Lunch with a Punch

Lunch with a Punch

1952 · 6 min · ★ 6.7 · Animation, Comedy

Popeye and Olive take his nephews on a picnic. They don't want to eat their spinach, so Popeye tells them about his school days, when Bluto repeatedly got Popeye in trouble and eventually stole Olive away until Popeye had his spinach and saved her from an oncoming train. After his story, Bluto grabs Popeye and the nephews eat their spinach and save him.

Directed by Izzy Sparber · Written by Jack Mercer

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Cast

Jack Mercer Popeye / Nephews (voice) (uncredited)
Mae Questel Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Jackson Beck Bluto / Frog (voice) (uncredited)

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