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Explore Popeye’s History

Sailor. Tough-Guy. Hero. Legend.
[H1] Classic Popeye

That's Popeye. An underdog with bulging forearms, a mean uppercut and a love of canned spinach. Unassuming, unsophisticated and undeterred by a challenge, from the minute he walked into the comic strip, THIMBLE THEATER, and muttered his famous “’Ja think I’m a cowboy?” line, Popeye the Sailor Man captured the hearts of millions of fans around the globe. As the star of his own comics strips and animated series on the big screen and small, Popeye became quickly ingrained in American culture, and today remains one of the most recognizable pop-culture icons in the world.
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[H1] Supporting Cast

[H2] Olive Oyl
Olive Oyl first stole Popeye's heart when she mistakenly kissed him on the cheek, igniting Popeye's heart and initiating their long, tumultuous love affair. Olive is unfailingly self-confident, clever, romantic, passionate and determined. Her personality is full of unapologetic quirks and complementary contradictions which make her equally relatable and charming.

[H2] SWEE’PEA
Popeye's adoptive nephew who always finds himself tagging along in the family's funny, mischievous adventures.
He can be a handful, but Popeye and Olive love him all the same.

[H2] Bluto
Bluto "The Terrible" - lower than bilge scum, meaner than the devil and strong as an ox. He's known as the only man living who might lick Popeye...but hasn't succeeded yet. He's a big, mean fighting machine, Popeye's frenemie who is always stirring up trouble and trying to steal Popeye's girl.

[H2] Wimpy
Well-known throughout Sweethaven as a man highly motivated by food (especially hamburgers), Wimpy is also recognized for regularly mooching and having a deceptively high level of intelligence. He will do whatever it takes to get a free hamburger or meal, even making a promise to pay you back when it's unlikely that he will keep his word.

[H2] Jeep
Popeye's imaginary pet from the 5th dimension. He has special abilities to disappear and reappear, and is highly intelligent and loved by Popeye and Olive.

[H1] POPEYE STRONG TO THE FINISH
Popeye is tough, he’s fit, and he’s got grit. He yam what he yam — a rugged sailor who is always up to the challenge and never backs down. Popeye's healthy and active lifestyle gives him the confidence to rise to any occasion. And, as the embodiment of strength and fitness, he inspires us all to work hard, be persistent, and stay strong to the finish…with the help of a hefty amount of spinach. "Strong to the Finish” captures the active and motivational spirit of the brand. Popeye seeks to inspire fans around the world with product and experiences that make them feel #popeyestrong.

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[H4] Explore the History of Popeye

Popeye is what he is, a good-guy underdog with bulging forearms, a mean uppercut and a penchant for canned spinach. The only thing he loves more than spinach and the sea is his flighty, flirty girlfriend, Olive Oyl.

