Pip-eye, Pup-eye, Poop-eye an' Peep-eye

Popeye is serving his four nephews bowls of spinach. The boys sneak out since they don't like spinach. Popeye catches them and tries to convince them that spinach can give them special powers. After a bit of spanking, the boys finally try some spinach and they turn the table on their uncle. If spanking is your thing, this Popeye short is for you. This is fine slapstick humor. I don't remember much about the Popeye nephews. They're fine for a short appearance. I would give them more memorable names. These names don't allow them to gain individuality.

"Pip-eye, Pup-eye, Poop-eye an' Peep-eye" is the first appearance of all four of Popeye's 'nephews'. I put this in quotes because frankly, the boys look EXACTLY like Popeye...exactly. But like Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse's 'nephews', I guess I can pretend to believe the lie!

Popeye has made his nephews dinner. However, the final course is spinach and the boys are not insane, so they sneak away in order to skip the greens. But Popeye is having none of this and resorts to beating the stuffing out of the kids to make them eat the spinach. However, given that spinach makes Popeye strong as an ox, imagine four angry 'nephews' pumped full of spinach!

This is quite enjoyable and like all the Fleischer Brothers shorts, the backgrounds and animations are extremely high quality...despite STILL being in black & white...unlike most contemporary studios. Worth seeing, as for once, you see Popeye get his!

Pip-eye, Pup-eye, Poop-eye an' Peep-eye (1942)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

Popeye is watching his four nephews and sure enough they don't want to eat the spinach he has made for them. After a spanking the kids finally eat it and sure enough Popeye regrets it.

It's pretty clear that a lot of the Popeye shorts from 1942-43 were starting to lose their magic. This short here is certainly entertaining in its own way but at the same time there's no question that it's missing the charm of the earlier episodes. For the most part there was some nice action here and a couple laughs but certainly not enough to make the film more memorable. The highlight of the film is certainly the way Popeye spanks his nephews.

This is hands down the best feature with popeye in it of all time! Poop-eye is a stroke of pure genius. He gave the best performance of an animated character i've ever seen! Popeye is a classic and this installment just adds to that wonderful legacy. Huzzah for Poop-eye!

One of the last of Max Fleischer's Popeye cartoons for Paramount, "Pip-eye, Pup-eye, Poop-eye an' Peep-eye" ranks as one of the funniest in the series. The climax, in which Popeye's nephews beat the tar out of him accompanined by torrid jazz music, stands out as the highlight of the film.