

The Spinach Roadster
1936-11-26 · 6 min · ★ 7.0
Popeye drives up to take Olive for a ride, but Bluto in his much fancier car does what he can to spoil their jaunt.
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- Directors
- Dave Fleischer
- Production companies
- Fleischer Studios
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Jack MercerPopeye (voice) (uncredited)
Mae QuestelOlive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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