Popeye Filmography

The following is a filmography of the Popeye cartoons which came out of the Max Fleischer and Paramount Studios between the years of 1933 and 1957. Thanks go to Leonard Maltin for his book Of Mice and Magic which was my primary source. Please note that there may be small errors on this page which were corrected in the episode guide. I am still working on making sure these two lists match. If in doubt, rely on the episode guide.

Max Fleischer

1933
Popeye the Sailor - Jul 14 (special appearance in a Betty Boop cartoon)
I Yam What I Yam - Sep 29
Blow Me Down! - Oct 27
I Eats My Spinach - Nov 17
Season's Greetinks - Dec 17
Wild Elephinks - Dec 29

1934
Sock-A-Bye Baby - Jan 19
Let's You and Him Fight - Feb 16
The Man on the Flying Trapeze - Mar 16
Can You Take It - Apr 27
Shoein' Hosses - Jun 1
Strong to the Finich - Jun 29
Shiver Me Timbers - Jul 27
Axe Me Another - Aug 30
A Dream Walking - Sep 26
The Two-Alarm Fire - Oct 26
The Dance Contest - Nov 23
We Aim to Please - Dec 28

1935
Beware of Barnacle Bill - Jan 25
Be Kind to Animals - Feb 22
Pleased To Meet Cha! - Mar 22
The Hyp-Nut-Tist - Apr 26
Choose Your Weppins - May 31
For Better or Worser - Jun 28
Dizzy Divers - Jul 26
You Gotta Be a Football Hero - Aug 30
King of the Mardi Gras - Sep 27
Adventures of Popeye - Oct 25
The Spinach Overture - Dec 7

1936
Vim, Vigor and Vitaliky - Jan 3
A Clean Shaven Man - Feb 7
Brotherly Love - Mar 6
I-Ski Love-Ski You-Ski - Apr 3
Bridge Ahoy - May 1
What, No Spinach? - May 7
I Wanna Be a Lifeguard - Jun 26
Let's Get Movin' - Jul 24
Never Kick a Woman - Aug 28
Little Swee'pea - Sep 25
Hold the Wire - Oct 23
The Spinach Roadster - Nov 26
Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor - Nov 27 (color special)
I'm In the Army Now - Dec 25

1937
The Paneless Window Washer - Jan 22
Organ Grinder's Swing - Feb 19
My Artistical Temperature - Mar 19
Hospitaliky - Apr 16
The Twister Pitcher - May 21
Morning, Noon and Nightclub - Jun 18
Lost and Foundry - Jul 16
I Never Changes My Altitude - Aug 20
I Like Babies And Infinks - Sep 18
The Football Toucher Downer - Oct 15
Protect the Weakerest - Nov 19
Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves - Nov 26 (color special)
Fowl Play - Dec 17

1938
Let's Celebrake - Jan 21
Learn Polikness - Feb 18
The House Builder Upper - Mar 18
Big Chief Ugh-Amugh-Ugh - Apr 25
I Yam Love Sick - May 29
Plumbing Is a Pipe - Jun 17
The Jeep - Jul 15
Bulldozing the Bull - Aug 19
Mutiny Ain't Nice - Sep 23
Goonland - Oct 21
A Date to Skate - Nov 18
Cops Is Always Right - Dec 29

1939
Customers Wanted - Jan 27
Popeye Meets Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp - Apr 7 (special)
Leave Well Enough Alone - Apr 28
Wotta Nightmare - May 19
Ghosks is the Bunk - Jun 14
Hello, How Am I - Jul 14
It's the Natural Thing to Do - Jul 30
Never Sock a Baby - Nov 3

1940
Shakespearian Spinach - Jan 19
Females Is Fickle - Mar 8
Stealin' Ain't Honest - Mar 22
Me Feelin's Is Hurt - Apr 12
Onion Pacific - May 24
Wimmen Is a Myskery - Jun 7
Nurse Mates - June 20
Fightin' Pals - Jul 12
Doing Impossikable Stunts - Aug 2
Wimmen Hadn't Oughta Drive - Aug 16
Puttin' on the Act - Aug 30
Popeye Meets William Tell - Sep 20
My Pop, My Pop - Oct 18
With Poopdeck Pappy - Nov 15
Popeye Presents Eugene the Jeep - Dec 13

1941
Problem Pappy - Jan 10
Quiet! Please - Feb 7
Olive's Sweepstakes Ticket - Mar 7
Flies Ain't Human - Apr 4
Popeye Meets Rip Van Winkle - May 9
Olive's Boithday Presink - Jun 13
Child Psykolojiky - Jul 11
Pest Pilot - Aug 8
I'll Never Crow Again - Sep 19
The Mighty Navy - Nov 14
Nix on Hypnotricks - Dec 19

