a buck by spraying mud on the windows to make people think they're dirty. Up 20 stories is Olive Oyl, public stenographer...	January 22	Willard Bowsky Orestes Calpini	In the public domain in the United States.
44	Organ Grinder's Swing	February 19	Dave Tendlar William Sturm
45	My Artistical Temperature	March 19	Seymour Kneitel Abner Matthews	Stereoptical process. Some TV versions are edited to remove the scene where Popeye turns Bluto's sun picture into a blackfaced minstrel.
46	Hospitaliky	April 16	Seymour Kneitel William Henning	Popeye feeds Bluto spinach to get beaten and put in the hospital with Olive
47	The Twisker Pitcher	May 21	Seymour Kneitel Abner Matthews	Bluto eats Popeye's spinach to best him at baseball
48	Morning, Noon and Nightclub	June 18	Willard Bowsky George Germanetti
49	Lost and Foundry	July 16	Seymour Kneitel Abner Matthews	First time Swee'pea eats spinach to save the day
50	I Never Changes My Altitude	August 20	Willard Bowsky Orestes Calpini	Stereoptical process In the public domain in the United States.
51	I Likes Babies and Infinks	September 18	Seymour Kneitel Graham Place
52	The Football Toucher Downer	October 15	Seymour Kneitel Graham Place
53	Protek the Weakerist	November 19	Seymour Kneitel William Henning	Stereoptical process The TV print distributed by Associated Artists Productions Associated Artists Productions Associated Artists Productions was a distributor of theatrical feature films and short subjects for television. It existed from 1953 to 1958. It was later folded into United Artists. The former a.a.p. library was later owned by MGM/UA Entertainment and then Turner Entertainment. Turner continues... atypically had original titles.
54	Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves is a two-reel animated cartoon short subject in the Popeye Color Feature series, produced in Technicolor and released to theatres on November 26, 1937 by Paramount Pictures. It was produced by Max Fleischer for Fleischer Studios, Inc. and directed...	November 26	Willard Bowsky George Germanetti Orestes Calpini	A two-reel Popeye Color Special. Stereoptical process. Shows Popeye serving in the U.S. Coast Guard In the public domain in the United States.
55	Fowl Play	December 17	Dave Tendlar William Sturm
1938 1938 in film The year 1938 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*January — MGM announces that Judy Garland would be cast in the role of "Dorothy" in the upcoming Wizard of Oz motion picture. Ray Bolger is cast as the "Tinman" and Buddy Ebsen is cast as the "Scarecrow". At Bolger's insistence,...
#	Film	Original release date	Credited animators	Notes
56	Let's Celebrake	January 21	Seymour Kneitel William Henning
57	Learn Polikeness	February 18	Dave Tendlar Nick Tafuri	Stereoptical process. Final cartoon with Gus Wickie as the voice of Bluto.
58	The House Builder-Upper	March 18	Seymour Kneitel Abner Matthews
59	Big Chief Ugh-A-Mugh-Ugh	April 25	Willard Bowsky George Germanetti	Final cartoon to feature the voice of Gus Wickie Gus Wickie Gus Wickie was a baritone singer and voice actor. He was the voice of Bluto in the Fleischer Studios Popeye cartoons from 1933 until his death in 1938. His final performance was as the "Chief" in Big Chief Ugh-Amugh-Ugh.-External links:... .
60	I Yam Lovesick	May 29	Seymour Kneitel William Henning	The voice of Olive Oyl is provided by Bonnie Poe for the first time since I Yam What I Yam.
61	Plumbing is a 'Pipe'	June 17	Willard Bowsky Orestes Calpini
62	Popeye the Sailor with the Jeep	July 15	Seymour Kneitel Graham Place	First screen appearance of Eugene the Jeep Eugene the Jeep Eugene the Jeep is a character in the Popeye comic strip. A mysterious animal with magical abilities, the Jeep first appeared in the March 16, 1936, appearance of Thimble Theatre strip... . Margie Hines Margie Hines Margie Hines is an American film actress. She is best known for her work as a voice artist at Fleischer Studios, where she voiced Olive Oyl in the Popeye the Sailor cartoons from 1938 to 1943.... performs the voice of Olive Oyl Olive Oyl Olive Oyl is a cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar in 1919 for his comic strip Thimble Theatre. The strip was later renamed Popeye after the sailor character that became the most popular member of the cast; however Olive Oyl was a main character for 10 years before Popeye's 1929... .
