Spinachonara

Spinachonara

October 16, 1960 (estimated) TV Episode Popeye

Studio
Jack Kinney Productions
Distributor
King Features Syndicate

Synopsis

Popeye is reading a Japanese true-fairy story and tells Swee'Pea his version of Sahionare. In this story, Olive Oyl is the main character, Wimpy is the good Mandarin, and Brutus is the bad Mandarin. Of course, Popeye is the hero. A rich bandit chieftain (Brutus) barters with her uncle (Wimpy) for Butter Oyl's (Olive's) hand. Princess Butter Oyl sings from a temple to a passing samurai warrior (Popeye), and he promises to save her. Brutus tricks Wimpy with 47 courses of hamburger which have been treated with "hamburger off." Wimpy realizes too late that he has been tricked. Popeye attempts to save the Princess from the temple, but he falls in the Royal Spinach Garden. With the aid of Spinach Sukiyaki, he recovers and rescues the Princess, and he returns the 47-course hamburger-yaki to the Mandarin.

Characters

Popeye, Brutus, Olive Oyl, Wimpy, Swee'Pea

Credits

Directing

Director
Jack Kinney

Producing

Producer
Jack Kinney
Executive Producer
Al Brodax

Writing

Writer
Jack Kinney

Voices

Voice
Jack Mercer (Popeye, Wimpy), Jackson Beck (Brutus), Mae Questel (Olive Oyl, Swee'Pea, Eugene)

Music

Music
Ken Lowman

Animation

Animation Director
Harvey Toombs
Layout
Raymond Jacobs
Checking
Moley McColley

Art Department

Background
Ervin L. Kaplan
Ink & Paint
Vera McKinney

Camera

Camera
Jack Eckes

Editing

Editor
Joe Siracusa

Sound

Sound
Ryder Sound Service

Production notes

King Features had no cartoon studios, so Popeye storyboards were produced in its offices, while animation was divided between Paramount/Famous Studios, Larry Harmon Productions, Total TV Productions, Gene Deitch/Rembrandt Studios, Halas and Batchelor and Jack Kinney Productions.

Of those stations which bought the King Features Popeye cartoons in 1960, 90% renewed their contracts in 1965.

Note the change in the villain's name… from Bluto to Brutus.

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