After his initial day doing the scratchy voice of Popeye, Billy West's throat hurt so bad, that upon returning to his hotel room, he had to drink honey to relax his voice.
Billy West described the production as "the hardest job I ever did, ever" and the voice of Popeye as "like a buzzsaw in your throat.
The film was animated with Softimage XSI 3D Software. popular in its time and in other Mainframe Entertainment productions.