December 8, 1884
[IMG: Elzie Crisler (E.C.) Segar]
[H3] A Cartoonist Is Born
Cartoonist and writer, Elzie Crisler (E.C.) Segar, is born in Chester, Illinois.
December 19, 1910
[H3] Thimble Theatre Launches
E.C. Segar begins work at William Randolph Hearst’s New York Journal where on December 19 he launches the “The Thimble Theatre” comic strip starring Olive Oyl and Harold Ham Gravy.
January 25, 1926
[H3] The First Sunday Issue
On January 25, the initial Sunday episode of “Thimble Theatre” is published and the cast grows to include Olive and Castor’s parents, Cole and Nana Oyl, then Castor’s wife, Cylinda, in 1926.
January 17, 1929
[H3] Popeye’s First Appearance
On January 17, E.C. Segar introduces the character Popeye to the “Thimble Theatre” cast with his famous first line — ’Ja think I’m a cowboy?!.FunFact: Popeye is known as Iron Arm in Italy, Karl Alfred in Sweden and Skipper Skraek or “Terror of the Sea” in Denmark.
August 27, 1929
[H3] The Love Affair Begins
On August 27, Olive Oyl steals Popeye’s heart when she mistakenly kisses him on the cheek, starting their long, tumultuous love affair.
1931
[H3] Popeye Boosts Spinach Consumption
The spinach industry credits Segar and Popeye with increasing the United States consumption of spinach by 33%!Fun Fact: Popeye’s canned and fresh spinach has been available for consumption for decades and is still available today! Click HERE to find out more!
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April 10, 1932
[H3] Wimpy Coins His Famous Phrase
On April 10, J. Wellington Wimpy coins his famous catchphrase -“I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.
July 14, 1933
[H3] Popeye’s Silver Screen Debut
Popeye makes his silver screen debut in the July 14, 1933 Betty Boop cartoon entitled “Popeye the Sailor”, produced by Fleischer Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Popeye was originally voiced by William Costello and later by Jack Mercer. Popeye’s first animated appearance also introduces his theme song, “I’m Popeye the Sailor Man,” composed by Sammy Lerner, giving birth to Popeye’s most famous line “I’m strong to da finich ‘cause I eats my spinach”.
July 24, 1933
[H3] Popeye Finds Swee’Pea
On July 24, Popeye finds the “infink” Swee’Pea on his doorstep and decides to adopt him.
September 12, 1933
[H3] Bluto Enters the Scene
On September 12, Popeye first encounters “Bluto the Terrible.” Bluto was later adapted into animated form by Fleischer Studios in 1933. Bluto is also known as Brutus.
1933-1942
[H3] Popeye Gets His Own Cartoon Series
“I Yam What I Yam” is the first cartoon in the Popeye series produced by the Fleischer Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures between 1933 and 1942. Popeye was one of the most popular cartoon stars from the 1930s through the 1960s with 600+ Popeye cartoons in existence.
1935-1938
[H3] Popeye Is On The Radio
The Popeye the Sailor radio program airs 15-minute episodes three times a week. Supporting voices included Detmar Poppen as Popeye, Olive Lamoy as Olive Oyl, Charles Lawrence as Wimpy, Jackson Beck as Bluto and Mae Questel as Swee’Pea.
March 16, 1936
[H3] Jeep Arrives
On March 16, Olive Oyl’s Uncle Ben gives her a gift – a pet named Eugene the Jeep — a mysterious, magical animal he found in Africa.
1937
[H3] Popeye Is Honored For His Positive Influence
Spinach Capital of the World, Crystal City, Texas, erects a statue to honor E.C. Segar and Popeye for their influence on America’s spinach eating habits, making Popeye one of the first cartoon characters ever immortalized in public sculpture.
1941
[H3] Popeye Enlists in The U.S. Navy
“The Mighty Navy” is the first of several war-related cartoon shorts starring Popeye. This is the first time Popeye appears in an all-white uniform.
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1942-1947
[H3] Famous Studios Begins Production
Popeye’s animated adventures are produced by Famous Studios.
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February 1948
[H3] Popeye Gets His Own Comic Book Series
In February, Dell Comics publishes Popeye’s first comic book series, written by Bud Sagendorf. Later comic series were published by Gold Key, King Comics, Charlton Comics and Whitman Comics.
November 27, 1957
[H3] Popeye’s Debut in Macy Thanksgiving Day Parade
On Thanksgiving Day, 1957, a 56-foot-tall Popeye balloon soared through New York City. He continued to wow the parade’s onlookers for the next ten years, his last year being 1968. The balloon was created by Goodyear engineer William Ludwick and draftsman Jack Grisak of Goodyear Tire and Rubber’s Aviation Products Division.
1960
[H3] A New Popeye Cartoon Series Is Created
King Features Syndicate produces a new series of cartoon adventures entitled Popeye the Sailor for TV syndication.
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1961
[H3] Saturday’s Popeye
Andy Warhol debuts the concept of “pop art” in 1961 with a collection of paintings including a piece entitled, Saturday’s Popeye.
Summer 1961
[H3] Popeye By Lichtenstein
Popeye was one of the very first Pop paintings that artist Roy Lichtenstein created in the summer of 1961.
