"Popeye the Sailor" (1960) TV series 1960-1963

Seasons:

1 | 2 | unknown

Release Date:

1960 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Family

Plot Keywords:

Spinach | Popeye | Character Name In Title

Cast

Jack Mercer	...	Popeye / ... (188 episodes, 1960-1961)
Mae Questel	...	Olive Oyl / ... (156 episodes, 1960-1961)
Jackson Beck	...	Brutus / ... (126 episodes, 1960-1961)

Series Directed by
Jack Kinney		(101 episodes, 1960)
Seymour Kneitel		(63 episodes, 1960-1961)
Gene Deitch		(28 episodes, 1960-1961)
Paul Fennell		(18 episodes, 1960)
Bob Bemiller		(5 episodes, 1960)
Tom McDonald		(5 episodes, 1960)

Series Writing credits
Ed Nofziger		(27 episodes, 1960)
Seymour Kneitel		(20 episodes, 1960-1961)
Jack Mercer		(19 episodes, 1960-1961)
Carl Meyer		(19 episodes, 1960-1961)
Charles Shows		(18 episodes, 1960)
Jack Kinney		(15 episodes, 1960)
Isadore Klein		(10 episodes, 1960-1961)
Raymond Jacobs		(8 episodes, 1960)
Walter Schmidt		(8 episodes, 1960)
Joseph Gottlieb		(8 episodes, 1961)
Joe Grant		(7 episodes, 1960)
Edwin Rehberg		(5 episodes, 1960)
Ralph Wright		(5 episodes, 1960)
Carole Beers		(3 episodes, 1960)
Cal Howard		(3 episodes, 1960)
Noel Tucker		(3 episodes, 1960)
Howard A. Schneider		(2 episodes, 1960-1961)
Osmond Evans		(2 episodes, 1960)
Ken Hultgren		(2 episodes, 1960)
Jack Miller		(2 episodes, 1960)
Milt Schaffer		(2 episodes, 1960)
Irving Dressler		(2 episodes, 1961)

Series Produced by
Al Brodax	....	executive producer (220 episodes, 1960-1961)
Jack Kinney	....	producer (101 episodes, 1960)
William L. Snyder	....	producer (28 episodes, 1960-1961)
Larry Harmon	....	producer (18 episodes, 1960)
Gerald Ray	....	producer (10 episodes, 1960)
John Halas	....	producer (7 episodes, 1960-1961)

Series Original Music by
Ken Lowman		(100 episodes, 1960)
Winston Sharples		(64 episodes, 1960-1961)
Gordon Zahler		(18 episodes, 1960)

Series Film Editing by
Joe Siracusa		(45 episodes, 1960)
Roger Donley		(26 episodes, 1960)
Cliff Millsap		(22 episodes, 1960)
Dan Milner		(18 episodes, 1960)
Norman Vizents		(10 episodes, 1960)

Series Art Department
Anton Loeb	....	scenic artist (54 episodes, 1960-1961)
Robert Owen	....	scenic artist (7 episodes, 1960-1961)

Series Sound Department
Marne Fallis	....	sound engineer (49 episodes, 1960)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Jack Eckes	....	camera operator (59 episodes, 1960)
Jack Buehre	....	camera operator (16 episodes, 1960)
Bill Kotler	....	camera operator (11 episodes, 1960)
Dick Blundell	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 1960)

