It's Popeye the Sailor Man
Well blow me down!
Today’s header gif takes a scene from Popeye’s 1933 animated debut, titled “Popeye the Sailor with Betty Boop.” In the short, Popeye and Bluto spar for the affections of Olive Oyl over carnival games and then Popeye joins Betty Boop on the carnival stage for a hula dance. Later, as is the fashion of cartoon villains of the era, Bluto ties Olive Oyl to train tracks, but he is again bested by Popeye who has been invigorated with his trademark can of spinach: trains are punched, damsels are saved, all is right with the world again.
Popeye first appeared in print starting in 1929 as part of the daily King Features comic strip. He was one of the characters in King’s “Thimble Theater” and soon became the lead character and one of the most popular items in King’s catalog. The animated Popeye proved popular as well. TV Guide has ranked Popeye as #20 on its “50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time” list.
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One day I was waxing poetic about what a genius move it was when they named the female character "Olive Oil", and how much fun it was to say that name in Popeye's voice. My wife looked me with disappointment in her eyes like I was a child missing the simplest concept and said just two words to me. "Extra virgin."
Randy Milholland, creator of "Something*Positive", occasionally posts threads of Popeye lore on the company once known as Twitter. His deep knowledge of it helped land him the job of creating new Sunday strips, as well as alternating with another cartoonist on a Tuesday/Thursday "Olive and Popeye" strip.