Goonland
- Studio
- Fleischer Studios
- Distributor
- Adolph Zukor
Synopsis
Popeye is off to sea to try to locate the island where his long-lost father Poopdeck Pappy is imprisoned. He lands on Goonland, where a huge skull warns off human beings. He follows a Goon to a clearing where there are a large number of them, and where his pappy is imprisoned. He disguises himself as one of them, and calls to his Pappy in the cave, but Pappy evinces no interest in him. Popeye is captured by the Goons, and when he tries to reach his supply of spinach, it bounces away from him and lands under the window of the cave-prison. Pappy reaches for and grabs it and downs it, and it builds up his muscle. Pappy tears down the jail and goes to the rescue of Popeye, who is pegged down at the base of a cliff above which the Goons are preparing to throw down a huge boulder on him. Using his spinach-powered muscle, Pappy blasts the falling boulder back up the cliff, where it lands on the Goons. Popeye and Pappy embrace, but the picture tears at that point, and a pair of hands reach into the action and splice the picture together (not seen in the colorized version), after which the embrace continues.
Characters
Popeye, Poopdeck Pappy, The Goons
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Dave Fleischer
Producing
- Producer
- Max Fleischer
Voices
- Voice
- Jack Mercer (Popeye, Pappy)
Animation
- Animator
- Seymour Kneitel, Abner Matthews
Production notes
The first appearance of Poopdeck Pappy, as well as the first animated appearance of Elzie Segar's Goons.
This short did not contain a version of Popeye's famous spinach-eating sequence, at least not by Popeye; Pappy does the spinach in this one.
One of 10 episodes without Bluto after Gus Wickle quit voicing Bluto.
The original black and white cartoon has been colorized.
Closing Theme:
This short did not contain a version of Popeye's famous spinach-eating sequence, at least not by Popeye; Pappy does the spinach in this one.
One of 10 episodes without Bluto after Gus Wickle quit voicing Bluto.
The original black and white cartoon has been colorized.
Closing Theme:
Popeye: Oh, I just found me Pappy, and now I yam happy!
Pappy: I'm Popeye The Sailor's old man!
Pictures
Reviews
Goonland
This is the favorite cartoon for most Popeye afficionados, and for good reason.
Touching relationship between Popeye and his Pappy (even though your old man may seem too tough and uncaring, he always is looking out for your best interests and will come to your aid in a pinch). Dramatic fight sequence with the twist of someone other than Popeye getting the spinach.
The musical score perfectly accompanies the dramatic action, and the gooney Goons. The score opens with Popeye singing a song representing his search for his father. This melody recurs in different forms later in the cartoon (given a nostalgic twist by the syrupy trombone with strings when Popeye sees his old man), as does Popeye's song (played in the minor mode in a descending sequence as Popeye is seen tied to the ground).
Funny, touching, exciting. Who could ask for anything more?
Goonland
In my book, this cartoon's the COOLEST!!!
The Fleischers adapted "Alice the Goon" to animation better than anyone else ever did--and having Popeye get in on the "Goon" act himself simply doubles the fun! This is one Popeye cartoon that need bow to no other.
The colorized version's a crock.