Split Decision

Split Decision
Dee Dee is caught in her hang glider, with Polly dangling behind with a rope.
Premiere date	November 21, 1987
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Pamela Hickey and Dennys McCoy
Director(s)	John Kimball Paul Sommer
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"Split Decision" is the tenth episode (part one) of Popeye and Son season one. It aired on November 21, 1987 on CBS. It was written by Pamela Hickey and Dennys McCoy, and directed by John Kimball and Paul Sommer.

Dee Dee feels left out after Polly gets chosen for the school's girls basketball team, while she wasn't, and then spends all her time with her new teammates.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Woody	Nancy Cartwright
Dee Dee	Kaleena Kiff
Popeye Jr.	Josh Rodine
Polly	Penina Segall
Coach	Unavailable
Christine	Unavailable
J. Wellington Wimpy	Allan Melvin
Linda	Unavailable
Nick	Unavailable
Lucy	Unavailable
Olive Oyl	Marilyn Schreffler

Organizations

• Sky Surfers

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Sweet Haven
      • Beach
        • Wimpy's
      • Sweethaven Elementary
      • Movie theater
      • Popeye's Health Club
        • Olive Oyl's Juice Bar
      • Sandcastle Inn
      • Driftwood Cafe
      • Department store
      • Neptune's Net Volleyball
  • China (mentioned)

Objects

• Spinach

Vehicles

• Olive

Music

The score was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: November 21, 1987 on CBS

Behind the scenes

• Junior narrates the opening.

Errors

• There's no possible way Polly could've roped Dee Dee's apparatus when she was already making a lasso.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United Kingdom:
  • Circa 1987: Channel 5 Video releases Popeye and Son: A New Generation: Dr. Junior and Mr. Hyde on VHS.