Which Is Witch

Which Is Witch

September 18, 1961 (estimated) TV Episode Popeye

Studio
Rembrandt Films, Gene Deitch Studios
Animation studio
Halas and Batchelor
Distributor
King Features Syndicate

Synopsis

The Sea Hag plots to kidnap Popeye and imprison him on her island so that she's free to do her evil deeds. However, she knows that the only way to capture Popeye is to entice Olive Oyl onto her island. Popeye and Olive are exploring an old cave on the island and run into the Sea Hag. The Sea Hag creates a robot of Olive to attack Popeye, and to destroy Olive's affection for the sailor. She confuses Popeye with the robot replica of Olive to try to get him into the prison. She locks Popeye in a jail with bars. Popeye has to defeat the Goons to beat the Hag. The real Olive slips Popeye a can of spinach, and he breaks loose. The Sea Hag turns her Goons loose on them both. Meanwhile, Robot-Olive falls in love for Popeye and helps him escape!

Characters

Popeye, Olive Oyl, Sea Hag, Goons

Credits

Directing

Director
Gene Deitch

Producing

Producer
Willliam L. Snyder
Executive Producer
Al Brodax
Supervising Producer
Gene Deitch

Voices

Voice
Jack Mercer (Popeye), Mae Questel (Olive Oyl)

Music

Music
Stepan Konicek

Companies and other credits

  • Animator: Halas and Batchelor

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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