History WesternAnimation / PopeyeTheSailor

The series' formula is established right out of the starting gate with this cartoon, with Bluto kidnapping Olive Oyl and Popeye having to chase him down and beat him into submission to prevent Olive from being run over by a train. Spinach is introduced as power-up to save the day.

''Popeye the Sailor'' is a 1933 theatrical cartoon short produced by [[Creator/MaxAndDaveFleischer Fleischer Studios]] and distributed by Creator/{{Paramount}}. It marks the first appearance of the [[ComicStrip/{{Popeye}} eponymous comic strip character]] in animation. It was billed as a WesternAnimation/BettyBoop cartoon, but she's clearly not the main star in it.

* ChainedToARailway: Bluto chains Olive to a railway (she's tied up with train tracks, somehow) since she keeps refusing his advances.

The series' formula is established right out of the starting gate with this cartoon, with Bluto kidnapping Olive and Popeye having to chase him down and beat him into submission to prevent Olive from being run over by a train. Spinach is introduced as power-up to save the day.

It introduced staples of the Popeye shorts such as his trademark song, the routine of having Bluto as major rival/antagonist and Olive Oyl as DamselInDistress, and spinach as power-up to save the day.

It introduced staples of the Popeye shorts such as his trademark song, Bluto as major rival and antagonist, Olive Oyl as a DamselInDistress, and spinach as power-up to save the day.

''Popeye the Sailor'' is a 1933 theatrical cartoon short produced by [[Creator/MaxAndDaveFleischer Fleisher Studios]] and distributed by Creator/{{Paramount}}. It marks the first appearance of the [[ComicStrip/{{Popeye}} eponymous comic strip character]] in animation. It was billed as a WesternAnimation/BettyBoop cartoon, but she's clearly not the main star in it.

* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Both Popeye and Bluto are incredibly strong even without spinach. Popeye is introduced punching several big metal objects into plenty of much smaller objects, sends a high striker's striker ''in the Moon's face'' without the need of a mallet (he even reduces said mallet to dust beforehand) and pulls a whole cliff to him with a rope. Bluto has no problem using ''train tracks'' to tie up Olive, also.

** While the short introduces [[PowerUpFood raw spinach as power-up]], Popeye doesn't seem to really need them (he displays impressive feats of CharlesAtlasSuperpower throughout the short -- one should note that he's already super strong in the comic strips, which carried over to here, and doesn't need spinach in them) nor does he seem to be in peril when he eats them (he looks more bored than incapacitated by Bluto when doing so).

** While the short introduces the [[PowerUpFood spinach as power-up]], Popeye doesn't seem to really need them (he displays impressive feats of CharlesAtlasSuperpower throughout the short -- one should note that he's already super strong in the comic strips, which carried over to here, and doesn't need spinach in them) nor does he seem to be in peril when he eats them (he looks more bored than incapacitated by Bluto when doing so).

It introduced staples of the Popeye shorts such as his trademark song, Bluto as major rival and antagonist, Olive Oyl as a DamselInDistress, and spinach as power-up.

''Popeye the Sailor'' is a 1933 cartoon short produced by [[Creator/MaxAndDaveFleischer Fleisher Studios]] and distributed by Creator/{{Paramount}}. It marks the first appearance of the [[ComicStrip/{{Popeye}} eponymous comic strip character]] in animation. It was billed as a WesternAnimation/BettyBoop cartoon, but she's clearly not the main star in it.

* {{Crossover}}: Although Betty Boop doesn't do much in this one, it's effectively a crossover between a comic strip property that was unrelated to the Fleischer studios' animated star and the latter, if only for the dance scene.

* {{Fanservice}}: Betty Boop dancing the hula in little more than a grass skirt and a strategically placed lei.

* {{Rotoscoping}}: Used for Betty's dancing.

* IAmSong: The short also marks the first time "I'm Popeye the Sailor Man" was sung by the protagonist.

** It was a Betty Boop short and not Popeye's own series yet. Plenty of features (such as {{Funny Animal}}s and DerangeAnimation) are straight out of such earlier Golden Age Fleischer shorts. They would be phased out in later shorts.

** It was a Betty Boop short and not Popeye's own series yet. Plenty of character designs (some being {{Funny Animal}}s) are straight out of such earlier Fleischer shorts rather than fully human like they would be in later Popeye shorts.

* CoverInnnocentEyesAndEars: Popeye briefly covers his own eyes while watching Betty Boop dance.

** It was a Betty Boop short and not Popeye's own series yet. Plenty of character designs (some being {{Funny Animal}}s) are straight out of such earlier Fleisher shorts rather than fully human like they would be in later Popeye shorts.

** It was a Betty Boop short and not Popeye's own series yet. Plenty of character designs (some being {{Funny Animal}}s) are straight out of such earlier Fleisher shorts rather than fully human like they would in later Popeye shorts.

* ChainedToARailway: Bluto chains Olive Oyl to a railway (she's tied up with train tracks, somehow) since she keeps refusing his advances.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Both Popeye and Bluto are incredibly strong even without spinach. Popeye is introduced punching several metal object into smaller objects, sends a high striker's striker ''in the Moon's face'' and pulls a whole cliff to him with a rope. Bluto has no problem using ''train tracks'' to tie up Olive, also.

** While the short introduces the [[PowerUpFood spinach as power-up]], Popeye doesn't seem to really need them (he displays impressive feats of CharlesAtlasSuperpower throughout the short -- one should note that he's already super strong in the comic strips, which carried over to here, and doesn't need spinach in them) nor does he seem to be in peril when he eats them (he looks more bored than incapacitated by Bluto).

''Popeye the Sailor'' is a 1933 cartoon short by [[Creator/MaxAndDaveFleischer Fleisher Studios]]. It marks the first appearance of the [[ComicStrip/{{Popeye}} eponymous comic strip character]] in animation. It was billed as a WesternAnimation/BettyBoop cartoon, but she's clearly not the main star in it.

* DemotedToExtra: The short is definitely billed as a Betty Boop one, but she appears in it only for the hula

** It was a Betty Boop short and not Popeye's own series yet. Plenty of character designs (some being {{Funny Animal}}s) are straight out of such Fleisher shorts rather than fully human like they would in later Popeye shorts.

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** It was a Betty Boop short and not Popeye's own series yet.
** Olive Oyl's voice was not yet high-pitched.

* {{Jerkass}}: Bluto's general unpleasant personality and behavior were already in full display.

** While the short introduces the [[PowerUpFood spinach as power-up]], Popeye doesn't seem to really need them (he displays impressive feats of CharlesAtlasSuperpower throughout the short -- one should note that he's already super strong in the comic strips, which carried over to here, and doesn't need spinach in them) nor does he seem to be in peril when he eats them (he looks more bored than incapacitated by Bluto).

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[[caption-width-right:350:Yep, it all started as a crossover with [[WesternAnimation/BettyBoop her]].]]

!!''Popeye the Sailor'' contains examples of the following tropes: