Happy Anniversary

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Happy Anniversary
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Popeye & Olive's friends and family throw a surprise party for them on their wedding anniversary.
Premiere date September 19, 1987
Music composed by Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s) John Loy
Director(s) John Kimball
Paul Sommer
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"Happy Anniversary" is the first episode (part two) of Popeye and Son season one. It aired on September 19, 1987 on CBS. It was written by Jon Loy, and directed by John Kimball and Paul Sommer.

Olive thinks Popeye has forgotten their wedding anniversary after fails to produce an anniversary gift on time. Popeye and Olive tell separate stories of how they got married to each other, and incidentally how Bluto ended up marrying Lizzie.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Popeye: How dare she inskinuate that I'd forget me own wedding day.

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Popeye Jr. Josh Rodine
Woody Nancy Cartwright
Eugene the Jeep N/A
Dee Dee Kaleena Kiff
Olive Popeye Marilyn Schreffler
Popeye Maurice La Marche
Ma Wimpy
J. Wellington Wimpy Allan Melvin
Bluto Allan Melvin
Nana Oyl Unavailable
Lizzie Bluto Marilyn Schreffler
Papa Oyl Unavailable
Cop Unavailable
Captain Blight Unavailable
Priest N/A
Polly Penina Segall


Locations

Objects

  • Davy Jones's locker
  • Spinach

Vehicles

  • Olive
  • S.S. Titanic
  • Taxi
  • Cop motorcyle
  • Train
  • Garbage scow

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The score was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

Behind the scenes

  • Popeye owns a lifebuoy from the sunken Titanic.
  • Even though Polly's mouth moves at the end, her own distinctive voice doesn't come through.

Errors

  • Popeye's parents aren't mentioned.
  • When Dee Dee says to Olive, "Oh, what a romantic story. Popeye must have really loved you," it comes out of Olive's mouth.
  • Despite Dee Dee helping bring Popeye and Olive back together, she is oddly absent when everyone's at Wimpy's.

Critical reception

In other languages

Language Name Meaning

Home availability

References