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J. Wellington Wimpy, generally referred to as Wimpy, is a character in the comic strip Popeye, created by E. C. Segar, and in the Popeye cartoons based upon the strip. Wimpy debuted in the strip in 1931 and was one of the dominant characters in the newspaper strip, but when Popeye was adapted as an animated cartoon series by Fleischer Studios, Wimpy became a minor character; Dave Fleischer ...
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. This is a paraphrase of words spoken by Popeye in the comic strip. [2]
Popeye and most of the major supporting characters were first featured in a thrice-weekly 15-minute radio program, Popeye the Sailor, which starred Detmar Poppen as Popeye, along with most of the major supporting characters—Olive Oyl (Olive Lamoy), Wimpy (Charles Lawrence), Bluto (Jackson Beck) and Swee'Pea (Mae Questel). [80]
Elzie Crisler Segar (/ ˈ s iː ɡ ɑːr /; [1] December 8, 1894 – October 13, 1938), known by the pen name E. C. Segar, was an American cartoonist. He created Popeye in 1929, introducing the character in his comic strip Thimble Theatre. [2] [3] Charles M. Schulz said of Segar's work: "I think Popeye was a perfect comic strip, consistent in ...
The voice cast includes Jack Mercer as Popeye, Gus Wickie as Sindbad the Sailor, Mae Questel as Olive Oyl and Lou Fleischer as J. Wellington Wimpy. [1] In 2004, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Wimpy Grills. With a name inspired by the "Popeye" cartoon shorts that first debuted in 1933 and continued to arrive in theaters for almost 25 years, it’s hard to go wrong. Despite the origin of ...
This is a list of the 109 cartoons of the Popeye the Sailor film series produced by Fleischer Studios for Paramount Pictures from 1933 to 1942. [1]During the course of production in 1941, Paramount assumed control of the Fleischer studio, removing founders Max and Dave Fleischer from control of the studio and renaming the organization Famous Studios by 1942.
After becoming a meme at age 9 ("Popeyes Kid"), college football player Dieunerst Collin now has a NIL deal with Popeyes.