Fed up with Bluto's greed with his expensive river ferry service, Popeye, Olive and Wimpy decide to undermine the bully by building a bridge instead.Fed up with Bluto's greed with his expensive river ferry service, Popeye, Olive and Wimpy decide to undermine the bully by building a bridge instead.Fed up with Bluto's greed with his expensive river ferry service, Popeye, Olive and Wimpy decide to undermine the bully by building a bridge instead.
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Lou Fleischer
- Wimpy
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Jack Mercer
- Popeye
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Mae Questel
- Olive Oyl
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- Dave Fleischer
- Seymour Kneitel(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis cartoon makes use of Dave Fleischer's Tabletop process, which animates the cels vertically between multi-plane set pieces in order to create the feeling of depth. Seen here when Bluto is chasing Oliver on the top of the metal rafters. The whole effect is lost in the color version, as the background is a flat redraw.
- GoofsThe driver's seat of Olive's car is on the right in the opening scene and on the left in the closing scene.
- Alternate versionsAlso available in a computer colorized version.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Doing Impossikible Stunts (1940)
- SoundtracksI'm Popeye the Sailor Man
(uncredited)
Written by Samuel Lerner
Played during the opening credits and later in the score
Featured review
Building bridges
Dave Fleischer was responsible for many gems. Ones that were amusing and charming, though over-cuteness did come through in some efforts and the stories were always pretty thin, with appealing characters, outstanding music and visuals that were inventive and with innovative animation techniques.
'Bridge Ahoy!' is classic Popeye the Sailor. It is great and never less than very funny and most of them even hilarious, for me one of my favourite Popeye cartoons and one of the best Popeye/Olive Oyl/Bluto outings. Have always enjoyed many of the Popeye cartoons a good deal and like Popeye very much, Fleischer's efforts were always well animated and scored with lots of entertainment value and great chemistry between Popeye, Olive Oyl and Bluto. 'Bridge Ahoy!' has much of makes the Popeye series so appealing in its prime era and does nothing to waste the three main characters or make them less interesting.
The story is an interesting and beautifully paced one, never being dull, if formulaic (not uncommon with the Popeye cartoons). The humour and gags make it even more entertaining, the best parts are properly wild and are hilarious. The ending is one of my favourite endings of all the Popeye cartoons.
All the characters are great, though Olive Oyl's material is not quite as great as Popeye and Bluto's, though her and Popeye's roles are enjoyable and make them and their cause relatable. It is more with Popeye and Bluto where the cartoon especially entertains. The three are spot on and their chemistry drives 'Bridge Ahoy!' and has so much energy. Popeye is always amusing and likeable enough but for me Bluto is here the funnier and more interesting character. Wimpy is a good presence.
Furthermore, the animation is beautifully drawn and with enough visual detail to not make it cluttered or static and lively and smooth movement. The music is also outstanding, lots of merry energy and lush orchestration, adding a lot to the action and making the impact even better without being too cartoonish. Fleischer's direction is always accomplished and his style is all over it.
Voice acting is dynamic and of very good quality on the whole, Mae Questel is a good fit for Olive Oyl, the voice that most sticks in my mind for the character and who voiced her the best, but Gus Wickie is even better and gives Bluto so much life. Jack Mercer fares the same as Questel for Popeye.
All in all, great. 9/10 Bethany Cox
'Bridge Ahoy!' is classic Popeye the Sailor. It is great and never less than very funny and most of them even hilarious, for me one of my favourite Popeye cartoons and one of the best Popeye/Olive Oyl/Bluto outings. Have always enjoyed many of the Popeye cartoons a good deal and like Popeye very much, Fleischer's efforts were always well animated and scored with lots of entertainment value and great chemistry between Popeye, Olive Oyl and Bluto. 'Bridge Ahoy!' has much of makes the Popeye series so appealing in its prime era and does nothing to waste the three main characters or make them less interesting.
The story is an interesting and beautifully paced one, never being dull, if formulaic (not uncommon with the Popeye cartoons). The humour and gags make it even more entertaining, the best parts are properly wild and are hilarious. The ending is one of my favourite endings of all the Popeye cartoons.
All the characters are great, though Olive Oyl's material is not quite as great as Popeye and Bluto's, though her and Popeye's roles are enjoyable and make them and their cause relatable. It is more with Popeye and Bluto where the cartoon especially entertains. The three are spot on and their chemistry drives 'Bridge Ahoy!' and has so much energy. Popeye is always amusing and likeable enough but for me Bluto is here the funnier and more interesting character. Wimpy is a good presence.
Furthermore, the animation is beautifully drawn and with enough visual detail to not make it cluttered or static and lively and smooth movement. The music is also outstanding, lots of merry energy and lush orchestration, adding a lot to the action and making the impact even better without being too cartoonish. Fleischer's direction is always accomplished and his style is all over it.
Voice acting is dynamic and of very good quality on the whole, Mae Questel is a good fit for Olive Oyl, the voice that most sticks in my mind for the character and who voiced her the best, but Gus Wickie is even better and gives Bluto so much life. Jack Mercer fares the same as Questel for Popeye.
All in all, great. 9/10 Bethany Cox
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- TheLittleSongbird
- Sep 11, 2018
Details
- Runtime7 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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