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Cops Is Always Right

  • 1938
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Cops Is Always Right (1938)
AnimationComedyFamilyRomanceShort

Popeye is heading over to see Olive when he hits a traffic island where a cop is directing traffic; when he gets there, he manages to get more tickets for blowing his horn and parking illega... Read allPopeye is heading over to see Olive when he hits a traffic island where a cop is directing traffic; when he gets there, he manages to get more tickets for blowing his horn and parking illegally. The cop rings the bell, and Popeye manages to wreck Olive's apartment by dropping wha... Read allPopeye is heading over to see Olive when he hits a traffic island where a cop is directing traffic; when he gets there, he manages to get more tickets for blowing his horn and parking illegally. The cop rings the bell, and Popeye manages to wreck Olive's apartment by dropping what he's doing, each time he writes a ticket.

  • Directors
    • Dave Fleischer
    • Seymour Kneitel
  • Writer
    • Jack Miller
  • Stars
    • Margie Hines
    • Frank Matalone
    • Jack Mercer
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    228
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    • Directors
      • Dave Fleischer
      • Seymour Kneitel
    • Writer
      • Jack Miller
    • Stars
      • Margie Hines
      • Frank Matalone
      • Jack Mercer
    • 9User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Margie Hines
    • Olive Oyl
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Matalone
    • Cop
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Mercer
    Jack Mercer
    • Popeye
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Dave Fleischer
      • Seymour Kneitel
    • Writer
      • Jack Miller
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    c-treadway

    A WONDERFUL cartoon

    From the cityscape true to the Segar vision, overhead shots, Popeye off his game to Olive evidently at that time of month and the jug-band musical accompaniment, this is a favorite cartoon of mine. The running gag of Popeye opening his jalopy door is great. It's simply proof that the series under the Fleischers wasn't just a one-note approach. The Fleischers were the masters of the b&w short.
    7boblipton

    The Law Is The Law

    Popeye drives over to Olive Oyl's apartment. He's going to help her with her spring cleaning. But along the way he attracts the ire of a traffic cop, and continues to annoy the policeman throughout.

    The first Popeye cartoon to come out of the Fleischers' new Miami studio has a new arrangement of the opening theme and Margie Hines voicing Olive. Otherwise, it's business as usual in what had become the Fleischers' leading franchise. Koko and Fitz were gone with the silent era; the Screen songs would not last out the year; and Betty Boop had been fading since the enforcement of the Production Code. Bu Popeye was still going strong, and this one has the usual number of extra gags packed into its length.
    6SnoopyStyle

    Popeye cartoon

    Popeye runs into a traffic cop on the way to Olive Oyl. Once there, he's honking his horn and gets another ticket for the noise. Olive Oyl wants to change all the furniture around and Popeye has an unique solution. Meanwhile, Popeye gets another ticket for parking in front of the fire hydrant. Olive Oyl keeps giving him jobs while he keeps getting interrupted by the same cop who keeps giving him tickets.

    Basically, Popeye keeps going back and forth. It's not terribly funny. It's a bit repetitive. I do like the ending, but that's about it. Well, changing the room is a little good. Getting trapped under the piano is all Olive's fault. Popeye doesn't even get to his spinach.
    3Mary-18

    poorly made, even for Popeye

    This is not really a good cartoon. Popeye cartoons are notoriously poorly animated, but this seems even unusually cheaply done. Margie Hines is just plain irritating as the voice of Olive Oyl, although thankfully Mercer's rantings are still pretty funny. Overall, it feels sloppy and thrown-together. The only redeeming aspect of this cartoon is the clever scene of Popeye wrapping up the entire contents of a room into a rug viewed from directly above.
    10esskayess

    No spinach? No problem!

    Along with a clever plot about an inept Popeye vs an overbearing cop, Fleischer animation brilliance is seen throughout this short. To many, the highlight is a unique, overhead scene where Popeye switches two rooms worth of furniture without batting his one good eye.

    Clever gags abound, beginning with bumbling Popeye knocking over a grouchy cop and getting his first of several tickets. The car itself, with locks on every door and "duel horns," is a hoot. Popeye's inability to balance spring cleaning and law abiding is another. The only mild negative is Olive's voice, because Margie Hines was never a sufficient replacement for Mae Questal. This is balanced somewhat by Jack Mercer's cleverness and an inventive soundtrack, which is unlike that of any other Popeye short. Not to be missed!

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    • Trivia
      First Fleischer Popeye cartoon produced in Miami, Florida.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Cop: [directing traffic] Time's up!

      Popeye: Oh, I'm sorry, occifer - I always respects law and order.

    • Alternate versions
      Also available in a computer colorized version.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Popeye Show: Cops is Always Right/Hello, How Am I?/Robin Hood-Winked (2001)

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    • Release date
      • December 29, 1938 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Glina zawsze ma rację
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Fleischer Studios
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    • Runtime
      7 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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