63	Bulldozing the Bull	August 19	Willard Bowsky George Germanetti	Margie Hines Margie Hines Margie Hines is an American film actress. She is best known for her work as a voice artist at Fleischer Studios, where she voiced Olive Oyl in the Popeye the Sailor cartoons from 1938 to 1943.... performs the voice of Olive Oyl Olive Oyl Olive Oyl is a cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar in 1919 for his comic strip Thimble Theatre. The strip was later renamed Popeye after the sailor character that became the most popular member of the cast; however Olive Oyl was a main character for 10 years before Popeye's 1929... .
64	Mutiny Ain't Nice	September 23	Dave Tendlar William Sturm
65	Goonland	October 21	Seymour Kneitel Abner Matthews	First screen appearance of Poopdeck Pappy Poopdeck Pappy Poopdeck Pappy is a fictional character featured in the Popeye comic strip and animated cartoon spinoffs. Created by E.C. Segar in 1936, the character is Popeye's 99-year-old father.-History:... . First and only film appearance of the Goons.
66	A Date to Skate	November 18	Willard Bowsky Orestes Calpini	Final Fleischer cartoon with Mae Questel Mae Questel Mae Questel was an American actress and vocal artist best known for providing the voices for the animated characters, Betty Boop and Olive Oyl. She began in vaudeville, and played occasional small roles in films and television later in her career, most notably the role of Aunt Bethany in 1989's... as the voice of Olive Oyl Olive Oyl Olive Oyl is a cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar in 1919 for his comic strip Thimble Theatre. The strip was later renamed Popeye after the sailor character that became the most popular member of the cast; however Olive Oyl was a main character for 10 years before Popeye's 1929... . Margie Hines Margie Hines Margie Hines is an American film actress. She is best known for her work as a voice artist at Fleischer Studios, where she voiced Olive Oyl in the Popeye the Sailor cartoons from 1938 to 1943.... takes over the role for all remaining Fleischer Popeye cartoons. In the public domain in the United States
67	Cops Is Always Right	December 30	Seymour Kneitel William Henning	Final cartoon with "Adolph Zukor Adolph Zukor Adolph Zukor , born Adolph Cukor, was a film mogul and founder of Paramount Pictures.-Early life:... presents" credit.
1939 1939 in film The year 1939 in motion pictures can be justified as being called the most outstanding one ever, when it comes to the high quality and high attendance at the large set of the best films that premiered in the year .- Events :Motion picture historians and film often rate...
#	Film	Original release date	Credited animators	Notes
68	Customers Wanted	January 27	Seymour Kneitel William Henning	Compilation film, scenes from Let's Get Movin' and The Twisker Pitcher. First cartoon with Pinto Colvig Pinto Colvig Vance DeBar "Pinto" Colvig was an American vaudeville actor, radio actor, newspaper cartoonist, prolific movie voice actor, and circus performer whose schtick was playing clarinet off-key while mugging.... as the voice of Bluto Bluto Bluto is a cartoon and comics character created in 1932 by Elzie Crisler Segar as a one-time character, named "Bluto the Terrible", in his Thimble Theatre comic strip . Bluto made his first appearance September 12 of that year... . In the public domain in the United States. First cartoon with "Paramount presents" credit.
69	Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp is a two-reel animated cartoon short subject in the Popeye Color Specials series, produced in Technicolor and released to theatres on April 7, 1939 by Paramount Pictures. It was produced by Max, and directed by Dave Fleischer for Fleischer Studios, Inc., with David...	April 7	Dave Tendlar Nick Tafuri William Sturm Reuben Grossman	A two-reel Popeye Color Special. Final cartoon with Stereoptical process In the public domain in the United States.
70	Leave Well Enough Alone	April 28	Seymour Kneitel Abner Matthews
71	Wotta Nitemare	May 19	Willard Bowsky George Germanetti	First of four cartoons to lack "ship-door" opening title design in use since I Yam What I Yam.
72	Ghosks is the Bunk	June 14	William Henning Abner Matthews	No "ship-door" opening titles.
73	Hello-How Am I?	July 14	William Henning Abner Matthews	No "ship-door" opening titles.
74	It's The Natural Thing to Do	July 30	Tom Johnson Lod Rossner	No "ship-door" opening titles.
75	Never Sock a Baby	November 3	William Henning Abner Matthews	First cartoon to use modified "Ship-door" title design. Final cartoon to credit Popeye creator E.C. Segar.
1940 1940 in film The year 1940 in film involved some significant events, including the premieres of the Walt Disney classics Pinocchio and Fantasia.-Events:*February 7 - Walt Disney's animated film Pinocchio is released....