1976
[H3] POPEYE MAGAZINE LAUNCHES
Popeye was one of the very first Pop paintings that artist Roy Lichtenstein created in the summer of 1961.
1977
[H3] E.C. Segar is Honored By His Birthplace
To honor Popeye’s creator, E.C. Segar, a 6 ft. tall, 900-pound bronze statue of Popeye is erected in Chester, IL in Elzie C. Segar Memorial Park. The “Home of Popeye,” Chester, IL was E.C. Segar’s birthplace and the Popeye & Friends Character Trail begins there. It includes statues honoring many other Thimble Theater characters, and features a new installment each year. An annual Popeye Picnic and parade is also held in Chester the weekend after Labor Day.
1978
[H3] The All New Popeye Show Runs On CBS
Hanna-Barbera Productions releases The All-New Popeye Hour, an animated series of 60-minute episodes that aired as part of the CBS Sunday Morning lineup. Later, in 1981, the show was cut into shorter 30-minutes episodes and re-titled The Popeye and Olive Show, which ran on CBS until 1983.
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December 12, 1980
[H3] Theatrical Film Is Released
Paramount Pictures releases a live-action, musical motion picture “Popeye” on December 12, 1980. The film was directed by Robert Altman and starred Robin Williams as Popeye and Shelley Duvall as Olive Oyl.Fun Fact: The Popeye Village in Malta still exists today! It has grown from its days as a film set for the 1980 Musical Production ‘Popeye’ into one of the major tourist attractions on the Maltese Islands.
Thanksgiving 1982
[H3] Olive Oyl makes her debut in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Olive Oyl makes her debut in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and was the first new female character balloon in decades.
December 12th, 1982
[H3] Popeye Hits The Arcade
Nintendo™ launches the Popeye arcade game.
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1995
[H3] Commemorative Stamp Is Issued
The U.S. Postal Service features Popeye in its “American Comic Classics” collection of postage stamps issued to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the American comic strip.
1995 – 1996
[H3] Olive Oyl Makes a Fragrant Statement
In 1995, Moschino launches the Cheap & Chic fragrance in an Olive Oyl shaped perfume bottle, a design which was then recognized in 1996 when it received the FIFI Award for Best Women’s Packaging of the Year. The packaging has continued to evolve over the years and new iterations of the original design were produced in 2001, 2005, 2008, 2009 and in 2013.
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1997 – 1998
[H3] New Popeye Series Stars Popeye and His Son
Popeye and Son, an additional Hanna-Barbera animated series runs.
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1999
[H3] Universal Studios Brand Experience Opens
Popeye and his friends sail into home port in Orlando, Florida as Universal Studios’ Islands of Adventure® theme park opens, launching the churning white-water raft ride, Popeye & Bluto’s Bilge-Rat Barges® and Popeye’s ship- Me Ship, The Olive™ – an interactive play area for kids.
November 2002
[H3] Popeye offically adopts Swee’pea
In November, Popeye officially adopts Swee’pea in a ceremony officiated by Judge Greg Mathis and hosted by the National Council for Adoption.
January 16-18, 2004
[H3] Popeye Takes Over a NYC Icon
Popeye becomes the first-ever brand to takeover the lights of Empire State Building – the tower glowed green from Jan 16-18 in celebration of Popeye’s 75th Anniversary.
November 2004
[H3] Popeye’s First Appearance in 3-D
Popeye’s first-ever 3-D, CGI animated production “Popeye’s Voyage: The Quest for Pappy” airs on Fox.
2004
[H3] Popeye Becomes a Spokescharacter
Popeye appears in an advertisement for BMW in Spain.
2005
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Popeye’s Arcade Game is Reimagined for Game Boy®
2006
[H3] Popeye Shares Some Wise Words
Popeye is quoted in a Pepsi advertisement.
2007
[H3] Olive Oyl Becomes a Spokescharacter
Olive Oyl stars in a commercial for Prego pasta sauce.
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2007-2008
[H3] The Classic Cartoons are Made Available on DVD
Nearly 75 years after Popeye’s silver screen debut, Warner Home Video releases classic Popeye the Sailor episodes from 1933-1943 in 3 volumes on DVD.
December 8, 2009
[H3] Popeye Appears as the Google Doodle
Popeye is featured as the Google Doodle on December 8 in honor of his creator Elzie Crisler Segar’s birthday. The image appeared with scroll-over text, “E.C. Segar’s Birthday.”
2009-2011
[H3] Popeye Inspires Sculpture
Artist Jeff Koons creates a statue in Popeye’s likeness in mirror-polished stainless steel with transparent color coating, which in 2014 sold to Steve Wynn for $28 Million at auction. Today, Popeye and his can of spinach reside at The Wynn hotel in Las Vegas.
2011
[H3] Olive Oyl Promotes Butter
Olive Oyl appears in a UK advertisement for Kerrygold spreadable butter.
2013
[H3] Tuesday Arrives
Wimpy and Popeye star in a commercial for Bank of America in which Wimpy finally pays his debts.