1942
Kickin' the Conga 'Round - Jan 17
Blunder Below - Feb 13
Fleets of Stren'th - Mar 13
Pip-eye, Pup-eye, Poop-eye and Peep-eye - Apr 10
Olive Oyl and Water Don't Mix - May 8
Many Tanks - May 15
Baby Wants a Bottleship - Jul 3

Paramount/Famous Studios

(Directors are in parentheses)

1942
You're a Sap, Mr. Jap - Aug 7 (Dan Gordon)
Alona on the Sarong Seas - Sep 4 (I. Sparber)
A Hull of a Mess - Oct 16 (I. Sparber)
Scrap the Japs - Nov 20 (Seymour Kneitel)
Me Musical Nephews - Dec 25 (Seymour Kneitel)

1943
Spinach Fer Britain - Jan 22 (I. Sparber)
Seein' Red White 'N' Blue - Feb 19 (Dan Gordon)
Too Weak To Work - Mar 19 (I. Sparber)
A Jolly Good Furlough - Apr 23 (Dan Gordon)
Ration Fer the Duration - May 28 (Seymour Kneitel)
The Hungry Goat - Jun 25 (Dan Gordon)
Happy Birthdaze - Jul 16 (Dan Gordon)
Wood Peckin' - Aug 6 (I. Sparber)
Cartoons Ain't Human - Sep 3 (Seymour Kneitel)
Her Honor the Mare - Nov 26 (I. Sparber)
The Marry-Go-Round - Dec 31 (Seymour Kneitel)

1944
We're On Our Way to Rio - Apr 21 (I. Sparber)
Anvil Chorus Girl - May 26 (I. Sparber)
Spinach-Packin' Popeye - Jul 21 (I. Sparber)
Puppet Love - Aug 11 (Seymour Kneitel)
Pitchin' Woo At the Zoo - Sep 1 (I. Sparber)
Moving Aweigh - Sep 22 (No dir. credit)
She-Sick Sailors - Dec 8 (Seymour Kneitel)

1945
Pop-Pie A La Mode - Jan 26 (I. Sparber)
Tops In the Big Top - Mar 16 (I. Sparber)
Shape Ahoy - Apr 27 (I. Sparber)
For Better or Nurse - Jun 8 (I. Sparber)
Mess Production - Aug 24 (Seymour Kneitel)

1946
House Tricks - Mar 15 (Seymour Kneitel)
Service With a Guile - Apr 19 (Bill Tytla)
Klondike Cassanova - May 31 (I. Sparber)
Peep In the Deep - Jun 7 (Seymour Kneitel)
Rocket To Mars - Aug 9 (Bill Tytla)
Rodeo Romeo - Aug 16 (I. Sparber)
The Fistic Mystic - Nov 29 (Seymour Kneitel)
The Island Fling - Dec 27 (Bill Tytla)

1947
Abusement Park - Apr 25 (I. Sparber)
I'll Be Skiing Ya - Jun 13 (I. Sparber)
Popeye and the Pirates - Sep 12 (Seymour Kneitel)
Royal Four Flusher - Sep 12 (Seymour Kneitel)
Wotta Knight - Oct 24 (I. Sparber)
Safari So Good - Nov 7 (I. Sparber)
All's Fair At the Fair - Dec 19 (Seymour Kneitel)

1948
Olive Oyl For President - Jan 30 (I. Sparber)
Wigwam Whoopee - Feb 17 (I. Sparber)
Pre-Hysterical Man - Mar 26 (Seymour Kneitel)
Popeye Meets Hercules - Jun 18 (Bill Tytla)
Wolf In Sheik's Clothing - Jul 30 (I. Sparber)
Spinach vs Hamburgers - Aug 27 (Seymour Kneitel)
Snow Place Like Home - Sep 3 (Seymour Kneitel)
Robin Hood Winked - Nov 12 (Seymour Kneitel)
Symphony In Spinach - Dec 31 (Seymour Kneitel)

1949
Popeye's Premier - Mar25 (No credits available)
Lumber Jack and Jill - May 27 (Seymour Kneitel)
Hot Air Aces - Jun 24 (I. Sparber)
A Balmy Swami - Jul 22 (I. Sparber)
Tar With a Star - Aug 12 (Bill Tytla)
Silly Hillbilly - Sep 9 (I. Sparber)
Barking Dogs Don't Fite - Oct 28 (I. Sparber)
The Fly's Last Flight - Dec 23 (Seymour Kneitel)

