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Popeye Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar.CBS. Despite the series' mixed reception, (mostly being criticized about its cheap animation, writing and PSAs), it was a hit for

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.

Production

The show was produced by the legendary

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, which tried to retain the style of the original ''Thimble Theatre'' comic strip while complying with the prevailing content restrictions on

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. Featured characters, aside from the popular main stars of Popeye,

Bluto Bluto, at times known as Brutus, 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 (later renamed ''Popeye''). Bluto made his fi ...

, Olive Oyl and Wimpy, were

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,

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, Eugene the Jeep and Popeye's quadruplet nephews. Popeye's outfit reverted to his sailor's uniform, except for his cap, which was retained as the white Navy hat. Bluto's name was restored, as it had erroneously been changed to "Brutus" for the early 1960s ''Popeye'' cartoons. Olive Oyl also reverted to her 1930s look. At the start, ''The All New Popeye Hour'' has three segments: "Popeye", "Popeye's Treasure Hunt" and " Dinky Dog" (a non-''Popeye'' segment about the misadventures of an enormous

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that was later spun off into its own show). In 1979, the show added "The Popeye Sports Parade". Because of restrictions on violence on television cartoons for children at the time, Popeye did not throw punches in retaliation to Bluto; he often lifted him, with his own hands or with machinery, and hurled him away. The series marked the last time

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would voice Popeye; he died on December 4, 1984, fifteen months after the show's cancellation. Each episode also contains a PSA interstitial called a Safety Tip or a Health Tip about things that include but are not limited to washing hands before dinner, brushing teeth, nutrition, crossing the street the right way, protection against sunburn, and spray paint safety. Some Safety Tips feature an anthropomorphic

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named Mr. No-No who would engage in dangerous or destructive activities like consuming toxic substances, drinking alcohol, and smoking. He would tend to get Pipeye, Peepeye, Poopeye, and Pupeye to do the same until he is either stopped in some way or turned away by Popeye. ''The All New Popeye Hour'' ran on CBS until September 1981, when it was shortened to a half-hour show and retitled ''The Popeye and Olive Comedy Show''. The show added two new segments. The first segment was "Prehistoric Popeye", similar to ''

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''. The second segment was "Private Olive Oyl", where Olive and

Alice the Goon Alice the Goon is a fictional character in E. C. Segar's comic strip ''Thimble Theatre'' and in the ''Popeye'' cartoon series derived from it. History Alice made her debut in the Sunday, December 10, 1933, ''Thimble Theatre'' strip, part of the ...

join the

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, then proceed to drive their drill sergeant, Sgt. Bertha Blast (voiced by Jo Anne Worley) nuts, yet impress the base commander, Col. Crumb (voiced by Hal Smith). This cartoon is based on the idea of '' Private Benjamin''; Hanna-Barbera was also concurrently producing a virtually identical concept with sitcom characters Laverne and Shirley called '' Laverne and Shirley in the Army'' for rival network ABC at the time. The show was removed from the CBS lineup in September 1983, and the cartoons were immediately sold to local stations in nationwide

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. They have also been released on VHS and DVD. During the time these cartoons were in production, CBS aired ''The Popeye Valentine Special: Sweethearts at Sea'' on February 14, 1979 at 8:30 PM (Eastern). In the UK, the BBC aired a half-hour version of ''The All New Popeye Show'', from the early-1980s to 2004. Unlike cartoon series produced by Hanna-Barbera in the 1970s, ''The All New Popeye Hour'' did not contain a

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. The syndicated version can currently be seen on

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,

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(as "Popeye: The Continuing Adventures") and on

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(as "All-New Popeye"). In Southeast Asia, it aired on

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in the 2000s.

Voice cast

In addition to providing many of the cartoon scripts,

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reprised his

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as Popeye, while Marilyn Schreffler and

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became the new voices of Olive Oyl and Bluto, respectively ( Mae Questel auditioned for Hanna-Barbera to recreate Olive Oyl, but was rejected in favor of Schreffler).

Main

*

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as

Popeye Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar.Poopdeck Pappy Poopdeck Pappy is a fictional character featured in the '' Popeye'' (''Thimble Theatre'') comic strip and animated cartoon spinoffs. Created by E. C. Segar in 1936, the character is Popeye's father, who is between the ages of 85 and 99. Histor ...

, Pipeye, Peepeye *

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as

Bluto Bluto, at times known as Brutus, 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 (later renamed ''Popeye''). Bluto made his fi ...

* Marilyn Schreffler as Olive Oyl, The

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,

Swee'Pea Swee'Pea (alternatively spelled Swee'pea and Sweapea on some titles and once called Sweep 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 k ...

,

Alice the Goon Alice the Goon is a fictional character in E. C. Segar's comic strip ''Thimble Theatre'' and in the ''Popeye'' cartoon series derived from it. History Alice made her debut in the Sunday, December 10, 1933, ''Thimble Theatre'' strip, part of the ...

, Poopeye, Pupeye * Julie Bennett as Monica *

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as Wimpy *

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as Sandy *

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as Eugene the Jeep * Frank Nelson as Uncle Dudley * Hal Smith as Col. Crumb * John Stephenson as Mr. No No *

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as Dinky * Jo Anne Worley as Sgt. Bertha Blast

Additional

* Roger Behr *

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* Richard Erdman *

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* Ross Martin * Virginia McSwain * Pat Parris * Barney Phillips * Jane Roberts *

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*

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*

Janet Waldo Janet Waldo (born Jeanette Marie Waldo; February 4, 1919 – June 12, 2016) was an American radio and voice actress. In animation, she voiced Judy Jetson in various Hanna-Barbera media, Nancy in ''Shazzan'', Penelope Pitstop, Princess from '' ...

* Lennie Weinrib

Episodes

Seasons 1–3 (1978–1980): ''The All New Popeye Hour''

Season 1 (1978)

Season 2 (1979)

Season 3 (1980)

Season 4 (1981–1983): ''The Popeye and Olive Comedy Show''

Special

Home media

The first DVD that features ''The All New Popeye Hour'' was released on May 16, 2000, by

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with eighteen segments from the series. A few years later, Warner Home Video released ''Popeye & Friends - Volume One'', a single DVD featuring eight unedited episodes. As of , the series has yet to have a complete series DVD box set.

Notes

References

External links

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The All-New Popeye Hour DVD news: Final Box Art for Dinky Dog - The Complete Series

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