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21 June 1957 (USA) morePlot:
Popeye opens a diner; Bluto pulls one up right across the street. Wimpy comes along, and they compete for his business... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Wimpy Wins In the War Of The Diners moreCast
(Cast)Jackson Beck | ... | Bluto (voice) (uncredited) | |
Jack Mercer | ... | Popeye (voice) (uncredited) | |
Mae Questel | ... | Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited) |
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Mono (RCA Sound System)Fun Stuff
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The final appearance of both J. Wellington Wimpy and Bluto in a theatrical Popeye cartoon. moreFAQ
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Popeye's singing while he sweeps away the dirt on the sidewalk-entrance of "Popeye's Diner."
As he finishes, he hears an obnoxious horn blasting, signaling the arrival of Bluto who is pulling his brand new "Bluto's Diner" into the parking lot across the street. "Bluto," says Popeye, "that is un-etical!"
"Listen, runt, a little competition never hurt anybody," responds Bluto. Popeye answers, "I says ya gotta move that chow wagon." It gets heated and the war of diners is now officially on when the first customer - "Wimpy" - walks down the street.
The two do everything they can to have Wimpy as the customer and some of the gags are clever, such as the Mexican jumping beans, the underground magnet and the pepper spray. All these are used by one of the combatants to draw Wimpy back to their diner. The ending was clever, too, with both of the hot-tempered macho men winding up losers to the inventive (and always hungry) Wimpy.
This was the final cartoon in a nice two-disc DVD collection of Popeye cartoons from the '30s through the '50s. It was called the "75th Anniversary Collector's Edition" and it wasn't expensive. It was well worth the money.