Popeye the Sailor filmography (Fleischer Studios)

This is a list of the 109 cartoons of the Popeye the Sailor film series produced by Fleischer Studios for Paramount Pictures from 1933 to 1942.

During the course of production in 1941, Paramount assumed control of the Fleischer studio, removing founders Max and Dave Fleischer from control of the studio and renaming the organization Famous Studios by 1942. Popeye cartoons continued production under Famous Studios following 1942's Baby Wants a Bottleship.

All cartoons are one reel (6 to 10 minutes long) and in black and white, except for the three Popeye Color Specials (Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor from 1936, Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves from 1937, and Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp from 1939), which are two reels (15 to 20 minutes long) and in Technicolor.

Dave Fleischer was the credited director on every cartoon produced by Fleischer Studios. Fleischer's actual duties were those of a film producer and creative supervisor, with the head animators doing much of the work assigned to animation directors in other studios. The head animator is the first animator listed.Culhane, Shamus (1986). Talking Animals and Other People. New York: Da Capo Press. Pg. 40-41 Credited animators are therefore listed for each short.

Short films 1933 #FilmOriginal release dateAnimated byStory byFilm if in the public domainPilot cartoonPopeye the SailorJuly 14Seymour KneitelRoland Crandall First screen appearances of Popeye, Olive Oyl, and Bluto A Betty Boop cartoon Some TV versions are edited so as to remove scenes depicting racial stereotypes of African Americans Billy Costello was the first voice of Popeye.1I Yam What I YamSeptember 29Seymour KneitelWilliam Henning First entry in the Popeye the Sailor series First screen appearance of J. Wellington Wimpy Rarely airs on television due to the American Indian stereotypes.2Blow Me Down!October 27Willard BowskyWilliam Sturm3I Eats My SpinachNovember 17Seymour KneitelRoland Crandall First cartoon with Mae Questel as the voice of Olive Oyl William Pennell voices Bluto Additional voices are provided by Charles Carver Only Popeye cartoon to bear the National Recovery Administration logo4Seasin's Greetinks!December 17Seymour KneitelRoland Crandall5Wild ElephinksDecember 29Willard BowskyWilliam Sturm 1934 6Sock-a-Bye, BabyJanuary 19Seymour KneitelRoland Crandall Baby voiced by Mae Questel Billy Costello voices Popeye7Let's You and Him FightFebruary 16Willard BowskyWilliam Sturm Final appearance of the Out of the Inkwell end title design.8The Man on the Flying TrapezeMarch 16Willard BowskyDavid Tendlar Cameo appearance by Nana Oyl (voiced by Mae Questel) Jules Leotard (aka the Man on the Flying Trapeze) is voiced by Gus Wickie Additional voices are provided by Lou Fleischer and Charles Carver9Can You Take ItApril 27Myron WaldmanThomas Johnson William Pennell voices Bluto Margie Hines voices Olive Oyl Additional voices are provided by Charles Carver The first female studio animator, Lillian Friedman, animated several scenes in this film.10Shoein' HossesJune 1Willard BowskyDavid Tendlar William Pennell voices Bluto Mae Questel voices Olive Oyl Charles Lawrence voices Wimpy Additional voices are provided by Charles Carver First cartoon in which Popeye and Bluto compete for work11Strong to the FinichJune 29Seymour KneitelRoland Crandall Bonnie Poe (or Mae Questel) voices Olive Oyl Mae Questel voices Children Final appearance of the "Max Fleischer presents" byline12Shiver Me Timbers!July 27Willard BowskyWilliam Sturm Mae Questel voices Olive Oyl Charles Lawrence voices Wimpy Additional voices are provided by Lou Fleischer13Axe Me AnotherAugust 21Seymour KneitelRoland Crandall Mae Questel voices Olive Oyl William Pennell voices Bluto Additional voices are provided by Charles Carver14A Dream WalkingSeptember 26Seymour KneitelRoland Crandall Mae Questel voices