| Patriotic Popeye | |
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Patriotic Popeye is a 4th of July themed Popeye cartoon. Overall, it is the 228th theatrical cartoon, released on May 10, 1957 by Paramount Cartoon Studios.
Plot[]
Popeye is celebrating the Fourth of July by arranging a patriotic garden, while his nephews (although only two are present in this short) would only want to play with fireworks. However, Popeye takes the fireworks away and locks them in a shed, opting for safer activities. The boys try to trick him into playing baseball so they can send the ball (and him) away, which causes a bull to chase Popeye, then use a hornet's nest against him, to no avail. When he gets into his car for a ride, his nephews tie a rope between it and the shed, sending its wreckage to crash into the car. The two boys are finally able to light their fireworks, but this causes various accidents to happen to Popeye, and them to be thrust up into the sky. By eating his spinach, Popeye gains the ability to fly by pipe propulsion. Saved just before the rocket that is hauling them up explodes, the kids finally settle for the safer yet still noisy game of bursting balloons.
Notes[]
- Final theatrical short appearances of Popeye's nephews.
- Jack Mercer does Popeye's voice through most of the picture, as usual, but Jackson Beck substitutes for one second at the three-minute mark as Popeye reacts to hornet stings.
- Part of the music sequence where Popeye uses his spinach to save his nephews was reused in many cartoons from the 60s television series.
External links[]
- Patriotic Popeye at the Internet Movie Database