Popeye made his first public appearance Jan. 17, 1929, in Elzie Segar's then 10-year-old comic strip, "Thimble Theatre," which originally revolved around Olive Oyl's family. Although he was introduced as a minor walk-on character, Popeye quickly "muskled" his way into the limelight and eclipsed the older characters to become the star of "Thimble Theatre." With Popeye came a host of new, off-beat funny folks such as Swee'Pea, the "infink" Popeye adopted; J. Wellington Wimpy, the world's most hamburger-obsessed moocher; and Bluto, the hairy "heavy" with the glass jaw.
Popeye made the jump to the silver screen in a 1933 Betty Boop cartoon entitled, Popeye the Sailor from the Fleischer Studios. Nearly 750 Popeye cartoons were made.
Disc contains the following cartoons:
Private Eye Popeye
Spree Lunch
Fright to The Finish
Greek Mirthology
Little Swee'Pea
Shuteye Popeye
The Crystal Brawl
Big Bad Sinbad
The Paneless Window Cleaner
Bride and Gloom
Ancient Fistory
Customers Wanted
Patriotic Popeye
Cookin' with Gags
Nearlyweds
I'm in The Army Now
Popeye for President
Spooky Swabs
Poopdeck Pappy
Gopher Spinach
A Haul in One
Assault and Flattery
With full menu.