1950
How Green Is My Spinach - Jan 27 (Seymour Kneitel)
Gym Jam - Mar 17 (Seymour Kneitel)
Beach Peach - May 12 (Seymour Kneitel)
Jitterbug Jive - Jun 23 (Bill Tytla)
Popeye Makes a Movie - Aug 11 (Seymour Kneitel)
Baby Wants Spinach - Sep 29 (Seymour Kneitel)
Quick on the Vigor - Oct 6 (Seymour Kneitel)
Riot In Rythym - Nov 10 (Seymour Kneitel)
Farmer and the Belle - Dec 1 (Seymour Kneitel)

1951
Vacation With Play - Jan 19 (I. Sparber)
Thrill of Fair - Apr 20 (Seymour Kneitel)
Alpine For You - May 18 (I. Sparber)
Double Cross County Race - Jun 15 (Seymour Kneitel)
Pilgrim Popeye - Jul 13 (I. Sparber)
Let's Stalk Spinach - Oct 19 (Seymour Kneitel)
Punch and Judo - Nov 16 (I. Sparber)

1952
Popeye's Pappy - Jan 25 (Seymour Kneitel)
Lunch With a Punch - Mar 14 (I. Sparber)
Swimmer Take All - May 16 (Seymour Kneitel)
Friend or Phony - Jun 30 (I. Sparber)
Tots of Fun - Aug 15 (Seymour Kneitel)
Popalong Popeye - Aug 29 (Seymour Kneitel)
Shuteye Popeye - Oct 3 (I. Sparber)
Big Bad Sinbad - Dec 12 (Seymour Kneitel)

1953
Ancient Fistory - Jan 30 (Seymour Kneitel)
Child Sockology - Mar 27 (I. Sparber)
Popeye's Mirthday - May 22 (Seymour Kneitel)
Toreadorable - Jun 12 (Seymour Kneitel)
Baby Wants a Battle - Jul 24 (Seymour Kneitel)
Fireman's Brawl - Aug 21 (I. Sparber)
Popeye, the Ace of Space - Oct 2 (Seymour Kneitel)
Shaving Mugs - Oct 9 (Seymour Kneitel)

1954
Floor Flusher - Jan 1 (I. Sparber)
Popeye's 20th Anniversary - Apr 2 (I. Sparber)
Taxi-Turvy - Jun 4 (Seymour Kneitel)
Bride and Gloom - Jul 2 (I. Sparber)
Greek Mirthology - Aug 13 (Seymour Kneitel)
Fright to the Finish - Aug 27 (Seymour Kneitel)
Private-Eye Popeye - Nov 12 (Seymour Kneitel)
Gopher Spinach - Dec 10 (Seymour Kneitel)

1955
Cooking With Gags - Jan 14 (I. Sparber)
Nurse to Meet Ya - Feb 11 (I. Sparber)
Penny Antics - Mar 11 (Seymour Kneitel)
Beaus Will Be Beaus - May 20 (I. Sparber)
Gift of Gag - May 27 (Seymour Kneitel)
Car-Razy Drivers - Jul 22 (Seymour Kneitel)
Mister and Mistletoe - Sep 30 (I. Sparber)
Cops Is Tops - Nov 4 (I. Sparber)
A Job For a Gob - Dec 9 (Seymour Kneitel)

1956
Hillbilling and Cooing - Jan 13 (Seymour Kneitel)
Popeye For President - Mar 30 (Seymour Kneitel)
Out to Punch - Jun 8 (Seymour Kneitel)
Assault and Flattery - Jul 6 (I. Sparber)
Insect to Injury - Aug 10 (Dave Tendlar)
Parlez-Vouz Woo - Sep 12 (Seymour Kneitel)
I Don't Scare - Nov 16 (I. Sparber)
A Haul In One - Dec 14 (I. Sparber)

1957
Nearly Weds - Feb 8 (Seymour Kneitel)
The Crystal Brawl - Apr 5 (Seymour Kneitel)
Patriotic Popeye - May 10 (Seymour Kneitel)
Spree Lunch - Jun 21 (Seymour Kneitel)
Spooky Swabs - Aug 9 (I. Sparber)

Note: There was an additional 'short', "Let's Sing Along with Popeye", released by the Fleischer studio in 1934, but as it has no plot, I don't see any reason to discuss it. But, if you must know more about it, you can go visit it over on the IMDb.


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