he is the world’s first true Action Hero
despite being a cockeyed pipe smoking
sailor welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’ll be taking a look at the
history of Popeye the sailorman I am
what I am an a sub what I am Popeye was
created by elzie Crisler Segar and made
his debut in the daily comic strip
thimble theater on January 17 1929 there
he appeared in the story The Adventures
of ham gravy originally he was a simple
supporting character however the
middle-aged sailor with large muscular
forearms and anchor tattoos came to play
an important role in the tale this was
after he was originally brought on to
help gravy and his girlfriend Olive Oyl
search for the legendary whiffle hen
after slowly becoming the central
character during the course of the
adventure he was discarded once the
story concluded the artist was surprised
when a swarm of fans was displeased with
this decision and he quickly brought the
Sailor back this time
Popeye took olive oil as his girlfriend
and the comic was renamed thimble
theatre starring Popeye soon after
Popeye cashed in on the growing
popularity of animated cartoons he did
so by appearing in Betty Boop’s 1933
episode entitled Popeye the Sailor the
character wasted no time introducing
himself to an entirely new audience by
singing his trademark song I pop by the
Salem
I pop by the smile of man following this
pop I was given his own long-running
series of theatrical shorts by Paramount
Studios and the first of these was
titled I am what I am during this time
several changes to the character took
place for example pop I became 34 years
old was born in Santa Monica California
and his home became the fictional town
of sweet haven there he interacted with
his father the wayward sailor poopdeck
Pappy his sweetheart olive oil and his
adopted child sweepy whom he found on
his doorstep meanwhile his strange
adventures took him all over the world
he also faced enemies such as Sea Hag
and Bluto and this large bearded
character constantly fought for olive
oyl’s affection must you always tags
along every time he has a date with
olive through the changes popeye
retained his gravelly voice and speech
impediment we wants to rent some skates
yeah we does what size what size anybody
knows that that’s crazy
and was given the full use of two eyes
the one remained squinty to maintain his
tough look however the nature of his
strength changed greatly from his
origins in the comics Popeye no longer
became invulnerable by rubbing the head
of the rare whiffle him instead Popeye
ate spinach to restore and amplify his
strength interestingly spinach made him
invincible to bullets capable of flight
and able to swim extremely fast by 1938
Popeye became the most popular cartoon
character in the United States and even
dethroned Mickey Mouse for a short while
his heart of gold
unwavering morality and ability to wield
fists of fury are all credited with this
upswing in his fame his popularity was
further fueled by the American audiences
perception that he represented them as a
whole especially in terms of how he
dealt with bullies meanwhile he gave an
incredible sales boost to spinach the
character eventually faded from the
limelight but made a comeback in the
late 1970s with his own television show
entitled Popeye and Friends Robin
Williams brought the iconic character to
life in the spectacular 1980 live-action
movie
cinema’s first true Action Hero Popeye
has appeared in over 700 cartoons
throughout his long career and remains a
popular icon of physical strength
despite being a cockeyed pipe smoking
sailor welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’ll be taking a look at the
history of Popeye the sailorman I am
what I am an a sub what I am Popeye was
created by elzie Crisler Segar and made
his debut in the daily comic strip
thimble theater on January 17 1929 there
he appeared in the story The Adventures
of ham gravy originally he was a simple
supporting character however the
middle-aged sailor with large muscular
forearms and anchor tattoos came to play
an important role in the tale this was
after he was originally brought on to
help gravy and his girlfriend Olive Oyl
search for the legendary whiffle hen
after slowly becoming the central
character during the course of the
adventure he was discarded once the
story concluded the artist was surprised
when a swarm of fans was displeased with
this decision and he quickly brought the
Sailor back this time
Popeye took olive oil as his girlfriend
and the comic was renamed thimble
theatre starring Popeye soon after
Popeye cashed in on the growing
popularity of animated cartoons he did
so by appearing in Betty Boop’s 1933
episode entitled Popeye the Sailor the
character wasted no time introducing
himself to an entirely new audience by
singing his trademark song I pop by the
Salem
I pop by the smile of man following this
pop I was given his own long-running
series of theatrical shorts by Paramount
Studios and the first of these was
titled I am what I am during this time
several changes to the character took
place for example pop I became 34 years
old was born in Santa Monica California
and his home became the fictional town
of sweet haven there he interacted with
his father the wayward sailor poopdeck
Pappy his sweetheart olive oil and his
adopted child sweepy whom he found on
his doorstep meanwhile his strange
adventures took him all over the world
he also faced enemies such as Sea Hag
and Bluto and this large bearded
character constantly fought for olive
oyl’s affection must you always tags
along every time he has a date with
olive through the changes popeye
retained his gravelly voice and speech
impediment we wants to rent some skates
yeah we does what size what size anybody
knows that that’s crazy
and was given the full use of two eyes
the one remained squinty to maintain his
tough look however the nature of his
strength changed greatly from his
origins in the comics Popeye no longer
became invulnerable by rubbing the head
of the rare whiffle him instead Popeye
ate spinach to restore and amplify his
strength interestingly spinach made him
invincible to bullets capable of flight
and able to swim extremely fast by 1938
Popeye became the most popular cartoon
character in the United States and even
dethroned Mickey Mouse for a short while
his heart of gold
unwavering morality and ability to wield
fists of fury are all credited with this
upswing in his fame his popularity was
further fueled by the American audiences
perception that he represented them as a
whole especially in terms of how he
dealt with bullies meanwhile he gave an
incredible sales boost to spinach the
character eventually faded from the
limelight but made a comeback in the
late 1970s with his own television show
entitled Popeye and Friends Robin
Williams brought the iconic character to
life in the spectacular 1980 live-action
movie
cinema’s first true Action Hero Popeye
has appeared in over 700 cartoons
throughout his long career and remains a
popular icon of physical strength
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