Spinach Skrewtny: 1935 (Patreon)

We arrive at 1935, a truly historic year for the Fleischer Popeye series. The artists' filmmaking skills are essentially mastered on every level, background/layout setbacks are used for the first time, and Popeye is now voiced by Jack Mercer, who gave him the rich range and depth the character always deserved. Dave Tendlar also begins de-facto directing with his own unit and essentially starts off with two of the most perfect cartoons ever made. And this still is not the best year of Popeye cartoons!

Cartoons discussed: Beware of Barnacle Bill, Be Kind to Aminals, Pleased to Meet Cha!, The Nyp-Nut-Tist, Choose Your "Weppins", For Better or Worser, Dizzy Divers, You Gotta Be a Football Hero, King of the Mardi Gras, Adventures of Popeye, and The Spinach Overture.