#	Film	Original release date	Credited animators	Notes
76	Shakespearean Spinach	January 19	Roland Crandall Ben Solomon	First Popeye cartoon with story credit, given here to George Manuel.
77	Females is Fickle	March 8	Dave Tendlar William Sturm
78	Stealin' Ain't Honest	March 22	Tom Johnson Frank Endres	William Pennell performs the voice of Bluto instead of Pinto Colvig. Uncredited animators: Jack Ozark, Graham Place, Abner Kneitel
79	Me Feelins is Hurt	April 12	Orestes Calpini Bob Leffingwell
80	Onion Pacific	May 24	Willard Bowsky James Davis
81	Wimmin is a Myskery	June 7	Willard Bowsky Joe D'Igalo	Early appearance by Pip-eye, Pup-eye, Poop-eye and Peep-eye in dream sequence.
82	Nurse-Mates	June 20	Graham Place Louis Zukor
83	Fightin' Pals	July 12	Willard Bowsky Robert Bentley	Last cartoon with Pinto Colvig as the voice of Bluto.
84	Doing Impossikible Stunts	August 2	Tom Johnson Frank Endres	Compilation film, includes scenes from I Never Changes My Altitude, I Wanna be a Lifeguard, Bridge Ahoy and Lost and Foundry.
85	Wimmin Hadn't Oughta Drive	August 16	Orestes Calpini Reuben Grossman
86	Puttin' on the Act	August 30	Dave Tendlar Tom Golden
87	Popeye Meets William Tell	September 20	James Culhane Shamus Culhane James "Shamus" Culhane was an American animator, film director, and film producer.Culhane worked for a number of American animation studios, including Fleischer Studios, the Ub Iwerks studio, Walt Disney Productions, and the Walter Lantz studio. He began his animation career in 1925 working for J.R... Al Eugster Al Eugster Alfred Eugster was an American animator, writer, and film director, regarded as one of the greatest of all time...
88	My Pop, My Pop	October 18	Abner Kneitel Arnold Gillespie
89	With Poopdeck Pappy	November 15	Bill Nolan Winfield Hoskins
90	Popeye Presents Eugene the Jeep	December 13	Grim Natwick Grim Natwick Myron "Grim" Natwick was an American artist, animator and film director. Natwick is best known for drawing the Fleischer Studio's most popular character, Betty Boop.-Background:... Irv Spector	Final film appearance of Eugene the Jeep. Final cartoon to feature the voice of Pinto Colvig.
1941 1941 in film The year 1941 in film involved some significant events.-Events:Citizen Kane, consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time, was released in 1941.-Top grossing films :-Academy Awards:...
#	Film	Original release date	Credited animators	Notes
91	Problem Pappy	January 10	Myron Waldman Sydney Pillet
92	Quiet! Pleeze	February 7	Willard Bowsky Lod Rossner
93	Olive's Sweepstakes Ticket	March 7	Arnold Gillespie Abner Kneitel
94	Flies Ain't Human	April 4	Tom Johnson George Germanetti
95	Popeye Meets Rip Van Winkle	May 9	Myron Waldman Sidney Pillet
96	Olive's Boithday Presink	June 13	Dave Tendlar Tom Golden	Cameo appearance by George W. Geezil.
97	Child Psykolojiky	July 11	Bill Nolan Joe Oriolo Joe Oriolo Joseph "Joe" Oriolo was an American cartoon animator, writer, director and producer, known as the creator of the Felix the Cat TV series.-Early life:...	Final cartoon with “ship-door” title design.
98	Pest Pilot	August 8	Dave Tendlar Tom Baron	First cartoon with new opening title design featuring Popeye's pipe and headshot.
99	I'll Never Crow Again	September 19	Orestes Calpini Rueben Grossman
100	The Mighty Navy	October 14	Seymour Kneitel Abner Matthews	First World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... themed cartoon. First appearance of Popeye in white US Navy uniform.
101	Nix on Hypnotricks	December 19	Dave Tendlar John Walworth
1942 1942 in film The year 1942 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, Casablanca.-Events:...
#	Film	Original release date	Credited animators	Notes
102	Kickin' the Conga 'Round	January 17	Tom Johnson George Germanetti	William Pennell voices Bluto.
103	Blunder Below	February 13	Dave Tendlar Harold Walker	Some TV versions edited for racial stereotyping of Japanese people.
104	Fleets of Stren'th	March 13	Al Eugster Tom Golden
105	Pip-eye, Pup-eye, Poop-eye and Peep-eye	April 10	Seymour Kneitel George Germanetti	First canon Canon (fiction) In the context of a work of fiction, the term canon denotes the material accepted as "official" in a fictional universe's fan base. It is often contrasted with, or used as the basis for, works of fan fiction, which are not considered canonical... ical appearance of Pip-eye, Pup-eye, Poop-eye and Peep-eye.
106	Olive Oyl and Water Don't Mix	May 8	Dave Tendlar Abner Kneitel
107	Many Tanks	June 16	Tom Johnson Frank Endres
108	Baby Wants a Bottleship	July 3	Al Eugster Joe Oriolo	Final Fleischer cartoon in series.

