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[edit]
Episodes[edit]
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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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Bart begrudgingly and sarcastically picks a horse called "Don't Have a Cow" to win a horse race. One of the other horses in the race is called "I Yam What I Yam", one of Popeye's catchphrases.
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5
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96
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"Deep Space Homer"
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When Homer rides the centrifuge during astronaut training, the excessive G-force causes his face to morph into that of Popeye, whereupon he also starts to slur and speak ungrammatically ("I can't stands no more!") in a manner comparable to Popeye's speech.
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8
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155
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"You Only Move Twice"
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Right after the Simpsons move to Cypress Creek, Hank Scorpio drops by with a fruit basket as a welcome gift. He says to Maggie, "Try the papayas. They're juicy and full of papayine. Makes you strong like Popeye."
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11
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228
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"Brother's Little Helper"
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The song that Bart sings at the end of the episode is a parody of the Popeye 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 and drinks beer for strength, similar to Popeye eating spinach. When Marge calls for help, her arms flail about in a similar loose manner to Olive Oyl.
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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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17
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374
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"The Wettest Stories Ever Told"
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Homer refers to the anchor symbol on the wall of The Frying Dutchman as the "Popeye tattoo".
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19
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416
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"Papa Don't Leech"
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A picture of Popeye is seen on a bag of Popeyes chicken.
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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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24
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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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33
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710
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"The Wayz We Were"
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The Hyper-Intelligent Cartoon Character captcha screen had a picture of Bluto on.
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