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The Best Episodes of Popeye the Sailor

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Follows the adventures of the famed spinach-eating sailor man. Popeye is one of the most popular cartoon characters of all time. This spunky but loveable spinach-eating sailor continues to delight young and old with his comic

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 11 - Abdominal Snowman
    7.2/10(74 votes)

    S1:E11

    Popeye hears talk of abominable snowman sightings and so decides to take it upon himself to investigate.

    Director:Paul Fennell
    Writer:Charles Shows

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  2. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 24 - Seeing Double
    7.1/10(76 votes)

    S1:E24

    Popeye is jailed for committing a bank robbery which he insists he didn't commit. He must prove he didn't do it. In a seemingly unrelated subplot, two thugs build a Popeye robot to do their bidding.

    Director:Gene Deitch
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 149 - Jeep Is Jeep
    7.1/10(66 votes)

    S1:E149

    Olive asks Popeye to mind Swee'Pea while she goes to the beauty parlor. Popeye has difficulty keeping Swee'Pea amused when a package arrives for him. Opening the mysterious box, Popeye finds Eugene the Jeep, which is a birthday present. While he puts the Jeep through some magical tricks that the note explains, Swee'Pea crawls out of the house. When Popeye discovers that Swee'Pea is missing, he employs the Jeep to find him. The jeep leads him on a wild goose chase, and he saves Swee'Pea from a precarious spot. Unbeknownst to him, the Jeep takes Swee'Pea home. Olive comes back, and finding Swee'Pea alone, she blames Popeye for it when he zips back to the house.

    Director:Seymour Kneitel
    Writer:Isadore Klein

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  4. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 156 - Valley of the Goons
    7.1/10(64 votes)

    S1:E156

    Popeye accidentally joins a tough bloodthirsty crew who are traveling to Goonland for a cargo of Goonskin.

    Director:Seymour Kneitel
    Writer:Seymour Kneitel

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  5. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 147 - The Ghost Host
    7.0/10(65 votes)

    S1:E147

    While out driving, Popeye and Olive must take shelter from the rain in an old house on a hill. Unbeknownst to them, it is 'the Haunted House (Strangers Welcome)', and they are mercilessly harassed by three ghosts until Popeye eats his spinach and drives them out of the house.

    Director:Seymour Kneitel
    Writer:Seymour Kneitel

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  6. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 151 - Psychiatricks
    7.0/10(64 votes)

    S1:E151

    Brutus convinces Olive that Popeye must be cured of fighting over the least provocation. and he recommends a psychiatrist. When Popeye comes to visit Olive, she drags him in a confused state to the doctor to help him cope with his fighting habits. The sailor takes the talking cure to determine the root of his aggressive behavior. The psychiatrist's diagnosis is that spinach is the cause of his "fighting neurosis." But doesn't Professor Ed Shrinker look a bit like Brutus? When Popeye reluctantly throws away his can of spinach, the professor reveals himself to be Brutus, and he proceeds to beat the daylights out of Popeye. Olive feeds Popeye the spinach in the nick of time and turns the tables on Brutus. This cartoon includes flashbacks to Popeye's childhood, including a young Olive and a kid Brutus.

    Director:Seymour Kneitel
    Writer:Seymour Kneitel

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  7. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 154 - Poppa Popeye
    7.0/10(64 votes)

    S1:E154

    After losing Swee'Pea to a circus performer who passes himself off as the boy's long-lost father, Popeye goes through so much depression that he starts to act like a baby.

    Director:Seymour Kneitel
    Writer:Seymour Kneitel

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  8. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 163 - Popeye Goes Sale-ing
    7.0/10(62 votes)

    S1:E163

    Olive drags Popeye into a nasty department store sale.

    Director:Seymour Kneitel
    Writer:Seymour Kneitel

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  9. Popeye the Sailor Season 2 Episode 4 - Duel to the Finish
    7.0/10(78 votes)

    S2:E4

    Brutus kidnaps swee'pee and sells him to an amusement park freak-show.

    Director:Seymour Kneitel
    Writer:Seymour Kneitel

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  10. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 13 - Irate Pirate
    6.9/10(75 votes)

    S1:E13

    Popeye and Olive are out testing Popeyes new boat on a relaxing boat ride. When out in the ocean they meet Jolly Roger the pirate. Unfortunately Roger takes a fancy to Olive. The pirate kidnaps her and sets school of sharks after Popeye.

    Director:Paul Fennell
    Writer:Charles Shows

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  11. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 21 - Interrupted Lullaby
    6.9/10(72 votes)

    S1:E21

    Brutus sinks to a new low in both greed and criminal activity by trying to abduct little Swee'pee from his family.