Series Animation Department
Vera McKinney	....	ink and paint artist (93 episodes, 1960)
Jules Engel	....	background artist / color artist (62 episodes, 1960)
Raymond Jacobs	....	layout artist / background artist (36 episodes, 1960)
Rosemary O'Connor	....	background artist (35 episodes, 1960)
Ervin L. Kaplan	....	background artist (32 episodes, 1960)
Boris Gorelick	....	background artist (31 episodes, 1960)
Jane Philippi	....	checking (28 episodes, 1960)
Isadore Klein	....	animator (25 episodes, 1960-1961)
Morey Reden	....	animator (23 episodes, 1960-1961)
Irving Dressler	....	animator (21 episodes, 1960-1961)
Wm. B. Pattengill	....	animator (20 episodes, 1960-1961)
Gerald Nevius	....	layout artist (19 episodes, 1960)
Evelyn Sherwood	....	checking / animation checker (19 episodes, 1960)
Tom Baron	....	animator (18 episodes, 1960)
Jean Blanchard	....	animator (18 episodes, 1960)
Cal Dalton	....	animator (18 episodes, 1960)
C.L. Hartman	....	animator (18 episodes, 1960)
Zygamond Jablecki	....	layout artist (18 episodes, 1960)
Frank Onaitis	....	animator (18 episodes, 1960)
George Rowley	....	animator (18 episodes, 1960)
Lou Scheimer	....	artist (18 episodes, 1960)
Hal Sutherland	....	animator (18 episodes, 1960)
Ken Hultgren	....	animation director / layout artist (17 episodes, 1960)
Volus Jones	....	animation director / animator (17 episodes, 1960)
Dick Hall	....	animator (16 episodes, 1960-1961)
Martin Taras	....	animator (16 episodes, 1960-1961)
Noel Tucker	....	layout artist / background artist (16 episodes, 1960)
Gerry Dvorak	....	animator (15 episodes, 1960-1961)
Harvey Toombs	....	animation director / animator (15 episodes, 1960)
Ed Friedman	....	animation director (14 episodes, 1960)
Moley McColley	....	checking (14 episodes, 1960)
Jack Ehret	....	animator (13 episodes, 1960-1961)
Jim Logan	....	animator (13 episodes, 1960-1961)
Rudy Larriva	....	animation director (13 episodes, 1960)
Hugh Fraser	....	animation director (12 episodes, 1960)
William Henning	....	animator (11 episodes, 1960-1961)
Buf Nerbovig	....	checking (11 episodes, 1960)
Edwin Rehberg	....	animation director / layout artist (11 episodes, 1960)
George Germanetti	....	animator (11 episodes, 1961)
Sam Stimson	....	animator (10 episodes, 1960-1961)
Izzy Ellis	....	animator (10 episodes, 1960)
John Garling	....	animator (10 episodes, 1960)
Bill Higgins	....	animator (10 episodes, 1960)
Sam Kai	....	animator (10 episodes, 1960)
Henry Lee	....	layout artist (10 episodes, 1960)
Casey Onaitis	....	animator (10 episodes, 1960)
Bud Partch	....	animator (10 episodes, 1960)
Barney Posner	....	animator (10 episodes, 1960)
Dave Weidman	....	background artist (10 episodes, 1960)
Ray Young	....	animator (10 episodes, 1960)
Al Pross	....	animator (9 episodes, 1960-1961)
Larry Silverman	....	animator (8 episodes, 1960-1961)
Robert Givens	....	layout artist (8 episodes, 1960)
Tony Guy	....	animation director (7 episodes, 1960-1961)
Dante Barbetta	....	animator (6 episodes, 1960-1961)
Nick Tafuri	....	animator (6 episodes, 1960-1961)
Christine Decker	....	checking (6 episodes, 1960)
Vern Jorgensen	....	layout artist / background artist (5 episodes, 1960)
Ruth Tompson	....	checking (5 episodes, 1960)
Bruce Bushman	....	layout artist (4 episodes, 1960)
Grace McCurdy	....	checking (4 episodes, 1960)
Peggy Morrow	....	background artist (4 episodes, 1960)
Paul Marron	....	checking (3 episodes, 1960)
Conne Morgan	....	background artist (3 episodes, 1960)
John Gentilella	....	animator (3 episodes, 1961)
Eric Cleworth	....	animation director / animator (2 episodes, 1960)
Osmond Evans	....	animation director (2 episodes, 1960)
Bill Keil	....	animation director / animator (2 episodes, 1960)
Bob McIntosh	....	background artist (2 episodes, 1960)
Alan Zaslove	....	animation director (2 episodes, 1960)

Production Companies

• King Features Syndicate
• Famous Studios (1960-1962)
• Gene Deitch Associates (GDA) (1960-1962)
• Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films (1960-1962)
• Jack Kinney Productions (1960-1962)
• Larry Harmon Pictures Corporation (1960-1962)
• Rembrandt Films (1960-1962)
• TV Spots (1960-1962)

Distributors

• Firestone Film Syndication Ltd. (1960-1979)
• Gold Key Entertainment
• King Features Entertainment
• Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (ORTF) (1967) (France) (TV)
• Radio Tokyo Television (1960) (Japan) (TV)

Other Companies

• Ryder Sound Services  sound recording

Also Known As:

Runtime:

Argentina:30 min | USA:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Brazil:Livre | Iceland:L | USA:TV-G

Company:

King Features Syndicate

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Waltz with Bashir (2008)

Eat Your Spinach!

Popeye, the Sailor Man, was one of the first cartoons that I remember watching in both black and white and color before I would go to school in the morning. I remember his love, Olive Oil, and the characters like the baby, the man who will you Tuesday for a Hamburger today, his rival for Olive Oyl's affections, and so on. Popeye always became strong once he ate his spinach and his muscles rippled in his shirt. He became a powerhouse and defended his honor and his girlfriend. Anyway, the silliness of Popeye was outweighed by his decency, his character, and the story lines. They would be repetitive but I don't think I ever stopped watching the show on purpose. But it was always a joy to wake up and watch Popeye before tackling kindergarten class where you needed the courage to get through the day.