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Mae
Mae West
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Aliases Toots (by Popeye)
Species Human
Gender Female
Occupation Manager of a sporting goods store
Production Information
First appearance Never Kick a Woman
Portrayed by Bonnie Poe



Mae (a Mae West caricature) was a young woman running a sporting goods store who tried to teach Olive Oyl the art of self-defense, but ended up falling for her man Popeye. She and Olive would later become friends.

Character history[]

Creation and development[]

This character was created by Fleischer Studios for their 1936 short Never Kick a Woman. The character herself went unnamed but was clearly a caricature of Hollywood star Mae West and also sounded like the famed actress, even using her catchphrase "Why don't you come up and see me sometime?", among others. Her voice was provided by Bonnie Poe.

After a period of over eight decades, the character made her return in Olive & Popeye strips created by Shadia Amin in 2022. There, she was introduced practicing yoga along with Olive and was officially called "Mae" for the first time.

Biography[]

Never Kick A Woman[]

As Popeye and Olive Oyl pass a sporting-goods shop, they see an athletic woman demonstrating boxing equipment while offering to teach customers the art of self-defense, which Popeye is all too eager to convince Olive to try, but when the robust lady comes on to Popeye, Olive gets jealous and they end up fighting over The Sailor Man, with Olive losing until she eats Popeye's spinach, instantly knocking out the hussy and getting back her man.

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Trivia[]

  • Some people think that the real Mae West provided the voice for the character, which is untrue. Fleischer Studios used an impersonator, as Mae West would have asked for too much money if she had done the role.

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