The All New Popeye Hour

The All New Popeye Hour
Genre
  • Comedy
Based onPopeye
by E. C. Segar
Directed by
Voices of
Theme music composerSammy Lerner (arranged by Hoyt Curtin)
Opening theme"I'm Popeye the Sailor Man"
ComposerHoyt Curtin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes56 (164 segments)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Alex Lovy (Season 1–2 & Special)
  • Art Scott (Season 3–4)
Editors
  • Gil Iverson
  • Peter Jennings (Season 1)
  • Robert Ciaglia (S01–03 & Special)
Production companies
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 9, 1978 (1978-09-09) –
September 5, 1983 (1983-09-05)
Related
Popeye and Son (1987)
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The All New Popeye Hour is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and King Features Entertainment. Starring the comic strip character Popeye, the series aired from 1978 to 1983 Saturday mornings on CBS. Despite the series' mixed reception (mostly being criticized about its cheap animation, writing and PSAs), it was a hit for King Features Entertainment.