Popeye yodeling? Well, that's what you get early on this 1936 cartoon. He sings and yodels and Bluto is right behind also singing. The two of them are drudging through the snow to the mountain log home of Olive Oyl, each hoping to take up on a trip to the top of the mountain. Olive goes "eenie, meenie..." to figure out why guy to go with, and the winner is Popeye. Bluto, as expected, is a sore loser.
That sets up the bulk of the cartoon which is Bluto sabotaging the long trip up the steep mountain. The sight gags include Popeye's unique mountain-climbing methods; Olive also yodeling; a couple good puns and the wild ski race in the final minute with Bluto and Popeye trying to kill each other while racing down the mountain.
Overall, lots to enjoy, including the usual good artwork and humorous mumbling by Popeye, which you can understand thanks to the subtitles on this new Popeye Volume One DVD set.
That sets up the bulk of the cartoon which is Bluto sabotaging the long trip up the steep mountain. The sight gags include Popeye's unique mountain-climbing methods; Olive also yodeling; a couple good puns and the wild ski race in the final minute with Bluto and Popeye trying to kill each other while racing down the mountain.
Overall, lots to enjoy, including the usual good artwork and humorous mumbling by Popeye, which you can understand thanks to the subtitles on this new Popeye Volume One DVD set.