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1. Popeye (1980)
PG | 114 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
The adventures of the famous sailor man and his friends in the seaside town of Sweethaven.
Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Ray Walston, Paul Dooley
Votes: 34,502 | Gross: $49.82M
2. Popeye the Sailor (1933)
Passed | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye begins his movie career by singing his theme song, demonstrating his strength at a carnival, dancing the hula with Betty Boop, pummeling Bluto, eating his spinach, and saving Olive Oyl from certain doom on the railroad tracks.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: William Costello, William Pennell, Bonnie Poe, Mae Questel
Votes: 1,918
3. Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor (1936)
Approved | 16 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
The legendary sailors Popeye and Sindbad do battle to see which one is the greatest.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Lou Fleischer, Gus Wicke
Votes: 4,051
4. Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (1939)
Approved | 22 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Working in the story department of Surprise Pictures, Olive Oyl writes a script based on the story of Aladdin, casting Popeye as the thief and herself as the Princess.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Dave Tendlar | Stars: Margie Hines, Jack Mercer, Carl Meyer, Tedd Pierce
Votes: 818
5. Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves (1937)
Approved | 17 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Popeye the Sailor, accompanied by Olive Oyl and Wimpy, is dispatched to stop the dreaded bandit Abu Hassan and his force of forty thieves.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Lou Fleischer, Gus Wicke
Votes: 1,111
6. Popeye Meets William Tell (1940)
6 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
William fires an arrow, barely missing Popeye; then tells Popeye that he has just lost his son in an unfortunate arrow incident (the picture of his son is Groucho Marx). Tell then defies ... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Shamus Culhane | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Jack Mercer, Carl Meyer
Votes: 234
7. Nearlyweds (1957)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye and Bluto both plan to marry Olive Oyl, but Popeye proposes first. When Olive says, "Yes!" to Popeye, Bluto sets out to make Popeye look bad, break up the wedding, and win Olive over.
Directors: Seymour Kneitel, Thomas Johnson | Stars: Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Votes: 263
8. A Hull of a Mess (1942)
6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
In a shipyard, Popeye and Bluto compete in each building a ship for a potential exclusive military contract.
Directors: Izzy Sparber, Al Eugster | Stars: Dave Barry, Jack Mercer
Votes: 163
9. Puppet Love (1944)
7 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
Bluto builds a Popeye puppet and manipulates it to treat Olive rudely. Then he comes in and takes Olive away. When Popeye discovers the ruse, knocks Bluto out and ties puppet strings to him.
Directors: Seymour Kneitel, James Tyer | Stars: Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Votes: 112
10. Adventures of Popeye (1935)
Passed | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
In live action, a big kid is attacking a little kid for his "Adventures of Popeye" comic book, so Popeye gives the little kid pointers, in the form of clips from four of his earlier pictures.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Gus Wicke
Votes: 370
11. King of the Mardi Gras (1935)
8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A Mardi Gras celebration, looking pretty much like any carnival. Bluto is a strongman, claiming to be King of the Mardi Gras, and drawing a large crowd. Popeye, nearby, claims only, "I yam ... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Dave Tendlar | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Gus Wicke
Votes: 294
12. My Pop, My Pop (1940)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye's 99-year-old father won't admit he's too old to help Popeye build a ship. Popeye tells him to build one side while he builds the other; Pappy's side is a mess. He falls asleep ... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Arnold Gillespie | Star: Jack Mercer
Votes: 184
13. How Green Is My Spinach (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Comedy
To finally defeat Popeye, Bluto sets out to destroy the spinach crop.
Directors: Seymour Kneitel, Thomas Johnson | Stars: Bud Collyer, Jackson Beck, Tom Ewell, Jack Mercer
Votes: 160
14. I Yam What I Yam (1933)
6 min | Family, Animation, Short
Popeye, Olive Oyl, and Wimpy land in America thanks to her rowing. Popeye quickly turns some trees into a log cabin. He hunts for ducks and encounters some pesky Indians while another band of natives surround his two friends in the cabin.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: William Costello, Charles Lawrence, William Pennell, Bonnie Poe
Votes: 365
15. Popeye Meets Hercules (1948)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The first Olympics, starring Hercules (looking, but not quite sounding, like a really pumped-up Bluto), who challenges anyone to do the same feats as him. Popeye takes that challenge, of ... See full summary »
Directors: Bill Tytla, George Germanetti | Stars: Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Votes: 179
16. Wild Elephinks (1933)
6 min | Comedy, Animation, Short
Floating on a raft, Popeye and Olive Oyl land on a jungle island and immediately battle wild elephants, gorillas, and other animals.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: William Costello, Charles Lawrence, William Pennell, Bonnie Poe
Votes: 346
17. Can You Take It (1934)
Passed | 6 min | Family, Animation, Short
Popeye wants to join a club of fighters. But can he take their grueling initiation test... and can the club take his rough-housing?