Olive Oyl William Pennell voices Bluto Lou Fleischer voices Wimpy Additional voices are provided by Charles Carver15The Two-Alarm FireOctober 26Willard BowskyNicholas Tafuri Mae Questel voices Olive Oyl William Pennell voices Bluto Additional voices are provided by Charles Carver16The Dance ContestNovember 23Willard BowskyDavid Tendlar Mae Questel voices Olive Oyl William Pennell voices Bluto Charles Lawrence voices Wimpy Additional voices are provided by Charles Carver and Louis Fleischer17We Aim to PleaseDecember 28Willard BowskyDavid Tendlar William Pennell voices Bluto Charles Lawrence voices Wimpy Additional voices are provided by Charles Carver & Lou Fleischer 1935 18Beware of Barnacle BillJanuary 25Willard BowskyHarold M. Walker First use of the "anchor" end title design.19Be Kind to "Aminals"February 22Willard BowskyCharles Hastings Floyd Buckley (the voice of Popeye on the Popeye radio program) voices Popeye20Pleased to Meet Cha!March 22Willard BowskyHarold Walker Billy Costello voices Popeye Mae Questel voices Olive Oyl Additional voices by Charles Carver First cartoon to end with Popeye singing the closing theme song21The "Hyp-Nut-Tist"April 26Seymour KneitelRoland Crandall Last cartoon with William Pennell as Bluto22Choose Your "Weppins"May 31David TendlarGeorge Germanetti (credited)Sam StimsonNick TafuriWilliam "Bill" SturmGraham Place (uncredited)Dave FleischerIzzy Sparber(uncredited) Mae Questel voices Olive Oyl Gus Wickie voices a Prisoner Charles Lawrence voices Wimpy Additional voices are provided by Jack Mercer23For Better or WorserJune 28Seymour KneitelRoland Crandall Mae Questel voices Olive Oyl First cartoon with Gus Wickie as Bluto Additional voices are provided by Lou Fleischer First Popeye cartoon with stereoptical (3D background) process.24Dizzy DiversJuly 26Willard BowskyHarold Walker (credited)Nick TafuriGeorge GermanettiGraham PlaceBill Sturm (uncredited)Dave FleischerBill TurnerJoe Stultz(both uncredited) Bonnie Poe voices Olive Oyl Gus Wickie voices Bluto Additional voices are provided by Jack Mercer25You Gotta Be a Football HeroAugust 31Willard BowskyGeorge GermanettiBill Turner (uncredited) Billy Costello's last performance as the voice of Popeye Mae Questel voices Olive Oyl Gus Wickie voices Bluto Additional voices by Jack Mercer Additional animation by Bill Sturm, Harold Walker, Nick Tafuri and Orestes Calpini26King of the Mardi GrasSeptember 27David TendlarWilliam SturmGraham PlaceNick TafuriHarold WalkerEli Brucker (uncredited)Dave FleischerIzzy Sparber(uncredited) First cartoon with Jack Mercer as the voice of Popeye Mae Questel voices Olive Oyl Song "I'm King of the Mardi Gras" written by Sammy Timberg & Bob Rothberg and performed by Jack Mercer & Gus Wickie (as Bluto) Stereoptical process27Adventures of PopeyeOctober 25Various Partial live-action Mae Questel voices Olive Oyl Gus Wickie voices Bluto Compilation film, scenes from I Eats My Spinach, Wild Elephinks, Axe Me Another, and Popeye the Sailor28The Spinach OvertureDecember 7Seymour KneitelRoland Crandall Cameo appearance by Castor Oyl All other voices are provided by Jack Mercer Mae Questel voices Olive Oyl Gus Wickie voices Bluto Charles Lawrence voices Wimpy Music by Sammy Timberg 1936 29Vim, Vigor and VitalikyJanuary 3Seymour KneitelRoland Crandall Mae Questel voices Olive Oyl Gus Wickie voices Bluto30A Clean Shaven ManFebruary 7Seymour KneitelRoland Crandall Cameo appearance by George G. Geezil Additional animation by William Henning and Jack Kirby Music by Sammy Timberg This cartoon's theme music was used as the theme music for the local New Orleans kids show "Popeye & Pals", airing on WWL-TV 4 from 1957 to 199131Brotherly LoveMarch 6Seymour KneitelRoland Crandall Mae Questel voices Olive Oyl Gus Wickie voices Bruiser32I-Ski Love-Ski You-SkiApril 3Willard BowskyGeorge Germanetti Mae Questel voices Olive Oyl Gus Wickie voices Bluto Additional animation by Edward Nolan and Orestes Calpini Stereoptical