Dave Fleischer — Director (227)
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The Little Stranger (1936)
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Dave Fleischer
other title: Le petit étranger
A stranger deposits an egg in a duck's nest; it hatches as a baby chicken. It doesn't fit in well with its three duckling nestmates, particularly when it comes to swimming. Momma tries to solve the swimming problem with a couple of leaves, but sends the chick home when that fails.
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Big Chief Ugh-Amugh-Ugh (1938)
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Dave Fleischer actor: Jack Mercer / Mae Questel …
other title: Le grand chef Ugh Amugh Ugh
Big Chief Ugh-Amugh-Ugh is looking for a squaw. Meanwhile, Popeye and Olive are wrestling with their recalcitrant mule and Olive accidentally lands in the Indian camp. Popeye catches up to her. There's an unfair fight, and Popeye is about to be burned at the stake. He drops his spinach, but it cooks and pops into his mouth.
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Plumbing Is a 'Pipe' (1938)
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Dave Fleischer actor: Jack Mercer / Margie Hines
other title: La plomberie c’est un jeu d’enfant
Olive has a small leak in a pipe; she makes the mistake of calling Wimpy to fix it, and the even bigger mistake of asking Popeye to help her do something until Wimpy can arrive. Meanwhile, Wimpy keeps realizing he's forgotten his tools, his gloves, etc. and going back. Popeye finally eats his spinach and manages some fixes to the system.
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Mutiny Ain't Nice (1938)
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Dave Fleischer actor: Jack Mercer / Mae Questel
other title: La mutinerie est un vilain défaut
Popeye is leaving on his sailing ship, much to Olive's chagrin. She ends up accidentally stowing away in a trunk. Popeye discovers her, but she can't stay, because the crew will think she's a jinx. She tries to hide, but this only scares the crew more, because they think the ship's haunted. When she is revealed, the crew comes after her to throw her off, and then turns on captain Popeye.
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Puttin on the Act (1940)
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Dave Fleischer actor: Jack Mercer / Margie Hines
other title: Vive le vaudeville
Olive rushes over to show Popeye the headline: Vaudeville is coming back. They agree to rehearse their old act. After a brief song-and-dance intro, the act begins: Popeye demonstrating his strength while Olive displays her flexibility and balance; impersonations of Jimmy Durante, Stan Laurel and Groucho Marx; and the last act, more feats of strength and agility.
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My Artistical Temperature (1937)
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Dave Fleischer actor: Jack Mercer / Mae Questel …
other title: La fièvre artistique
Popeye and Bluto share an art studio; Popeye is a sculptor, and Bluto paints. Olive drops in for a likeness, and the boys compete. When they start to fight, Olive starts to leave, but Popeye convinces her to stay when he eats his spinach and vanquishes Bluto.
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Bulldozing the Bull (1938)
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Dave Fleischer actor: Jack Mercer / Margie Hines
other title: Olé taureau, c’est qu’il me ferait mal
Popeye visits the bullfight only because of lovely Senorita Olive. He finds himself accidentally in the toreador box, even though he doesn't want to fight because it's cruelty to animals. Popeye rides the bull like a bronco, then gets tossed around a bit. The bull plants Popeye in the ground and attacks; the crowd turns on Popeye. Olive comes down to help and the bull chases her. The crowd throws vegetables at Popeye, including (fortunately) spinach.
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My Pop, My Pop (1940)
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Dave Fleischer actor: Jack Mercer
other title: Mon brave papa
Popeye's 99-year-old father won't admit he's too old to help Popeye build a ship. Popeye tells him to build one side while he builds the other; Pappy's side is a mess. He falls asleep helping hoist the mast. While Pappy sleeps, Popeye rebuilds his side and finishes the above-decks, with a little help from spinach, of course.
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The Candid Candidate (1937)
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Dave Fleischer actor: Mae Questel
other title: Der Kandidat
Betty Boop campaigns for Grampy to be the new mayor and he wins. As soon as he takes office, the citizens come out from everywhere to complain and to demand he fix things. Grampy is in his element.
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You Can't Shoe a Horse Fly (1940)
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Dave Fleischer actor: Pinto Colvig / Jack Mercer
Hunky and Spunky are settling in for a nap, but a horse fly sees them and sees dinner. After battling the fly for a while, the youngster enlists dad's help. But the fly is merely stunned, and rallies a new attack, this time with friends. Father eventually kills the lot of them.
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What -- No Spinach? (1936)
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Dave Fleischer actor: Jack Mercer / Lou Fleischer …
other title: Il n’y a plus d’épinards
Wimpy is working for Bluto in his diner and trying to filch all the food he can eat. Popeye comes in and orders roast duck, but Wimpy grabs the drumsticks, then coats it with pepper sauce. Popeye walks out in anger and Bluto comes after him. Wimpy takes advantage of the resulting battle to load up on hamburgers.