By Ralph Stein (writer) and Bill Zaboly (artist). Look at what Swee’pea is watching on television.
The success Popeye cartoons were having on television was noted in the Thimble Theatre comic strip from June 7, 1957. ©King Features Syndicate and from the Personal Collection of Fred Grandinetti. Wellington Wimpy, the hamburger moocher Swee’pea, Popeye’s adopted son Eugene the Jeep, the magical creature from the 4th dimension Poopdeck Pappy, Popeye’s hard-to-handle father and the monstrous Goons! Segar’s other fantastic comic strip characters made their animation debuts in the black-and-white Fleischer films: J. Gus Wickie and Pinto Colvig are best remembered as the voice of Bluto. Bonnie Poe, Mae Questel and Margie Hines provided the voice of Olive Oyl. When success went to his head, the Fleischers replaced him with studio artist Jack Mercer.
William Costello, known as Red Pepper Sam, was the original gruff sounding voice of Popeye. They are best remembered for the ad libs provided by the voice actors. The Fleischer-produced Popeye cartoons featured shadows, texture, three-dimensional backgrounds and rousing musical scores. With his plane headed downward Poopdeck Pappy calls for help in Pest Pilot (Fleischer, 1941)
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