Pest Pilot (1941) is the 98th Fleischer Studios Popeye cartoon.
Plot
At "Popeye's Airport" (actually a small airplane garage) Popeye is working on the construction of a propeller out of a single piece of wood. In comes Poopdeck Pappy to pester his son into being made an ace pilot. However, the sign on the wall says all pilots should be "Young-strong and healthy - see well and look good". Pappy's every attempt to convince the boss fail, even after he pretends to cry. When he is thrown out of the hangar, he angrily kicks one of the planes outside on the propeller, causing it to start up. He hops on to begin his joyride, which brings only destruction to the houses and places he flies by. Eventually, he rides so high that he begins to plummet down to Earth. Meanwhile, Popeye learns of the impending crash from a news announcer. Running to the crash site to find the plane destroyed, he is relieved to see his Pappy was caught on the edge of a water tower by his clothes. Poopdeck still insists on being an ace pilot, so Popeye gives him a pilot's cap and a small wings insignia, to become the lawnmower's pilot.
External links
- Pest Pilot at the Internet Movie Database