There Goes the Neighborhood

There Goes the Neighborhood
Popeye faints after seeing Lon's real monster family.
Premiere date	December 5, 1987
Writer(s)	Eric Lewald
Director(s)	John Kimball Paul Sommer
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"There Goes the Neighborhood" is the twelfth episode (part one) of Popeye and Son season one. It aired on December 5, 1987 on CBS. It was written by Eric Lewald, and directed by John Kimball and Paul Sommer.

The Popeyes get spooky new neighbors.

Characters

|- | style="background-color:#clear"| Popeye Jr. | style="background-color:#clear"| Josh Rodine |- | style="background-color:#clear"| Eugene the Jeep | style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick |- | style="background-color:#clear"| Woody | style="background-color:#clear"| Nancy Cartwright |- | style="background-color:#clear"| Dee Dee | style="background-color:#clear"| Kaleena Kiff |- | style="background-color:#clear"| Polly | style="background-color:#clear"| Penina Segall |- | style="background-color:#clear"| Tank Bluto | style="background-color:#clear"| David Markus |- | style="background-color:#clear"| Puggy | style="background-color:#clear"| Marilyn Schreffler |- | style="background-color:#clear"| Rad | style="background-color:#clear"| B.J. Ward |- | style="background-color:#clear"| Mr. Smoot | style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable |- | style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Lon | style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable |- | style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Coach | style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable |- | style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Vincent | style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable |- | style="background-color:#clear"| Olive Oyl | style="background-color:#clear"| Marilyn Schreffler |- | style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Lon's mother | style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable |- | style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Lon's grandfather | style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable |- | style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bluto | style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Allan Melvin |- | style="background-color:#clear"| J. Wellington Wimpy | style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A |- |} |}

Locations

• United States
  • Sweet Haven
    • Popeye residence
    • Lon's residence
    • Sweet Haven School
• Farafangana
• Athabasca
• Coos Bay
• Balatnoy
• Transylvania

Objects

• Spinach

Vehicles

• None

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Behind the scenes

• Junior narrates the opening.
• Lon seems to be named after actor Lon Chaney.
• Lon's family is reminiscent of the Munsters.
• Vincent is a parody of Dracula.

Errors

• Wimpy is working with Bluto now.

In other languages

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