Difference between revisions of "Don't Give Up the Picnic"

Don't Give Up the Picnic
	; Francis celebrates, while Wimpy collapses after finishing the first race.
Premiere date	October 10, 1987
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	John Loy
Director(s)	John Kimball; Paul Sommer
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"Don't Give Up the Picnic" is the fourth episode (part one) of Popeye and Son season one. It aired on October 10, 1987 on CBS. It was written by John Loy, and directed by John Kimball and Paul Sommer.

Wimpy's nephew, Francis, talks him into competing with him in the family picnic games.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Popeye	Maurice La Marche
Olive Oyl	Marilyn Schreffler
Popeye Jr.	Josh Rodine
Tank Bluto	David Markus
Bluto	Allan Melvin
Lizzie Bluto	Marilyn Schreffler
Francis Wimpy	Jeff B. Cohen
J. Wellington Wimpy	Allan Melvin
Woody	N/A
Woody's father	N/A
Rad	B.J. Ward
Rad's father	N/A
Puggy	N/A
Puggy's father	N/A
Polly	Penina Segall
Polly's father	N/A
Dee Dee	Kaleena Kiff
Dee Dee's mother	N/A
Mr. Dweasel	Unavailable

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Sweet Haven
    - Park
    - Fevernini Falls

Objects

Spinach

Vehicles

Rowboats

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The score was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: October 10, 1987 on CBS

Behind the scenes

Junior narrates the opening.

Errors

When Mr. Dweasel's warns the teams not to fall off the tightrope and says "On your marks...", his hair is black instead of gray.

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

In the United Kingdom:
- Circa 1987: Channel 5 Video releases Popeye and Son: A New Generation: The Lost Treasure of Pirate Cove on VHS.

