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Popeye the Sailor

Seen it?

1960 | 2 seasons | 5 min | Animation, Kids

Sunday Safe Bet

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

Solid across the board without standing out anywhere. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for families and animation lovers.
The mood
Feel-good.
The pace
2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 18 hours in all.
What might put you off
  • Rated TV-G, but scary moments.
  • Made in 1960: an older pace and style.

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 sailor continues to delight young and old with his comic adventures, and the entire gang is around to provide plenty of rousing fun and action: Olive Oyl, Swee'Pea, Wimpy and Bluto.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesSolid

    7.1 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerSolid

    Ran for 2 seasons and reached a modest audience; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 35K people sought it out in the past year

Season by season

The show overall is a Sunday Safe Bet. Here's how each season stacks up.

  1. Season 11960 · 169 episodes
    Not rated yet
  2. Season 21961 · 51 episodes
    Not rated yet

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Cast & crew

Created by E. C. Segar

  • Jack MercerPopeye (voice)
  • Mae QuestelOlive Oyl (voice)
  • Jackson BeckBrutus (voice)