"Popeye the Sailor" (1960) TV series 1960-1963

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

1960 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Romance

Plot Keywords:

Popeye | Spinach | Male Female Relationship | Character Name In Title

Cast

Jack Mercer	...	Popeye / ... (157 episodes, 1960-1961)
Mae Questel	...	Olive Oyl / ... (126 episodes, 1960-1961)
Jackson Beck	...	Brutus / ... (99 episodes, 1960-1961)

Series Directed by
Jack Kinney		(71 episodes, 1960)
Seymour Kneitel		(41 episodes, 1960-1961)
Gene Deitch		(28 episodes, 1960-1961)
Paul Fennell		(18 episodes, 1960)
Tony Guy		(7 episodes, 1960-1961)
John Halas		(7 episodes, 1960-1961)
Bob Bemiller		(5 episodes, 1960)
Tom McDonald		(5 episodes, 1960)

Series Writing credits
Ed Nofziger		(20 episodes, 1960)
Charles Shows		(18 episodes, 1960)
Jack Kinney		(11 episodes, 1960)
Seymour Kneitel		(9 episodes, 1960-1961)
Jack Mercer		(8 episodes, 1961)
Carl Meyer		(8 episodes, 1961)
Isadore Klein		(6 episodes, 1960-1961)
Raymond Jacobs		(6 episodes, 1960)
Joseph Gottlieb		(5 episodes, 1961)
Edwin Rehberg		(4 episodes, 1960)
Osmond Evans		(2 episodes, 1960)
Cal Howard		(2 episodes, 1960)
Ken Hultgren		(2 episodes, 1960)
Jack Miller		(2 episodes, 1960)
Walter Schmidt		(2 episodes, 1960)
Noel Tucker		(2 episodes, 1960)

Series Produced by
Al Brodax	....	executive producer (168 episodes, 1960-1961)
Jack Kinney	....	producer (71 episodes, 1960)
William L. Snyder	....	producer (28 episodes, 1960-1961)
Larry Harmon	....	producer (18 episodes, 1960)
Gerald Ray	....	producer (10 episodes, 1960)
John Halas	....	producer (7 episodes, 1960-1961)

Series Original Music by
Ken Lowman		(67 episodes, 1960)
Winston Sharples		(41 episodes, 1960-1961)
Gordon Zahler		(17 episodes, 1960)

Series Film Editing by
Joe Siracusa		(38 episodes, 1960)
Dan Milner		(18 episodes, 1960)
Roger Donley		(13 episodes, 1960)
Cliff Millsap		(11 episodes, 1960)
Norman Vizents		(10 episodes, 1960)

Series Art Department
Anton Loeb	....	scenic artist (26 episodes, 1960-1961)
Robert Owen	....	scenic artist (4 episodes, 1960-1961)

Series Sound Department
Marne Fallis	....	sound engineer (41 episodes, 1960)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Jack Eckes	....	camera operator (39 episodes, 1960)
Jack Buehre	....	camera operator (14 episodes, 1960)
Bill Kotler	....	camera operator (5 episodes, 1960)

