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The Best Episodes of Popeye the Sailor

Every episode of Popeye the Sailor ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Popeye the Sailor!

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Follows the adventures of the famed spinach-eating sailor man. Popeye is one of the most popular cartoon characters of all time. This spunky but loveable spinach-eating sailor continues to delight young and old with his comic

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 11 - Abdominal Snowman
    7.3/10(69 votes)

    #1 - Abdominal Snowman

    S1:E11

    Popeye hears talk of abominable snowman sightings and so decides to take it upon himself to investigate.

    Director:Paul Fennell
    Writer:Charles Shows

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  2. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 24 - Seeing Double
    7.3/10(72 votes)

    #2 - Seeing Double

    S1:E24

    Popeye is jailed for committing a bank robbery which he insists he didn't commit. He must prove he didn't do it. In a seemingly unrelated subplot, two thugs build a Popeye robot to do their bidding.

    Director:Gene Deitch
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 4 - Hoppy Jalopy
    7.0/10(88 votes)

    #3 - Hoppy Jalopy

    S1:E4

    Popeye in his junk-pile jalopy competes with Brutus in his slick race car to win a cross-country race. Brutus employs a series of dirty tricks to keep ahead, while keeping Olive Oyl trapped in his trunk.

    Director:Paul Fennell
    Writer:Charles Shows

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  4. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 7 - Caveman Capers
    7.0/10(79 votes)

    #4 - Caveman Capers

    S1:E7

    Popeye tells Olive the story of how his ancestor Prehesterical Popeye discovered the magical powers of spinach and stopped Prehesterical Brutus.

    Director:Paul Fennell
    Writer:Charles Shows

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  5. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 13 - Irate Pirate
    7.0/10(72 votes)

    #5 - Irate Pirate

    S1:E13

    Popeye and Olive are out testing Popeyes new boat on a relaxing boat ride. When out in the ocean they meet Jolly Roger the pirate. Unfortunately Roger takes a fancy to Olive. The pirate kidnaps her and sets school of sharks after Popeye.

    Director:Paul Fennell
    Writer:Charles Shows

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  6. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 21 - Interrupted Lullaby
    7.0/10(69 votes)

    #6 - Interrupted Lullaby

    S1:E21

    Brutus sinks to a new low in both greed and criminal activity by trying to abduct little Swee'pee from his family.

    Director:Gene Deitch
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 29 - Potent Lotion
    7.0/10(66 votes)

    #7 - Potent Lotion

    S1:E29

    Someone has sent Popeye a present, he opens it to find shaving lotion, thinking it's something Olive Oyl has bought for him he puts it on. From that moment everyone hates him.

    Director:Gene Deitch
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 31 - Where There's a Will
    7.0/10(60 votes)

    #8 - Where There's a Will

    S1:E31

    Popeye is called by a lawyer who tells him that he and Brutus are the beneficiaries of someone they know. And that he'll be reading the will at noon. And if one of them is not there at noon they will forfeit the inheritance. So Brutus tries to keep Popeye from getting there at noon.

    Director:Bob Bemiller
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 46 - Beaver or Not
    7.0/10(63 votes)

    #9 - Beaver or Not

    S1:E46

    Popeye visits the local stream for a relaxing swim but is surprised to find a couple of dam-building beavers. A battle begins and eventually Popeye admits defeat and goes for a swim in the beaver's reservoir.

    Director:Gene Deitch
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 49 - Skinned Divers
    7.0/10(60 votes)

    #10 - Skinned Divers

    S1:E49

    Popeye and Brutus are diving for buried treasure, Brutus however has more than sunken treasure in his eyes, he spies the lovely mermaid Olive Oyl.

    Director:Jack Kinney
    Writer:Jack Kinney

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  11. Popeye the Sailor Season 2 Episode 4 - Duel to the Finish
    7.0/10(74 votes)

    #11 - Duel to the Finish

    S2:E4

    Brutus kidnaps swee'pee and sells him to an amusement park freak-show.

    Director:Seymour Kneitel
    Writer:Seymour Kneitel

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  12. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 14 - Foola-Foola Bird
    6.9/10(70 votes)

    #12 - Foola-Foola Bird

    S1:E14

    Popeye and Olive are searching the jungle for the rare Foola-Foola bird. Following close behind is Brutus, also hunting the bird as there is a reward of a million dollar for finding it.

    Director:Paul Fennell
    Writer:Charles Shows

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  13. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 15 - Uranium on the Cranium
    6.9/10(67 votes)

    #13 - Uranium on the Cranium

    S1:E15

    Popeye and Olive set-sail to a desert island with a map citing the location of Uranium, unknown to them Brutus is already there, He plans on dressing like a gorilla and scaring them away.

