This is a list of the 109 cartoons of the ''Popeye the Sailor'' film series produced by

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for

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from 1933 to 1942. During the course of production in 1941, Paramount assumed control of the Fleischer studio, removing founders

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and

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from control of the studio and renaming the organization

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by 1942. ''Popeye'' cartoons continued production under Famous Studios following 1942's ''Baby Wants a Bottleship''. All cartoons are one reel (6 to 10 minutes long) 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'' is a 1936 two-reel animated cartoon short subject in the '' Popeye Color Specials'' series, produced in Technicolor and released to theatres on November 27, 1936, by Paramount Pictures. It was produc ...

'' from 1936, '' Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves'' from 1937, and ''

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 theaters on April 7, 1939, by Paramount Pictures. It was produced by Max Fleischer, ...

'' from 1939), which are two reels (15 to 20 minutes long) and in

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

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

Short films

''Let's Sing with Popeye''

Popeye also appeared in a 1934 short titled ''Let's Sing with Popeye'' 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 a

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. This film was made for theaters that participated in Paramount's weekly Popeye Fan Club meetings. The short is available as a special feature on '' Popeye the Sailor: 1933–1938, Volume 1''.

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