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BearManor Media News — popeye

Q&A with the author of Popeye the Sailor: The 1960s TV Cartoons

August 1, 2023 • cartoons • popeye

With over 500 Popeye cartoons produced why did you write a book on this particular series of 220 from 1960-62? FG: This series of cartoons has been maligned over the years by critics. In some episodes rightly so but certainly not the entire bunch. King Features Syndicate, Popeye’s copyright owner, wanted these films produced quickly. This was done to cash in on the popularity the sailor’s theatrical films were having on Television. Why are some cartoons in this series better than others? FG: It mainly had to do with the experience people had working with limited animation. For...