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Myron Waldman | Stars: Bonnie Poe, William Costello, William Pennell, Mae Questel
Votes: 301
18. Onion Pacific (1940)
6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The race is on for the state railroad franchise. It's the Sudden Pacific (Bluto) against the Onion Pacific (Popeye). Oh, and there's also a kiss from Olive for the winner. Bluto slows down ... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Margie Hines, Jack Mercer
Votes: 198
19. I'm in the Army Now (1936)
Approved | 6 min | Comedy, Animation, Family
To impress Olive, Bluto and Popeye try to convince an Army recruiter to sign him up.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky, Dave Tendlar | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Gus Wicke
Votes: 361
20. Females Is Fickle (1940)
Approved | 6 min | Family, Animation, Short
Olve brings her new goldfish onto Popeye's ship, but the fish jumps out of its bowl and into the sea. Olive convinces Popeye to go after it, but the fish wants to play and manages to avoid ... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Dave Tendlar | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Margie Hines, Jack Mercer
Votes: 179
21. A Dream Walking (1934)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye and Bluto each wants to save Olive as she sleepwalks onto a construction site. But most of their efforts go into preventing each other from being the hero.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: William Costello, Lou Fleischer, William Pennell, Mae Questel
Votes: 514
22. The Twisker Pitcher (1937)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Baseball: Bluto's Bears vs. Popeye's Pirates, and both Bluto and Popeye have girlfriends cheering them on. As they take the field, Popeye drops his spinach. Bluto eats it, then refills the ... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Gus Wicke
Votes: 256
23. Bridge Ahoy! (1936)
Passed | 7 min | Family, Animation, Comedy
Fed up with Bluto's greed with his expensive river ferry service, Popeye, Olive and Wimpy decide to undermine the bully by building a bridge instead.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: Lou Fleischer, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Gus Wicke
Votes: 278
24. The Spinach Roadster (1936)
6 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
Popeye drives up to take Olive for a ride, but Bluto in his much fancier car does what he can to spoil their jaunt.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Gus Wicke
Votes: 277
25. Wimmin Is a Myskery (1940)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
When Popeye tells Olive Oyl that he will propose to her the next morning, she has a dream that their four boys will run roughshod over their house.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: Margie Hines, Jack Mercer
Votes: 192
26. I Eats My Spinach (1933)
7 min | Animation, Family, Short
Popeye and Olive Oyl go to the rodeo where Bluto performs and impresses Olive. Popeye outdoes him with some fancy riding and steer wrestling. Meanwhile, Bluto makes off with Olive, so Popeye eats his spinach to save her and to stop a bull.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: William Costello, William Pennell, Mae Questel
Votes: 342
27. Rocket to Mars (1946)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye and Olive are touring a museum when they accidentally launch a rocketship to Mars. Olive escapes, but Popeye gets to Mars, where he is attacked by a group (led by a Bluto-ish looking... See full summary »
Directors: Bill Tytla, James Tyer | Stars: Harry Welch, Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Votes: 180
28. Shiver Me Timbers! (1934)
TV-Y7-FV | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye, Olive, and Wimpy stumble across a ghost ship. They climb aboard, and it proceeds to scare them in various ways.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: William Costello, Lou Fleischer, Charles Lawrence, Mae Questel
Votes: 336
29. The Paneless Window Washer (1937)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
On the outside of an office building, Popeye and Bluto duke it out as rival window washers.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Gus Wicke
Votes: 416
30. Goonland (1938)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
While Popeye is searching for his Pappy he discovers an island inhabited by super strong natives.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Star: Jack Mercer
Votes: 374
31. Cartoons Ain't Human (1943)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye sits down to make a cartoon. He shows the results to Olive and his nephews: it's a damsel-in-distress scenario, starring him and Olive, with live music and sound effects by Popeye.
