Shiver Me Timbers!

Popeye, Olive, and Wimpy come across a ghost ship. Of course, despite concerns by the other two, Popeye insists on injecting his macho self onto the ship. What follows is lot of ghost cartoon action. Eventually spinach rears its head (excuse the absurd image) and Popeye faces the spirits.

i liked this short popeye cartoon when i saw it on cartoon network

it involves popeye, olive and wimpy finding a ghost ship. popeye doesn't believe in ghosts but they make a believer out of him and his pals via tourture- olive oyl being tickled on her feet comes to mind

overall a good cartoon

The Fleischer Studios pioneered modern animation; notice how some of them feature a three-dimentional background using glass plates or even miniature sets on which the cartoon characters were added optically. That is not the case with this particular cartoon though but it does show certain familiar characters in a stage of development. Popeye, for example, finally finds a situation he is not in complete control of and reacts the way a regular person would: with fear and hesitance. Popeye, Olive and Wimpy find a ghostship and, against the better judgement of Olive and Wimpy, go aboard. Quicker than you can say "weigh anchor" the ship sets sail all by itself. When Popeye declares "There ain't no ghosts!" suddenly they are surrounded by them and Popeye's strength, which is great even without spinach, is suddenly useless. For an 8 minute cartoon we take a strange psychological turn as the ghosts turn each persons fear against them. Popeye is tied high on a mast swinging like a human penduum contantly hitting iron rings with his head and. . .um . . .lower regions. Wimpy's torture is worse when you consider his appetite. He is chained to a mast beside a table loaded with food. When he tries to grab a snack the table not only runs away but hits him hard in the stomach as well. Olive's ordeal is the worst, well to me anyway because that is my fear as well. Tied to the deck milk is dripped on the bottoms of her bare feet and licked off by cats. Oh yeah Popeye saves everyone but I think they have all learned a lesson by the end of the cartoon. The supernatural is ain't nothin' to be made fun off.

Popeye, Olive Oyl, and Wimpy come across a beached hulk with a sign proclaiming it a ghost ship, so of course they decide to investigate. Spooky stuff happens.

The Popeye cartoons had settled into rhythms that differed from the usual chaotic hodge-podge of gags that director Dave Fleischer liked. Instead, the animators had settled on a more deliberate and structured series of gags, with the pace increasing until Popeye eats his spinach, then a half minute of pounding the **** out of the ghosts, skeletons, and threatening waves to restore order. Cue "I'm strong to the finish" and a couple of toots on the pipe.

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You already know that I am a huge Popeye fan, and I am also a fan of the Fleischer Studio's work. This is a favorite Popeye cartoon, perfect for Halloween. It has a little bit of the spooky surrealism that was used in "Minnie the Moocher" and "Betty's Hallowe'en Party," both starring Betty Boop.

In this short, Popeye, Olive Oyl, and Wimpy are out for a picnic on the beach when they come upon a ghost ship. Of course, they climb aboard the ship where the ghosts attack them. But thankfully, Popeye brought his can of spinach along.

Like I said, I didn't have any particular scenes I liked because I loved the whole cartoon. There is another good Popeye short for Halloween called "Ghosks Is the Bunk" from 1939, where Popeye and Olive used invisible paint to pretend to be ghosts to get even with Bluto, who had played a scary trick on the pair in an old, deserted hotel. Anyway, this cartoon is a great, spooky cartoon for Halloween or any other time of year.