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1. Gulliver's Travels (1939)
Passed | 76 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A doctor washes ashore on an island inhabited by little people.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky, Orestes Calpini, Roland Crandall, William Henning, Winfield Hoskins, Thomas Johnson, Frank Kelling, Seymour Kneitel, Robert G. Leffingwell, Grim Natwick, Tom Palmer | Stars: Jessica Dragonette, Lanny Ross, Pinto Colvig, Cal Howard
Votes: 4,863 | Gross: $7.13M
2. Shining Time Station (1989–1993)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
At seemingly a ordinary train station in a small American town, extraordinary things happen including a tiny man called "Mr. Conductor" who tells stories about Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends.
Stars: Didi Conn, Brian Edward O'Connor, Alan Semok, Olga Felgemacher
Votes: 760
3. Superman: The Mad Scientist (1941)
G | 10 min | Animation, Short, Action
The Man of Steel fights a mad scientist who is destroying Metropolis with an energy cannon.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Steve Muffati | Stars: Bud Collyer, Joan Alexander, Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer
Votes: 3,518
4. Popeye the Sailor (1933)
Passed | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye begins his movie career by singing his theme song, demonstrating his strength at a carnival, dancing the hula with Betty Boop, pummeling Bluto, eating his spinach, and saving Olive Oyl from certain doom on the railroad tracks.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: William Costello, William Pennell, Bonnie Poe, Mae Questel
Votes: 1,919
5. Superman: The Arctic Giant (1942)
Not Rated | 9 min | Animation, Short, Action
Superman versus a thawed-out Tyrannosaurus.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: Bud Collyer, Joan Alexander, Jackson Beck, Julian Noa
Votes: 1,160
6. Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor (1936)
Approved | 16 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
The legendary sailors Popeye and Sindbad do battle to see which one is the greatest.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Lou Fleischer, Gus Wicke
Votes: 4,052
7. Hold the Wire (1936)
Passed | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye is wooing Olive on the phone when Bluto comes over. He overhears, taps into the line, and impersonates Popeye. They proceed to have a high-wire fight on the telephone lines outside Olive's house.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Gus Wicke
Votes: 282
8. Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941)
Passed | 78 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The happy tranquility of Buggsville is shattered when the populace learns that a colossal skyscraper is to be built over their tiny town.
Director: Dave Fleischer | Stars: Kenny Gardner, Jack Mercer, Tedd Pierce, Carl Meyer
Votes: 1,411
9. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1948)
TV-G | 8 min | Animation, Short, Family
Santa and his sleigh crash into some trees while attempting to deliver presents on a foggy Christmas Eve. Rudolph is enlisted to lead the sleigh and is hailed as a hero.
Director: Max Fleischer | Star: Paul Wing
Votes: 892
10. Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (1939)
Approved | 22 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Working in the story department of Surprise Pictures, Olive Oyl writes a script based on the story of Aladdin, casting Popeye as the thief and herself as the Princess.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Dave Tendlar | Stars: Margie Hines, Jack Mercer, Carl Meyer, Tedd Pierce
Votes: 818
11. Never Kick a Woman (1936)
Passed | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye teaches Olive the art of self-defense, which comes in handy when a woman boxer flirts with him.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Votes: 358
12. Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves (1937)
Approved | 17 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Popeye the Sailor, accompanied by Olive Oyl and Wimpy, is dispatched to stop the dreaded bandit Abu Hassan and his force of forty thieves.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Lou Fleischer, Gus Wicke
Votes: 1,111
13. Superman 50th Anniversary (1988 TV Movie)
49 min | Comedy, Documentary
A humorous telling of the history of the comic book superhero.
Director: Robert Boyd | Stars: Dana Carvey, Kirk Alyn, Peter Boyle, Jimmy Breslin
Votes: 184
14. Superman: The Mechanical Monsters (1941)
Approved | 11 min | Animation, Short, Action
Superman battles a criminal mastermind and his robot army.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Steve Muffati | Stars: Bud Collyer, Joan Alexander, Jackson Beck
Votes: 1,701
15. Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy (1941)
17 min | Animation, Short, Family
A toyshop owner tells a little girl the story behind the two dolls she's fallen in love with. In Ragland, needles, thread, scissors and other sewing implements come to life to create the ... See full summary »
Director: Dave Fleischer | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Bernie Fleischer, Jack Mercer, Johnny Rogers
Votes: 141
16. Special Collector's Edition (2010–2015)
9 min | Comedy, History
A Special Collector's Edition.
