Pre-Hysterical Man

Mar 26, 1948

0h 7m

★ 8.0

Overview

Popeye and Olive are atop the highest peak in Yellowstone Park; Olive falls off into a deep hole, where a caveman and dinosaur are still living. Olive almost ends up in the dinosaur, but the caveman (longing for a woman) saves her. Olive falls for him, but Popeye, noticing Olive's absence, comes down and saves her from the caveman. They fight it out; the caveman stuffs Popeye into a not-quite-empty spinach can and feeds him to the dinosaur, but of course, Popeye breaks out and wins the day.

Genres

Animation

Comedy

Production Companies

Famous Studios

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Cast

Popeye / Caveman (voice) (uncredited)

Jack Mercer

Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

Mae Questel

Popeye runs a pizza restaurant. Wimpy wants to pay him Tuesday for some hamburger pizzas, but Popeye says "No money, no pizzas! Cash on the line!" Wimpy would pay Brutus Tuesday if he gave him money for pizzas, but Popeye yells "No money, no pizzas!" Brutus tells Popeye to fix Wimpy some pizzas. Popeye makes a pizza making machine, and asks Brutus what kind of pizzas he wants. Brutus wants a tamale pizza, but Popeye says he never serves tamale pizzas. Brutus then rolls Popeye into some pizza dough, but Popeye eats some spinach pizza and turns Brutus into a pizza-bread man, then kicks him out. Popeye sees Wimpy eating pizza, and has him pay for it.

6.3

The Dance Contest

Nov 23, 1934

Popeye and Olive compete as partners in a dance contest. Naturally, Bluto butts in.

6.8

Popeye the Sailor

Jul 14, 1933

Popeye and Bluto fight for the love of Olive Oyl in their debut short, featuring Betty Boop.

7.4

Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp

Apr 7, 1939

Olive Oyl's screenplay for an Aladdin movie comes to life and Popeye battles for control of a genie in this, the last of the three Popeye color films.

6.8

Seasin's Greetinks!

Dec 17, 1933

Popeye skates over to Olive's house to give her a Christmas present: ice skates of her own. While he's teaching her, Bluto skates up and gets fresh; of course, Popeye fights him. When Olive rejects Bluto again, he sends her careening on an ice floe towards a waterfall.

6.7

The Paneless Window Washer

Jan 22, 1937

Bluto dirties all of an office building's windows himself, to drum up business for his window cleaning service. When he gets to Olive's stenographer office, about ten floors up, she says no: Popeye's going to wash her windows. And the battle with Popeye is on.

6.8

Wimmin Hadn't Oughta Drive

Aug 16, 1940

Popeye has a new car; Olive wants a driving lesson. Things don't go well.

7.5

Tar with a Star

Aug 12, 1949

Gunfights are diminishing the population (1864- for the time being) in the tough Western town of Cactus Corners.

10.0

Popeye's Premiere

Mar 25, 1949

Popeye and Olive are at the premiere of Popeye's new movie. He gets a little too wrapped up in the movie, interacting with it at various points, and even handing the screen version of himself a can of spinach. The movie itself is the story of Aladdin, minus the songs and about half the footage of the short it's cut from.

7.7

Olive Oyl and Water Don't Mix

May 8, 1942

Popeye and Bluto agree that women are too much trouble, so they agree to swear off them, which lasts about five seconds, until Olive comes on board ship for a tour. The boys vie for her attention.

6.0

Too Weak to Work

Mar 19, 1943

Bluto thinks he needs a complete rest (and a pretty nurse), at Havarest Hospital. Popeye, however, soon teaches him that honest toil is best as he puts him through a workout in the rest hospital.

10.0

Robin Hood-Winked

Nov 12, 1948

Popeye is Robin Hood; he's got a sidekick, Little John. Bluto is the tax collector, and Olive is the owner/barmaid at the local pub. Bluto comes to the pub to collect taxes and falls for Olive.

10.0

Wigwam Whoopee

Feb 27, 1948

Popeye follows along behind the Mayflower in his own rowboat. He washes up on Plymouth Rock.

6.5

W'ere on our way to Rio

Apr 21, 1944

Actually, Popeye and Bluto are already there. They visit a nightclub, where the featured singer/dancer is, of course, Olive Oyl.

8.0

Pitchin' Woo at the Zoo

Sep 1, 1944

Popeye takes Olive to the zoo, where she's spotted by zookeeper Bluto, who tries various stunts to impress her and/or get rid of Popeye.

6.0

Peep in the Deep

Jun 7, 1946

Olive has a map to a sunken treasure, but Bluto stowed away and is determined to beat Popeye to it.

6.0

Doing Impossikible Stunts

Aug 2, 1940

Mystery Pictures is looking for a stunt man. Swee'pea tags along with Popeye, but he sends the tot home. Popeye shows clips of his stunts to the director, who is impressed; when he goes to put on the last reel, Swee'pea, who snuck back in, hands him Lost and Foundry (1937), which features Swee'pea saving the day. The director signs Swee'pea.

5.0

Popeye Meets William Tell

Sep 19, 1940

William Tell shoots an arrow, barely missing Popeye, then tells Popeye that he has just lost his son in an unfortunate arrow incident. Tell then defies the High Governor and is ordered to shoot an apple off his son's head; Popeye stands in for his son.

6.3

Puttin on the Act

Aug 30, 1940

Olive rushes over to show Popeye the headline: Vaudeville is coming back. They agree to rehearse their old act. After a brief song-and-dance intro, the act begins: Popeye demonstrating his strength while Olive displays her flexibility and balance; impersonations of Jimmy Durante, Stan Laurel and Groucho Marx; and the last act, more feats of strength and agility.

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