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Summary: Finally after all these years we got the 1960-61 Popeye's!!!
Review:
Sadly these cartoons vanished off TV re-runs in the late 80's and ahve never been seen again. These were what I grew up with, as they were commonly shown throughout the 70's and early 80's.
I am TIRED of the B&W Fleischer toons that are funny and amusing ONLY if you're elderly, the first time I saw a Fleischer toon was in the late 80's on VHS (Lil sweetpea) and since then never liked them.
Then the so-called "Popeye" fans seemed to like the horid 50's toons in "Polar Color" featuring ONLY 3 main charcaters, whimpy was seen a few times...the rest of the Fleischer characters were never seen.
The newer 70's toons (No Violence) was just plain stupid.
The best toons are the King Features 60-61, if these Popeye fans don't like them...I guess I am not a true fan since I am on the reversed. There's a market for everything...if you want your B&W Fleischer with music found on a '78 record (BORING) or the other Popeye nonsense, comics keep
em...ALL I want are the best Popeye toons I grew up with!
I hope all 200+ episodes are eventually released!!!!
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Summary: I love these cartoons and my kids do too.
Review: "DO NOT BUY this KFS trash !!! These cartoons will kill your children's brain cells !!! KFS, the corporation trying, with all its powers, to prevent the release of the original theatrical Fleischer & Famous Studios "Popeye" cartoons (now owned by Warner Bros), will want you to think that this is a great "Popeye" collection. In reality, these cartoons are pure garbage !!!"Wow. How could you get so mad over the release of some cartoons? especially now that you know what you want is coming? "Buying this Koch set for your children is tantamount to animated abuse." Oh my god, you people are hopeless. And I take great offense at that statement. I love my kids dearly and I gave them quality, imaginative entertainment by giving them this set. Sure, the older Popeyes were great but so were these. I remember seeing the B&W ones and these together when I was young and loving them both. My husband and I grew up loving these and now my kids love them too. The reviewer from NY was right. Get a life!
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Summary: I love these cartoons and my kids do too.
Review: "DO NOT BUY this KFS trash !!! These cartoons will kill your children's brain cells !!! KFS, the corporation trying, with all its powers, to prevent the release of the original theatrical Fleischer & Famous Studios "Popeye" cartoons (now owned by Warner Bros), will want you to think that this is a great "Popeye" collection. In reality, these cartoons are pure garbage !!!" Wow. How could you get so mad over the release of some cartoons? especially now that you know what you want is coming? "Buying this Koch set for your children is tantamount to animated abuse." Oh my god, you people are hopeless. And I take great offense at that statement. I love my kids dearly and I gave them quality, imaginative entertainment by giving them this set. Sure, the older Popeyes were great but so were these. I remember seeing the B&W ones and these together when I was young and loving them both. My husband and I grew up loving these and now my kids love them too. The reviewer from NY was right. Get a life!
