This cartoon is unusual because there is almost no attempt to animate the character's mouths. The most likely explanation is that, for whatever reason, much of the dialog was ad-libbed during the recording sessions.
Max Fleischer's cartoon studio was one of the few that recorded the voices after a cartoon was animated, and Famous/Paramount continued this practice after they acquired the studio.
This was a major contribution to the character of Popeye because it allowed Jack Mercer to mutter additional lines that didn't require animation.
In this cartoon, all three actors' parts appear to have been done this way. Their mouths almost never move and the lines that are not synced are the funniest parts of the cartoon. It nearly overflows with musical puns like Bluto's "Don't B flat, babe, be natural!'
Max Fleischer's cartoon studio was one of the few that recorded the voices after a cartoon was animated, and Famous/Paramount continued this practice after they acquired the studio.
This was a major contribution to the character of Popeye because it allowed Jack Mercer to mutter additional lines that didn't require animation.
In this cartoon, all three actors' parts appear to have been done this way. Their mouths almost never move and the lines that are not synced are the funniest parts of the cartoon. It nearly overflows with musical puns like Bluto's "Don't B flat, babe, be natural!'