In addition, the strip featured the Sea Hag, a terrible pirate, as well as the last witch on Earth—her even more terrible sister excepted; Alice the Goon, a monstrous creature who entered the strip as the Sea Hag's henchwoman and continued as Swee'Pea's babysitter; and Toar, a caveman. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Popeye Parody Versions. Castor intended to break the bank at the casino using the unbeatable good luck conferred by stroking the hairs on the head of Bernice the Whiffle Hen. Mario (then known as Jumpman) was originally supposed to be Popeye, Donkey Kong was originally Bluto, and the character Pauline was originally Olive Oyl, but when Nintendo was unable to acquire the rights to use the actual franchise characters, it decided to create original characters instead. John B & Clem were on Lunchtime Theater from 12-1 IIRC. After the adventure, Popeye left the strip, but, owing to reader reaction, he was quickly brought back. On November 6, 2007, Lions Gate Entertainment re-released Popeye's Voyage on DVD with redesigned cover art. [34] Following an eventual name change to Popeye in the 1970s, the comic remains one of the longest-running strips in syndication today. WTTV simulcasts its programming on a satellite station, WTTK (digital channel 29) licensed to Kokomo, Indiana (50 miles / 80 km north of Indianapolis), serving the northern areas of the Indianapolis market (where WTTV's signal has always been poor, even when on channel 4) as well as the neighboring Lafayette area. [3] Popeye's long-time rival Bluto has a wife of his own and they also have a son named Tank. The drink is launching in the US with two flavors. [39] Swee'Pea is Popeye's ward in the comic strips, but he is often depicted as belonging to Olive Oyl in cartoons. Director Robert Altman used the character in Popeye, a 1980 live-action musical feature film, starring Robin Williams as Popeye. Nintendo created another Popeye game for the Famicom, In 2003, Nova Productions released a strength tester called, In fall 2007, Namco Networks released the original Nintendo, Parody versions of Popeye and Bluto make an appearance in, In 2009, Popeye, Olive, and Bluto was used as (Happy Meal) toys in Brazil's, In 1961, Buitoni Pasta marketed Popeye-shaped spinach. A cover of the theme song, performed by Face to Face, is included on the 1995 tribute album Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits, produced by Ralph Sall for MCA Records. Scooner Seawell Georgia Washenting Christiffer Columbia Daniel Boom, also known as Swee'Pea, is a character in E. C. Segar's comic strip Thimble Theatre and in the Popeye cartoon series derived from it. He even sent out his employees to purchase hamburgers for him between performances at a local tavern named Wiebusch's, the same tavern that Fiegel frequented and where he engaged in fistfights. Get access to exclusive coupons. This type of programming began in the late 1940s and continued into the late 1970s; some shows continued into the 1990s. 4. Jointly produced by Hanna-Barbera and King Features subsidiary King Features Entertainment, the series aired for one season of thirteen episodes on CBS. U.S. Navy Seaman Marlena Peter paints a mural of Popeye the Sailor Man aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Dec. 5, 2013, while underway in the Atlantic Ocean 131205-N-BD333-047.jpg 5,760 × 3,840; 1.01 MB There was a Popeye and Janie show. In a series of Sundays-format comics, a wide assortment of artists depicted the characters in their own styles in one comic each, including Alex Hallatt, Erica Henderson, Tom Neely, Roger Langridge, Larry deSouza, Robert Sikoryak, Jeffrey Brown, Jim Engel, Liniers, Jay Fosgitt, Carol Lay, and Randy Milholland. [32], Popeye first appeared in the strip on January 17, 1929, as a minor character. The character has also appeared in theatrical and television animated cartoons. Tim Hollis documented about 1,400 local children's shows in a 2002 book called Hi There, Boys and Girls! Popeye and Son is an American animated comedy series based on the Popeye comic strip … The Popeye Show continued to air on Cartoon Network's spin-off network Boomerang. The stories were more complex, with many characters that never appeared in the cartoons (King Blozo, for example). A variety of artists have created Popeye comic book stories since then; for example, George Wildman drew Popeye stories for Charlton Comics from 1969 until the late 1970s. ", "Sing Me A Cartoon #16: More Sailor Man Rhythm", "Popeye Records – with the mysterious Harry F. 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Popeye, Olive Oyl, Swee'Pea and Wimpy were featured prominently in the cartoon movie "Popeye Meets the Man Who Hated Laughter", which debuted on October 7, 1972 as one of the episodes of The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie.