The Best Episodes of Popeye the Sailor Season 2

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   6.9/10(71 votes)

   #1 - Oil's Well That Ends Well

   S2:E11/4/1961

   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:Seymour Kneitel

   Writers:Jack Mercer, Carl Meyer

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   Director:Seymour Kneitel

   Writers:Jack Mercer, Carl Meyer
2. 

   6.8/10(69 votes)

   #2 - Amusement Park

   S2:E21/7/1961

   Popeye and Olive stop by Brutus's Garage after running out of gas. But Brutus sabotages Popeye's car and steals away Olive.

   Director:Seymour Kneitel

   Writer:Howard A. Schneider

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   Director:Seymour Kneitel

   Writer:Howard A. Schneider
3. 

   6.5/10(55 votes)

   #3 - Motor Knocks

   S2:E31/10/1961

   Popeye and Olive stop by Brutus's Garage after running out of gas. But Brutus sabotages Popeye's car and steals away Olive.

   Director:Seymour Kneitel

   Writer:Al Pross

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   Director:Seymour Kneitel

   Writer:Al Pross
4. 

   7.0/10(74 votes)

   #4 - Duel to the Finish

   S2:E41/12/1961

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

   Director:Seymour Kneitel

   Writer:Seymour Kneitel

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   Director:Seymour Kneitel

   Writer:Seymour Kneitel
5. 

   6.1/10(68 votes)

   #5 - Gem Jam

   S2:E51/14/1961

   In India, the Sea Hag hypnotizes Olive into stealing the sacred emerald from the crown of a jade idol, which puts a curse on the unwitting thief.

   Director:Seymour Kneitel

   Writer:Isadore Klein

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   Director:Seymour Kneitel

   Writer:Isadore Klein
6. 

   6.5/10(56 votes)

   #6 - The Bathing Beasts

   S2:E61/29/1961

   Olive's new car attracts the attention of Popeye and Brutus, an argument breaks out over who will sit in the front seat, to settle things Olive suggests they enter a strong-man contest and the winner sits in the front.

   Director:Seymour Kneitel

   Writer:Irving Dressler

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   Director:Seymour Kneitel

   Writer:Irving Dressler
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7. 

   6.2/10(56 votes)

   #7 - The Rain Breaker

   S2:E72/3/1961

   Popeye meets Thor The God of Thunder and must save a fair maiden trapped high in ye olde castle.

   Director:Seymour Kneitel

   Writer:Isadore Klein

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   Director:Seymour Kneitel

   Writer:Isadore Klein
8. 

   6.3/10(59 votes)

   #8 - Messin' Up the Mississippi

   S2:E83/23/1961

   Popeye becomes the headline attraction on a show-boat, Brutus as always, is jealous of his fame.

   Director:Seymour Kneitel

   Writers:Jack Mercer, Carl Meyer

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   Director:Seymour Kneitel

   Writers:Jack Mercer, Carl Meyer
9. 

   5.7/10(71 votes)

   #9 - Love Birds

   S2:E93/31/1961

   Popeye buys Olive's lovebird a boyfriend. The two lovebirds, named Romeo and Juliet, quarrel and Romeo flies away. Olive demands that Popeye bring him back.

   Director:Seymour Kneitel

   Writers:Jack Mercer, Carl Meyer

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   Director:Seymour Kneitel

   Writers:Jack Mercer, Carl Meyer
10. 

    6.3/10(68 votes)

    #10 - Sea Serpent

    S2:E104/3/1961

    Olive doesn't have time to be with Popeye. When she meets a man who knows about a Sea Serpent, Popeye is incredulous and finds evidence that he is a fake

    Director:Seymour Kneitel

    Writers:Jack Mercer, Carl Meyer

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    Director:Seymour Kneitel

    Writers:Jack Mercer, Carl Meyer
11. 

    6.3/10(54 votes)

    #11 - Boardering on Trouble

    S2:E114/14/1961

    Popeye and Brutus are owners of a nightclub and restaurant, a fight breaks out between them when their guest, Miss Oyl, can't decide on spending her night at dinner or watching a show.

    Director:Seymour Kneitel

    Writers:Jack Mercer, Carl Meyer

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    Director:Seymour Kneitel

    Writers:Jack Mercer, Carl Meyer
12. 

    5.9/10(70 votes)

    #12 - Aladdin's Lamp

    S2:E124/29/1961

    Popeye chases down the Sea Hag in order to take back the magic lamp she stole from Olive.

    Director:Seymour Kneitel

    Writers:Jack Mercer, Carl Meyer

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    Director:Seymour Kneitel

    Writers:Jack Mercer, Carl Meyer
13. 

    6.3/10(60 votes)

    #13 - Butler Up

    S2:E135/2/1961

    An old school friend of Olive Oyl's turns up for dinner, to impress him Olive asks Popeye to be her butler.

