This is the first of the wartime-themed Popeye cartoons, even though some of these weren't done when the U.S. was involved with World War II. That came at the end of this (1941) year.
Speaking of that, I did laugh when actual war starts in this cartoon. Popeye looks through a porthole and sees a flag on a firing ship which reads, "Enemy (name your own)." Anyway, Popeye is on board a big Navy destroyer out in the ocean. How he got there, and why, is never explained. Popeye says doesn't know himself! All we know, as viewers, is that he has to show the captain he knows what he's doing. Of course, Popeye isn't used to all this fancy equipment and wartime stuff like cannons and airplanes.
However, when action starts, the cartoon gets very good and Popeye is just amazing.....with his spinach or without! The ending also was very cool. It wasn't funny but it was good and quite a tribute to Popeye's heroics.
Speaking of that, I did laugh when actual war starts in this cartoon. Popeye looks through a porthole and sees a flag on a firing ship which reads, "Enemy (name your own)." Anyway, Popeye is on board a big Navy destroyer out in the ocean. How he got there, and why, is never explained. Popeye says doesn't know himself! All we know, as viewers, is that he has to show the captain he knows what he's doing. Of course, Popeye isn't used to all this fancy equipment and wartime stuff like cannons and airplanes.
However, when action starts, the cartoon gets very good and Popeye is just amazing.....with his spinach or without! The ending also was very cool. It wasn't funny but it was good and quite a tribute to Popeye's heroics.