Popeye, formerly Thimble Theatre, is a newspaper comic strip, first created by E.C. Segar in 1919. In 1929 it spawned a break-out character, the superstrong sailor Popeye which was adapted into a popular animated film serial by Max and Dave Fleischer in 1933. The franchise has spawned hundreds of comic strips, animated cartoons and a few TV adaptations and feature films.
References to Popeye in The Simpsons
Episodes
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Season
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Episode number
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Episode name
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Reference
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3
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39
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"Bart the Murderer"
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One horse in the race is called I Yam What I Yam, which is a catchphrase of Popeye.
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5
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096
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"Deep Space Homer"
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When Homer experiences excessive G-force during a space test his face morphs into that of Popeye, whereupon he also starts to slur in a manner comparable to Popeye's speech.
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11
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228
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"Brother's Little Helper"
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Bart's final song is a parody of Popeye's theme song.
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13
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278
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"Jaws Wired Shut"
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When Homer saves Marge near the end all the events are a parody of a typical Popeye animated cartoon. Homer starts speaking in Popeye's near indecipherable speech with bad grammar, drinks beer rather than spinach and Marge's arms flay in a similar loose manner as Olive Oyl.
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13
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282
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"The Old Man and the Key"
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During Grampa's date with Zelda, the theme music from Popeye plays when the Viagra he took earlier takes effect.
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14
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300
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"The Strong Arms of the Ma"
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When Marge first takes steroids the theme song of Popeye can be heard.
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20
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438
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"Father Knows Worst"
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Homer eats mayonnaise in the manner like Popeye eats his spinach.
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21
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518
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"A Test Before Trying"
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Bart has a nightmare in which he sees what would happen if the school would close down: it becomes a spinach farm, where Popeye works on the land.
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28
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608
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"The Great Phatsby: Part One"
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Two of the imaginary friends invited to Mr. Burns' party are referred to as "Mr. and Mrs. Popeye T. Sailorman" .
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30
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661
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"Woo-hoo Dunnit?"
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The TV program Dateline: Springfield describes Marge as a suburban mother with "Olive Oyl" good looks.
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