Popeye and Son
Popeye and Son is an American animated comedy series based on the Popeye comic strip created by E.C. Segar and published by King Features Syndicate. Jointly produced by Hanna-Barbera and King Features subsidiary King Features Entertainment, the series aired for one season of thirteen episodes on CBS.[1] It is a follow-up to The All New Popeye Hour. Due to Jack Mercer's death in 1984, Maurice LaMarche voiced Popeye, while much of the cast of The All New Popeye Hour reprised their respective roles, with the exception of Daws Butler. However, Nancy Cartwright, who was trained by Butler, voiced Woody in the series.
| Popeye and Son | |
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 Show's title card featuring Popeye, Junior, and Olive | |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Based on | Popeye, by E. C. Segar |
| Directed by |
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| Theme music composer | Hoyt Curtin |
| Opening theme | "Like Pop, Like Son" |
| Ending theme | "Pop-a-Wheelie" |
| Composer | Hoyt Curtin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (26 segments) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Charles Grosvenor |
| Editor | Gil Iverson |
| Running time | 22 minutes (11 minutes per segment) |
| Production companies | Hanna-Barbera Productions King Features Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 19 – December 12, 1987 |
| Related | |
Overview
Now married, Popeye and his longtime girlfriend Olive Oyl have a son named Popeye Jr. (or simply "Junior"),[2] who has inherited Popeye's ability to gain superhuman strength from eating spinach; much to his father's disappointment, however, Junior hates the taste of spinach (instead, he prefers hamburgers, like Wimpy), although he eats spinach anyway should any trouble come his way.[3] Popeye's longtime rival Bluto also has a wife, Lizzie, and a son, Tank. Like old times, Popeye and Bluto possess an intense rivalry, something that also happens between their sons.
Voice cast
- Susan Blu - Shelley (in "The Girl from Down Under")
- Steve Bulen - Fred Furple (in "Redbeard")
- Nancy Cartwright - Woody
- Philip L. Clarke - Snipes (in "Prince of a Fellow")
- Jeff Cohen - Francis Wimpy
- Barry Dennen - Captain of the Sea Witch (in "Redbeard")
- George DiCenzo - Two-Headed Giant (in "Damsel in Distress")
- Richard Erdman - Professor Watersnozzle (in "Dr. Junior and Mr. Hyde")
- Ed Gilbert - Skeleton Warrior (in "Ain't Mythbehavin'")
- Scott Grimes - Lon (in "There Goes the Neighborhood")
- Rebecca Gilchrist -
- Zale Kessler - Mr. Snoot, Lon's Father (in "There Goes the Neighborhood")
- Kaleena Kiff - Dee Dee
- Maurice LaMarche - Popeye, Poopdeck Pappy, Granny Popeye, Cole Oyl (in "Happy Anniversary"), Captain Blight (in "Happy Anniversary")
- Allan Lurie - Redbeard (in "Redbeard")
- David Markus - Tank Bluto
- Allan Melvin - Bluto, J. Wellington Wimpy
- Scott Menville - Rex (in "Prince of a Fellow")
- Don Messick - Eugene the Jeep
- Howard Morris - Bandini the Genie
- Josh Rodine - Popeye Jr.
