Break out the Spinach! Warner and KFS Settle Differences!

[slave2moonlight]

Thanks. I wasn't sure if they had ALL the shorts in that Ultimate Superman set. I did plan on getting it though (still need to; I have the OLD boxed set though).

[Farid]

It's finally coming! Courtesy of the good people at Warner Bros.

After Popeye the Sailor became the stand-out character in King Features' Thimble Theater comic strip, Max Fleischer brought the spinach-sucking seaman to "life" in his classic animated theatrical shorts, which first showed up in 1933 as part of a Betty Boop cartoon. That cartoon ("Betty Boop Meets Popeye the Sailor"), along with the Oscar-nominated Popeye The Sailor Meets Sindbad The Sailor, will be among 60 cartoons featured on Warner Home Video's July 31st release of Popeye the Sailor - Volume 1: 1933-1938.

Why would this 4-DVD set ($64.92 SRP) be of interest to TV-on-DVD fans? Well, as any old salt of the TV seas knows, these cartoons made up the keel of the ship that was the 1956 Popeye television series, and continued to air on TV as part of regularly scheduled (albeit syndicated) Popeye shows for decades to come. Just like Bugs Bunny and friends, Tom & Jerry, Droopy and even Woody Woodpecker, the long-running over-the-air programs had their roots in the characters' original theatrical shorts. It would be a crime to overlook this DVD release, therefore, although some TV purists might say we ought to do precisely that. Phooey to those guys; this is not just a bunch of film shorts, nor is it merely a TV show. It's both, and so the Fleischer Popeye DVD deserves space here. "I yam what I yam," as our hero would say!

Beside these 60 classic cartoons (550 minutes), you'll also get some amazing extras. Warner will be providing more than 5 hours of bonus material, including retrospectives such as "The Story of Popeye the Sailor Man" and "The History of the Fleischer Studios". There are also "behind-the-toons" featurettes, bonus shorts, and commentary tracks by animation historians and other experts. But these are just a bunch of tasty side dishes: the main entree consists of the uncut, unedited cartoons that are authorized and come from the original masters. In fact, expect Warner to include this notice on the set: "This Compilation is Intended for the Adult Collector and May Not Be Suitable for Children".

Promotions for this release will include cans of Popeye-brand Spinach (from Allen Canning Co.) which will talk and "call out" the DVD release, and will include a $5 mail-in rebate with the purchase of two cans. Here is the package art for what sounds like a must-have set. He certainly is "strong to the finish!"

[ichabod]

Trailer > http://www.totaleclips.com/player/Splas ... liateid=-1

[ichabod]

A run down of bonus material is listed at <a href="http://www.cartoonbrew.com/classic/pope ... s">Cartoon Brew</a>

I promise you the visual and sound quality of this cartoon (and 59 others) on Warner Home Video’s Popeye the Sailor: 1933-1938, Vol. 1 is outstanding. If it were only the 60 cartoons alone it would be worth the $64.98 suggested retail price ($45.49 on amazon). But the collection (on sale July 31st) is loaded with additional content. Here are the bonus materials currently scheduled for inclusion:

Disc 1

Commentaries:
• Popeye the Sailor by Michael Barrier with Animator Dave Tendlar
• I Yam What I Yam by Animator Mark Kausler
• Blow Me Down! by Animators Jorge Gutierrez and Sandra Equihua
• I Eats My Spinach by Michael Barrier with Dave Tendlar
• Wild Elephinks by Historian Jerry Beck
• Sock-a-Bye, Baby by Historian Glenn Mitchell
• Can You Take It by Filmmaker Greg Ford
• A Dream Walking by Director Eric Goldberg

Full Length Documentary
I Yam What I Yam: The Story of Popeye the Sailor

Popumentaries
• Mining the Strip: Elzie Segar and Thimble Theater
• Me Fickle Goyl, Olive Oyl: The World’s Least Likely Sex Symbol

From the Vault
• Colonel Heeza Liar at the Bat
• Domestic Difficulties [1916 Bud Fisher Short]

Disc 2

Commentaries:
• Beware of Barnacle Bill by Jerry Beck
• Choose Yer “Weppins” by Greg Ford
• For Better or Worser by Greg Ford
• You Gotta Be a Football Hero by Jerry Beck
• King of the Mardi Gras by Michael Barrier with Jack Mercer
• Adventures of Popeye by Historian Glenn Mitchell
• The Spinach Overture by Historian Daniel Goldmark

Full Length Documentary
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920

Popumentaries
• Wimpy the Moocher: Ode to the Burgermeister
• Sailor’s Hornpipes: The Voices of Popeye
• Bobby Bumps Puts a Beanery on the Bum [1918 Bray Short]
• Feline Follies [1919 Pat Sullivan Short]
• The Tantalizing Fly [1919 Bray short]

Disc 3

Commentaries:
• A Clean Shaven Man by Writer Paul Dini
• I-Ski Love-Ski You-Ski by John Kricfalusi, with Eddie Fitzgerald and Kali Fontecchio
• Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor by John K., Eddie and Kali
• The Paneless Window Washer by Mark Kausler

Popumentaries
• Blow Me Down! The Music of Popeye
• Popeye in Living Color: A Look at the Color Two-Reelers

From the Vault
• Modeling [1921 Out of the Inkwell short]
• Invisible Ink [1921 Out of the Inkwell short]
• Bubbles [1922 Out of the Inkwell short]
• Jumping Beans [1922 Out of the Inkwell short]
• Bed Time [1923 Out of the Inkwell short]
• Trapped [1923 Out of the Inkwell short]

Disc 4

Commentaries:
• Lost and Foundry by John K., Eddie and Kali
• Protek the Weakerist by Jerry Beck
• Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba’s Forty Thieves by John K., Eddie and Kali

Popumentaries
• Me Lil’ Swee’Pea: Whose Kid is He Anyway?
• Et Tu, Bluto? Cartoondom’s Heaviest Heavy

From The Vault:
• A Trip to Mars [1924 Out of the Inkwell short]
• Koko Trains ‘Em [1925 Out of the Inkwell short]
• Koko Back Tracks [1927 Out of the Inkwell short]
• Let’s Sing with Popeye [1933 Fleischer short]

[Little Red Henski]

I just picked this up at Bestbuy. Bestbuy has it in a Disney Treasures like tin and on sale.

[jrboy]

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=496987&page=4

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