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I Yam What I Yam is the second Popeye theatrical cartoon short, starring Billy Costello as Popeye, Bonnie Poe as Olive Oyl and Charles Lawrence as Wimpy. [1] The source of the quote is the comic strip, Thimble Theatre by E. C. Segar , in which Popeye first appeared.
First cartoon where Popeye sings his full theme song when he appears since Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor (1936) Final cartoon with "anchor" designed ending. 115 Seein' Red, White 'N' Blue: February 19 Jim Tyer Ben Solomon TBA Joe Stultz Dan Gordon An edited-for-TV version is known to exist [citation needed] Dave Barry voices Bluto [2]
Winston Sharples and Sammy Timberg composed most of the music for the Popeye shorts. Timberg also composed the themes to the Fleischers' Betty Boop and Superman cartoons, but asked Lerner to write Popeye's theme song because he had a date that night. [2] The music of Popeye is described as a mix of "sunny show tunes and music from the street."
The Popeye Song Folio is a collection of 24 songs issued by Popular Melodies, Inc. 1619 Broadway, New York City in 1936. They contain the tunes played in the various Popeye cartoon short series directed by Dave Fleischer .
Billy Costello was the first voice of Popeye. 1 I Yam What I Yam: September 29 [3] Seymour Kneitel William Henning First entry in the Popeye the Sailor series; First screen appearance of J. Wellington Wimpy; Rarely airs on television due to the American Indian stereotypes. 2 Blow Me Down! October 27 [3] Willard Bowsky William Sturm: 3 I Eats My ...
Popeye's theme song, titled "I'm Popeye the Sailor Man", composed by Sammy Lerner in 1933 for Fleischer's first Popeye the Sailor cartoon, [70] has become forever associated with the sailor. " The Sailor's Hornpipe " has often been used as an introduction to Popeye's theme song.
The short opens with the song "You're a Sap, Mr. Jap", a Tin Pan Alley wartime song that was released three days after the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Popeye is riding in his boat and looking around through his binoculars. Popeye spots a small Japanese boat, so he throws his anchor at the Japanese boat. A Japanese man is fishing on the boat, and ...
In 1935, "You Gotta Be a Football Hero" was the subject of a Popeye the Sailor cartoon. The film was produced by the Fleischer Studios and distributed by Adolph Zukor. Popeye, Olive Oyl, Bluto and J. Wellington Wimpy were each featured in the cartoon. It was released on August 31, 1935.