    Director:Gene Deitch
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 46 - Beaver or Not
    6.9/10(67 votes)

    S1:E46

    Popeye visits the local stream for a relaxing swim but is surprised to find a couple of dam-building beavers. A battle begins and eventually Popeye admits defeat and goes for a swim in the beaver's reservoir.

    Director:Gene Deitch
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 49 - Skinned Divers
    6.9/10(64 votes)

    S1:E49

    Popeye and Brutus are diving for buried treasure, Brutus however has more than sunken treasure in his eyes, he spies the lovely mermaid Olive Oyl.

    Director:Jack Kinney
    Writer:Jack Kinney

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  14. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 50 - Popeye's Service Station
    6.9/10(64 votes)

    S1:E50

    Popeye is now the manager of a service station, he provides a good service with free extras. Brutus comes along only wanting the free extras, including free access to another customer, Olive Oyl.

    Director:Jack Kinney
    Writer:Jack Kinney

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  15. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 168 - Spinach Greetings
    6.9/10(73 votes)

    S1:E168

    The evil Sea Hag interrupts Popeye's family Christmas

    Director:Seymour Kneitel
    Writer:Seymour Kneitel

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  16. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 4 - Hoppy Jalopy
    6.8/10(93 votes)

    S1:E4

    Popeye in his junk-pile jalopy competes with Brutus in his slick race car to win a cross-country race. Brutus employs a series of dirty tricks to keep ahead, while keeping Olive Oyl trapped in his trunk.

    Director:Paul Fennell
    Writer:Charles Shows

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  17. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 7 - Caveman Capers
    6.8/10(84 votes)

    S1:E7

    Popeye tells Olive the story of how his ancestor Prehesterical Popeye discovered the magical powers of spinach and stopped Prehesterical Brutus.

    Director:Paul Fennell
    Writer:Charles Shows

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  18. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 18 - Sheepish Sheep-Herder
    6.8/10(68 votes)

    S1:E18

    Popeye volunteers to stand guard to protect Poopdeck Pappy's ranch, a rustler tries to get rid of Popeye but is driven mad by his ability to reappear right after he's been lassoed, tied up and even thrown off a cliff.

    Director:Paul Fennell
    Writer:Charles Shows

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  19. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 19 - Track Meet Cheat
    6.8/10(71 votes)

    S1:E19

    Olive sees Brutus showing his athletic prowess at a track meet, Popeye gets jealous, runs on to the field and starts competing himself.

    Director:Paul Fennell
    Writer:Charles Shows

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  20. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 27 - The Lost City of Bubble-Lon
    6.8/10(71 votes)

    S1:E27

    The Professor, Popeye and their assistant Brutus are searching for the lost city of "Bubble-On". Popeye is suspicious, he thinks Brutus is more interested in taking the cities treasure than documenting scientific discoveries.

    Director:Gene Deitch
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 28 - There's No Space Like Home
    6.8/10(70 votes)

    S1:E28

    Brutus beats up an alien he sees walking down the street, thinking its Popeye on the way to Olive Oyl's fancy dress party. The alien retaliates by trying to blow up the earth, Popeye and Brutus team up to stop him.

    Director:Gene Deitch
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 29 - Potent Lotion
    6.8/10(70 votes)

    S1:E29

    Someone has sent Popeye a present, he opens it to find shaving lotion, thinking it's something Olive Oyl has bought for him he puts it on. From that moment everyone hates him.

    Director:Gene Deitch
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 31 - Where There's a Will
    6.8/10(66 votes)

    S1:E31

    Popeye is called by a lawyer who tells him that he and Brutus are the beneficiaries of someone they know. And that he'll be reading the will at noon. And if one of them is not there at noon they will forfeit the inheritance. So Brutus tries to keep Popeye from getting there at noon.

    Director:Bob Bemiller
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 41 - Goon with the Wind
    6.8/10(66 votes)

    S1:E41

    Olive is captured and taken to Goonland to marry the Goonking, Popeye is caged and his can of spinach is taken from him. The situation is looking grim all round.

    Director:Gene Deitch
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 92 - Olive Drab and the Seven Sweapeas
    6.8/10(65 votes)

    S1:E92

    Once upon a time, there lived a beautiful Princess named Olive Drab. A shipment of gold meant for the castle is stolen by the Sea Hag. Olive's father sends her after Prince Popeye to retrieve the gold. Olive enlists the aid of the seven Swee' Peas. Together, they find Prince Popeye and he battles Sea Hag to get back the gold.

    Director:Jack Kinney
    Writer:Jack Miller

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Best Episodes Summary

"Abdominal Snowman" is the best rated episode of "Popeye the Sailor". It scored 7.2/10 based on 74 votes. Directed by Paul Fennell and written by Charles Shows, it aired on 9/4/1960. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Seeing Double".