Pip-eye, Pup-eye, Poop-eye an' Peep-eye

This article is about the animated short. For the characters, see Pipeye, Peepeye, Poopeye and Pupeye.

Pip-eye, Pup-eye, Poop-eye an' Peep-eye
Season 1, Episode 105
Air date	April 10, 1942
Directed by	Dave Fleischer
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Pip-eye, Pup-eye, Poop-eye an' Peep-eye is the 105th Popeye cartoon, released on April 10, 1942 by Fleischer Studios. The characters first presented as Popeye's children in a dream sequence in Wimmin is a Myskery are formally introduced to the series here, albeit as his nephews.

Plot

We are first introduced to Popeye's nephews Pipeye, Peepeye, Poopeye and Pupeye, as they have lunch along with their uncle. After they finish their soup, Popeye goes to the kitchen to serve the main couse, spinach. Meanwhile, the boys try to sneak away, grabbing their fishing rods on the way out. Popeye notices and climbs down the building's nine floors to intercept them. Back in the apartment, the kids refuse to eat the vegetable, saying "But-we-don't like-spinach" when Popeye asks them if they wanted to be as strong as their uncle. Popeye admits that spinach endows him with enough strength to perform impossible stunts such as playing the piano like a virtuoso, which he does after making use of his spinach can. As they remain unconvinced, he produces a second can, that allows him to dance like "Fred Upstairs". He then demonstrates the moves of a prizefighter after downing the contents of a third spinach can, to no avail, so he threathens to spank the boys. They do not change their stance so Popeye, in tears, says "I hates to do this, but what has to be, has to be" then puts them over his knees in a pile and spanks them. Later, all five are still sobbing as the vegetable is finally consumed, which does in fact empower the kids. They are then able to play the piano as adeptly as Popeye, until it breaks, providing them with the wooden pieces with which to spank their uncle. They say "We hate to do this, but what has to be, has to be" before they bash him all through the apartment and all the way down the building. Then, they simply leave to go fishing.

External links

• Pip-eye, Pup-eye, Poop-eye an' Peep-eye at the Internet Movie Database