While Popeye is searching for his Pappy he discovers an island inhabited by super strong natives.

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Popeye sails to Goon Island in search of his Pappy. He finds the place populated by the imposing, but ugly, goons, and a "no humans" sign. His imprisoned pappy at first ignores him, but when Popeye is caught by the goons and carried off, his can of spinach lands near Pappy and it works just as well on him as it does on Popeye. Written by Jon Reeves <[email protected]>

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This short marked the first animated appearance of both Poopdeck Pappy and of the Goons, both of which Popeye creator 'Elzie Segar' introduced into his strip in the late nineteen thirties. See more »

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Popeye: [disguising himself as a goon] Hair today, goon tomorrow.
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Remade as Popeye the Sailor: Me Quest for Poopdeck Pappy (1960) See more »

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I Found Out Where to Find My Pappy
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Music by Sammy Timberg
Lyrics by Dave Fleischer
Sung by Popeye at the beginning
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My VERY FAVORITE Popeye cartoon
10 August 2006 | by (Beltsville, Maryland) – See all my reviews

This has the best cartoon art in the series. This is one of the finest things to come out of Fleischer studios. The Popeye and Betty Boop cartoons are classic.

The story starts with Popeye heading toward a mysterious island in search of his pappy. We get an idea of Popeye's age when he states that his pappy was missing for forty years. The island upon which he arrives is atmospheric, mysterious, and downright spooky.

The goons are brilliantly hideous, comparable to the kind like the characters from the classic thriller "Island of Lost Souls" (1932).

The goon is another brilliant Segar character. From the comics, I remember a neat character called "Alice the Goon".

Now we are finally introduced to "Poop-Deck" Pappy, a great character in his own way and obnoxious as can be, but he shows his true meddle by eating the can of spinach and breaking out of the prison in order to save his son Popeye's life in a thrilling climax. (I won't reveal it here, but the ending is just great.)

10/10

Dan Basinger


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