Directors: Seymour Kneitel, Orestes Calpini | Stars: Margie Hines, Jack Mercer
Votes: 182
32. Dizzy Divers (1935)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Comedy, Animation
Popeye and Bluto are deep sea divers. Popeye has a treasure map; for some reason he cuts Bluto in on the deal, but of course, Bluto's idea of 50-50 isn't exactly fair.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: William Costello, Bonnie Poe, Gus Wicke
Votes: 286
33. You Gotta Be a Football Hero (1935)
6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
When football star Bluto sweeps Olive Oyl off her feet during a game, Popeye retaliates by joining the opposing team.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: William Costello, Mae Questel, Gus Wicke
Votes: 273
34. Beware of Barnacle Bill (1935)
6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
To the classic tune of "Barnacle Bill the Sailor", Olive explains that she can't marry Popeye because she's in love with Barnacle Bill (an unusually large Bluto), who then comes by and ... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: William Costello, William Pennell, Mae Questel
Votes: 336
35. Blow Me Down! (1933)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Family
Popeye sails into Mexico, where Olive is a dancer and Bluto is a bandit.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: William Costello, William Pennell, Bonnie Poe
Votes: 472
36. Floor Flusher (1954)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Popeye and Bluto stop by to see Olive and fix her leaky faucet. Popeye does it better, and Bluto gets jealous, so he starts rerouting Olive's plumbing and causing all sorts of leaks. Popeye... See full summary »
Directors: Izzy Sparber, Tom Golden | Stars: Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Votes: 206
37. Popeye's 20th Anniversary (1954)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
Popeye is being honored for his 20 years of films at a dinner hosted by 'Bob Hope' (several other celebrities are present, like 'Jimmy Durante', 'Bing Crosby', 'Jerry Lewis' and 'Dean Martin... See full summary »
Directors: Izzy Sparber, Al Eugster, Nick Tafuri, Dave Tendlar | Stars: Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Sid Raymond
Votes: 189
38. Sock-a-Bye, Baby (1934)
6 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
Popeye pushes a baby pram down city sidewalks and lots of noise keeps the kid awake and crying. In typically brutal manner, Popeye deals with the noise makers including a busking Harpo Marx, music school, construction site, and car horns.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: William Costello, Mae Questel
Votes: 305
39. The Man on the Flying Trapeze (1934)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye comes to ask Olive out, but finds she's gone off with the title character. Popeye goes to the circus (ringmaster Wimpy) looking for her, to find she's part of the act; an aerial battle ensues.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: Charles Carver, William Costello, Lou Fleischer, William Pennell
Votes: 362
40. Poopdeck Pappy (1940)
TV-G | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye tries to put his Pappy to bed, but he manages to sneak out to a sleazy bar.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, William Nolan | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Margie Hines, Jack Mercer
Votes: 288
41. Lost and Foundry (1937)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye is working in the Useless Machine Works on his lunch break when Olive stops by and Swee'Pea crawls into the factory. He narrowly misses several horrible fates while Popeye tries to ... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Votes: 326
42. Patriotic Popeye (1957)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye is enjoying watering his patriotic garden on July 4 when he catches his nephews attempting to light fireworks. The game is on when he attempts to confiscate the fireworks and the ... See full summary »
Directors: Izzy Sparber, Thomas Johnson | Star: Jack Mercer
Votes: 267
43. Seasin's Greetinks! (1933)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye skates over to Olive's house to give her a Christmas present: ice skates of her own. While he's teaching her, Bluto skates up and gets fresh; of course, Popeye fights him. When she ... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: William Costello, William Pennell, Bonnie Poe
Votes: 375
44. I Never Changes My Altitude (1937)
Approved | 6 min | Family, Animation, Short
Popeye is sitting outside Olive's lunchroom at the airport, distraught. She's closed the business to fly away with an aviator (Bluto, of course). But it's hardly what she expected; he has ... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Gus Wicke
Votes: 332
45. Popeye, the Ace of Space (1953)
7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Popeye is abducted by Martians who conduct a series of hideous experiments on him, but thanks to his copious spinach supply (4 cans), all the experiments fail.
Directors: Seymour Kneitel, Al Eugster | Stars: Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Sid Raymond
Votes: 159
46. Hello How Am I (1939)
TV-G | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Olive invites Popeye over for a hamburger dinner. His roommate Wimpy hears this and disguises himself as Popeye. Wimpy fast-talks himself into the dinner, but eventually falls victim to spinach.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, William Henning | Stars: Margie Hines, Jack Mercer
Votes: 212
47. Lumberjack and Jill (1949)
TV-PG | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye and Bluto are lumberjacks who compete for the affections of their new cook, Olive Oyl.
Directors: Seymour Kneitel, Thomas Johnson | Stars: Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Votes: 146
48. Scrap the Japs (1942)
6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye, punished with tedious chores on an aircraft carrier, leaps into action when a Japanese bomber, hiding behind a fake cloud, attacks the ship.
Directors: Seymour Kneitel, Thomas Johnson | Star: Jack Mercer
Votes: 110
49. Me Feelins Is Hurt (1940)
6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Olive writes a letter to Popeye: she's through with sailors; it's cowboys for her. Popeye immediately sails off to the West, where he finds, who else, Bluto as the head of the ranch where ... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Orestes Calpini | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Margie Hines, Jack Mercer
Votes: 199
50. Klondike Casanova (1946)
8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
At the Polar Bar & Grill in the Klondike, Popeye and Olive Oyl are the sole proprietors. Dangerous Dan McBluto, the owner of a fur farm, walks in and kidnaps Olive.
Directors: Izzy Sparber, Dave Tendlar | Stars: Jackson Beck, Mae Questel, Harry Welch
Votes: 147