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Summary: Unrestored public-domain collection of 1960-61 King Features
Review: Attempting to capitalize on Popeye's 75th Anniversary, someone raided the old vaults at King Studios and rushed out this collection of misses. If there is anyone who loves the 1960's era Popeye cartoons, and doesn't expect any picture/sound quality, then this is the motherlode. While there are a few fun cartoons on here, they are few and far between. The price is not too high for 8 hours of Popeye. It is just too bad it is not 8 hours of glorious Fleischer Popeye. Included in this collection are: - Hits and Missiles
- Plumbers Pipe Dream
- Jeep Tale
- Hoppy Jalopy
- Popeye's Pep-Up Emporium
- Golden-Type Fleece
- Coffee House
- Mueller's Mad Monster
- Popeye and the Spinach Stalk
- After the Ball Went Over
- Popeye's Car Wash
- Muskels Shmuskels
- Interrupted Lullaby
- Goon with the Wind
- Hamburger Fishing
- Childhood Daze
- Jingle Jangle Jungle
- Incident at Missile City
- Fashion Fotography
- Sea No Evil
- Popeye's Junior Headache
- What's News
- Voo-Doo to You Too
- Matinee Idol Popeye
- Popeye and the Giant
- Sheepish Sheep-herder
- Sea Serpent
- Little Olive Riding Hood
- Invisible Popeye
- Track Meet Cheat
- Scardy Cat
- Popeye's Trojan Horse
- Alladin's Lamp
- Crytsal Ball Brawl
- Out of this World
- Swee'pea Soup
- Two-Faced Paleface
- Spare Dat Tree
- Frozen Feuds
- Weight for Me
- Tiger Burger
- Old Salt Tale
- Seer-ring Is Believer-ring
- Popeye Revere
- The Glad Gladiator
- Jeep is Jeep
- Strange Things Are Happening
- Popeye's Testimonial Dinner
- Popeye the Ugly Ducklin
- Giddy Gold
- My Fair Olive
- Kiddie Kapers
- Popeye Thumb
- Barbecue for Two
- Popeye's Used Car
- Popeye's Tea Party
- The Wiffle Bird's Revenge
- Bullfighter Bully
- Fleas a Crowd
- County Fair
- Popeye and Buddy Brutus
- Lighthouse Keeping
- Butler Up
- Popeye's Cool Pool
- Oils Well That Ends Well
- Motor Knocks
- Popeye the Lifeguard
- College of Hard Knocks
- Duel to the Finish
- The Medicine Man
- Egypt Us
- The Big Sneeze
- Wimpy's Lunch Wagon
- Operation Ice-Tickle
- The Mark of Zero
- The Super Duper Market
- Insultin' the Sultan
- Wimpy the Moocher
- Popeye's Double Trouble
- From Rags to Riches to Rags
- Me Quest for Poopdeck Pappy
- The Golden Touch
- Gem Jam
- Popeye's Hypnotic Glance
- Olive Drab and the Seven Sweapeas
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Summary: On the contrary, this is GREAT collection!!
Review: Contrary to some other reviews of this DVD release, I assert that '75th Anniversary Collector's DVD' is a bargain for lover's of the early 60's King Features Popeye cartoons. According to one review: "The title of this DVD collection featuring 86 of the 1960-61 POPEYE TV-cartoons is an insult to millions of people still waiting for a DVD release of the classic Fleischer cartoons." OK, maybe the title of this DVD is a little misleading, but give us a break, will you? I doubt there are even a thousand people around the country that know the difference between Fleischer and King Studios Popeye cartoons, let alone care enough to differentiate. The fact is that there really are millions of us who watched the King Studios Popeye shorts on early-morning TV in the 60s and 70s... and loved them! Another reviewer says: "While there are a few fun cartoons on here, they are few and far between. The price is not too high for 8 hours of Popeye. It is just too bad it is not 8 hours of glorious Fleischer Popeye." Naw, it's not too bad. The Fleischer cartoons are fine, well animated shorts and sure, they're 'classic.' But we all know that they'll be released eventually, so all the cartoon geeks out there will be satisfied in time. But for all you moms and dads out there who grew up in the 60s and 70s and want to share the fun you had with your young kids (and take a time trip yourselves), forget what the geeks are saying... don't hesitate to purchase this collection. These cartoons are all fun, and the supposedly unforgivable mistakes are hardly noticeable unless you are really wasting your time looking for them. A kid will be unlikely to notice or care if they do... and who were these made for anyway? By the way, I am in no way affiliated with the company releasing this DVD. I just can't stand seeing these guys ruin everyone else's fun with all their purist whining. For Pete's sake guys, they're only cartoons after all! Can we get a life, or what?
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Summary: Stay away from this TV crap and wait for the great originals
Review: Don't be fooled by this set. These are not the great Max Fleischer and Famous Studios POPEYE cartoons that hit theater screens from 1933-1957. These are unbelievably cheap and unfunny cartoons made for television by King Features, who were trying to compete with the great original theatrical cartoons. The unknowing consumer should be aware of the difference and not waste their money! (...)