    Director:Paul Fennell
    Writer:Charles Shows

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  14. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 18 - Sheepish Sheep-Herder
    6.9/10(65 votes)

    #14 - Sheepish Sheep-Herder

    S1:E18

    Popeye volunteers to stand guard to protect Poopdeck Pappy's ranch, a rustler tries to get rid of Popeye but is driven mad by his ability to reappear right after he's been lassoed, tied up and even thrown off a cliff.

    Director:Paul Fennell
    Writer:Charles Shows

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  15. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 19 - Track Meet Cheat
    6.9/10(68 votes)

    #15 - Track Meet Cheat

    S1:E19

    Olive sees Brutus showing his athletic prowess at a track meet, Popeye gets jealous, runs on to the field and starts competing himself.

    Director:Paul Fennell
    Writer:Charles Shows

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  16. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 27 - The Lost City of Bubble-Lon
    6.9/10(65 votes)

    #16 - The Lost City of Bubble-Lon

    S1:E27

    The Professor, Popeye and their assistant Brutus are searching for the lost city of "Bubble-On". Popeye is suspicious, he thinks Brutus is more interested in taking the cities treasure than documenting scientific discoveries.

    Director:Gene Deitch
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 28 - There's No Space Like Home
    6.9/10(64 votes)

    #17 - There's No Space Like Home

    S1:E28

    Brutus beats up an alien he sees walking down the street, thinking its Popeye on the way to Olive Oyl's fancy dress party. The alien retaliates by trying to blow up the earth, Popeye and Brutus team up to stop him.

    Director:Gene Deitch
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 30 - Astro-Nut
    6.9/10(69 votes)

    #18 - Astro-Nut

    S1:E30

    Popeye is undergoing a series of government tests, one of which involves using spinach to travel in a rocket at the speed of light. Meanwhile at home Brutus moves in on Olive.

    Director:Gene Deitch
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 41 - Goon with the Wind
    6.9/10(63 votes)

    #19 - Goon with the Wind

    S1:E41

    Olive is captured and taken to Goonland to marry the Goonking, Popeye is caged and his can of spinach is taken from him. The situation is looking grim all round.

    Director:Gene Deitch
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 47 - Battery Up
    6.9/10(62 votes)

    #20 - Battery Up

    S1:E47

    It's a big Baseball game between Popeye's team and Brutus's team, with Wimpy as the umpire what could possibly go wrong. Olive is rooting for Popeye, at least she is at first.

    Director:Jack Kinney
    Writer:Jack Kinney

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  21. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 50 - Popeye's Service Station
    6.9/10(58 votes)

    #21 - Popeye's Service Station

    S1:E50

    Popeye is now the manager of a service station, he provides a good service with free extras. Brutus comes along only wanting the free extras, including free access to another customer, Olive Oyl.

    Director:Jack Kinney
    Writer:Jack Kinney

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  22. Popeye the Sailor Season 2 Episode 1 - Oil's Well That Ends Well
    6.9/10(71 votes)

    #22 - Oil's Well That Ends Well

    S2:E1

    Brutus swindles Olive Oyl out of her game show winnings with a worthless oil well. It's up to Popeye to grease the path towards a happy ending.

    Director:Seymour Kneitel
    Writers:Jack Mercer, Carl Meyer

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  23. Popeye the Sailor Season 2 Episode 18 - Kiddie Kapers
    6.9/10(64 votes)

    #23 - Kiddie Kapers

    S2:E18

    Brutus goes to see the Sea Hag in the hopes that she will make him a youth potion to impress Olive. The potion changes his whole appearance and everything goes to plan until Olive finds out who he really is.

    Director:Seymour Kneitel
    Writer:Joseph Gottlieb

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  24. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 5 - Dead-Eye Popeye
    6.8/10(82 votes)

    #24 - Dead-Eye Popeye

    S1:E5

    Sheriff Popeye captures villain Brutus McBride and throws the scum into jail. His gang of thugs start a big shoot-out in an attempt to free their leader.

    Director:Paul Fennell
    Writer:Charles Shows

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  25. Popeye the Sailor Season 1 Episode 6 - Muellers Mad Monster
    6.8/10(87 votes)

    #25 - Muellers Mad Monster

    S1:E6

    Popeye and Olive take shelter from a thunderstorm in Mad Mueller's castle. But Mueller's monster, Irving, takes a shine to Olive.

    Director:Paul Fennell
    Writer:Charles Shows

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Best Episodes Summary

"Abdominal Snowman" is the best rated episode of "Popeye the Sailor". It scored 7.3/10 based on 69 votes. Directed by Paul Fennell and written by Charles Shows, it aired on 9/4/1960. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Seeing Double".