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"The Billionaire" is a 1961 episode of Popeye the Sailor.
Plot[]
In a luxurious mansion, a millionaire (revealed to be Popeye) makes a call to Olive Oyl, telling her that he will give her a million dollars. Olive swiftly appears to get her check, but Popeye tells her that she must spend some money on a good cause. Popeye then gives Wimpy and Swee'Pea a million dollars each, and Brutus also receives a million himself. Popeye then makes sure that his friends spend their money wisely. He sees that Olive now owns a beauty salon, and is giving herself her a makeover. He sees Wimpy has purchased a hamburger factory, yet is sad about the cows. Swee'Pea is making his own candy bars, but he takes a bite off each of them. Brutus has bought all the spinach farms, but has had them all plowed under. Brutus shoves some leftover money in Popeye's mouth, but the bills were printed with green spinach ink, which allows to Popeye to get back at Brutus. He then sees the made-over Olive and laughs at her, causing her new looks to shatter. Thus Olive, Brutus, Wimpy, and Swee'Pea learn their lesson about spending money wisely. Popeye reveals that he had saved his last million dollars for himself, but decided to give it all to the Sailors' Relief instead.
Notes[]
- This cartoon fell into the public domain due to the wrong date being used in the copyright notice: MCMXL (1940) rather than MCMLX (1960).
External links[]
- The Billionaire at the Internet Movie Database