Release OrderRecommended
0 / 11 watchedShorts by studio, TV eras, the 1980 film and the horror wave in release order.
Theatrical shorts
- 1 Popeye the Sailor: Fleischer Shorts (1933-1942) 109 shorts including the two-reel Sindbad (1936), Ali Baba (1937) and Aladdin (1939) specials.
- 2 Popeye the Sailor: Famous Studios Shorts (1942-1957) 122 shorts ending with Spooky Swabs (August 1957).
Early television
- 3 Popeye the Sailor (King Features) 220 made-for-TV shorts (1960-1962).
- 4 The All-New Popeye Hour Hanna-Barbera series; ran 1978-1983 with later retitlings.
Live-action feature
- 5 Popeye Robert Altman musical starring Robin Williams.
Later television
- 6 Popeye and Son One season (1987-1988) starring Popeye's son Junior.
- 7 The Popeye Show Cartoon Network anthology of restored theatrical shorts (2001-2003).
Public-domain horror wave
- 8 Popeye's Revenge British slasher released February 13, 2025; first of three 2025 horror films.
- 9 Popeye the Slayer Man US slasher released March 21, 2025; sequel filming since May 2026.
- 10 Shiver Me Timbers Third 2025 public-domain horror take.
- 11 Popeye's Return Sequel to Popeye's Revenge, released May 6, 2026.
Family Path
0 / 6 watchedThe classic animation and the 1980 film, skipping the horror wave.
- 1 Popeye the Sailor: Fleischer Shorts (1933-1942) Start at the beginning; the color two-reel specials are the peak.
- 2 Popeye the Sailor: Famous Studios Shorts (1942-1957) 122 more theatrical shorts in the same formula.
- 3 Popeye the Sailor (King Features) 220 quick TV shorts from the early 60s.
- 4 The All-New Popeye Hour Saturday-morning revival with the full cast.
- 5 Popeye Altman musical with Robin Williams.
- 6 Popeye and Son One-season next-generation spinoff.
About Popeye
Popeye sailed from E. C. Segar's Thimble Theatre strip into 231 theatrical shorts made between 1933 and 1957, first by Fleischer Studios and then by Famous Studios. Television revivals, the 1980 Robin Williams feature and a 2025 wave of public-domain horror films followed, and this guide groups each era in release order.
Good to know
The theatrical shorts are episodic, so the two studio blocks can be sampled in any order. A sequel to the 2025 horror film Popeye the Slayer Man began filming in upstate New York in May 2026, with no release date announced yet.
