The Popeye Show

The Popeye Show
Voices ofBill Murray
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes45 (135 segments)
Production
Executive producersMike Lazzo
Keith Crofford
ProducerBarry Mills
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkCartoon Network
ReleaseOctober 29, 2001 (2001-10-29)[1] –
July 20, 2003 (2003-07-20)
Related
Popeye's Island Adventures
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The Popeye Show (Originally titled I'm Popeye)[1] is an American cartoon anthology series that premiered on October 29, 2001,[1] on Cartoon Network. Each episode includes three Popeye theatrical shorts from Fleischer Studios and/or Famous Studios.[2] The show is narrated by Bill Murray (not to be confused with the film actor of the same name), who gives the audience short facts about the history of the cartoons as filler material between each short. Animation historian Jerry Beck served as a consultant and Barry Mills served as writer and producer. A total of 45 episodes were produced, consisting of a total of 135 shorts.

  1. ^ a b c "Archived Cartoon Network Schedule - Sunday, October 28, 2001". October 21, 2001. Archived from the original on October 21, 2001. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  2. ^ Grandinetti, Fred (2004). Popeye: An Illustrated Cultural History. McFarland & Co. pp. 201–202. ISBN 9780786416059.