- Maggie Roswell - Jewelry Store Clerk (in "Junior Gets a Job")
- Marilyn Schreffler - Olive Oyl, Lizzie Bluto, Puggy, The Sea Hag, Nana Oyl (in "Happy Anniversary")
- Penina Segall - Polly
- Carl Steven - Nick (in "Split Decision")
- Jeffrey Tambor - Berkeley Busby (in "Surf Movie")
- Rip Taylor - Mayor of Sweethaven (in "Attack of the Sea Hag")
- B.J. Ward - Rad
- Jimmy Weldon - Birthday Clown (in "Junior's Birthday Roundup")
- Frank Welker - Shelley's Father (in "The Girl from Down Under")
- Patric Zimmerman - Ghost Pirates (in "The Lost Treasure of Pirate's Cove")
List of episodes
| No. | Title | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1a | "Attack of the Sea Hag" | John Loy | September 19, 1987 | |
| Tank takes a driftwood mermaid Junior found on the beach, claiming it as his own for Bluto's boat party with the Mayor. However Junior must go off and save the day when the mermaid belongs to Popeye's old foe: The Sea Hag. | ||||
| 1b | "Happy Anniversary" | John Loy | September 19, 1987 | |
| Popeye and Olive get into a fight on the night of their anniversary. While trying to get the two back together, Junior learns how the two finally got married. | ||||
| 2a | "The Sea Monster" | Cliff Roberts | September 26, 1987 | |
| Polly finds and befriends a sea monster, one Bluto wants to capture and sell. | ||||
| 2b | "Poopdeck Pappy and the Family Tree" | Eric Lewald | September 26, 1987 | |
| Pappy goes to Junior's school to tell his class about a past adventure. | ||||
| 3a | "Bluto's Wave Pool" | Anthony Adams | October 3, 1987 | |
| 3b | "Here Today, Goon Tomorrow" | Story by : Bruce Falk Teleplay by : John Loy | October 3, 1987 | |
| 4a | "Don't Give Up the Picnic" | John Loy | October 10, 1987 | |
| Wimpy and his nephew challenge Bluto to the picnic games. | ||||
| 4b | "The Lost Treasure of Pirate's Cove" | Eric Lewald | October 10, 1987 | |
| 5a | "Junior's Genie" | Story by : Kelly Ward and Mark Cassutt Teleplay by : Eric Lewald | October 17, 1987 | |
| 5b | "Mighty Olive at the Bat" | Eric Lewald | October 17, 1987 | |
| 6a | "Junior Gets a Job" | John Loy | October 24, 1987 | |
| 6b | "Surf Movie" | Charles M. Howell, IV | October 24, 1987 | |
| 7a | "Junior's Birthday Roundup" | Kelly Ward | October 31, 1987 | |
| 7b | "Redbeard" | Eric Lewald | October 31, 1987 | |
| 8a | "The Girl from Down Under" | Anthony Adams | November 7, 1987 | |
| 8b | "Olive's Dinosaur Dilemma" | Bryce Malek | November 7, 1987 | |
| 9a | "Dr. Junior and Mr. Hyde" | Eric Lewald | November 14, 1987 | |
| 9b | "Popeye's Surfin' Adventure" | John Loy | November 14, 1987 | |
| 10a | "Split Decision" | Pamela Hickey Dennys McCoy | November 21, 1987 | |
| 10b | "The Case of the Burger Burglar" | Bryce Malek | November 21, 1987 | |
| 11a | "Orchid You Not" | Scott Shaw | November 28, 1987 | |
| 11b | "Ain't Mythbehavin'" | Ken Koonce David Weimers | November 28, 1987 | |
| 12a | "There Goes the Neighborhood" | Eric Lewald | December 5, 1987 | |
| 12b | "Prince of a Fellow" | Kelly Ward | December 5, 1987 | |
| 13a | "Olive's Day Off" | Bryce Malek | December 12, 1987 | |
| 13b | "Damsel in Distress" | Eric Lewald John Loy | December 12, 1987 | |
Reception
In 2014, including it in an article about twelve 1980s cartoons that supposedly did not deserve remembrance, io9 was largely critical of the series, noting that it did not utilize the conventions established by the theatrical Popeye short films.[4]
Home media
In late 2008, Warner Home Video planned to release four Popeye and Son episodes (8 cartoons) on DVD (Volume One, released earlier in 2008, contained episodes of the previous Hanna-Barbera Popeye series, The All New Popeye Hour). As of 2021, the complete series has yet to come out on DVD.
References
- Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 347. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- CHARLES SOLOMON (1987-10-09). "Kidvid Reviews : Cartoon Debuts Are All Drawn Out - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
- Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 637–638. ISBN 978-1476665993.
- Bricken, Rob (11 November 2014). "12 Cartoons From The 1980s No One Will Ever Have Nostalgia For". io9. Retrieved 11 September 2016.