List of Popeye the Sailor theatrical cartoons (Fleischer Studios)

Popeye and Betty Boop in the Fleischer Studios inaugural Popeye the Sailor cartoon (1933)

Fleischer Studios, Inc. was an animation production company founded in 1921 by brothers Max and Dave Fleischer, a subsidiary of Paramount Pictures, noted for adapting comics characters Popeye the Sailor and Superman into animated shorts and for their own characters such as Betty Boop. It was a major competitor to Walt Disney Productions until its dissolution in 1942.

This is a list of 109 cartoons starring Popeye, produced from 1933 to 1942 by Fleischer Studios for Paramount Pictures.

During the course of production in 1941, Paramount assumed control of the Fleischer studio, removing the Fleischers from control and renaming the organization Famous Studios 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 from 1936, Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves from 1937, and Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp from 1939), which are two-reels (approx. 20 minutes) long and in Technicolor.

Dave Fleischer was the credited director on every cartoon produced by the 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 animation directors in other studios. The head animator is the first animator listed. Credited animators are therefore listed for each short.

1933
#	Episode	Original release date	Credited animators	Notes
*	Popeye the Sailor	July 14	Seymour Kneitel Roland Crandall	First screen appearances of Popeye, Olive Oyl and Bluto A Betty Boop cartoon Some TV versions edit out scenes depicting racial stereotypes of African Americans
1	I Yam What I Yam	September 29	Seymour Kneitel William Henning	First actual entry in the Popeye the Sailor series First screen appearance of J. Wellington Wimpy
2	Blow Me Down!	October 27	Willard Bowsky William Sturm
3	I Eats My Spinach	November 17	Seymour Kneitel Roland Crandall	First cartoon with Mae Questel as the voice of Olive Oyl Only Popeye cartoon to bear the National Recovery Administration logo
4	Seasin's Greetinks!	December 17	Seymour Kneitel Roland Crandall
5	Wild Elephinks	December 29	Willard Bowsky William Sturm
1934
#	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	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 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	Final regular cartoon where Popeye sings his own theme song whenever he first appears
12	Shiver Me Timbers	July 27	Willard Bowsky William Sturm	First cartoon with Paramount president Adolph Zukor's name above Max Fleischer's on title card
13	Axe Me Another	September 21	Seymour Kneitel Roland Crandall
14	A Dream Walking	September 28	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
#	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 his voice instead of 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) process
24	Dizzy Divers	July 26	Willard Bowsky Harold Walker
25	You Gotta Be a Football Hero	August 30	Willard Bowsky George Germanetti	William Costello's last performance as Popeye
26	King of the Mardi Gras	September 27	Dave Tendlar William Sturm	First cartoon with Jack Mercer 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 Part live-action
28	The Spinach Overture	December 6	Seymour Kneitel Roland Crandall	Cameo appearance by Castor Oyl
1936
#	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 5	Seymour Kneitel Roland Crandall
35	I Wanna Be a Life Guard	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 28	Seymour Kneitel Roland Crandall	First and only Fleischer cartoon in which Olive Oyl eats Popeye's spinach to overcome her adversary
38	Popeye the Sailor with Little Swee'Pea	September 25	Seymour Kneitel William Henning	First screen appearance of Swee'Pea Stereoptical process Uncredited animator: Roland Crandall In the public domain in the United States
39	Hold the Wire	October 23	Willard Bowsky Orestes Calpini
40	The Spinach Roadster	October 30	Willard Bowsky George Germanetti
41	Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor	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 overall cartoon where Popeye sings his full theme song whenever he first appears Only Popeye cartoon nominated for an Academy Award
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
#	Film	Original release date	Credited animators	Notes
43	The Paneless Window Washer	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	The DVD restoration of this cartoon incorrectly copies credits from The Paneless Window Washer, hence the incorrect certificate number, including Willard Bowsky and Orestes Calpini being wrongly credited for the animation.
45	My Artistical Temperature	March 19	Seymour Kneitel Abner Matthews	Stereoptical process. Some TV versions edit the scene where Popeye turns Bluto's sun picture into a blackfaced minstrel
46	Hospitaliky	April 16	Seymour Kneitel William Henning	Popeye has Bluto eat 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 17	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 atypically had original titles.
54	Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves	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. Uncredited animators: Lillian Friedman, Gordon Sheehan In the public domain in the United States
55	Fowl Play	December 17	Dave Tendlar William Sturm
1938
