Hold the Wire

Oct 23, 1936

0h 6m

★ 6.2

Overview

Popeye is wooing Olive on the phone when Bluto comes over. He overhears, taps into the line, and impersonates Popeye. They proceed to have a high-wire fight on the telephone lines outside Olive's house.

Genres

Animation

Comedy

Production Companies

Fleischer Studios

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Cast

Popeye (voice) (uncredited)

Jack Mercer

Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

Mae Questel

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Gus Wicke

Wimpy is working for Bluto in his diner and trying to filch all the food he can eat. Popeye comes in and orders roast duck, but Wimpy grabs the drumsticks, then coats it with pepper sauce. Popeye walks out in anger and Bluto comes after him. Wimpy takes advantage of the resulting battle to load up on hamburgers.

6.6

Never Kick a Woman

Aug 28, 1936

Popeye teaches Olive the art of self-defense, which comes in handy when a woman boxer flirts with him.

7.3

Vim, Vigor and Vitaliky

Jan 3, 1936

Popeye is running a women's gymnasium next door to Bluto's cabaret. Seeing Popeye's greater success with women, Bluto dresses in drag and challenges Popeye to various feats of strength.

6.4

The Spinach Roadster

Nov 26, 1936

Popeye drives up to take Olive for a ride, but Bluto in his much fancier car does what he can to spoil their jaunt.

7.1

Fowl Play

Dec 17, 1937

Popeye gives Olive a parrot that he's trained. Bluto sets the bird free and then tries to kill it.

6.7

Mutiny Ain't Nice

Sep 23, 1938

Popeye is leaving on his sailing ship, much to Olive's chagrin. She ends up accidentally stowing away in a trunk. Popeye discovers her, but she can't stay, because the crew will think she's a jinx. She tries to hide, but this only scares the crew more, because they think the ship's haunted. When she is revealed, the crew comes after her to throw her off, and then turns on captain Popeye.

6.3

Learn Polikeness

Feb 18, 1938

Olive takes Popeye to Professor Bluteau to learn some manners.

6.0

Ancient Fistory

Jan 30, 1953

It's the middle ages (sort of); Popeye is working in Bluto's Beanery. Bluto is going to the ball where Princess Olive will choose her mate. Popeye's fairy godpappy appears and it's a reverse Cinderella story, with a car created from a can of spinach.

6.5

Cops Is Always Right

Dec 30, 1938

Popeye is heading over to see Olive when he hits a traffic island where a cop is directing traffic; when he gets there, he manages to get more tickets for blowing his horn and parking illegally. The cop rings the bell, and Popeye manages to wreck Olive's apartment by dropping what he's doing, each time he writes a ticket.

6.3

Let's Get Movin'

Jul 24, 1936

Olive is moving out of her apartment; she's hired Bluto to move her things, but Popeye comes over to visit and won't be shown up.

6.7

I Wanna Be a Life Guard

Jun 26, 1936

Popeye applies for a lifeguard job when he sees Olive in the pool, but Bluto also wants the job (and Olive). The manager, Wimpy, asks them to demonstrate their skills in a contest. Popeye does well, until Bluto demonstrates lifesaving and first aid on him.

6.5

I-Ski Love-Ski You-Ski

Apr 3, 1936

Popeye takes Olive mountain climbing. Bluto sets various traps for them along the way.

5.6

A Date to Skate

Nov 18, 1938

Popeye takes Olive roller skating in a rink. She's never skated before, so he has to teach her, and she's not a quick learner. Before long Olive ends up outside the rink, rolling wildly out of control.

7.3

I Eats My Spinach

Nov 17, 1933

Popeye and Olive Oyl visit a rodeo.

5.0

Floor Flusher

Jan 1, 1954

Popeye and Bluto stop by to see Olive and fix her leaky faucet. Popeye does it better, and Bluto gets jealous, so he starts rerouting Olive's plumbing and causing all sorts of leaks.

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