Why This POPEYE Cartoon Is Still BANNED From Broadcast Television!

Popeye was my first hero. He taught me to be brave and to stand up to bullies. To always treat your lady good and help anyone who needs it. Wonderful wonderful character ♥️

My father was a sailor in WWII and I swear, he looked like Popeye. He had the squint, the short frizzy hair, the forearm muscles, the sailor suit, and the attitude. My sister and I still joke about Popeye being our dad.

My grandfather watched Popeye in South Africa as a little boy. They would set up a projector in the town hall and the kids would watch the latest 'Our Gang' and 'Popeye' cartoons while the parents got to see the newsreels. My grandfather was even a member of the Popeye Club at that time.

I loved those Popeye cartoons back in the day. Whether it's the humor, the brawls with Bluto or the spinach, they were just fun to watch. He made me join the Navy.

He had millions upon millions of children eating their greens, a character that REALLY left a legacy 👍

My favorite memories of Popeye was him talking trash while muttering. And now it makes since why it feels so organic. Because it was 100% improvised. Amazing. Black and white Popeye is one of the greatest cartoons of all time.

I was born in 75 and I was raised up on watching Popeye and these shows are better than what we have today the old cartoons are the best more educational

When I see a black and white Popeye cartoon, with a boat that has doors opening and closing with the title of the episode, I know I am about to watch the best animation ever! It's amazing how much detail is in these cartoons and they are all hand drawn! Love these cartoons!

I loved Popeye as a child. I definitely bought into the “spinach is good for you” message. At 64, I still enjoy Popeye and spinach.

I loved the old Popeye cartoons when he was muttering under his breath. As a child, I found it hilarious for some reason, and I still laugh whenever I see any of the old cartoons. Thanks for the backstory!

Even as a kid, I could tell that the Fleischer B&W Popeye cartoons were something special. My favorite at that time was “Leave Well Enough Alone”, where Popeye bought and freed all of a pet shop’s animals.

I was a child in the 1960s and the Fleischer Popeye cartoons were part of my TV viewing pleasure

This isn't principally about something being "banned." It's an overall look at Popeye's history. I hate it when something is cheapened with a click bait word.

Man, everybody watched Popeye during my years of the 60s and 70s.What a character and characters. Laughing our asses off.🤣

As a child in the 50's and early 60's Popeye was a staple of my cartoon viewing. I recall at somewhere around the age of six, I'd eaten the spinach my mother had prepared for dinner. Thinking that I was now imbued with Popeye strength I tried to fell a maple tree in our yard with a single blow. Needless to say, one try at it was all I attempted.

"That's All I can STANDZ and I can't STANDZ no more" has been my personal philosophy throughout my 69 years of life....thank you POPEYE !

The banned cartoon 'You're a Sap Mr. Jap' is included in the DVD set released by Warner Bros. Volume 3 which covers 1941-1943. I wish they'd included other banned cartoons in their Loony Tunes sets. Yes they included minority stereotypes but they also contained a lot of work from talented black performers and singers. Several were parodies using the popular swing music of the time. And to pretend they never existed is to deny history.

In about 1976 I started flute lessons with Alexander Howard, who had been a very prominent New York musician for decades. He had retired to Atlanta. I knew he had been in the NBC staff orchestra for many years, including the tonight show, but I was surprised when he told me that he had played the piccolo parts on all the original Popeye cartoons. A few years later my wife bought me a parrot on my 28th birthday. He had an injured eye which made him squint, so we named him Popeye. Within a year he could sing the entire song! He was my faithful companion for 25 years, outliving my wife and most of my relatives. He caught cancer, but on our final ride home from the veterinarian, he sung the song for the final time. He died that night. Popeye RIP

I just love it whenever Olive Oyl is falling from a height and whole body is flailing like a sheet of paper as she falls. Cracks me up as a kid every time.

I loved watching Popeye as a kid. It was definitely one of my favorite cartoons and I still like it as an "old guy" today. There were plenty of cartoons that were used as propaganda during WWll and many of them would be considered extremely racist today. We must always remember that we cannot judge anything from the past by modern standards. It was a different time and we were at war against some very cruel and evil enemies. Popeye made me and my brothers eat our spinach and reminded us to do the right thing. It is a classic that will never be duplicated.