And Why, Pray Tell, Is That?
Olive Oyl is running a health farm for children. Her students, alas, will not eat their spinach. Fortunately, Popeye shows up to demonstrate the mucky stuff's virtues.
The pacing of the gags is a lot more deliberate than in most early Fleischer cartoons in the series, and there are no noticable throw-away jokes to be seen. Perhaps this one was demanded by the spinach growers and canners, who were already feeling the happy boost given to sales by the cartoons. Likewise, there are several shots, like the charging bulls, that I have seen reproduced exactly in other Fleischer cartoons (forgive me if I cannot recall if they were released before or after this one). Still, the gags are funny.
The pacing of the gags is a lot more deliberate than in most early Fleischer cartoons in the series, and there are no noticable throw-away jokes to be seen. Perhaps this one was demanded by the spinach growers and canners, who were already feeling the happy boost given to sales by the cartoons. Likewise, there are several shots, like the charging bulls, that I have seen reproduced exactly in other Fleischer cartoons (forgive me if I cannot recall if they were released before or after this one). Still, the gags are funny.
- boblipton
- Oct 7, 2023