Other appearances

Popeye also appeared in a 1934 short titled Let's Sing with Popeye
Let's Sing with Popeye
Let's Sing With Popeye is a 1934 Screen Songs animated short, produced by Fleischer Studios and directed by Dave Fleischer. It was later re-released by Official Films in the 1950s....

which had recycled footage from the first Popeye cartoon and had no plot other than to allow the audience to sing along with Popeye via the famous bouncing ball. This film was made for theaters that participated in Paramount's weekly Popeye Fan Club meetings.

Official DVD releases

All of the Fleischer Popeye cartoons have been released through Warner Home Video

Warner Home Video

Warner Home Video is the home video unit of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., itself part of Time Warner. It was founded in 1978 as WCI Home Video . The company launched in the United States with twenty films on VHS and Betamax videocassettes in late 1979...

's Popeye the Sailor
Popeye the Sailor (Warner DVD series)
Popeye the Sailor is a fictional cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar, which first appeared in the daily King Features comic strip Thimble Theatre on January 17, 1929...

DVD box set series. The Popeye cartoons from 1933 through mid-1938 (from Popeye the Sailor to Big Chief Ugh-A-Mugh-Ugh) are available on Popeye the Sailor: 1933-1938, Volume 1
Popeye the Sailor: 1933-1938, Volume 1
Popeye the Sailor: 1933-1938, Volume 1 is the first authorized collection of theatrical Popeye cartoons on home video. This four-disc DVD set includes 60 theatrical Popeye cartoons, and was released on July 31, 2007 by Warner Home Video...

