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Pilgrim Popeye is the Thanksgiving-themed 182nd Popeye cartoon. It was produced by Famous Studios and released on July 13, 1951.
Plot[]
Popeye has been feeding a turkey in his backyard; it is Thanksgiving day, and three of his nephews are all set into turning the turkey into the main course. But Popeye cannot bring himself to do the deed, so he tells them a story about the time he was a pilgrim and a turkey saved his life. In the ensuing flashback, Popeye is hunting the turkey, which keeps outsmarting him. He finally corners the bird, which gives him a sob story about being too scrawny to eat. Popeye therefore gives it some spinach, but before the bird can eat it, Popeye is captured by Indians, and they tie him to a stake. The turkey, watching, remembers about the spinach, which manages to turn it into an eagle. He swoops down, carries off the first batch of Indians and throws them into a mountain; he turns another batch into a totem pole. Popeye finishes his story and sees that the boys are missing; it is dinner time. They prepare to serve the turkey a big plate of spinach.
Trivia[]
- Final cartoon to use an edited version of the main theme as recorded in 1943. The next short, Let's Stalk Spinach, introduced a re-recorded version.
External links[]
- Pilgrim Popeye at the Internet Movie Database