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A Fleischer "Cheater" was Never Really a "Cheater". They were Always Redubbed
4 September 2012
People will point out that this was the first of the Popeye "cheaters"--that is, it consists mainly of footage from earlier cartoons.

However, the clips from the four cartoons here have all been re-dubbed with Jack Mercer, Mae Questel and Gus Wickie doing the voices that had earlier been done by others.

Also, in a Popeye "cheater" they often came up with verbal gags that weren't in the original. (In "Customers Wanted" a clip is shown from the earlier "Let's Get Moving" in which Popeye tosses Olive's piano out of the window while he delivers a great under-the-breath mumbling: "The first movement from Not Paying the Rent"--a gag not found in the original cartoon.)

So, it's important to bear that in mind before referring to these as "cheaters".
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