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- DirectorDave FleischerMyron WaldmanStarsCab CallowayDave FleischerMax FleischerA reporter interviews Max Fleischer about his creation, and Betty illustrates with excerpts from three prior cartoons.
- DirectorDave FleischerWillard BowskySeymour KneitelStarsJack MercerMae QuestelGus WickeIn 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.
- DirectorDave FleischerWillard BowskyDave TendlarStarsJack MercerMae QuestelGus WickeTo impress Olive, Bluto and Popeye try to convince an Army recruiter to sign him up.
- DirectorDave FleischerWillard BowskySeymour KneitelStarsPinto ColvigMargie HinesJack MercerPopeye and Bluto compete in their penny arcades for Wimpy's business.
- DirectorDave FleischerWillard BowskyThomas JohnsonStarsMargie HinesJack MercerMystery Pictures is looking for a stunt man. Swee'pea tags along with Popeye, but he sends the tot home. Popeye shows clips of his stunts to the director, who is impressed; when he goes to put on the last reel, Swee'pea, who snuck back in, hands him Lost and Foundry (1937), which features Swee'pea saving the day. The director signs Swee'pea.
- DirectorRobert ClampettFriz FrelengStarsMel BlancRobert C. BruceWhen James Cagney wins the Oscar, Bugs shows a clip from "Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt" (1941) and demands a recount of the voting.
- DirectorIzzy SparberWillard BowskyDave FleischerStarsBurton GoodmanJack MercerMae QuestelPopeye donates blood, then dashes off to a boxing match with Bluto. He loses. Olive, who heard this on the radio, rejects him as no longer strong enough for her and is preparing to join the army (where Bluto apparently is). Popeye stops her at the door and insists on showing her sequences from two earlier two-reelers to prove his strength, but she's unimpressed. Fortunately, this was all a dream; he awakens in the blood bank and dashes over to see Olive, who reaffirms her love.
- DirectorSeymour KneitelAl EugsterStarsJackson BeckJack MercerMae QuestelPopeye's nephews would rather have hamburgers than spinach, so Popeye recounts some of his past exploits where spinach saved the day.
- DirectorDave FleischerSeymour KneitelDave TendlarStarsJackson BeckJack MercerMae QuestelPopeye and Olive are at the premiere of Popeye's new movie. He gets a little too wrapped up in the movie, interacting with it at various points, and even handing the screen version of himself a can of spinach. The movie itself is the story of Aladdin, minus the songs and about half the footage of Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (1939), the short it's cut from.
- DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsJoseph ForteWilliam HannaHarry LangThe kiddie radio host, Uncle Dudley, reminds his listeners that it is "Be Kind to Animals" week. Tom resolves to be kind to his mouse-nemesis, Jerry, but the cat changes his mind after sneaking a look at Jerry's diary.
- DirectorFriz FrelengRobert ClampettChuck JonesStarsMel BlancBugs tells stories to his nephew Clyde, derived from earlier cartoons (Baseball Bugs (1946), Stage Door Cartoon (1944), Rabbit Punch (1948), Falling Hare (1943) and Haredevil Hare (1948)).
- DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsSara BernerWilliam HannaPat McGeehanTom's in love again, and Jerry's devil conscience reminds him of times this has happened in the past (which, of course, we see, in the form of clips from earlier shorts), and how that's been nothing but trouble for Jerry.
- DirectorIzzy SparberAl EugsterGeorge GermanettiStarsJackson BeckJack MercerSid RaymondTo convince Popeye to throw away his spinach, Bluto fakes his death, after showing clips of "spinach moments" from a couple earlier shows.
- DirectorSeymour KneitelWillard BowskyDave FleischerStarsJackson BeckJack MercerMae QuestelPopeye tells his nephews about the time he walloped Sinbad, the *second* greatest sailor who ever lived.
- DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsWilliam HannaFred KarboJerry MannTom reads Jerry's best selling book, "Life with Tom" and experiences some flashbacks.
- DirectorIzzy SparberAl EugsterNick TafuriStarsJackson BeckJack MercerMae QuestelPopeye is being honored for his 20 years of films at a dinner hosted by 'Bob Hope' (several other celebrities are present, like 'Jimmy Durante', 'Bing Crosby', 'Jerry Lewis' and 'Dean Martin'). When called on to make a speech, Popeye instead shows clips from two of his movies. Bluto does a slow burn through this, finally stuffing Popeye's trophy onto Popeye's head - but the trophy is full of spinach, so Popeye clobbers Bluto.
- DirectorSeymour KneitelThomas JohnsonGraham PlaceStarsJackson BeckGilbert MackJack MercerA virtual remake of Customers Wanted (1939), with Popeye and Bluto running competing penny arcades showing customer Wimpy clips from past shorts, though in this case, rather than each arcade owner showing clips from the same story, they show different stories.
- DirectorFriz FrelengStarsMel BlancArthur Q. BryanJune ForayElmer Fudd brings Bugs Bunny on a parody of This Is Your Life (1950) where he and Yosemite Sam try to get revenge on the rabbit. Daffy Duck laments that the show is not about him.
- DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsDaws ButlerWilliam HannaJerry MannNobody's home, so Tom invites his alley cat friends in to look at home movies (clips from earlier cartoons where Tom gets the drop on Spike). While they're showing them, Spike sneaks in.
- DirectorIzzy SparberAl EugsterThomas JohnsonStarsJackson BeckGilbert MackJack MercerBluto is accusing Popeye in judge Wimpy's courtroom. Bluto tells a sad tale of how Popeye attacked him without provocation, but Popeye tells his side, in detail (in other words, a large chunk of A Balmy Swami (1949)).
- DirectorSeymour KneitelAl EugsterThomas JohnsonStarsJackson BeckGilbert MackJack MercerBluto muscles out Popeye to take Olive to the fair. Popeye rushes ahead and poses as a fortune teller, luring Olive in. He shows Olive her future (actually, her past) in the crystal ball: first, a clip of a mountain climbing sequence that culminates in Bluto assaulting Olive. Then, a clip from another amusement park showing strongman Bluto stealing Olive away to a roller-coaster while Popeye rings a strength-testing bell repeatedly. Olive, having seen this, no longer wants anything to do with Bluto and walks out. Bluto exposes Popeye and chases Olive into a Tunnel of Love; Popeye follows and trashes Bluto.
- DirectorRobert McKimsonStarsMel BlancGeriatrics Foghorn Leghorn and the barnyard dog recount their years of violent, mutual heckling, unaware that outside the window of their house, their impressionable grandsons have overheard the stories of their antics and intend to follow suit.
- CreatorWilliam BlinnStarsWalt DisneyPaul FreesClarence NashA Disney-produced anthology covering many different genres.
- DirectorKen HarrisFriz FrelengChuck JonesStarsMel BlancBugs entertains the Sultan with tales from his cartoons: "Bully for Bugs", "Sahara Hare" and "Water, Water Every Hare".
- DirectorFriz FrelengRobert McKimsonStarsMel BlancBea BenaderetJune ForaySylvester realizes he has a fixation with Tweety and seeks help from a psychiatrist.