References

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 |caption= [[Francis]] celebrates, while [[J. Wellington Wimpy|Wimpy]] collapses after finishing the first race.
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-|premiere= October 10, 1987
+|premiere= [[October 10]], [[1987]]
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+|music= [[Hoyt Curtin]]
 |writers= [[John Loy]]
 |directors= [[John Kimball]]<br />[[Paul Sommer]]
-|previous= Here Today, Goon Tomorrow
+|previous= Here Today, Goon Tomorrow (Popeye and Son)
 |next= The Lost Treasure of Pirate's Cove
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-'''"Don't Give Up the Picnic"''' is the fourth episode (part one) of ''[[Popeye and Son]]'' season one. It aired on October 10, 1987 on [[CBS]]. It was written by [[John Loy]], and directed by [[John Kimball]] and [[Paul Sommer]].
+'''"Don't Give Up the Picnic"''' is the fourth episode (part one) of ''[[Popeye and Son]]'' season one. It aired on [[October 10]], [[1987]] on [[CBS]]. It was written by [[John Loy]], and directed by [[John Kimball]] and [[Paul Sommer]].
 Wimpy's nephew, Francis, talks him into competing with him in the family picnic games.
 ==Detailed summary==
 ==Memorable quotes==
 ==Characters==
-In order of appearance:
+{{CastTop}}
+|-
-''Mentioned and non-speaking characters are in italics''
+| style="background-color:#clear"| [[Popeye]]
+| style="background-color:#clear"| [[Maurice LaMarche|Maurice La Marche]]
-* [[Popeye]] ([[Maurice LaMarche|Maurice La Marche]])
+|-
-* [[Olive Oyl|Olive Popeye]] ([[Marilyn Schreffler]])
+| style="background-color:#clear"| [[Olive Oyl]]
-* [[Popeye Junior]] ([[Josh Rodine]])
+| style="background-color:#clear"| [[Marilyn Schreffler]]
-* [[Tank Bluto]] ([[David Markus]])
+|-
-* [[Bluto]] ([[Allan Melvin]])
+| style="background-color:#clear"| [[Popeye Jr.]]
-* [[Lizzie Bluto]] (Marilyn Schreffler)
+| style="background-color:#clear"| [[Josh Rodine]]
-* [[Francis Wimpy]] ([[Jeff B. Cohen]])
+|-
-* [[J. Wellington Wimpy]] (Allan Melvin)
+| style="background-color:#clear"| [[Tank Bluto]]
-* ''[[Woody]]''
+| style="background-color:#clear"| [[David Markus]]
-* ''Woody's father''
+|-
-* [[Rad]]
+| style="background-color:#clear"| [[Bluto]]
-* Rad's father
+| style="background-color:#clear"| [[Allan Melvin]]
-* ''[[Puggy]]''
+|-
-* ''Puggy's father''
+| style="background-color:#clear"| [[Lizzie Bluto]]
-* [[Dee Dee]] ([[Kaleena Kiff]])
+| style="background-color:#clear"| Marilyn Schreffler
-* Dee Dee's mother
+|-
-* [[Polly]] ([[Penina Segall]])
+| style="background-color:#clear"| [[Francis Wimpy]]
-* Polly's mother
+| style="background-color:#clear"| [[Jeff B. Cohen]]
-* [[Mr. Dweasel]]
+|-
+| style="background-color:#clear"| [[J. Wellington Wimpy]]
-==Organizations==
+| style="background-color:#clear"| Allan Melvin
-* [[Sweet Haven Family Fun Picnic of Competition]]
+|-
+| style="background-color:#clear"| [[Woody (Popeye and Son)|Woody]]
+| style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
+|-
+| style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Popeye characters|Woody's father]]
+| style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
+|-
+| style="background-color:#clear"| [[Rad]]
+| style="background-color:#clear"| [[B.J. Ward]]
+|-
+| style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Popeye characters|Rad's father]]
+| style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
+|-
+| style="background-color:#clear"| [[Puggy]]
+| style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
+|-
+| style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Popeye characters|Puggy's father]]
+| style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
+|-
+| style="background-color:#clear"| [[Polly]]
+| style="background-color:#clear"| [[Penina Segall]]
+|-
+| style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Popeye characters|Polly's father]]
+| style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
+|-
+| style="background-color:#clear"| [[Dee Dee (Popeye and Son)|Dee Dee]]
+| style="background-color:#clear"| [[Kaleena Kiff]]
+|-
+| style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Popeye characters|Dee Dee's mother]]
+| style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
+|-
+| style="background-color:#clear"| [[Mr. Dweasel]]
+| style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
+|-
+{{CastBottom}}
 ==Locations==
-* [[Sweet Haven]]
+* [[Earth]]
-** Park
+** [[United States]]
-** [[Fevernini Falls]]
+*** [[Sweet Haven]]
+**** Park
+**** [[Fevernini Falls]]
 ==Objects==
@@ Line 62: / Line 95: @@
 ==Production==
 ===Development===
 ===Filming===
 ==Music==
-The music was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]].
+The score was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]].
 ==Release==
+Dates are in order of release:
+* United States: October 10, 1987 on CBS
 ==Behind the scenes==
@@ Line 75: / Line 108: @@
 ==Errors==
-* When Mr. Dweasel's warns the teams not to fall of the tightrope and says "On your marks...", his hair is black instead of gray.
+* When Mr. Dweasel's warns the teams not to fall off the tightrope and says "On your marks...", his hair is black instead of gray.
 ==Critical reception==
 ==In other languages==
 {| class="wikitable"
@@ Line 91: / Line 123: @@
 ==Home availability==
-*
+* In the United Kingdom:
+** Circa 1987: [[Channel 5 Video]] releases ''[[Popeye and Son: A New Generation: The Lost Treasure of Pirate Cove]]'' on VHS.
 ==References==
 <references/>
 [[Category:Episodes]]
+[[Category:Hanna-Barbera]]
 [[Category:Popeye and Son episodes]]
 [[Category:Popeye episodes]]