2nd Update: A Little Bit of Everything But No 3-D Backgrounds Yet
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The second episode of "The Popeye Show" aired on Cartoon Network a week later. November 19, 2001. The contents of the show were:
"Can You Take It" (B&W, 04/27/34)
"Me Musical Nephews" (B&W, 12/25/42)
"Olive Oyl for President" (Cinecolor, 01/30/48)
Can You Take It was shown with the same Paramount logos from "The Jeep". This cartoon was from the 1933-34 season, but it did not feature the inkwell closing that was seen last week at the end of "Sock a Bye Baby", but instead featured the Paramount cartoon logo from the mid 1930's, with the lowercase "p".
"Me Musical Nephews" aired many times on CN with AAP logos, but this was the first showing on CN with the Paramount logo. Me Musical Nephews may have ended with an interesting end gag involving the Paramount logo, but we may never know the outcome.
Speculation by members of the Termite Terrace Trading Post is that Cartoon Network is just tacking on Paramount openings and closing to the aap prints, instead of showing complete original prints. However, it remains to be seen whether this is true, as the first Popeye cartoon included the Paramount mountain in the background during the opening credits.
"Olive Oyl for President" has always had its original Paramount logos ever since Turner began airing the Popeyes back in 1988. During that cycle, the AAP Popeye theme played during the opening. However, this version had different opening music.
The announcer mentioned the cameo by Little Audrey, as well as other Paramount stars of that era. The notables included Bing Crosby and Bob Hope.
At the end of the show, the announcer, Bill Murray (not that Bill Murray), told us we had seen three of 240 Popeye theatrical cartoons.
It should be noted that Leslie Cabarga, who wrote a book about the Fleischers, assisted with "The Popeye Show".
EPISODE 3
The Popeye Show 11/26/2001
"The Spinach Overture" 1935 same logos as for "Can You Take It"
"It's The Natural Thing To Do" 1939, without ship door opening, may have been restored.
"Hillbilling & Cooing" 1955, original titles
It was nice of Cartoon Network to mention the different openings for four cartoons made in the 1939 season. However, we may never actually know how those four cartoons opened. Cartoon Network's trying their best.
Before the final cartoon, they explained that Seymour Kneitel, who directed "Hillbillying and Cooing", was Max Fleischer's son-in-law.
During the end credits of the show, they acknowledged the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the Seymour Kneitel picture.
But while the narrator was discussing Kneitel, there was no picture of Kneitel, instead a shot of Swee' Pea. Apparantly, CN was unable to show Kneitel's picture, so therefore no shot of Famous Studios' head honcho in the 1950's.
Episode 3 and 4: Dec. 3, 2001
Goonland (1938) lowercase "p" on Paramount logo
Wotta Nitemare (1939)
Pipeye-Pupeye-Poopeye-Peepeye (1942) first appearance on CN of pipe opening.
Cops Is Always Right (1938) final Popeye cartoon to use "ADOLPH ZUKOR" opening. Used 1938?-1943 B&W Paramount logos as well.
Hello How Am I (1939)
Robin Hoodwinked (1948) Polacolor
It was nice of Cartoon Network to mention Margie Hines as Olive's voice during the period that the Fleischers were in Miami. CN didn't mention anything about Mae Questel refusing to move to Miami, but finally we know who did the voice of Olive.
Also, it was great to see the 1941-42 openings at last on Cartoon Network. The sound of the pipe was in sync with the picture. Also Pipeye-Pupeye-Poopeye and Peepeye had the closing end gag featuring Popeye's nephews saying, "WE DON'T LIKE SPINACH". This was omitted from the Late Night Black and White version.
And speaking of LNB&W, the previous night marked that show's move to Sunday morning. And it featured all Popeye cartoons, all unrestored.
"Lost and Foundry"
"A Clean Shaven Man"
"Let's Celebrake"
"Learn Polikness"
"Child Psykolojiky"
"Strong to the Finich"
"Can You Take It" (aired on "The Popeye Show" on November 18, with restored Paramount logos)
So far as of 12/3/01, no Popeyes with the 3D backgrounds have appeared on "The Popeye Show", although the human hand sequence in "Goonland" is back. Also, there have been no appearances of the "Stereoptical Apparatus" or "Patent Pending" disclaimers on the opening Paramount logos as of yet.
So with six episodes left, when will the 3D backgrounds appear, and will there be any mention of them?
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