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The Best Episodes of Popeye the Sailor

Every episode of Popeye the Sailor ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Popeye the Sailor!

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...
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Best Episodes Summary

"Seeing Double" is the best rated episode of "Popeye the Sailor". It scored 7.4/10 based on 67 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/10/1960. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Abdominal Snowman".

  • Seeing Double
    7.4/1067 votes
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    #1 - Seeing Double

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 9/10/1960

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Abdominal Snowman
    7.3/1064 votes
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    #2 - Abdominal Snowman

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/4/1960

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Lost City of Bubble-Lon
    7.1/1058 votes
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    #3 - The Lost City of Bubble-Lon

    Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 9/11/1960

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Where There's a Will
    7.1/1055 votes
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    #4 - Where There's a Will

    Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 9/15/1960

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Beaver or Not
    7.1/1056 votes
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    #5 - Beaver or Not

    Season 1 Episode 46 - Aired 9/22/1960

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Skinned Divers
    7.1/1051 votes
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    #6 - Skinned Divers

    Season 1 Episode 49 - Aired 9/23/1960

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hoppy Jalopy
    7.0/1080 votes
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    #7 - Hoppy Jalopy

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/2/1960

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Caveman Capers
    7.0/1073 votes
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    #8 - Caveman Capers

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/3/1960

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Irate Pirate
    7.0/1066 votes
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    #9 - Irate Pirate

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 9/5/1960

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sheepish Sheep-Herder
    7.0/1057 votes
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    #10 - Sheepish Sheep-Herder

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 9/8/1960

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Interrupted Lullaby
    7.0/1063 votes
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    #11 - Interrupted Lullaby

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 9/9/1960

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • There's No Space Like Home
    7.0/1058 votes
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    #12 - There's No Space Like Home

    Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 9/12/1960

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Potent Lotion
    7.0/1057 votes
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    #13 - Potent Lotion

    Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 9/12/1960

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Popeye's Service Station
    7.0/1054 votes
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    #14 - Popeye's Service Station

    Season 1 Episode 50 - Aired 9/23/1960

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Kiddie Kapers
    7.0/1056 votes
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    #15 - Kiddie Kapers

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 6/3/1961

    Brutus goes to see the Sea Hag in the hopes that she will make him a youth potion to impress Olive. The potion changes his whole appearance and everything goes to plan until Olive finds out who he really is.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • College Of Hard Knocks
    6.9/1069 votes
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    #16 - College Of Hard Knocks

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/4/1960

    Olive the college student is infatuated with Professor Brutus and contemptuous of Popeye's lack of education, leading Popeye to enroll in college himself.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Uranium on the Cranium
    6.9/1060 votes
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    #17 - Uranium on the Cranium

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 9/5/1960

    Popeye and Olive set-sail to a desert island with a map citing the location of Uranium, unknown to them Brutus is already there, He plans on dressing like a gorilla and scaring them away.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Track Meet Cheat
    6.9/1060 votes
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    #18 - Track Meet Cheat

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 9/9/1960

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Astro-Nut
    6.9/1060 votes
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    #19 - Astro-Nut

    Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 9/12/1960

    Popeye is undergoing a series of government tests, one of which involves using spinach to travel in a rocket at the speed of light. Meanwhile at home Brutus moves in on Olive.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Jeopardy Sheriff
    6.9/1054 votes
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    #20 - Jeopardy Sheriff

    Season 1 Episode 39 - Aired 9/17/1960

    Poopdeck Pappy entertains Swee' Pea by telling him about his adventures in the old west. Popeye thinks he's lying and Pappy tries to prove it's true, which leads to Popeye rescuing him a lot.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Goon with the Wind
    6.9/1057 votes
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    #21 - Goon with the Wind

    Season 1 Episode 41 - Aired 9/18/1960

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Battery Up
    6.9/1057 votes
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    #22 - Battery Up

    Season 1 Episode 47 - Aired 9/22/1960

    It's a big Baseball game between Popeye's team and Brutus's team, with Wimpy as the umpire what could possibly go wrong. Olive is rooting for Popeye, at least she is at first.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Oil's Well That Ends Well
    6.9/1062 votes
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    #23 - Oil's Well That Ends Well

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/4/1961

    Brutus swindles Olive Oyl out of her game show winnings with a worthless oil well. It's up to Popeye to grease the path towards a happy ending.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Duel to the Finish
    6.9/1064 votes
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    #24 - Duel to the Finish

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 1/12/1961

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Weight for Me
    6.9/1051 votes
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    #25 - Weight for Me

    Season 2 Episode 46 - Aired 9/22/1961

    Popeye and Brutus return from six months at sea to find that Olive has gotten fat. Brutus indulges Olive's lust for food, while Popeye tries to force her to exercise.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A