Popeye The Sailor Filmography (Famous Studios) - Popeye The Sailor Series - 1943

1943

# Film Original release date Credited animators Credited director Notes 114 Spinach Fer Britain January 22 Jim Tyer
Abner Kneitel Dan Gordon
  • Doesn't air on American TV outside of any scheduled airings on The Popeye Show due to World War II content involving Nazis
  • A colorized version exists
115 Seein' Red, White 'N' Blue February 19 Jim Tyer
Ben Solomon Dan Gordon
  • An edited-for-TV version is known to exist
  • No longer airs on American television due to World War II ethnic stereotyping of Nazis and Japanese people
  • A colorized version is known to exist
116 Too Weak to Work March 19 Jim Tyer
Abner Kneitel Isadore Sparber 117 A Jolly Good Furlough April 23 Joseph Oriolo
John Walworth Dan Gordon
  • Some TV versions are edited to remove anti-Japanese dialogue spoken by Popeye's nephews
  • Doesn't air on British television due to Popeye's nephews playing World War II
  • A colorized version is known to exist
118 Ration fer the Duration May 28 Dave Tendlar
Tom Golden Seymour Kneitel
  • A parody of Jack and the Beanstalk
119 The Hungry Goat June 25 Joseph Oriolo
John Walworth Dan Gordon
  • The ending gag is cut from a.a.p. prints due to the involvement of the Paramount logo. This gag was recreated for airing on The Popeye Show and for the 2008 DVD release
  • First cartoon to feature the voice of Arnold Stang
120 Happy Birthdaze July 16 Graham Place
Abner Kneitel Dan Gordon
  • The first of three cartoons to feature Popeye's Navy buddy, Shorty
  • Except for uncut airings on The Popeye Show, the ending gag is usually cut from TV airings due to its content suggesting murder, though the "murder" scene was in the dark
121 Wood-Peckin' August 6 Nick Tafuri
Tom Golden Isadore Sparber 122 Cartoons Ain't Human September 3 Orestes Calpini
Otto Feuer Seymour Kneitel
  • Final black and white cartoon in the Popeye series.
123 Her Honor the Mare November 26 Jim Tyer
Ben Solomon Isadore Sparber
  • First regular Popeye the Sailor series entry in Technicolor (three two-reel Technicolor Popeye Color Specials were produced by Fleischer in the 1930s)
  • One of four cartoons where Popeye's sailor outfit is blue
  • First use of the "spinning star" opening credits
  • No longer airs on Boomerang due to low ratings
124 The Marry-Go-Round December 31 Graham Place
Abner Kneitel Seymour Kneitel
  • The second appearance of Shorty
  • Final appearance of Margie Hines as the voice of Olive Oyl
  • A restored version aired on The Popeye Show

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