Popeye the sailor man - Popeye for President
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Popeye the Sailor is a fictional muscular American cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar. The character first appeared in the daily King Features comic strip Thimble Theatre on January 17, 1929, and Popeye became the strip's title in later years. The character has also appeared in theatrical and television animated cartoons.
Segar's Thimble Theatre strip was in its 10th year when Popeye made his debut, but the one-eyed sailor quickly became the main focus of the strip, and Thimble Theatre became one of King Features' most popular properties during the 1930s. After Segar died in 1938, Thimble Theatre was continued by several writers and artists, most notably Segar's assistant Bud Sagendorf. The strip continues to appear in first-run installments in its Sunday edition, written and drawn by Hy Eisman. The daily strips are reprints of old Sagendorf stories.
This episode revolves around Popeye (Spinach Party) and Bluto (Blutocratic Party) in a presidential election. The election ends up being a tie with only one outstanding vote. That person is Olive Oyl, whose vote will decide the election winner. Both Popeye and Bluto race to Olive Oyl and try to get her vote. They have to help her do chores at her farm, with Popeye outdoing Bluto at every turn, until the latter leaves the sailor candidate trapped. However, Popeye eats some nearby spinach sprouts in order to get free in time to stop Olive's forced vote, and win the election.
Segar's Thimble Theatre strip was in its 10th year when Popeye made his debut, but the one-eyed sailor quickly became the main focus of the strip, and Thimble Theatre became one of King Features' most popular properties during the 1930s. After Segar died in 1938, Thimble Theatre was continued by several writers and artists, most notably Segar's assistant Bud Sagendorf. The strip continues to appear in first-run installments in its Sunday edition, written and drawn by Hy Eisman. The daily strips are reprints of old Sagendorf stories.
This episode revolves around Popeye (Spinach Party) and Bluto (Blutocratic Party) in a presidential election. The election ends up being a tie with only one outstanding vote. That person is Olive Oyl, whose vote will decide the election winner. Both Popeye and Bluto race to Olive Oyl and try to get her vote. They have to help her do chores at her farm, with Popeye outdoing Bluto at every turn, until the latter leaves the sailor candidate trapped. However, Popeye eats some nearby spinach sprouts in order to get free in time to stop Olive's forced vote, and win the election.