    Director:Seymour Kneitel

    Writer:Isadore Klein

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    Director:Seymour Kneitel

    Writer:Isadore Klein
14. 

    6.7/10(59 votes)

    #14 - The Leprechaun

    S2:E145/5/1961

    The Sea Hag steals a leprechaun's gold, the leprechaun turns to Popeye for help.

    Director:Seymour Kneitel

    Writers:Jack Mercer, Carl Meyer

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    Director:Seymour Kneitel

    Writers:Jack Mercer, Carl Meyer
15. 

    6.1/10(64 votes)

    #15 - County Fair

    S2:E155/5/1961

    Popeye and Brutus are farmers who enter a county fair contest to see who's the best.

    Director:Seymour Kneitel

    Writers:Jack Mercer, Carl Meyer

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    Director:Seymour Kneitel

    Writers:Jack Mercer, Carl Meyer
16. 

    6.2/10(56 votes)

    #16 - Hamburgers Aweigh

    S2:E165/10/1961

    Wimpy hears that Popeye has a cargo of Hamburgers, he offers to help protect them.

    Director:Seymour Kneitel

    Writer:Joseph Gottlieb

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    Director:Seymour Kneitel

    Writer:Joseph Gottlieb
17. 

    6.5/10(59 votes)

    #17 - Popeye's Double Trouble

    S2:E175/28/1961

    The Sea Hag tries to curse Popeye with bad luck, But accidently gives him three wishes instead.

    Director:Seymour Kneitel

    Writer:Joseph Gottlieb

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    Director:Seymour Kneitel

    Writer:Joseph Gottlieb
18. 

    6.9/10(64 votes)

    #18 - Kiddie Kapers

    S2:E186/3/1961

    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:Seymour Kneitel

    Writer:Joseph Gottlieb

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    Director:Seymour Kneitel

    Writer:Joseph Gottlieb
19. 

    6.4/10(63 votes)

    #19 - The Mark of Zero

    S2:E196/3/1961

    Popeye tells Olive's niece the story of the Mark of Zero, starring himself as the good guy and Brutus as the villain.

    Director:Seymour Kneitel

    Writer:Irving Dressler

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    Director:Seymour Kneitel

    Writer:Irving Dressler
20. 

    6.6/10(59 votes)

    #20 - Myskery Melody

    S2:E206/3/1961

    Poopdeck Pappy is suddenly frightened of a mysterious flute melody that wafts through the air. At first Popeye and Olive cannot hear the haunting melody, but Pappy tells them about when he was attracted to a young woman, a jewel of the sea, who tried to seduce him but turned out to be Wicked Seahag in disguise.

    Director:Seymour Kneitel

    Writer:Seymour Kneitel

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    Director:Seymour Kneitel

    Writer:Seymour Kneitel
21. 

    6.7/10(59 votes)

    #21 - Scairdy Cat

    S2:E216/4/1961

    Popeye drinks a potion which turns him into a coward, Brutus tries to take his place as Olive Oyl's date and Popeye finally manages to get hold of some spinach which gives him back his bravery.

    Director:Seymour Kneitel

    Writer:Joseph Gottlieb

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    Director:Seymour Kneitel

    Writer:Joseph Gottlieb
22. 

    6.2/10(62 votes)

    #22 - Operation Ice-Tickle

    S2:E226/5/1961

    Olive tells Popeye and Brutus she'll go out with the first one who brings her back the North Pole -- which turns out to be an actual pole with red and white stripes.

    Director:Seymour Kneitel

    Writer:Joseph Gottlieb

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    Director:Seymour Kneitel

    Writer:Joseph Gottlieb
23. 

    6.6/10(56 votes)

    #23 - The Cure

    S2:E236/6/1961

    Wimpy realizes he has a problem with hamburgers, Popeye helps him to contact Hamburger Anonymous. Meanwhile the SeaHag realizes her burger bar is missing it's best customer and takes steps to ruin Wimpy's attempts to break his addiction.

    Director:Seymour Kneitel

    Writers:Jack Mercer, Carl Meyer

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    Director:Seymour Kneitel

    Writers:Jack Mercer, Carl Meyer
24. 

    6.3/10(55 votes)

    #24 - William Won't Tell

    S2:E246/10/1961

    It's 1813, King Brutus and Maiden Olive Oyl become jealous when Popeye rescues The Queen and fixes her broken carriage.

    Director:Seymour Kneitel

    Writers:Jack Mercer, Carl Meyer

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    Director:Seymour Kneitel

    Writers:Jack Mercer, Carl Meyer
25. 

    6.3/10(57 votes)

    #25 - Pop Goes the Whistle

    S2:E257/10/1961

    Swee' Pea's favorite toy has lost its whistle and Popeye runs all over town trying to find it.

    Director:Seymour Kneitel

    Writers:Jack Mercer, Carl Meyer

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    Director:Seymour Kneitel

    Writers:Jack Mercer, Carl Meyer