, released on July 31, 2007 . A second set, Popeye the Sailor: 1938-1940, Volume 2
Popeye the Sailor: 1938-1940, Volume 2
Popeye the Sailor: 1938-1940, Volume 2 is the second of a series of DVD sets released by Warner Home Video collecting, in chronological order, the theatrical Popeye cartoons originally distributed by Paramount Pictures. Originally planned as a four-disc set like Volume 1, Volume 2 was announced and...

was released on June 17, 2008 and contains the cartoons from mid-1938 through 1940 (I Yam Lovesick through Popeye Presents Eugene the Jeep). The remaining Fleischer cartoons from 1941 and 1942 (Problem Pappy through Baby Wants a Bottleship) were included in Popeye the Sailor: 1941-1943, Volume 3
Popeye the Sailor: 1941-1943, Volume 3
Popeye the Sailor: 1941-1943, Volume 3 is the third of a series of DVD sets released by Warner Home Video collecting, in chronological order, the theatrical Popeye cartoons originally distributed by Paramount Pictures...

, released on November 4, 2008.

Popeye the Sailor series

19331933 in film-Events:* March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City.* June 6 - The first drive-in theater opens, in Camden, New Jersey.* British Film Institute founded....

19341934 in film-Events:*January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn purchases the film rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz from the L. Frank Baum estate for $40,000.*February 19 - Bob Hope marries Dolores Reade...

19351935 in film-Events:*Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer .*Seven year old Shirley Temple wins a special Academy Award.*The Bantu Educational Kinema Experiment started in order to educate the Bantu peoples.-Top grossing films:-Academy Awards:...

19361936 in filmThe year 1936 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May 29 - Fritz Lang's first Hollywood film Fury, starring Spencer Tracy and Bruce Cabot, is released.*November 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon...

19371937 in filmThe year 1937 in film involved some significant events, including the Walt Disney production of the first full-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.- Events :*April 16 - Way Out West premieres in the US....

19391939 in filmThe year 1939 in motion pictures can be justified as being called the most outstanding one ever, when it comes to the high quality and high attendance at the large set of the best films that premiered in the year .- Events :Motion picture historians and film often rate...

19401940 in filmThe year 1940 in film involved some significant events, including the premieres of the Walt Disney classics Pinocchio and Fantasia.-Events:*February 7 - Walt Disney's animated film Pinocchio is released....

19411941 in filmThe year 1941 in film involved some significant events.-Events:Citizen Kane, consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time, was released in 1941.-Top grossing films :-Academy Awards:...

19421942 in filmThe year 1942 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, Casablanca.-Events:...

Other appearances

Official DVD releases

See also

1933
1933 in film
-Events:* March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City.* June 6 - The first drive-in theater opens, in Camden, New Jersey.* British Film Institute founded....

1934
1934 in film
-Events:January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn purchases the film rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz from the L. Frank Baum estate for $40,000.February 19 - Bob Hope marries Dolores Reade...

1935
1935 in film
-Events:Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer .Seven year old Shirley Temple wins a special Academy Award.*The Bantu Educational Kinema Experiment started in order to educate the Bantu peoples.-Top grossing films:-Academy Awards:...

1936
1936 in film
The year 1936 in film involved some significant events.-Events:May 29 - Fritz Lang's first Hollywood film Fury, starring Spencer Tracy and Bruce Cabot, is released.November 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon...

1937
1937 in film
The year 1937 in film involved some significant events, including the Walt Disney production of the first full-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.- Events :*April 16 - Way Out West premieres in the US....

1939
1939 in film
The year 1939 in motion pictures can be justified as being called the most outstanding one ever, when it comes to the high quality and high attendance at the large set of the best films that premiered in the year .- Events :Motion picture historians and film often rate...

1940
1940 in film
The year 1940 in film involved some significant events, including the premieres of the Walt Disney classics Pinocchio and Fantasia.-Events:*February 7 - Walt Disney's animated film Pinocchio is released....

1941
1941 in film
The year 1941 in film involved some significant events.-Events:Citizen Kane, consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time, was released in 1941.-Top grossing films :-Academy Awards:...

1942
1942 in film
The year 1942 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, Casablanca.-Events:...