The Case of the Burger Burglar

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The Case of the Burger Burglar
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Network CBS
Premiere date November 21, 1987
Starring Jeff B. Cohen
Josh Rodine
Allan Melvin
David Markus
Don Messick
Music composed by Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s) Bryce Malek
Director(s) John Kimball
Paul Sommer
Voice director(s) Gordon Hunt
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"The Case of the Burger Burglar" is the second and final part of the tenth episode of Popeye and Son season one, and the twentieth episode overall. It aired on November 21, 1987 on CBS. It was written by Bryce Malek, directed by John Kimball and Paul Sommer, and voice directed by Gordon Hunt.

Junior joins Francis in investigating the thefts of Wimpy's hamburgers, with rival Bluto as the main culprit.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
J. Wellington Wimpy Allan Melvin
Francis Wimpy Jeff B. Cohen
Bluto Allan Melvin
Tank Bluto David Markus
Popeye Jr. Josh Rodine
Doctor John Watson
Sherlock Holmes
Eugene the Jeep Don Messick
Red Herring Unavailable


Organizations

Locations

Objects

  • Burgers

Vehicles

  • Red's delivery truck

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The score was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

Behind the scenes

  • This is the first episode not to feature Junior gaining super strength from eating spinach.
  • This is the first Popeye and Son episode that Popeye and Olive don't appear.

Errors

  • Francis doesn't think it's important to wake up Wimpy, even though he's literally eating his business away, which is threatened by Bluto's rival burger joint.

Critical reception

In other languages

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