The Case of the Burger Burglar

"The Case of the Burger Burglar" is the tenth episode (part two) of Popeye and Son season one. It aired on November 21, 1987 on CBS. It was written by Bryce Malek, and directed by John Kimball and Paul Sommer.

Junior joins Francis in investigating the thefts of Wimpy's hamburgers, with rival Bluto as the main culprit.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| J. Wellington Wimpy
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Allan Melvin
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Francis Wimpy
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jeff B. Cohen
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bluto
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Allan Melvin
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tank Bluto
 * style="background-color:#clear"| David Markus
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Popeye Jr.
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Josh Rodine
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Doctor John Watson
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Sherlock Holmes
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Eugene the Jeep
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Red Herring
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Doctor John Watson
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Sherlock Holmes
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Eugene the Jeep
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Red Herring
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Red Herring
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable

Organizations

 * Red's Burger Delivery

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Sweet Haven
 * Beach
 * Wimpy's
 * Bluto's Burger Palace
 * Smugglers Cove

Objects

 * Burgers

Vehicles

 * Red's delivery truck

Music
The score was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: November 21, 1987 on CBS

Behind the scenes

 * This is the first episode not to feature either Junior or Popeye gaining super strength from eating spinach.

Errors

 * Francis doesn't think it's important to wake up Wimpy, despite the fact that he's literally eating his business away, which is threatened by Bluto's rival burger joint.

Home availability

 * In the United Kingdom:
 * Circa 1987: Channel 5 Video releases Popeye and Son: A New Generation: Dr. Junior and Mr. Hyde on VHS.