Post by mhberest on Nov 6, 2005 15:33:50 GMT -5
I would like to suggest some possible skeletons in Popeye's closet (and I don't mean on a ghost ship). Popeye (and some people around him) may have so many secrets they make All My Chldren look like a Mickey Mouse cartoon. These are conjectures, of course, but I have circumstantial evidence to back up my claims. Prepare to be shocked.
I. Sinbad Jr. is the love child of Popeye and Olive.
Forget the flaw riddled "Swee'Pea" theory. This is the true son of the sailor.
Reasoning:
1. In his earliest incarnations Sinbad Jr. bore a striking resemblance to both the later FS Olive Oyl and Popeye's son on "Popeye and Son."
2. Like Popeye, he is a sailor, adventurer, and hero with alleged maritime lineage.
3. Most importantly, he derives superhuman strength from an outside object (in this case, a magic belt).
4. He also wears a Greek fisherman cap like the Fleischer Popeye or the KFS "Barbecue for Two" Popeye.
II. Captain Strong is Popeye's brother
Who is he?: A short term foe of Superman. I'm not kidding. Look it up.
Reasoning:
1. His physical resemblance to Popeye.
2. He is also a sailor.
3. His amorality vaguely mirrors the Moral Code (or lack thereof) of Poopdeck Pappy, who would be his father.
4. He also derives superhuman strength for an outside object (an obscure food call sauncha--please note this word has five letters in common with "spinach."
5. He has a nautical first name (Captain), just like Sinbad Jr.
6. His disturbing, out of control personality is very much an adult version of the character to be found in Pipeye, Pupeye, Peepeye and Poopeye, Popeye's nephews, who would be his sons.
And even more shocking:
III. Archie Andrews is Popeye's love child by someone other than Olive.
As unbelievable as it sounds, there is reason to believe this is so:
1. Archie has red hair like Popeye
2. Archie incessantly strikes out with Veronica who falls for other boys, exactly as Popeye fails with Olive Oyl and Bluto.
IIIA. I also have my theory as to who is the mother: Betty Boop
Reasoning:
1. As Sinbad Jr's appearance and couth were ameliorated by the presence of Olive Oyl's genes, Betty Boop's did the same for Archie: he is charming, attractive, and has a high pitched voice.
2. In 1933, Popeye, in his first cartoon, was dancing the hula with a topless Betty wearing nothing but a grass skirt and a lei (no puns, please). It doesn't take much imagination to figure out what happened next.
3. In one of her cartoons, when Betty informed Koko the Clown that the stage manager who abducted her "couldn't take my Boop a Doop away," it was because Popeye had already done the deed.
4. Could the reason why Archie always rejects Betty be related to an Oedipal complex?
5. Other than Possum Pearl, who Popeye clearly did not like, there were no other human females in the cartoon world at that time.
IV. Popeye's real name is Sinbad Strong, Sr.
Reason: If Sinbad Jr. is his son and Captain Strong his brother, this would provide us with his first and last name. Duh! Do the math.
V. I have also heard a rumor (unconfirmed, and without definitive evidence) that Poopdeck Pappy's real name is Horation Nelson Trafalgar Strong. Having been born in 1837 (he was "99 and going strong" at the time of 1936's "Goonland," this would have put him within 35 years of the famous sea battle, and been consistent with family first names all being nautical in nature (Sinbad Sr., Sinbad Jr., and Captain).
These are the facts, ladies and gentlemen of the jury. The verdict is yours to render.
P.S. I also think Geezil is Betty Boop's father and Wimpy factors into this somewhere, hence the vendetta, but I'm not sure.
I. Sinbad Jr. is the love child of Popeye and Olive.
Forget the flaw riddled "Swee'Pea" theory. This is the true son of the sailor.
Reasoning:
1. In his earliest incarnations Sinbad Jr. bore a striking resemblance to both the later FS Olive Oyl and Popeye's son on "Popeye and Son."
2. Like Popeye, he is a sailor, adventurer, and hero with alleged maritime lineage.
3. Most importantly, he derives superhuman strength from an outside object (in this case, a magic belt).
4. He also wears a Greek fisherman cap like the Fleischer Popeye or the KFS "Barbecue for Two" Popeye.
II. Captain Strong is Popeye's brother
Who is he?: A short term foe of Superman. I'm not kidding. Look it up.
Reasoning:
1. His physical resemblance to Popeye.
2. He is also a sailor.
3. His amorality vaguely mirrors the Moral Code (or lack thereof) of Poopdeck Pappy, who would be his father.
4. He also derives superhuman strength for an outside object (an obscure food call sauncha--please note this word has five letters in common with "spinach."
5. He has a nautical first name (Captain), just like Sinbad Jr.
6. His disturbing, out of control personality is very much an adult version of the character to be found in Pipeye, Pupeye, Peepeye and Poopeye, Popeye's nephews, who would be his sons.
And even more shocking:
III. Archie Andrews is Popeye's love child by someone other than Olive.
As unbelievable as it sounds, there is reason to believe this is so:
1. Archie has red hair like Popeye
2. Archie incessantly strikes out with Veronica who falls for other boys, exactly as Popeye fails with Olive Oyl and Bluto.
IIIA. I also have my theory as to who is the mother: Betty Boop
Reasoning:
1. As Sinbad Jr's appearance and couth were ameliorated by the presence of Olive Oyl's genes, Betty Boop's did the same for Archie: he is charming, attractive, and has a high pitched voice.
2. In 1933, Popeye, in his first cartoon, was dancing the hula with a topless Betty wearing nothing but a grass skirt and a lei (no puns, please). It doesn't take much imagination to figure out what happened next.
3. In one of her cartoons, when Betty informed Koko the Clown that the stage manager who abducted her "couldn't take my Boop a Doop away," it was because Popeye had already done the deed.
4. Could the reason why Archie always rejects Betty be related to an Oedipal complex?
5. Other than Possum Pearl, who Popeye clearly did not like, there were no other human females in the cartoon world at that time.
IV. Popeye's real name is Sinbad Strong, Sr.
Reason: If Sinbad Jr. is his son and Captain Strong his brother, this would provide us with his first and last name. Duh! Do the math.
V. I have also heard a rumor (unconfirmed, and without definitive evidence) that Poopdeck Pappy's real name is Horation Nelson Trafalgar Strong. Having been born in 1837 (he was "99 and going strong" at the time of 1936's "Goonland," this would have put him within 35 years of the famous sea battle, and been consistent with family first names all being nautical in nature (Sinbad Sr., Sinbad Jr., and Captain).
These are the facts, ladies and gentlemen of the jury. The verdict is yours to render.
P.S. I also think Geezil is Betty Boop's father and Wimpy factors into this somewhere, hence the vendetta, but I'm not sure.