process33Bridge Ahoy!May 1Seymour KneitelRoland CrandallElsworth Barthen Mae Questel voices Olive Oyl Gus Wickie voices Bluto Lou Fleischer voices Wimpy Additional animation by William Henning Stereoptical process34What--No Spinach?June 7Seymour KneitelRoland Crandall Gus Wickie voices Bluto Lou Fleischer voices Wimpy35I Wanna Be a Life GuardJune 26David TendlarWilliam Sturm (credited)Joe OrioloEli BruckerNick TafuriGraham Place (uncredited)Ed WatkinsJack WardJoe Stultz(all uncredited) Mae Questel voices Olive Oyl Gus Wickie voices Bluto Lou Fleischer voices Wimpy Additional animation by Joe Oriolo Stereoptical process36Let's Get Movin'July 24Willard BowskyOrestes CalpiniJoe StultzBill Turner Mae Questel voices Olive Oyl Gus Wickie voices Bluto Stereoptical process37Never Kick a WomanAugust 30Seymour KneitelRoland Crandall First and only Fleischer cartoon in which Olive Oyl eats spinach in order to overcome a female adversary38Little Swee'PeaSeptember 25Seymour KneitelWilliam Henning First screen appearance of Swee'Pea Stereoptical process In the public domain in the United States Earliest public domain Popeye cartoon.39Hold the WireOctober 23Willard BowskyOrestes Calpini40The Spinach RoadsterOctober 26Willard BowskyGeorge GermanettiBill TurnerJoe StultzEd WatkinsWarren FosterJack Mercer(all uncredited) Stereoptical process Additional animation by Orestes Calpini and Edward Nolan41Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the SailorNovember 27Willard BowskyGeorge GermanettiEdward Nolan A two-reel Popeye Color Special Stereoptical process Popeye's first color appearance In the public domain in the United States Final cartoon where Popeye sings his full theme song whenever he first appears. Only Popeye cartoon nominated for an Academy Award for Short Subjects.42I'm in the Army NowDecember 25Various Gus Wickie voices Bluto Mae Questel voices Olive Oyl Frank Matalone voices Recruiting Officer Compilation film, scenes from Blow Me Down, Choose Your "Weppins", Shoein' Hosses, and King of the Mardi Gras In the public domain in the United States 1937 43The Paneless Window WasherJanuary 22Willard BowskyOrestes Calpini In the public domain in the United States44Organ Grinder's SwingFebruary 19David TendlarWilliam Sturm Mae Questel voices Olive Oyl Gus Wickie voices Bluto Additional voices by Donald Bain Music by Sammy Timberg, Will Hudson, Mitchell Parish and Irving Mills The DVD restoration of this cartoon incorrectly copies credits from The Paneless Window Washer, hence the incorrect certificate number, including Willard Bowsky and Orestes Calpini being wrongly credited for the animation.45My Artistical TemperatureMarch 19Seymour KneitelAbner MatthewsBill TurnerJoe StultzEd Watkins(all uncredited) Mae Questel voices Olive Oyl Gus Wickie voices Bluto Stereoptical process Some TV versions, as well as the colorized version, are edited so as to remove the scene where Popeye (voiced by Jack Mercer) turns Bluto's sun picture into a black-faced minstrel.46HospitalikyApril 16Seymour KneitelWilliam HenningSeymour Kneitel (uncredited) Mae Questel voices Olive Oyl Gus Wickie voices Bluto Popeye feeds Bluto spinach in order to get beaten up and put in the hospital with Olive47The Twisker PitcherMay 21Seymour KneitelAbner MatthewsDave FleischerSeymour Kneitel (both uncredited) Bluto (voiced by Gus Wickie) eats Popeye's spinach in order to best him at baseball Jack Mercer voices Popeye Mae Questel voices Olive Oyl Additional voices are provided by Louis Fleischer Additional animation by William Henning48Morning, Noon and NightclubJune 18Willard BowskyGeorge GermanettiDave Fleischer (uncredited) Popeye and Olive are known as Popita and Olivita in this cartoon Jack Mercer voices Popeye Mae Questel voices Olive Oyl Gus Wickie voices Bluto Lou Fleischer voices Wimpy Music by Sammy Timberg49Lost and FoundryJuly 16Seymour KneitelAbner Matthews First time that Swee'Pea eats spinach to save the day Jack Mercer voices Popeye