![]() King Features Syndicate, who own the rights to the characters, also profited licensing Popeye and his crew for literally hundreds of products. Popeye films were hosted by Captains’, Admirals’ Sailors’, Cowboys’, Cowgirls’ and a wide variety of Uncles! Live audiences were often a part of each program and they had boundless enthusiasm.Īssociated Artists Productions (later United Artists) earned plenty of “$pinach” from the success the Fleischer/Famous Studios theatricals had on the small screen. Virtually every city, which acquired the 234 cartoons, used an adult host with a imaginative set. However it was the overwhelming success of the spinach-eater’s celluloid adventures which kicked the adult hosted format into high gear! First notice in the NY Daily News Nov 14th, 1955There were adult hosts for children’s fare prior to the release of Popeye’s film library.
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