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1. Popeye (1980)
PG | 114 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
The adventures of the famous sailor man and his friends in the seaside town of Sweethaven.
Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Ray Walston, Paul Dooley
Votes: 34,411 | Gross: $49.82M
2. Popeye the Sailor (1960–1962)
TV-G | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The continuing animated adventures of Olive Oyl, Wimpy, Swee'pea and Popeye.
Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Jackson Beck
Votes: 13,918
3. Popeye the Sailor (1933)
Passed | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye begins his movie career by singing his theme song, demonstrating his strength at a carnival, dancing the hula with Betty Boop, pummeling Bluto, eating his spinach, and saving Olive Oyl from certain doom on the railroad tracks.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: William Costello, William Pennell, Bonnie Poe, Mae Questel
Votes: 1,910
4. South Park: Imaginationland (2008 Video)
Not Rated | 67 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
In this never-before-seen Director's Cut, the doors of the world's imagination are thrown wide open and the boys of South Park are transported to a magical realm in their greatest odyssey ever.
Director: Trey Parker | Stars: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Adrien Beard, Kathryn Howell
Votes: 10,423
5. Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor (1936)
Approved | 16 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
The legendary sailors Popeye and Sindbad do battle to see which one is the greatest.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Lou Fleischer, Gus Wicke
Votes: 4,030
6. The Popeye Show (2001–2003)
Animation, Family
An animated anthology program of uncut Popeye theatrical shorts from Fleischer Studios and Famous Studios digitally restored to their original forms whenever possible with an announcer giving viewers facts between each cartoon short.
Star: Bill Murray
Votes: 120
7. I Wanna Be a Life Guard (1936)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye applies for a lifeguard job when he sees Olive in the pool, but Bluto also wants the job (and Olive). The manager, Wimpy, asks them to demonstrate their skills in a contest. Popeye ... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Dave Tendlar | Stars: Lou Fleischer, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Gus Wicke
Votes: 373
8. Boop (2011)
TV-14 | 3 min | Short, Comedy
The never-been-told, real life, true story of how Betty Boop came to exist and become the sexiest cartoon character of her time and possibly all time.
Director: Ryan Perez | Stars: Rose McGowan, Billy Zane, Michael Raymond-James, Colleen Camp
Votes: 123
9. The All-New Popeye Hour (1978–1984)
TV-G | 60 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
The new adventures of Popeye the Sailor Man and his friends.
Stars: Marilyn Schreffler, Jack Mercer, Hal Smith, Jo Anne Worley
Votes: 3,558
10. Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (1939)
Approved | 22 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Working in the story department of Surprise Pictures, Olive Oyl writes a script based on the story of Aladdin, casting Popeye as the thief and herself as the Princess.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Dave Tendlar | Stars: Margie Hines, Jack Mercer, Carl Meyer, Tedd Pierce
Votes: 815
11. Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves (1937)
Approved | 17 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Popeye the Sailor, accompanied by Olive Oyl and Wimpy, is dispatched to stop the dreaded bandit Abu Hassan and his force of forty thieves.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Lou Fleischer, Gus Wicke
Votes: 1,104
12. Popeye and Son (1987)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Popeye and long-time girlfriend, Olive Oyl, are married and now have a son named Popeye Junior.
Stars: Maurice LaMarche, David Markus, Allan Melvin, Josh Rodine
Votes: 355
13. Blunder Below (1942)
Not Rated | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
After disgracing himself in artillery training, Popeye must save his ship from an enemy submarine.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Dave Tendlar | Star: Jack Mercer
Votes: 159
14. The Mighty Navy (1941)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
Newly inducted into the US Navy, Popeye proves hopeless as a conventional seaman until his training ship is attacked by the enemy.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: Jack Mercer, Tedd Pierce
Votes: 199
15. Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy (2004 Video)
TV-G | 44 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye, Olive and Bluto head out to find Popeye's long lost Pappy.
Director: Ezekiel Norton | Stars: Billy West, Tabitha St. Germain, Kathy Bates, Garry Chalk
Votes: 304
16. A Clean Shaven Man (1936)
6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
That's what Olive wants. To even the score, the boys visit Wimpy's barber shop. Wimpy is out, so they shave each other; you'd think Popeye would know better than to let Bluto at him with a razor.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Gus Wicke
Votes: 313
17. Wotta Nitemare (1939)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye is having a dream: Bluto takes Olive on a picnic. And even though it's Popeye's dream, Bluto still has the upper hand until spinach time. Popeye finds himself sleepwalking and otherwise acting out the dream.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Margie Hines, Jack Mercer
Votes: 213
18. The Football Toucher Downer (1937)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Swee-Pea is reluctant to eat his spinach, so Popeye tells him about the football game when he was young (against Bluto, with Olive cheering and Wimpy keeping score) and also reluctant to eat his spinach.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Gus Wicke
Votes: 240
19. Popeye and Friends (1976–1988)
Animation, Family
Host Tom Hatten introduces vintage Popeye cartoons, dressed fitfully in a sailor's suit.