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Summary: A Mixed Bag
Review: Even though this DVD contains the limited animation made-for-TV cartoons from the 1960s, one can still find some entertaining and/or interesting films on it. Some use Segar's cast and/or are based on Segar stories (ex. Wimpy The Moocher, From Rags To Riches To Rags, Me Quest For Poopdeck Pappy). Some are Sagendorf-like (ex. Insultin' The Sultan). Some are pretty clever (ex. Egypt Us, Golden-Type Fleece). Some flirt briefly with the sort of romantic storylines that Famous Studios used to do (ex. Motor Knocks, My Fair Olive). Some would be exciting to young children (ex. Gem Jam, Giddy Gold). Some have interesting character designs (ex. Bulter Up, Coffee House, Barbecue For Two, Sea No Evil). BUT some of these cartoons are among the worst ever created (ex. Popeye And The Giant, Old Salt Tale)!! And most of the people who visit my Popeye fansite are asking for the Fleischer and the Famous Studios cartoons to be released. This ain't them! Still, it's a start. But come on, Warner Brothers and King Features Syndicate, release the theatrical cartoons already!
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Summary: Popeye 75th Anniv. misleading? Hmmm... what about the new
Review: Hmmmm... "A Viewer" from Dallas, Tx wrote: "This DVD was titled: Popeye, 75th Anniversary Celebration Collector's Edition. Most reasonable people, without any additional information, would assume that this was a retrospective of Popeye cartoons from the beginning." Strange... now that the VCI collection (Popeye:75th Anniversary
Popeye the Sailor Man) is out, you can say the same darn thing about that release! It's incredibly misleading because many people might expect it the be a "retrospective of Popeye cartoons from the beginning"... including the King Features of the early sixties, right? RIGHT?? But no, since the new VCI 75th Anniversary collection features a batch of Fleischer cartoons none of the cartoon geeks will bother to snub that collection for the same reason. I say again to interested parties... buy this collection (and the VCI collection too) and have a great time watching them with your kids, and don't pay a bit of attention to the naysayers. They have forgotten what it is like to be 5 years old and be captivated by cartoons whether the animation is top shelf or second rate. Second rate animation can be thoroughly enjoyed by kids... it's not until you reach adulthood that you might give a hoot about the difference. And even if you do give a hoot, it is just plain silly to suggest that kids would not have a great time watching these cartoons because of the lesser quality animation. Again, they're cartoons! They're for kids! So get a life naysayers!
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Summary: Popeye 75th Anniv. misleading? Hmmm... what about the new
Review: Hmmmm... "A Viewer" from Dallas, Tx wrote: "This DVD was titled: Popeye, 75th Anniversary Celebration Collector's Edition. Most reasonable people, without any additional information, would assume that this was a retrospective of Popeye cartoons from the beginning." Strange... now that the VCI collection (Popeye:75th Anniversary
Popeye the Sailor Man) is out, you can say the same darn thing about that release! It's incredibly misleading because many people might expect it the be a "retrospective of Popeye cartoons from the beginning"... including the King Features of the early sixties, right? RIGHT?? But no, since the new VCI 75th Anniversary collection features a batch of Fleischer cartoons none of the cartoon geeks will bother to snub that collection for the same reason. I say again to interested parties... buy this collection (and the VCI collection too) and have a great time watching them with your kids, and don't pay a bit of attention to the naysayers. They have forgotten what it is like to be 5 years old and be captivated by cartoons whether the animation is top shelf or second rate. Second rate animation can be thoroughly enjoyed by kids... it's not until you reach adulthood that you might give a hoot about the difference. And even if you do give a hoot, it is just plain silly to suggest that kids would not have a great time watching these cartoons because of the lesser quality animation. Again, they're cartoons! They're for kids! So get a life naysayers!
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Summary: Not the cartoons you want
Review: I feel misled. I had the idea that a 75th anniversary collection would celebrate the great cartoons that made Popeye famous. Instead, the collection is based entirely on the 1960's Popeye cartoons, which are plain awful. One star is too many. Avoid.
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