The BEST episodes of Popeye the Sailor season 1939
Every episode of Popeye the Sailor season 1939, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Popeye the Sailor season 1939!
Follows the adventures of the famed spinach-eating sailor man. Popeye started out as a character in the daily comic strip "Thimble Theatre" in 1929. In the early 30s, Max and Dave Fleischer made him the star of his own cartoon. Bluto, Popeye's rival, will do anything it takes to get Olive Oyl, Popeye's girlfriend. Popeye is always willing to get her out of trouble.
#1 - Ghosks is the Bunk
Season 1939 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/14/1939
While listening to Olive Oyl read a scary story, Popeye becomes spooked and hides under the couch, much to her and Bluto’s amusement. Bluto is then inspired to play a prank on the two by making a nearby house appear to be haunted.
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#2 - Customers Wanted
Season 1939 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/27/1939
As operators of competing penny arcades, Popeye and Bluto are hawking their services to the passing crowd when Wimpy happens along. The two then compete for his patronage by showing off clips from their past films to him.
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#3 - Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
Season 1939 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/7/1939
While employed as a writer for the Surprise Pictures Corporation, Olive Oyl is working on a movie script in which she envisions Popeye in the title role in the classic story of Aladdin and his magic lamp, and herself as the heroine.
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#4 - Leave Well Enough Alone
Season 1939 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/28/1939
While out for a stroll, Popeye pauses by Olive Oyl’s Pet Shop. Taking pity on the caged animals, he buys them all and sets them free. Chaos ensues out in the streets as a parrot who stayed behind convinces him of the error in his good intentions.
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#5 - It's the Natural Thing to Do
Season 1939 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/30/1939
After receiving a telegram from the Popeye Fan Club begging them to tone down the violence, Olive Oyl convinces Popeye and Bluto to start acting like gentlemen. Later, the men call on her and try to act civilized, but feel awkward in doing so.
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#6 - Never Sock a Baby
Season 1939 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/3/1939
After spanking him for being bad, Popeye sends a crying Swee’Pea off to bed without supper. As Popeye wrestles with his conscience over the spanking, Swee’Pea runs away, facing danger as he travels.
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#7 - Hello, How am I?
Season 1939 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/14/1939
After overhearing Olive Oyl invite Popeye over for a hamburger dinner, Wimpy sneaks out and heads over himself, disguised as Popeye. Confusion ensues as the two argue over who is the real Popeye, with Olive believing in the impostor.
#8 - Wotta Nitemare
Season 1939 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/19/1939
Popeye has restless dreams one night, in which he finds himself competing with the devilish Bluto for the affections of the angelic Olive Oyl.