Film

Jitterbug Jive

1950 · 6m · Animation · Comedy

Olive has invited the boys over, but finds Popeye old-fashioned compared to the zoot-suited Bluto. Popeye wants to dance a waltz, pull taffy, play pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey and croquet, and bob for apples, but Olive turns up her nose at all these as Bluto sabotages them. Finally, Bluto pours quick-drying cement in the apple water and drives off with Olive. Popeye, encased in cement, rolls downhill into a vegetable shop, right next to a bin of spinach. Good thing, because Bluto's getting fresh in a very old-fashioned way. A zoot-suited Popeye stops him, and gets the girl.

Jack Mercer

Popeye (voice) (uncredited)

Mae Questel

Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

Jackson Beck

Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

• Bill TytlaDirector
• Carl MeyerStory
• Jack MercerStory

Release date

June 23, 1950

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

6m

Genres

Animation, Comedy