#	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 After this cartoon, Bluto is absent from 10 cartoons in a row until Customers Wanted
58	The House Builder-Upper	March 18	Seymour Kneitel Abner Matthews
59	Big Chief Ugh-Amugh-Ugh	April 22	Willard Bowsky George Germanetti	Final cartoon to feature the voice of Gus Wickie
60	I Yam Love Sick	May 27	Seymour Kneitel William Henning	The voice of Olive Oyl is provided by Bonnie Poe
61	Plumbing is a 'Pipe'	June 17	Willard Bowsky Orestes Calpini	First Time Margie Hines voices Olive Oyl.
62	Popeye the Sailor with the Jeep	July 15	Seymour Kneitel Graham Place	First screen appearance of Eugene the Jeep Margie Hines performs the voice of Olive Oyl
63	Bulldozing the Bull	August 19	Willard Bowsky George Germanetti	Margie Hines performs the voice of Olive Oyl
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 First and only theatrical appearance of the Goons First cartoon released after E. C. Segar's death
66	A Date to Skate	November 18	Willard Bowsky Orestes Calpini	Final cartoon with Mae Questel as the voice of Olive Oyl until after the dissolution of Fleischer Studios into Famous Studios. Margie Hines takes over the role for all remaining Fleischer Popeye cartoons Final Fleischer Popeye cartoon produced in New York City, New York. In the public domain in the United States
67	Cops Is Always Right	December 30	Seymour Kneitel William Henning	Final cartoon with "Adolph Zukor presents" credit First Fleischer Popeye cartoon produced in Miami, Florida.
1939
#	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 as the voice of Bluto In the Public Domain in the United States First cartoon with "Paramount presents" credit
69	Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp	April 7	Dave Tendlar Nick Tafuri William Sturm Rueben Grossman	A two-reel Popeye Color Special. Final cartoon with Stereoptical process Uncredited animator: Gordon Sheehan 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 28	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
#	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 Aint 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	Uncredited animator: Lou Zukor
80	Onion Pacific	May 24	Willard Bowsky James Davis
81	Wimmin Is a Myskery	June 7	Willard Bowsky Joe D'Igalo	Early appearance by Pipeye, Peepeye, Poopeye and Pupeye in dream sequence
82	Nurse-Mates	June 21	Graham Place Louis Zukor
83	Fightin Pals	July 12	Willard Bowsky Robert Bentley	Last cartoon with Pinto Colvig as the voice of Bluto After this cartoon, Bluto takes another leave of absence until Kickin' the Conga Round.
84	Doing Impossikible Stunts	August 2	Tom Johnson Frank Endres	Compilation film, includes scenes from I Never Changes My Altitude, I Wanna be a Life Guard, 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 Al Eugster
88	My Pop, My Pop	October 18	Abner Kneitel Arnold Gillespie
89	Popeye the Sailor with Poopdeck Pappy	November 15	Bill Nolan Winfield Hoskins
90	Popeye Presents Eugene the Jeep	December 13	Grim Natwick Irv Spector	Final film appearance of Eugene the Jeep Final cartoon to feature the voice of Pinto Colvig
1941
#	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	Footage re-used from 1934's Sock-A-Bye, Baby.
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	George W. Geezil's final and largest theatrical cartoon role The 1944 Warner Bros. cartoon titled Duck Soup to Nuts contains several similarities to this short
97	Child Psykolojiky	July 11	Bill Nolan Joe Oriolo	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 17	Seymour Kneitel Abner Matthews	First World War II-themed cartoon. First appearance of Popeye in white U. S. Navy uniform The working title for this cartoon was "In The Navy".
101	Nix on Hypnotricks	December 19	Dave Tendlar John Walworth
1942
#	Film	Original release date	Credited animators	Notes
102	Kickin' the Conga Round	January 16	Tom Johnson George Germanetti	Dave Barry 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 an' Peep-eye	April 10	Seymour Kneitel George Germanetti	First canonical appearance of Pipeye, Peepeye, Poopeye and Pupeye Final Fleischer cartoon with Popeye in his comic strip uniform
106	Olive Oyl and Water Don't Mix	May 8	Dave Tendlar Abner Kneitel
107	Many Tanks	June 12	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 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's Popeye the Sailor DVD box set series:

• Popeye the Sailor: 1933-1938, Volume 1, released July 31, 2007 (Popeye the Sailor - Big Chief Ugh-A-Mugh-Ugh)
• Popeye the Sailor: 1938-1940, Volume 2, released June 17, 2008 (I Yam Lovesick - Popeye Presents Eugene the Jeep)
• Popeye the Sailor: 1941-1943, Volume 3, released November 4, 2008 (Problem Pappy - Baby Wants a Bottleship)

See also

• Popeye
• List of Popeye the Sailor theatrical cartoons (Famous Studios) (1942 – 1957)
• Popeye the Sailor (1960 – 1962)
• The All-New Popeye Hour (1978 – 1981, CBS; produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions)
• The Popeye and Olive Comedy Show (1981 – 1983), CBS; produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions)
• Popeye and Son (1987 – 1988, CBS; produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions)
• The Popeye Show (2001 – 2003, Cartoon Network)

Sources

• Calma, Gordon and Nenad. "Fleischer Popeye Tribute: Episodes". Retrieved August 26, 2007.