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By the time Max and Dave Fleischer lost their animation studio in 1942, the best Popeye cartoons were behind them. Paramount renamed the operation Famous Studios and forged ahead, but Max and Dave's creative spark was sorely missed. Meanwhile, the advent of World War II brought the immortal sailor a welcome relief from Disney-style conformity. Not surprisingly, the wartime Popeye shorts in this 1941-43 DVD set garner the most attention. "The Mighty Navy" and "Kickin' the Conga Round" stand out among the later Fleischer efforts, with Famous contributing a few gems such as "A Hull of a Mess" and "Ration Fer the Duration." What becomes evident in the Fleischer/Famous transition is the domestic blandness that surrounds our spinach-eating hero - resulting in weak entries along the lines of "Flies Ain't Human" and "Happy Birthdaze." Luckily, these misfires are offset by lively non-war cartoons such as "Quiet! Pleeze" and "Alona on the Sarong Seas." Though the final black-and-white Popeyes remain a mixed bag, the series would enjoy an upswing in quality when Famous switched to Technicolor in late 1943.
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I wish Warner Brothers wouldn't put that STUPID, unnecessary, idiotic warning about alleged ethnic,sexist,racist stereotypes in Popeye cartoons at the beginning of the DVD.
As a consumer, I find the warning offensive, insulting and a waste of time and money.
I don't like paying for it, I don't like watching it and I sure as heck don't like giving my money to people that support putting a moronic warning in front of Popeye Cartoons. I know why they do it, and it's wrong. The only offensive thing about Popeye are the people that own him today.
Hopefully 60 years from now a new generation will look back and say this generation was full of ethnic, racial, and sexist stereotypes. Then the cycle will be complete.
Popeye is an American military cartoon character. He is a threat to liberals, socialists, communists, fascists, and other anti-American political groups. I guess that is why I love Popeye.
WWII Popeye is some of the BEST Popeye there ever was...Popeye was good enough for the GREATEST GENERATION, he should be good enough for every generation.
There is nothing wrong with Popeye cartoons, there is something seriously wrong with the people that own him.
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I'm not completely convinced that "You're a Sap, Mister Jap" is 100% intact. There are a couple of suspicious fades to black right in the middle of some action or another, giving the appearance that the fades were used to obscure a brief event without giving the impression of a deletion. Anybody out there who knows the lowdown on this?
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This collection starts Popeyes WWII war time propaganda shorts and they are amazing this also land marks the navy dress whites as popeyes uniform this collection includes some of my all time favorite popeye cartoons. it is a great collection and a mark in history. I highly recommend this collection to all who are interested in WWII history, sailors and popeye fans. If you love WWII propaganda I highly recommend Walt Disney on the front lines the war years these also include great WWII propaganda cartoons and make for some of the best television this world has seen. theses cartoons are unbelievable some are offensive but all can be learned from.
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I received this set as a Christmas gift and just finished watching it.
While many of you may be offended by the "politically incorrect" replications of the Japanese and German characters in some of these cartoons, you can only imagine how people felt back then after Pearl Harbor was bombed, not to mention the impact of WWII on everyone (if you haven't seen it I strongly recommend viewing the Ken Burns documentary called THE WAR, which you can find elsewhere on Amazon's site).
How did YOU feel after 9/11? I'm guessing that's how everyone felt back in the early 1940's also. But instead of Osama it was Hitler and the Japanese! You can't imagine how people in theatres just loved seeing Popeye "take care of" the enemies as only Popeye could do!
If you want to see the seldom (if ever) seen war classics, buy this DVD set.
If, however, you're looking for the more common Popeye episodes you may be more familiar with (with Wimpy and more of Bluto), check out Volumes 1 & 2 instead.
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