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Popeye the Sailor

4 episodes · 1935 · NBC · Juvenile

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E. C. Segar's Popeye first turned up in the Thimble Theatre comic strip on January 17, 1929. His radio show began on NBC on September 10, 1935, for Wheatena, with Detmar Poppen as Popeye, and it ran in three series to 1938. On the radio his strength came from Wheatena, not spinach. Frank and Anne Hummert produced, with Olive Lamoy as Olive Oyl and Charles Lawrence as Wimpy. Only 20 of the 204 shows are known to survive.

Sources: Wikipedia: Popeye; RadioGOLDINdex

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1935

• Popeye and the Gang at the Zoo 1935 · 15 min
  Popeye, Wimpy, Olive and Matey visit the zoo, and it takes four bowls of Wheatena for Popeye to stop a runaway elephant.
• Popeye Meets the Giant 1935 · 14 min
  In the land of the giants, Matey comes to Popeye's rescue with the help of two bowls of Wheatena.
• Popeye Meets Robin Hood 1935 · 15 min
  In Sherwood Forest, Popeye meets Robin Hood and puts away two bowls of Wheatena to win an archery contest.
• Popeye Breaks Up with Olive September 10, 1935 · NBC · 15 min
  Popeye isn't speaking to Olive Oyl, but three bowls of Wheatena still help him stop a runaway trolley.