Series Animation Department
Vera McKinney	....	ink and paint artist (63 episodes, 1960)
Jules Engel	....	background artist / color artist (46 episodes, 1960)
Boris Gorelick	....	background artist (25 episodes, 1960)
Ervin L. Kaplan	....	artist / background artist (25 episodes, 1960)
Rosemary O'Connor	....	background artist (24 episodes, 1960)
Raymond Jacobs	....	layout artist / background artist (21 episodes, 1960)
Jane Philippi	....	checking (21 episodes, 1960)
Tom Baron	....	artist (18 episodes, 1960)
Jean Blanchard	....	artist (18 episodes, 1960)
Cal Dalton	....	artist (18 episodes, 1960)
C.L. Hartman	....	artist (18 episodes, 1960)
Ziggy Jablecki	....	artist (18 episodes, 1960)
Frank Onaitis	....	artist (18 episodes, 1960)
George Rowley	....	artist (18 episodes, 1960)
Lou Scheimer	....	artist (18 episodes, 1960)
Hal Sutherland	....	artist (18 episodes, 1960)
Evelyn Sherwood	....	checking / animation checker (16 episodes, 1960)
Isadore Klein	....	animator (14 episodes, 1960-1961)
Dick Hall	....	animator (13 episodes, 1960-1961)
Volus Jones	....	animation director / animator (13 episodes, 1960)
Noel Tucker	....	layout artist / background artist (13 episodes, 1960)
Ken Hultgren	....	animation director / layout artist (12 episodes, 1960)
Wm. B. Pattengill	....	animator (11 episodes, 1960-1961)
Ed Friedman	....	animation director (11 episodes, 1960)
Harvey Toombs	....	animation director / animator (11 episodes, 1960)
Izzy Ellis	....	animator (10 episodes, 1960)
John Garling	....	animator (10 episodes, 1960)
Bill Higgins	....	animator (10 episodes, 1960)
Sam Kai	....	animator (10 episodes, 1960)
Henry Lee	....	layout artist (10 episodes, 1960)
Casey Onaitis	....	animator (10 episodes, 1960)
Bud Partch	....	animator (10 episodes, 1960)
Barney Posner	....	animator (10 episodes, 1960)
Dave Weidman	....	background artist (10 episodes, 1960)
Ray Young	....	animator (10 episodes, 1960)
Irving Dressler	....	animator (9 episodes, 1960-1961)
Morey Reden	....	animator (9 episodes, 1960-1961)
Martin Taras	....	animator (9 episodes, 1960-1961)
Moley McColley	....	checking (9 episodes, 1960)
Hugh Fraser	....	animation director (8 episodes, 1960)
Robert Givens	....	layout artist (8 episodes, 1960)
Tony Guy	....	animation director (7 episodes, 1960-1961)
Gerald Nevius	....	layout artist (7 episodes, 1960)
Edwin Rehberg	....	animation director / layout artist (7 episodes, 1960)
Gerry Dvorak	....	animator (6 episodes, 1960-1961)
William Henning	....	animator (6 episodes, 1960-1961)
Sam Stimson	....	animator (6 episodes, 1960-1961)
Rudy Larriva	....	animation director (6 episodes, 1960)
Dante Barbetta	....	animator (5 episodes, 1960-1961)
Jack Ehret	....	animator (5 episodes, 1960-1961)
Al Pross	....	animator (5 episodes, 1960-1961)
Buf Nerbovig	....	checking (5 episodes, 1960)
Jim Logan	....	animator (5 episodes, 1961)
Larry Silverman	....	animator (5 episodes, 1961)
Nick Tafuri	....	animator (4 episodes, 1960-1961)
Bruce Bushman	....	layout artist (4 episodes, 1960)
Vern Jorgensen	....	layout artist / background artist (4 episodes, 1960)
Christine Decker	....	checking (3 episodes, 1960)
Connie Matthews	....	background artist (3 episodes, 1960)
Ruth Tompson	....	checking (3 episodes, 1960)
John Gentilella	....	animator (3 episodes, 1961)
George Germanetti	....	animator (3 episodes, 1961)
Eric Cleworth	....	animation director / animator (2 episodes, 1960)
Bill Keil	....	animation director / animator (2 episodes, 1960)
Paul Marron	....	checking (2 episodes, 1960)
Alan Zaslove	....	animation director (2 episodes, 1960)

Series Music Department
Gordon Zahler	....	musical director (1 episode, 1960)

Production Companies

• King Features Syndicate
• Famous Studios (1960-1962)
• Gene Deitch Associates (GDA) (1960-1962)
• Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films (1960-1962)
• Jack Kinney Productions (1960-1962)
• Larry Harmon Pictures Corporation (1960-1962)
• Rembrandt Films (1960-1962)
• TV Spots (1960-1962)

Distributors

• Firestone Film Syndication Ltd. (1960-1979)
• Gold Key Entertainment
• King Features Entertainment
• Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (ORTF) (1967) (France) (TV)
• Radio Tokyo Television (1960) (Japan) (TV)

Other Companies

• Ryder Sound Services  sound recording

Runtime:

Argentina:30 min | USA:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:TV-G | Argentina:Atp | Brazil:Livre

Company:

King Features Syndicate

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Cheers: The Proposal (#5.1)" (1986)

Enjoyed the new Popeyes? Yes and no

I do remember well the original Popeye series of between 230 and 240 cartoons, produced between 1933 and 1957 by Paramount Pictures, later Famous Studios, with permission of Elzie Segar and King Features Syndicate. In 1957, a few months before the last of the series was made, the Popeyes came to television, syndicated by Associated Artists Productions. Then in 1960, I began to see the brand-new Popeye cartoon series. Though I had seen the oldies for three years, I had not tired of them, and had mixed feelings about the new ones. I do not remember MANY of them, but a few stuck. "It Only Hurts When They Laughs" was amusing. Two others I still recall. One was Popeye's Pizza Palace, with Popeye as pizza chef, Wimpy mooching hamburger pizzas, and Brutus (main nemesis instead of Bluto) demanding a tamale pizza. Popeye declared that they do not make tamale pizzas; is there such a pizza in real life? The other one that I still recall was Popeye's Junior Headache, in which he baby sat the bratty Diesel Oyl while Aunt Olive was having her hair done at the beauty parlor. Popeye was reluctant to baby sit Diesel Oyl (daughter of Olive's brother Castor Oyl?) as he was fatigued from lack of sleep, but still took the job. Popeye first tried telling Diesel a story about a witch; she interrupted "Which witch?" Popeye retorted "How does I know which witch?" and pleaded to be allowed to sleep and dream up an ending, but Diesel insisted that he play horse (for which he lacked energy). All in all, it was amusing.

I read, back in 1960, that this new Popeye cartoon package was result of dispute between King Features, that owned the rights, and Associated Artists, which syndicated the first Popeye series; as I recall, King Features was miffed at A.A.P. syndicating the series (to put in on television) which was not part of the original arrangement between Paramount and King Features. That was understandable as in the 1930's, when the first original Popeyes were produced, there were no televisions, not even Muntz TV's! This, together with King Features' wanting the limelight, led to this new made-for-TV cartoon package. Be that as it may, SOME of the new Popeyes were amusing, while others stank. It made watching the adventures of the spinach-eating seaman interesting, b