Popeye and Son
- This article is about the TV series. For the DVD with the same name, see Popeye and Son (DVD).
| Popeye and Son | |
|---|---|
 On-screen title card. | |
| Network | CBS |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera King Features Entertainment |
| Original release | September 19—December 12, 1987 |
| Starring | Maurice La Marche Josh Rodine Marilyn Schreffler Allan Melvin Don Messick David Markus Nancy Cartwright Kaleena Kiff Penina Segall |
| Executive producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera Bruce L. Paisner |
| Producer(s) | Charles Grosvenor |
| Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Director(s) | John Kimball Paul Sommer Gordon Hunt (voices) |
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Popeye and Son is an American animated comedy television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and King Features Entertainment for CBS' Saturday morning children's programming. It ran in 1987, airing a total of 13 episodes that spanned one season. It is a spin-off from the Popeye the Sailor theatrical shorts from Fleischer Studios/Famous Studios, and the third and final series produced by Hanna-Barbera after The All-New Popeye Hour.
Popeye and long time girlfriend, Olive Oyl, have gotten hitched and settled down in the seaside town of Sweet Haven (borrowed from the 1980 live-action Popeye film), where they raise their preteen son, Popeye Jr. Unfortunately, they still have to contend with Popeye's old rival, Bluto, who's also got a wife and son named Lizzie and Tank, respectively. Not only does Bluto continue to try and prove himself to be the physically strongest, but also the town's unequaled businessman.
Past characters such as Wimpy and Eugene the Jeep also return. Wimpy has gone from eating burgers to selling them in his own restaurant. While he is still single, he acts as a role model for his nephew, Francis, and the mysterious Eugene still hangs around the Popeyes, despite having a family of his own.
The series generally focuses on Junior, his friends, and the continuing family rivalry between the Popeyes and the Blutos. In times of despair, Junior will also consume spinach to give him superhuman strength, although he has a strong dislike for it, unlike his father.
This series retcons both Popeye and Bluto's names as their family names, essentially making the former's full name Popeye Popeye (and by default, Junior's full name as Popeye Popeye, Jr.), as well as Bluto's full name possibly being Bluto Bluto, although neither are directly registered on-screen.
Noticeably absent are Swee'Pea, who's seemingly substituted with Junior (perhaps because the idea of an unofficially adopted son was harder to sell than a biological one), and Popeye's nephews.
Perhaps due to being short-lived and ill-received, nothing from this incarnation has made an impact on Popeye canon.
Production
Development
Music
The music was composed and conducted by Hoyt Curtin.
Episodes
| Title | Original air date |
|---|---|
| 1x01 | September 19, 1987 |
| 1x02 | September 26, 1987 |
| 1x03 | October 3, 1987 |
| 1x04 | October 10, 1987 |
| 1x05 | October 17, 1987 |
| 1x06 | October 24, 1987 |
| 1x07 | October 31, 1987 |
| 1x08 | November 7, 1987 |
| 1x09 | November 14, 1987 |
| 1x10 | November 21, 1987 |
| 1x11 | November 28, 1987 |
| 1x12 | December 5, 1987 |
| 1x13 | December 12, 1987 |
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: September 19, 1987 on CBS
- United Kingdom and Ireland: October 9, 1988 on BBC Two
Cast
- Maurice La Marche as Popeye
- Josh Rodine as Popeye Jr.
- Marilyn Schreffler as Olive Oyl, Lizzie Bluto, Sea Hag, Puggy
- Allan Melvin as Bluto, J. Wellington Wimpy
- Don Messick as Eugene the Jeep
- David Markus as Tank Bluto
- Nancy Cartwright as Woody
- Kaleena Kiff as Dee Dee
- Penina Segall as Polly
Credits
These identical credits appeared at the end of every episode.
- Executive producers: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, and Bruce L. Paisner
- Executive in Charge of Production: Jayne Barbera
- Producer: Charles Grosvenor
- Story editors: Jeff Segal and Kelly Ward
- Associate story editor: John Loy
- Creative designer: Iwao Takamoto
- Supervising director: Ray Patterson
- Directors: John Kimball, Paul Sommer
- Animation directors: Don Patterson, James T. Walker, Rick Leon, Joanna Romersa
- Story directors: Chris Otsuki, Kurt Anderson
- Recording director: Gordon Hunt
- Animation casting director: Andrea Romano
- Talent coordinator: Kris Zimmerman
- Voices: Nancy Cartwright, George DiCenzo, Maurice La Marche, Allan Melvin, Josh Rodine, Marilyn Schreffler
- Music composed and conducted by: Hoyt Curtin
- Music supervisors: Joanne Miller
- Main title designers: Charles Grosvenor
- Graphics artists: Iraj Paran, Tom Wogatzke
- Design supervisor: Jack White
- Production designer: Judith Holmes Clarke
- Character Design Supervisor: Bob Onorato
- Character designers: Mark Christiansen, Alfred Gimeno, Kirk Hanson, Ray Johnson, Tony Sgroi, Julie Zakowsky, Donna Zeller
- Key layout artists: Andrew Gentle, Charles Grosvenor, Carol Holman Grosvenor, Jim Hickey, Chris Otsuki
- Key background supervisor: Al Gmuer
- Key background artist: Jim Hickey, Patti Palmer, Bill Proctor, Gloria Wood, Cristy Maltese
- Color designer: Alison Leopold
- Color key designer: Karen Greslie
- Script supervisor: Barbara Simon Dierks
- Sound directors: Alvy Dorman, Stan Wetzel
- Editorial supervisor: Larry C. Cowan
- Dubbing supervisor: Pat Foley
- Music and effects editors: Paul Vitello and Associates
- Track readers: Yvonne Palmer, James Hearn, Kay Douglas, Kerry Iverson, Lee-Tsu Aries, Kelly Foley, Paul Douglas
- Show editor: Gil Iverson
- Post-production supervisor: Joed Eaton
- Creative Consultants: James R. McGee and Austin Hearst
- Produced in association with: Wang Film Production Co., Ltd., Cuckoo's Nest Studios
- Supervising directors: Shivan Ramsaran and Dev Ramsaran
- Layout directors: Simon O'Leary and Bruce Pedersen
- Overseas production executives: Bob Marples and Lynn Hoag
Merchandise
At the time of the release of the series, there were plastic lunchboxes and soft roll-up lunch bags.
Home media
In the United Kingdom and Ireland, Channel 5 Video released three VHS tapes that were sold as Popeye and Son: A New Generation: Attack of the Sea Hag, Popeye and Son: A New Generation: The Lost Treasure of Pirate Cove, and Popeye and Son: A New Generation: Dr. Junior and Mr. Hyde in 1987. Then in 2003, Hollywood DVD released a single DVD of the first few episodes, also called Popeye and Son.
Toys
JA-RU released a toy gun with a grabbing hook attachment, and ice pop freezing cones, while the Milton Bradley Company released a 100-piece puzzle.
