Popeye the Sailor: 1941–1943, Volume 3

Popeye the Sailor: 1941–1943, Volume 3 is the third of a series of DVD sets released by Warner Home Video collecting, in chronological order, the theatrical Popeye cartoons originally distributed by Paramount Pictures. This two-disc DVD set was released on November 4, 2008.

The collection includes 32 black-and-white cartoons, and covers the transition in production from Fleischer Studios to Famous Studios; with 18 of the entries produced by Fleischer and the remaining 14 by Famous. All shorts produced from 1941 to 1943 are included, save for the first two Technicolor Popeye shorts — Her Honor the Mare and The Marry-Go-Round — produced at the end of 1943.

Because some of the wartime cartoons contain material which may be considered politically incorrect today, each disc includes a title card disclaimer which summarizes that the cartoons depict ethnic and racist stereotypes that may be offensive to modern audiences. This disclaimer is similar to the one in the Volume One collection.

The Popeye cartoons included in this collection were produced during a transitional period at the Fleischer (later Famous) studio. In 1938, Fleischer Studios relocated from New York City to Miami in order to produce its first feature film, Gulliver's Travels (1939). While Gulliver's Travels and the continued stream of Popeye shorts were successful, the high overhead, larger number of employees, and increased debt to distributor Paramount Pictures brought upon by production of Gulliver required the Fleischers to begin production on several new projects. These included a second feature, the unsuccessful Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941), and several new series of short cartoons, including the unsuccessful Gabby, Stone Age, and Animated Antics series and the popular Superman cartoons.

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