The BEST episodes of Popeye the Sailor season 1940
Every episode of Popeye the Sailor season 1940, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Popeye the Sailor season 1940!
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 - Me Feelins is Hurt
Season 1940 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/12/1940
After Olive Oyl abandons him for a cowboy, Popeye heads out west to prove to her he can “punch cows” just as well as they can. When he reaches the ranch and asks for a job, Bluto attempts to embarrass him by having him try to ride his best horse.
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#2 - Onion Pacific
Season 1940 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/24/1940
Competing for a franchise to operate the state’s railroad, Popeye prepares for a race to earn it but is sabotaged by his competitor, Bluto. Once underway, he has to rescue Olive Oyl, who was accidentally swept up into Bluto’s locomotive and put to work.
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#4 - Nurse-Mates
Season 1940 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/20/1940
When Popeye and Bluto call on Olive Oyl, each hoping to take her out, Olive recruits the men to watch Sweet Pea for her while she first heads to the beauty parlor. After she leaves, the two argue over the right way to bathe and clothe the baby.
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#5 - Doing Impossikible Stunts
Season 1940 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/2/1940
Hoping to land a job as a stunt man, Popeye heads off to the studio of Mystery Pictures, toting along film reels demonstrating his stunt performances in past movies. Sweet Pea tags along hoping to be a stuntman too, but Popeye tells him to go back home.
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#6 - Wimmin Hadn't Oughta Drive
Season 1940 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/16/1940
Popeye visits Olive Oyl to show off his new sports car and takes her for a ride. When Olive Oyl begs Popeye to give her driving lessons, he hesitates to do so, fearing she will damage his new car, but relents when she threatens to walk back home.
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#7 - Popeye Meets William Tell
Season 1940 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/20/1940
William Tell runs afoul of the governor and is required to prove his identity by shooting an apple off his son's head. Popeye, despite learning earlier from William that his last attempt at that proved fatal to his son, steps in to help him out.
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#8 - My Pop, My Pop
Season 1940 - Episode 13 - Aired 10/18/1940
While Popeye is building a ship, his Pappy comes along offering to help out. Popeye initially rejects his offer, believing he is too old for the job, but relents and lets him build the opposite side of the boat so they can see who does the better job.
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#9 - Poopdeck Pappy
Season 1940 - Episode 14 - Aired 11/15/1940
Popeye tries to get his Pappy to go to bed, but the older man would rather go out. Popeye, believing he needs his rest, tries to force him to stay in, but finds himself constantly intervening as Pappy sneaks out and gets himself into trouble.
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#10 - Females is Fickle
Season 1940 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/8/1940
While Olive Oyl is showing off her trained goldfish to Popeye, the fish accidentally slips off into the ocean. Worried that her fish may drown, Olive goads Popeye into jumping in to rescue her pet, which in turn leads Popeye off on a wild chase.
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#11 - Stealin' Ain't Honest
Season 1940 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/22/1940
Olive Oyl is showing Popeye a map to her secret goldmine when they catch Bluto spying on them. Bluto photographs the map and races off to the mine with the intent of claiming it for himself. Popeye and Olive arrive right behind him to defend her claim.
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#12 - Fightin Pals
Season 1940 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/12/1940
Popeye sees off his pal Dr. Bluto as he leaves on an expedition to Africa. As the months pass, Popeye is longing for his friend to return when he learns that Bluto has gone missing. Popeye then rushes off to Africa to search for and rescue his pal.
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#13 - Puttin on the Act
Season 1940 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/30/1940
Excited at the news that vaudeville is making a comeback, Olive Oyl convinces Popeye to resurrect their old act. After Popeye retrieves their dusty costumes and props from storage, they practice their routines with a little help from Sweet Pea.
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#14 - Shakespearian Spinach
Season 1940 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/19/1940
When Bluto arrives at the theater to perform in the role of Romeo for the evening’s play, he learns that he has been unceremoniously replaced by Popeye. Enraged, Bluto breaks into the theater to disrupt the performance and retake the leading role.
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#15 - Popeye Presents Eugene, the Jeep
Season 1940 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/13/1940
Olive Oyl sends Eugene the Jeep to Popeye as a birthday present. Following Olive's advice, Popeye makes him a bed to sleep in outside. Preferring the comfort of Popeye’s own bed, Eugene continually outwits Popeye in his efforts to keep him outdoors.