A Bad Knight for Popeye

A Bad Knight For Popeye is an episode from The All-New Popeye Hour's "The Adventures of Popeye" segment for Hanna-Barbera Productions in association with King Features Syndicate. It first aired on September 30, 1978. The producer was Art Scott and it was directed by George Gordon, Carl Urbano and Rudy Zamora. Popeye was voiced by Jack Mercer, Olive Oyl was voiced by Marilyn Schreffler, Wimpy was voiced by Daws Butler and Bluto was voiced by Allan Melvin.

Plot

It is the Middle Ages, and the Princess (portrayed by Olive Oyl) has been kidnapped by an evil knight. She is being guarded by his dragon. The King (portrayed by Wimpy) makes a proclamation that whomever frees the Princess will have her hand in marriage.

Many try and fail until the Farmer (portrayed by Popeye) tries his hand at saving the Princess. Of course, the Evil Knight (portrayed by Bluto) tangles with Popeye. Bluto challenges Popeye to a jousting match. Popeye wins the tournament and rescues Princess Olive.

Episode Details

This segment was aired in season 1, episode 4 of The All New Popeye Hour. Below is a list of the other segments for this episode.

Segment	Title	Seg #
The Adventures of Popeye	A Whale of a Tale	4A
Health and Safety Tips	Bicycle	4B
The Adventures of Popeye	Olive's Shining Hour	4C
Dinky Dog	Dinky's Nose For News	4D
Health and Safety Tips	Don't Overeat	4E
The Adventures of Popeye	A Bad Knight For Popeye	4F
Health and Safety Tips	Balanced Meals	4G

External links

• A Bad Night For Popeye at The Big Cartoon Database
• Episode Listing at Hearst Animation