tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674043744354478037.post4295973983453791650..comments2024-03-27T05:43:39.207-04:00Comments on SATURDAY MORNINGS FOREVER: THE ALL-NEW POPEYE HOUR / THE POPEYE AND OLIVE COMEDY SHOWChris Buchnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01051026701247482436noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674043744354478037.post-62479570969487078192022-05-15T04:29:08.682-04:002022-05-15T04:29:08.682-04:00The series was animated overseas by an old Austral...The series was animated overseas by an old Australian Hanna-Barbera studio in Sydney, which was folded by Disney in 1988.Dennis Tamayohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01611445390268786936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674043744354478037.post-15376458879745444022021-07-22T09:13:51.590-04:002021-07-22T09:13:51.590-04:00"The All-New Popeye Hour was an hour-long pro..."The All-New Popeye Hour was an hour-long program featuring one-eyed strongman sailor Popeye (Jack Mercer, reprising the role he’s held since 1935), his girlfriend Olive Oyl, adopted son Swee’Pea (both Marilyn Schreffler), his hamburger-loving moocher friend J. Wellington Wimpy (Daws Butler, impersonating W.C. Fields), his father Poopdeck (also Mercer), and his lookalike nephews Pipeye, Peepeye, Poopeye and Pupeye (Mercer and Schreffler, respectively). Rounding out the cast to provide troubles for him were fellow sailor, Bluto (Allan Melvin), and the pirate witch, the Sea Hag (Schreffler). Long-time Olive performer Mae Questel auditioned for the role again, but was turned down in favor of frequent studio collaborator Schreffler."<br /><br />(suggests a different version of this part of the article)<br /><br />The All-New Popeye Hour was an hour-long program featuring one-eyed strongman sailor Popeye (Jack Mercer, reprising the role he’s held since 1935), his girlfriend Olive Oyl, adopted son Swee’Pea (both Marilyn Schreffler), his hamburger-loving moocher friend J. Wellington Wimpy (Daws Butler, impersonating W.C. Fields), his father Poopdeck (also Jack Mercer), and his lookalike nephews Pipeye (Jack Mercer), Peepeye (Jack Mercer), Poopeye (Marilyn Schreffler) and Pupeye (Marilyn Schreffler). Rounding out the cast to provide troubles for him were fellow sailor, Bluto (Allan Melvin), and the pirate witch, the Sea Hag (Marilyn Schreffler). Long-time Olive performer Mae Questel auditioned for the role again, but was turned down in favor of frequent studio collaborator Marilyn Schreffler.<br /><br />(suggests using both forenames and surnames (or first names and last names) for referencing all beings known to have had both forenames and surnames (or first names and last names) in certain other parts of this article and other articles like this one)Mario500https://www.blogger.com/profile/18251171060938775260noreply@blogger.com