Gopher Spinach

Gopher Spinach

1954 · 6 min · ★ 6.2 · Animation, Comedy

Popeye is planting his spinach bed. Just as he finishes, the plants start disappearing. He discovers a gopher filching the baby plants and starts battling it.

Directed by Seymour Kneitel · Written by Carl Meyer

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