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Strong to the Finich

  • 1934
  • 7m
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6.5/10
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Strong to the Finich (1934)
AnimationComedyFamilyRomanceShort

Olive runs some kind of boarding school. She serves her charges a huge bowl of spinach, but they are less than enthusiastic about it. Popeye comes by and demonstrates the values of spinach: ... Read allOlive runs some kind of boarding school. She serves her charges a huge bowl of spinach, but they are less than enthusiastic about it. Popeye comes by and demonstrates the values of spinach: he feeds some to a tree, which grows huge and sprouts a variety of fruit; he feeds a hen, ... Read allOlive runs some kind of boarding school. She serves her charges a huge bowl of spinach, but they are less than enthusiastic about it. Popeye comes by and demonstrates the values of spinach: he feeds some to a tree, which grows huge and sprouts a variety of fruit; he feeds a hen, which lays a dozen eggs, and he eats some himself to resist a prizefighter passing by. The... Read all

  • Directors
    • Dave Fleischer
    • Seymour Kneitel
  • Stars
    • William Costello
    • Bonnie Poe
    • Mae Questel
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
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    • Directors
      • Dave Fleischer
      • Seymour Kneitel
    • Stars
      • William Costello
      • Bonnie Poe
      • Mae Questel
    • 7User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    William Costello
    • Popeye
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Bonnie Poe
    • Olive Oyl
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Mae Questel
    Mae Questel
    • Children
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Dave Fleischer
      • Seymour Kneitel
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    8llltdesq

    Very good cartoon, even with William Costello as Popeye

    The early Fleischer cartoons were visually superb for the most part. They were still more or less breaking in the Popeye series at this point and still just getting by with William Costello as the voice of Popeye. This one is a very good cartoon that would have been made better if the voice actor had given Popeye a bit more energy or life. The sight gags are great in this, but without visual action, Popeye voiced by Costello would have trouble convincing people to buy $5.00 bills for a dime, much less convincing young children to eat spinach. The kids make the short in any case. Good ending makes this worth watching. Recommended.
    8ccthemovieman-1

    Eat Your Spincach, Kids!

    A "Health Farm For Kids?" I wonder if there ever was such a thing? Well, it's here in this cartoon with Olive Oyl running the place and feeding the kids a big plate of hot spinach!

    In a nutshell, the kids - and who can blame them? - are sick of spinach and won't eat. They make a fit, too, and Olive doesn't know what to do. Along comes Popeye....and what better salesman than he to sell the product by showing what it can do! Popeye feeds the green stuff to various plants and animals and their growth is pretty amazing. Some of this is very funny and all of it is very silly, but it's definitely worth watching and a pleasant break from the Popeye vs.Bluto boxing matches.
    6SnoopyStyle

    eating spinach

    Olive Oyl has her Health Farm for Children. She serves a giant bowl of spinach for the children and they don't like it. To their dismay, Popeye arrives with a large crate of spinach. He sets out to prove its power. A wild man comes strolling down the road and starts punching him. The kids give their unwanted spinach to two skinny cows which turn into two brutal bulls. In the end, the kids try the spinach for themselves.

    Kids are not going to eat spinach straight like that. What was Olive Oyl thinking? You've got to disguise it like putting in chicken soup. She's a horrible cook. There is also the crazy boxing man who just happens to be stalking down the street. That's a crazy scene. I like a lot of this premise. I would probably change a few things.
    9Hitchcoc

    Canned Spinach--Ooh!

    This is a cute enough cartoon. Olive Oyl is running a kind of healthy eating camp. There are a host of little kids, including a disgusting representation of a black child (looking very monkey-like). The premise is that Olive is trying to get the kids on a diet of spinach only. We can only imagine if our daily diets are of canned spinach. They go into rebellion mode and Popeye shows up with more. The cartoon then becomes Popeye demonstrating what incredible impact on the body a bowl of this stuff has. Of course, it takes a bit of doing. I'm sure the spinach growers loved it, but, let's face it, there could be a bit more variety in their diet.
    7boblipton

    And Why, Pray Tell, Is That?

    Olive Oyl is running a health farm for children. Her students, alas, will not eat their spinach. Fortunately, Popeye shows up to demonstrate the mucky stuff's virtues.

    The pacing of the gags is a lot more deliberate than in most early Fleischer cartoons in the series, and there are no noticable throw-away jokes to be seen. Perhaps this one was demanded by the spinach growers and canners, who were already feeling the happy boost given to sales by the cartoons. Likewise, there are several shots, like the charging bulls, that I have seen reproduced exactly in other Fleischer cartoons (forgive me if I cannot recall if they were released before or after this one). Still, the gags are funny.

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    • Trivia
      The title comes from Popeye's theme song and shows his pronunciation of "Finish" so he can rhyme it with "Spinach".
    • Connections
      Featured in The Popeye Show: Strong to the Finich/Nurse Mates/Quiet! Pleeze (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      I'm Popeye the Sailor Man
      (uncredited)

      Written by Samuel Lerner

      Played during the opening credits

      Sung by William Costello (as Popeye)

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    • Release date
      • June 29, 1934 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Popeye el Marino: Para estar fuerte y sano
    • Production company
      • Fleischer Studios
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    • Runtime
      • 7m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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