Popeye has a new car; Olive wants a driving lesson. Things don't go well.Popeye has a new car; Olive wants a driving lesson. Things don't go well.Popeye has a new car; Olive wants a driving lesson. Things don't go well.
- Directors
- Writer
- Stars
Margie Hines
- Olive Oyl
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Jack Mercer
- Popeye
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- Dave Fleischer
- Orestes Calpini(uncredited)
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaPopeye's car's "floating power" is a reference to a technology developed by Chrysler and used on its cars in the 1930s. It was a new means of attaching an engine to its chassis, with the intention of reducing vibration. 4-cylinder engines of the day started and rode rather roughly, transmitting the torque to the whole chassis. By attaching the engine at only two points, defining an axis that passes through the engine's center of mass, the engine was able to rotate slightly about this axis and reduce the transmission of vibration to the chassis.
- GoofsWhen Popeye says, "Olive, this is a new car. Foist, I has to break it in!" his mouth continues to move afterward. Apparently, a word was deleted.
- Alternate versionsAlso available in a colorized version.
Featured review
Popeye creates his own nightmare here, but solves the mess in the end.
In this one, Popeye "teaches" Olive how to drive. I'm curious as to who taught Popeye, as he neglects to impart Important Rule # 1: Pay attention to the road when navigating any vehicle anywhere. It isn't that Olive is totally inattentive. She's just not attentive to minor trivialities-like steering or the traffic around her. The title here shouldn't be "Wimmin Hadn't Oughta Drive" but rather, "Don't Let Olive Oyl Have Control Over Anything More Complex To Operate Than a Toothpick". Though I must confess that Popeye is no great mental heavyweight either, as he permits Olive behind the wheel in the first place! Great sight gags make this loads of fun. Jack Mercer was as great as always and the ending is fittingly apropos. Worth seeking out and most recommended.
helpful•80
- llltdesq
- Sep 2, 2003
Details
- Runtime6 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content