Seasin's Greetinks!
Seasin's Greetinks! is a Popeye theatrical Christmas-themed cartoon short, starring William "Billy" Costello as Popeye and Bonnie Poe as Olive Oyl and William Pennell as Bluto. It was released in 1933 on 17 December[1][2] and was a cartoon in the Popeye the Sailor series of theatrical cartoons released by Paramount Pictures.[3]
| Seasin's Greetinks! | |
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| Directed by | Dave Fleischer |
| Produced by | Max Fleischer |
| Starring | William "Billy" Costello Bonnie Poe William Pennell |
| Animation by | Seymour Kneitel Roland Crandall |
| Color process | Black-and-white |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 5:55 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Premise
Popeye takes Olive Oyl ice skating and sure enough Bluto shows up to start trouble.
Notes
Seasin's Greetinks! is the fourth Popeye cartoon, and it is also part of one of the few Popeye Christmas Cartoons produced by Paramount Pictures for King Features Entertainment. Other Popeye Christmas cartoons released by Paramount Pictures and King Features Syndicate TV included: Mister and Mistletoe (1955 theatrical short) and Spinach Greetings (1961 Popeye episode), both produced by Paramount Cartoon Studios.[4]
This cartoon is available on DVD in the four-disc set Popeye the Sailor: 1933-1938, Volume 1.
References
- Maltin, Leonard. Of Mice and Magic: a History of American Animated Cartoons. Von Hoffmann Press, Inc., 1980. p. 361
- Calma, Gordon; Calma, Nenad. "Fleischer Popeye Tribute: Episodes". calmapro.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 122–123. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.
- Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. pp. 244–245. ISBN 9781476672939.