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2016
[H3] Popeye Inspires a Designer Fragrance
Designer Jean Paul Gaultier globally launches his “Le Male” fragrance, inspired by Popeye, across Europe and in the US.
2016
[H3] Popeye Promotes Milk
Spinach isn’t the only think that keeps Popeye strong! In Canada, he serves as a milk spokesperson for Le Lait.
2016
[H3] Kiehl’s Features a Popeye Men’s care collection
Kiehl’s launches two Popeye-themed men’s care kits for Father’s Day at David Jones in Australia.
2016
[H3] Popeye Stays Cool at Sea and on Land
Havaianas releases Popeye, Olive Oyl and Bluto flip-flops styles.
2016
[H3] Joyrich Collection Launches
Joyrich launches collections of Popeye apparel for both men and women.
2017
[H3] Popeye Gets his Own Channel
“Popeye and Friends Official” YouTube Channel Launches.
April 2017
[H3] FEELING MOODY
In April, Norwegian designer brand Moods of Norway launches their Popeye collection
Fall 2017
[H3] POPEYE GETS TOUGH
In Fall, 2017 Popeye officially sponsors Tough Mudder obstacle races in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia.
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2017
[H3] POPEYE’S SCULPTURE GOES DIGITAL
Artist Jeff Koons partners with Snapchat to release an augmented reality “World Lense” of his famous Popeye sculpture, available for activation in 9 public parks around the world.
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2017
[H3] OLIVE OYL WALKS THE RUNWAY
On June 8, Olive Oyl appears in Moschino’s Spring/Summer 2018 Menswear and Women’s Resort Collection at Milk Studios in Hollywood, California.
2018
[H3] OH, SWEETHEART!
Lindt chocolatiers celebrated Valentine’s Day in Italy with Popeye and Olive Oyl designed boxes of chocolate.
February 18, 2018
[H3] NEW ERA FOR POPEYE
On February 18, New Era releases a limited number of designed caps from their Popeye capsule collection at the 2018 NBA All Stars game.
2018
[H3] POPEYE MEETS ICEBERG
Designer streetwear brand, Iceberg launches a Popeye apparel collection with a promotional campaign featuring American model, Lucky Blue Smith.
2018
[H3] POPEYE X BAPE
Popeye collaborates with streetwear designer, A Bathing Ape to launch a capsule collection of apparel and accessories for kids and adults.
2018
[H3] POP! EYE
Funko, one of the leading creators and innovators of collectible licensed pop culture products, releases the first Popeye Funko Pop! vinyl figure
2018
[H3] POPEYE ON THE ROAD
Athletic apparel specialist Taymory, releases a special collection of Popeye themed racing gear, perfect for triathletes in training that includes performance swimwear, biking jerseys and training socks.
2018
[H3] POPEYE TOYZ
Mezco Toyz releases a high-end, highly collectible transforming Popeye figure.
December 2,2018
[H3] POPEYE’S ISLAND ADVENTURES
On December 2, Popeye’s first short form content series developed specifically for YouTube, Popeye’s Island Adventures, launches on the Popeye and Friends Official YouTube Channel.
December 11, 2018
[H3] POPEYE IN COLOR
On December 11, Warner Bros. releases “Popeye the Sailor: The 1940s Volume 1” on DVD and Blu-ray, marking the first time Popeye’s original theatrical color cartoons are made available for home viewing by the public.
January 17, 2019
[H3] Popeye Turns 90
On January 17, Popeye kicks off his 90th birthday celebration with the relaunch of “Popeye’s Cartoon Club” comic strip series on ComicsKingdom.com. First seen in the 1930s, the original “Popeye’s Cartoon Club” ran at the end of E.C. Segar’s “The Thimble Theater” comic strip and featured Popeye fan art.
January 19, 2019
[H3] PARABÉNS POPEYE!
On January 19th, Brazil’s Museum of Image and Sound (Museu da Imagem e do Som) celebrates Popeye’s 90th birthday with a special comic exhibit that teaches fans about Popeye’s history and how to draw him.
February 7, 2019
[H3] POPEYE X de KRYPTIC
On February 7th, Popeye launches a groundbreaking apparel and accessories collection with augmented reality fashion brand, de Kryptic.
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March 8, 2019
[H3] POPEYE X HUF
On March 8th, Popeye, Olive Oyl and Wimpy hit the streets with popular streetwear brand, HUF Worldwide, in a knockout collection of apparel and accessories.
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February 26, 2019
[H3] POPEYE & SUSTAINABLE FASHION
On February 26th, United Colors of Benetton unveiled an eco-conscious fashion line starring Popeye for Men, Women and Kids.
Spring 2019
[H3] POPEYE VISITS THE BARBER
In Spring 2019, Razor MD opens Popeye Barber shop online – an exclusive online 90th anniversary offering of men’s grooming kits featuring Popeye and Bluto.
2019
[H3] POPEYE AND ZARA
Zara releases worldwide collections of Popeye and friends apparel for Men, Women and Kids.
2019
[H3] POPEYE LOVES NATIONAL SPINACH DAY
Popeye partners with New York City and Chicago foodie favorite, Dos Toros, to unveil their new Spring Veggie Mix.
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2019
[H3] POPEYE LAUNCHES A DELISHious COLLAB
And popular food media brand, Delish, releases a Popeye-inspired Creamy Spinach and A