Stars: Tom Hatten, Edwin McCormick
Votes: 88
20. A Hull of a Mess (1942)
6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
In a shipyard, Popeye and Bluto compete in each building a ship for a potential exclusive military contract.
Directors: Izzy Sparber, Al Eugster | Stars: Dave Barry, Jack Mercer
Votes: 163
21. Alpine for You (1951)
6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye is climbing the Alps, and Olive is being hauled up behind him on a rope, taking pictures. Mountain guide Bluto spots them through binoculars, and goes crazy over Olive. He ... See full summary »
Directors: Izzy Sparber, Steve Muffati | Stars: Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Votes: 127
22. How Green Is My Spinach (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Comedy
To finally defeat Popeye, Bluto sets out to destroy the spinach crop.
Directors: Seymour Kneitel, Thomas Johnson | Stars: Bud Collyer, Jackson Beck, Tom Ewell, Jack Mercer
Votes: 160
23. Never Kick a Woman (1936)
6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye teaches Olive the art of self-defense, which comes in handy when a woman boxer flirts with him.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Votes: 341
24. Popeye's Mirthday (1953)
6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Olive is preparing a birthday party for Popeye. He arrives too soon, and she assigns his nephews (only three in this picture) to keep him out until she's ready. They do this in their usual creative ways.
Directors: Seymour Kneitel, Thomas Johnson | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Votes: 96
25. Be Kind to 'Aminals' (1935)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye and Olive can't ignore it when produce vendor Bluto comes by with his terribly overloaded cart, whipping his horse and denying it water. They intervene and, while Bluto fights them off for a while, ultimately prevail.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: Floyd Buckley, Mae Questel, Gus Wicke
Votes: 347
26. Too Weak to Work (1943)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Bluto decides he's exhausted and needs a complete rest; fortunately, there's a hospital nearby where he can fake exhaustion. Popeye discovers the deception and poses as his nurse.
Directors: Izzy Sparber, James Tyer | Stars: Dave Barry, Jack Mercer
Votes: 173
27. Ancient Fistory (1953)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
It's the middle ages (sort of); Popeye is working in Bluto's Beanery. Bluto is going to the ball where Princess Olive will choose her mate. Popeye's fairy godpappy appears and it's a ... See full summary »
Directors: Seymour Kneitel, Al Eugster | Stars: Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Votes: 265
28. Rocket to Mars (1946)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye and Olive are touring a museum when they accidentally launch a rocketship to Mars. Olive escapes, but Popeye gets to Mars, where he is attacked by a group (led by a Bluto-ish looking... See full summary »
Directors: Bill Tytla, James Tyer | Stars: Harry Welch, Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Votes: 180
29. What -- No Spinach? (1936)
Passed | 6 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
As Popeye makes an order at Bluto's diner, Wimpy causes a fight between them with his shameless mooching.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: Lou Fleischer, Jack Mercer, Gus Wicke
Votes: 284
30. Let's Get Movin' (1936)
6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye, resentful of Olive hiring Bluto to help her move, gets into a competition with the mover.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Gus Wicke
Votes: 274
31. Shiver Me Timbers! (1934)
TV-Y7-FV | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye, Olive, and Wimpy stumble across a ghost ship. They climb aboard, and it proceeds to scare them in various ways.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: William Costello, Lou Fleischer, Charles Lawrence, Mae Questel
Votes: 336
32. I Yam What I Yam (1933)
6 min | Family, Animation, Short
Popeye, Olive Oyl, and Wimpy land in America thanks to her rowing. Popeye quickly turns some trees into a log cabin. He hunts for ducks and encounters some pesky Indians while another band of natives surround his two friends in the cabin.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: William Costello, Charles Lawrence, William Pennell, Bonnie Poe
Votes: 362
33. Little Swee'pea (1936)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye takes Swee' Pea to the zoo and spends most of his time rescuing the tot from the various animals.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Gus Wicke
Votes: 431
34. IPM Timeless Toons Remastered Classics: Looney Tunes, Popeye & Superman Vol 1 - 4 Hours (2024 Video)
241 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
A 4-hour compilation of timeless Cartoon Classic theatrical shorts remastered and sourced from 4k HDR Dolby Vision, featuring iconic characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Looney Tunes, Popeye the Sailor, and Superman.
