The following is a list of famous catchphrases and sayings by the characters:
Popeye
- "Blow me down!"
- "I yam what I yam and that's all what I yam"
- "That's all I can stands, 'cause I can't stands no more!"
- "I yam disgustipated"
Olive Oyl
- "Oh, dear!"
J. Wellington Wimpy
- "I'd gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today"
- "I'd like to invite you over to my house for a duck dinner... you bring the ducks!"
- "Jones is my name... I'm one of the Jones boys"
- "Let's you and him fight!"
Bluto
- "Runt!"
Poopdeck Pappy
- "I don't like relatives"
George W. Geezil
- "Pooey!"
Pipeye, Peepeye, Poopeye and Pupeye
- "But-We-Don't like-Spinach!"