Poopdeck Pappy and the Family Tree

Poopdeck Pappy and the Family Tree
Network	CBS
Premiere date	September 26, 1987
Starring	Josh Rodine Maurice La Marche Marilyn Schreffler Allan Melvin David Markus Nancy Cartwright Kaleena Kiff Penina Segall B.J. Ward
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Eric Lewald
Director(s)	John Kimball Paul Sommer
Voice director(s)	Gordon Hunt
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"Poopdeck Pappy and the Family Tree" is the second and final part of the second episode of Popeye and Son season one, and the fourth episode overall. It aired on September 26, 1987 on CBS. It was written by Eric Lewald, directed by John Kimball and Paul Sommer, and voice directed by Gordon Hunt.

When Poopdeck Pappy comes for a visit, he tries to impress Junior's classmates with stories of past Popeyes, but their eccentric ways end up embarrassing him.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Tank Bluto	David Markus
Woody	Nancy Cartwright
Rad	B.J. Ward
Puggy	Marilyn Schreffler
Mr. Smoot	Unavailable
Polly	Penina Segall
Popeye Jr.	Josh Rodine
Dee Dee	Kaleena Kiff
Poopdeck Papeye	Maurice La Marche
Sea Biscuit	N/A
Popeye	Maurice La Marche
Olive Popeye	Marilyn Schraffler
Lizzie Bluto (photo)	N/A
Rubber Puss Popeye	N/A
Polecat Popeye	N/A
Chicken Plucker Popeye	N/A
Crimson Tufted Marsh Grouse
Tree slug
Skunk	N/A
Bear	N/A
Piggyback Popeye

Locations

• Earth
  • North America
    • United States
      • Sweet Haven
        • Sweet Haven School
        • Popeye residence
    • Canada (indirectly mentioned)
    • Ottawa (mentioned)
  • France (indirectly mentioned)
    • Paris (mentioned)
  • Rome (mentioned)
  • East Africa (indirectly mentioned)
    • Madagascar (mentioned)

Objects

• Spinach

Vehicles

• School bus

Music

The score was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: September 26, 1987 on CBS
• United Kingdom and Ireland:

Errors

• Perhaps because of the idea of a child falling off a cliff while hanging onto a bus (or perhaps even the difficulty in animating that), Junior disappears for a brief period between the fall and Pappy bringing the bus back to safety.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
  • 1987: Channel 5 Video releases Popeye and Son: A New Generation: Attack of the Sea Hag on VHS.
  • 2003: Hollywood DVD releases Popeye and Son on DVD.
  • 2003: Hollywood DVD releases Cool McCool & Popeye and Son: Double Film DVD Pack! DVD.
  • 2003: Hollywood DVD releases The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers & Krazy Kat & Popeye and Son & All-New Popeye and Friends DVD.