Popeye tries to get rid of termites before they ruin his newly built house.Popeye tries to get rid of termites before they ruin his newly built house.Popeye tries to get rid of termites before they ruin his newly built house.
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This is a unique cartoon in so many ways. First, as has been mentioned, none of the other series characters are in this one, just Popeye vs. the bugs. But besides the very inventive story and fun gags, we see some beautiful backgrounds and colors and slick animation. This is the last great cartoon from Famous before the franchise went down the toilet the following year.
Popeye defends his nice home from invading termites. It's a generic story but it works. It's not really that much of a Popeye cartoon other than the fact that he's the star. The animation is fine. At least, they don't have to do Olive Oyl. It's fine and better than most Popeye cartoons during this era.
A bunch of insects eating the wood house of Popeye. The war. And , after huge effort, lost of each part of house , the so useful spinach giving not only streght but a lovely ironed idea. Nice end because the victim it is the pipe itself . But not all is lost. Short, just charming.
Insect to Injury (1956)
*** (out of 4)
Popeye has just completed building his dream home but things take a sour turn when a group of termites show up and they want to eat anything they can.
Fans of the Popeye series will find this short to be another winner as there are plenty of laughs throughout as well as some good action. Of course, the various highlights surround the termites doing the damage to Popeye's house as he frantically tries to stop them. This here leads to a nice sequence dealing with a lawnmower as well as some creative moments after Popeye eats his spinach.
*** (out of 4)
Popeye has just completed building his dream home but things take a sour turn when a group of termites show up and they want to eat anything they can.
Fans of the Popeye series will find this short to be another winner as there are plenty of laughs throughout as well as some good action. Of course, the various highlights surround the termites doing the damage to Popeye's house as he frantically tries to stop them. This here leads to a nice sequence dealing with a lawnmower as well as some creative moments after Popeye eats his spinach.
This episode of the long-running series of Popeye cartoons is a bit of a relief, as Popeye, having just built a house singlehandedly, is confronted not with Bluto fighting for the hand of Olive Oyl, but by toimites who..... excuse me. Termites, who wish to devour his wooden home.
It's a well done cartoon, with the little critters usually represented by a mass of black dots which erase all wooden objects. Certainly, Popeye's frustration is understandable, as are the appetites of the insects, and if they do the same thing in the same way, again and again, there are enough small variations on the theme to keep this going throughout the length of the cartoon.
It's a well done cartoon, with the little critters usually represented by a mass of black dots which erase all wooden objects. Certainly, Popeye's frustration is understandable, as are the appetites of the insects, and if they do the same thing in the same way, again and again, there are enough small variations on the theme to keep this going throughout the length of the cartoon.
Did you know
- TriviaPopeye is the only human being in this short. His regular supporting cast in most Famous Studios cartoons, Olive Oyl, Bluto, and his nephews, or even Swee' Pea, and Wimpy, do not appear.
- GoofsAfter the termites consume the mailbox post, Popeye runs to his fence. Two hinges are seen on the left side of the gate, but they disappear when the gate is closed. From inside the fence, where Popeye has now pressed his body against the gate, the hinges are not seen either. For some reason, the termites do not eat the wood that matches the outline of Popeye's body, but the gate stays in place, even though its only contact with the gate posts is where Popeye's hands were, which is precisely between where the hinges had been. Despite this, the "Popeye" gate swings open as if the wood where his left fingers and left foot were acts as gate hinges. Also, when the termites ate the gate, his left foot was not in contact with the gate post.
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- 6m
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- 1.37 : 1
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