Stars: David Díaz, Luis Rodrigo, Gabriel Fernández-Gil, Daniel Retuerta
Votes: 109
17. Popeye Meets William Tell (1940)
6 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
William fires an arrow, barely missing Popeye; then tells Popeye that he has just lost his son in an unfortunate arrow incident (the picture of his son is Groucho Marx). Tell then defies ... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Shamus Culhane | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Jack Mercer, Carl Meyer
Votes: 234
18. Little Swee'pea (1936)
Passed | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye takes Swee' Pea to the zoo and spends most of his time rescuing the tot from the various animals.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Gus Wicke
Votes: 441
19. Quiet! Pleeze (1941)
6 min | Animation, Family, Short
Poopdeck Pappy has a hangover (though he won't admit to Popeye that's the problem). He asks Popeye to help him by keeping the noise down. Among the disturbances he deals with: a crying baby... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Star: Jack Mercer
Votes: 198
20. Somewhere in Dreamland (1935)
Approved | 9 min | Animation, Short, Family
In their dreams, two poor and hungry tots enter a fantasy kingdom where there are more sweets than they can eat. But when they wake...
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: Mae Questel, Gus Wicke
Votes: 753
21. Minnie the Moocher (1932)
Passed | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Betty Boop and Bimbo run away from home, but that night they are scared by a chorus of ghosts singing the title song.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra, Cab Calloway, Billy Murray, William Pennell
Votes: 1,728
22. Swing You Sinners! (1930)
8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Bimbo is seen late at night, trying to steal a chicken. He runs away from a policeman and enters a haunted cemetery. Various ghosts and monsters tell him that he will be punished for his sin.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Ted Sears | Star: Billy Murray
Votes: 776
23. Poor Cinderella (1934)
Passed | 11 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
In her only color cartoon, Betty Boop goes to the ball thanks to her fairy godmother; later, only her foot fits the glass slipper.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: Jack Mercer, William Pennell, Bonnie Poe
Votes: 775
24. Dizzy Dishes (1930)
6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Betty Boop (with dog's ears) is entertainer in a restaurant for dogs; a waiter joins the floor show to the neglect of patrons.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Grim Natwick | Stars: William Costello, Margie Hines, Billy Murray, Walter Scanlan
Votes: 414
25. Snow-White (1933)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Trouble starts when the queen's magic mirror says Betty Boop is fairest. Cab Calloway sings "St. James Infirmary Blues."
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Roland Crandall | Stars: Cab Calloway, Billy Murray, Mae Questel
Votes: 2,226
26. Small Fry (I) (1939)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Junior wants to be a Big Fry, but learns the hard way that he just isn't ready for smoking in the pool room when he should be in the school room.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: Margie Hines, Jack Mercer
Votes: 256
27. Betty Boop and Grampy (1935)
Passed | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Two piano movers, a fireman and a traffic cop all drop what they're doing to join Betty Boop at the contraption-happy Grampy's eccentric party.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Dave Tendlar | Stars: Everett Clark, Jack Mercer, Gus Wicke, Mae Questel
Votes: 445
28. Superman: The Bulleteers (1942)
Not Rated | 8 min | Animation, Short, Action
Superman versus extortionists with a super-powerful rocket car.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Orestes Calpini | Stars: Bud Collyer, Joan Alexander, Jackson Beck, Julian Noa
Votes: 1,047
29. Betty Boop, M.D. (1932)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Betty, Bimbo, and Koko sell a concoction in their medicine show which has odd side effects.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: William Costello, Mae Questel
Votes: 407
30. Swat the Fly (1935)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short
While Betty Boop tries to cook, a fly drives her and Pudgy the Pup to distraction.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Dave Tendlar | Star: Mae Questel
Votes: 262
31. Out of the Inkwell (1961–1962)
30 min | Animation, Family
The adventures of Koko The Clown, out of an ink bottle, with his sidekick Kokonut, his girlfriend Kokette and his foe Mean Moe. At the beginning of each episode, Koko interacts with the ... See full summary »
Stars: Beverly Arnold, Larry Storch, Hal Seeger
Votes: 32
32. Play Safe (1936)
Not Rated | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A little boy jumps on a real train and learns a lesson about safety.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Dave Tendlar | Stars: Jimmie Cushman, Gertrude Lawrence, James Miller
Votes: 258
33. Morning, Noon and Night Club (1937)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
'Popito' and 'Olivita' are a dance team, performing at Wimpy's Cafe. Bluto is jealous, and heckles and otherwise disrupts the act.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: Lou Fleischer, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Gus Wicke
Votes: 250
34. Adventures of Popeye (1935)
Passed | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
In live action, a big kid is attacking a little kid for his "Adventures of Popeye" comic book, so Popeye gives the little kid pointers, in the form of clips from four of his earlier pictures.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Gus Wicke
Votes: 370
35. What -- No Spinach? (1936)
Passed | 6 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
As Popeye makes an order at Bluto's diner, Wimpy causes a fight between them with his shameless mooching.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: Lou Fleischer, Jack Mercer, Gus Wicke
Votes: 288
36. The Ouija Board (1920)
6 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
An animator and a janitor are playing with a Ouija Board and Koko is haunted by a bunch of ghosts.
