Was Olive Oyl based on a woman who owned a general store in E.C. Segar's hometown? Elzie Segar grew up in Chester, Illinois in the late 19th/early 20th Century, and it seems clear that he did, in ...

To those who love classic cartoon character Popeye and his entourage of Olive Oyl, Wimpy, Swee’Pea and others, the folks in Chester, Ill. have something to see.

Olive Oyl, the original Twiggy, displayed all the litheness of a limp licorice whip. Her pencil-thin shape and loping gait inspired the clamorous ardor of every available man in her world.

In 2020, Popeye was played by pop star Satoshi Ohno, and in the 2021 campaign, the role of Olive Oyl was played by actress Ayami Nakajo. Each campaign included print ads as well as TV commercials.

Popeye (The Sailor) and Olive (Oyl) discover an old sealed mine full of diamonds. Olive takes some of them and they must face many traps and dangers to exit the cave.

In this exclusive clip from one of four featurettes included on Popeye's all-new Blu-ray edition, Robert Altman raves about Shelly Duvall's standout performance as Olive Oyl.