The All New Popeye Hour
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| Created by | E. C. Segar (original characters) |
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| Theme music composer | Sammy Lerner (arranged by Hoyt Curtin) |
| Opening theme | "I'm Popeye the Sailor Man" |
| Composer(s) | Hoyt Curtin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 35 (161 segments) |
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| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 9, 1978 – September 5, 1983 |
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| Preceded by | Popeye the Sailor (1961) |
| Followed by | Popeye and Son (1987) |
The All New Popeye Hour is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and King Features Syndicate. Starring the comic strip character Popeye, the series aired from 1978 to 1983 on CBS.
The show was produced by the legendary studios of Hanna-Barbera, which tried to retain the style of the original Thimble Theatre comic strip while complying with the prevailing content restrictions on violence. Featured characters, aside from the popular main stars of Popeye, Bluto, Olive Oyl and Wimpy, were Swee'Pea, Poopdeck Pappy, Eugene the Jeep and Popeye's quadruplet nephews. Popeye's outfit reverted to his sailor's uniform, except for his cap, which was retained as the white Navy hat. Bluto's name was restored, as it had erroneously been changed to "Brutus" for the early 1960s Popeye cartoons. Olive Oyl also reverted to her 1930s look.
Because of restrictions on violence on television cartoons for children at the time, Popeye did not throw punches in retaliation to Bluto; he often lifted him, with his own hands or with machinery, and hurled him away. The series marked the last time Jack Mercer would voice Popeye; he died on December 4, 1984, fifteen months after the show's cancellation. The All New Popeye Hour ran on CBS until September 1981, when it was cut to a half-hour and retitled The Popeye and Olive Show. It was removed from the CBS lineup in September 1983, the cartoons were immediately sold to local stations in nationwide syndication. They have also been released on VHS and DVD. During the time these cartoons were in production, CBS aired The Popeye Valentine's Day Special - Sweethearts at Sea on February 14, 1979 at 8:30 PM (Eastern). In the UK, the BBC aired a half-hour version of The All New Popeye Show, from the early-1980s to 2004. The middle feature of the 1978-81 series was Dinky Dog, the misadventures of a humongous sheepdog and his mistresses, Monica and Sandy. Unlike cartoon series produced by Hanna-Barbera in the 1970s, The All New Popeye Hour did not contain a laugh track.
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