[H4] Popeye's Sunday Comic

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“Popeye is much more than a goofy comic character to me, he represents all of my emotions and he is an outlet for them…to me Popeye is really a serious person and when a serious person does something funny — it’s really funny.”  – E.C. Segar
“The squinting sailor, ever the underdog, still musters his can-do moxie and flexes his belief in helping others with a timeless relatability.” Michael Cavna, The Washington Post
On January 17th 1929, E.C. Segar introduced Popeye into Thimble Theatre’s cast. With a simple “Ja think I’m a cowboy?”, Popeye went from a supporting character to the star of the comic strip, and eventually into animated adventures produced in different eras by Fleischer Studios, Famous Studios and King Features.
Following Segar’s passing in 1938, the Popeye comic was taken on by several different cartoonists, most notably Bud Sagendorf, who took on the comic’s creation from 1957 until the 1990s. Later on, Hy Eisman took it over and continued delivering Sunday Popeye strips to readers through spring of 2022. Randy Milholland is the latest cartoonist to pick up the reigns, bringing his personal style to the strip while remaining true to Popeye’s legacy. He introduces bold lines, bright colors and quirky character designs to the comic but is also focused on reminding readers that Popeye is a multi-dimensional character – more than big forearms that are powered by spinach.
Return here each Sunday for the exciting new adventures of Popeye and his friends. The Popeye Sunday Comic consists of first-run installments, written and drawn by R.K. Milholland.  Seeking the Popeye comic archive?  Click here.