Popeye and Son is an okay cartoon that is another short-lived series of the 1980's. Basically another one of those attempts at the trope of a hero having a son (in the vein of The Flintstone Kids' Captain Caveman and Son shorts), Popeye and Olive Oyl are married and have settled down in the beachside town of Sweet Haven, where they have a son named Popeye Junior (Junior for short). However, Bluto is also married and has a son named Tank, and unfortunately, the married life has not stopped him from being a bully to the sailor man, as their feud is still on, with even Junior and Tank having a rivalry.
A follow-up to The All-New Popeye Hour, this is an okay show, which only lasted thirteen episodes (each with two adventures). As Jack Mercer died in 1984 (one year after All-New Popeye Hour ended and three years before this premiered), Maurice LaMarche. Who is best known at the time as the voice of Egon Spengler in The Real Ghostbusters, took over the role of the sailor man (who traded his sailor uniform for a captain's hat and a Hawaiian shirt). However, just like The All-New Popeye Hour, those meddling big wigs at standards and practices have made sure that Popeye is a good example for his son and is not punching Bluto or anyone.
However, the series is far from perfect. Missing are characters like Swee'pea and even Popeye's nephews, who appeared in the All-New Popeye Hour, Also, the show basically tries to put Popeye into the 1980's with stuff like surfing and skateboarding, which while nice at first, eventually becomes a cliché.
A follow-up to The All-New Popeye Hour, this is an okay show, which only lasted thirteen episodes (each with two adventures). As Jack Mercer died in 1984 (one year after All-New Popeye Hour ended and three years before this premiered), Maurice LaMarche. Who is best known at the time as the voice of Egon Spengler in The Real Ghostbusters, took over the role of the sailor man (who traded his sailor uniform for a captain's hat and a Hawaiian shirt). However, just like The All-New Popeye Hour, those meddling big wigs at standards and practices have made sure that Popeye is a good example for his son and is not punching Bluto or anyone.
However, the series is far from perfect. Missing are characters like Swee'pea and even Popeye's nephews, who appeared in the All-New Popeye Hour, Also, the show basically tries to put Popeye into the 1980's with stuff like surfing and skateboarding, which while nice at first, eventually becomes a cliché.