Director: Chuck Jones
35. Pip-eye, Pup-eye, Poop-eye an' Peep-eye (1942)
Approved | 6 min | Family, Animation, Comedy
Popeye's four nephews try to sneak out instead of eating their spinach, so Popeye demonstrates some of the benefits: playing piano, dancing, shadow boxing but each is met with "But we don't... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Star: Jack Mercer
Votes: 185
36. Insect to Injury (1956)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
Popeye tries to get rid of termites before they ruin his newly built house.
Directors: Dave Tendlar, Morey Reden | Star: Jack Mercer
Votes: 326
37. The 'Hyp-Nut-Tist' (1935)
6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye takes Olive to a stage show of a hypnotist (Bluto), who also levitates objects. While he's doing this, Popeye makes him lose his concentration, so in retaliation, the hypnotist pulls... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: Gus Wicke, William Costello, William Pennell, Mae Questel
Votes: 340
38. W'ere on Our Way to Rio (1944)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye and Bluto sing the title song on their way to Rio riding on the back of a donkey. In Rio, they visit a nightclub, where the featured singer/dancer is, of course, Olive Oyl. Both of ... See full summary »
Directors: Izzy Sparber, James Tyer | Stars: Dave Barry, Jack Mercer
Votes: 161
39. Gopher Spinach (1954)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
Popeye battles a gopher over his precious spinach plants.
Directors: Seymour Kneitel, Thomas Johnson | Star: Jack Mercer
Votes: 257
40. The Man on the Flying Trapeze (1934)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye comes to ask Olive out, but finds she's gone off with the title character. Popeye goes to the circus (ringmaster Wimpy) looking for her, to find she's part of the act; an aerial battle ensues.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: Charles Carver, William Costello, Lou Fleischer, William Pennell
Votes: 361
41. Pop-Pie a la Mode (1945)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short
Popeye sights land, disembarks from his raft and enters a café. He orders a meal, which the manager is glad to give him as he is a cannibal chef. Before long, Popeye finds in a large pot ... See full summary »
Directors: Izzy Sparber, Joseph Oriolo | Stars: Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer
Votes: 97
42. Choose Your 'Weppins' (1935)
6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Policeman Wimpy loses his handcuffed prisoner when he's distracted by a hamburger shop. The escapee drops into the weapon-filled pawn shop Popeye and Olive are running, and quickly gets in a fight with Popeye.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Dave Tendlar | Stars: William Costello, Mae Questel, Gus Wicke
Votes: 280
43. Safari So Good (1947)
7 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
Popeye and Olive are on a safari, he with a gun and she with a camera. She wanders off to stalk a monkey, and happens across Bluto as a Tarzan-like character. She's smitten, as is he, so he... See full summary »
Directors: Izzy Sparber, Thomas Johnson | Stars: Jack Mercer, Jackson Beck, Mae Questel
Votes: 142
44. A Haul in One (1956)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye and Bluto are, believe it or not, pals and partners in a moving company. (Maybe it's because Popeye isn't squinting here.) Anyhow, Olive has made the mistake of hiring them. She ... See full summary »
Directors: Izzy Sparber, Al Eugster | Stars: Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Votes: 297
45. Adventures of Popeye (1935)
Passed | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
In live action, a big kid is attacking a little kid for his "Adventures of Popeye" comic book, so Popeye gives the little kid pointers, in the form of clips from four of his earlier pictures.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Gus Wicke
Votes: 368
46. Seasin's Greetinks! (1933)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye skates over to Olive's house to give her a Christmas present: ice skates of her own. While he's teaching her, Bluto skates up and gets fresh; of course, Popeye fights him. When she ... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: William Costello, William Pennell, Bonnie Poe
Votes: 374
47. Bridge Ahoy! (1936)
Passed | 7 min | Family, Animation, Comedy
Fed up with Bluto's greed with his expensive river ferry service, Popeye, Olive and Wimpy decide to undermine the bully by building a bridge instead.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: Lou Fleischer, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Gus Wicke
Votes: 276
48. Riot in Rhythm (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Musical, Short
Popeye's nephews practice their music, swinging out at the end. He puts them to bed with a perfunctory story; they say their prayers, finishing by blessing "all the nice people that come to... See full summary »
Directors: Seymour Kneitel, Thomas Johnson | Star: Jack Mercer
Votes: 125
49. Private Eye Popeye (1954)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Private Eye Popeye gets a call from Olive Oyl to guard a precious gem. But no sooner does he get the gem than the butler takes it (and Olive). The rest of the cartoon is spent chasing the ... See full summary »
Directors: Seymour Kneitel, Thomas Johnson | Stars: Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Votes: 246
50. Shape Ahoy (1945)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Bluto and Popeye are vacationing on a men's only island, when Olive happens by on a shipwreck raft. They both pretend to ignore her, but woo her behind each other's back.
Directors: Izzy Sparber, James Tyer | Stars: Jackson Beck, Mae Questel
Votes: 149