Director: Max Fleischer | Stars: Roland Crandall, Max Fleischer
Votes: 219
37. Betty in Blunderland (1934)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The White Rabbit materializes from a jigsaw puzzle and leads Betty Boop through the looking glass into Wonderland.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Roland Crandall | Star: Bonnie Poe
Votes: 457
38. King of the Mardi Gras (1935)
8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A Mardi Gras celebration, looking pretty much like any carnival. Bluto is a strongman, claiming to be King of the Mardi Gras, and drawing a large crowd. Popeye, nearby, claims only, "I yam ... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Dave Tendlar | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Gus Wicke
Votes: 294
39. Greedy Humpty Dumpty (1936)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
Greedy Humpty Dumpty's wall of gold is not enough. He wants all the gold in the sun, too.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Dave Tendlar | Stars: Jack Mercer, Gus Wicke, Mae Questel
Votes: 221
40. The Peanut Vendor (1933)
TV-14 | 11 min | Animation, Short, Music
A monkey sings about how he is selling peanuts and how he's only there for a limited time so he tells everyone to by them before they go to sleep
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Star: Armida
Votes: 170
41. Superman: The Magnetic Telescope (1942)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Action
When police interfere with a reckless scientist's experiment, it creates a deadly meteor shower only Superman can stop.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Thomas Moore | Stars: Bud Collyer, Joan Alexander, Jackson Beck, Julian Noa
Votes: 1,023
42. Superman: Billion Dollar Limited (1942)
Passed | 9 min | Animation, Short, Action
Superman battles train robbers seeking to steal a billion dollars worth of gold.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Myron Waldman | Stars: Bud Collyer, Joan Alexander, Jackson Beck, Julian Noa
Votes: 1,111
43. My Pop, My Pop (1940)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
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 ... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Arnold Gillespie | Star: Jack Mercer
Votes: 184
44. A Date to Skate (1938)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye takes Olive roller skating in a rink; she's never skated before, so he has to teach her, and she's not exactly a quick learner. After a while, she ends up outside the rink, and still... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Votes: 337
45. Be Kind to 'Aminals' (1935)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye and Olive can't ignore it when produce vendor Bluto comes by with his terribly overloaded cart, whipping his horse and denying it water. They intervene and, while Bluto fights them off for a while, ultimately prevail.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: William Pennell, Floyd Buckley, Mae Questel
Votes: 349
46. Bimbo's Initiation (1931)
Not Rated | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Bimbo the dog is initiated into a secret society in a sadistic 'fun house'; then Betty Boop (with dog's ears) takes a hand.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Grim Natwick | Stars: Margie Hines, Billy Murray, William Pennell, Mae Questel
Votes: 1,708
47. The Cobweb Hotel (1936)
Passed | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A spider runs a hotel for flies where he keeps his guests captive. A pair of fly newlyweds arrive and check in. Fortunately, the husband is "flyweight champion". After a pitched battle ... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Dave Tendlar | Stars: Mae Questel, Jack Mercer
Votes: 489
48. I Yam What I Yam (1933)
6 min | Family, Animation, Short
Popeye, Olive Oyl, and Wimpy land in America thanks to her rowing. Popeye quickly turns some trees into a log cabin. He hunts for ducks and encounters some pesky Indians while another band of natives surround his two friends in the cabin.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: William Costello, Charles Lawrence, William Pennell, Bonnie Poe
Votes: 364
49. In My Merry Oldsmobile (1931)
7 min | Animation, Short, Music
A lady is rescued from a villain by a heroic young man, who then takes her for a spin in his Oldsmobile.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Shamus Culhane | Stars: Billy Murray, Gus Wicke
Votes: 186
50. Superman: Electric Earthquake (1942)
Approved | 9 min | Animation, Short, Action
Superman versus a fanatical extortionist with an earthquake machine.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Steve Muffati | Stars: Bud Collyer, Joan Alexander, Jackson Beck, Julian Noa
Votes: 974