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Spree Lunch
Number 229
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Spree Lunch is Popeye's 229th theatrical cartoon, released on June 21, 1957. It is a Paramount Cartoon Studios production, the only one from them to give J. Wellington Wimpy a central role. Yet, in true Famous way, characterization is diluted in favor of plot; neither Popeye nor Bluto are familiar to Wimpy and his mooching, with such activities in fact mostly absent.

Plot[]

Popeye is seen setting up his newly opened diner, much to his joy. But just then, the mobile "Bluto's Diner" parks on a lot right across the street from "Popeye's Diner," to the latter's owner's disgust. As they confront each other, a prospective customer, J. Wellington Wimpy, strolls by. He is quickly led to Popeye's establishment thanks to the red carpet treatment; however, Bluto lures him away to his with a sign that reads "5 beautiful waitresses". Popeye manages to divert him back to his place, however. Bluto gets him back by driving his restaurant-mobile through Wimpy's path then taking his order, a hamburger (Wimpy utters his catchphrase about paying "Tuesday for a hamburger today," yet there is little evidence of his dishonesty). Popeye then grabs the client away, stall and all, and says to Wimpy that his specialty would be beans. Wimpy orders baked beans and begins to feast on them. From a window, Bluto slides a plate of Mexican jumping beans to replace the baked beans, which makes Wimpy bouncy. After bouncing back to Bluto's, Bluto serves Wimpy a steak. Wimpy is led away once again, thanks to a magnet that makes his steak's plate slide all the way to Popeye's counter. Bluto uses a fan and sprays pepper on Popeye, which makes the sailor sneeze Wimpy all the way to Bluto's diner. Bluto serves Wimpy spaghetti and the latter feasts on it. Popeye grabs the spaghetti string he is eating, leading him back to his diner. Bluto throws a pan at Popeye and laughs. This makes Popeye throw a table at Bluto. The two chefs begin to fight by tossing each other cooking utensils, food and furniture. Wimpy, in the middle of the street, is unsure as to what diner he would go next. So he decides to help himself in the middle of the street, catching everything needed to sit down for a good meal.

Notes[]

  • Final theatrical short appearances of Bluto and Wimpy.
  • This is one of ten Popeye cartoons that could be viewed in the first-person shooter video game The Darkness.
  • Wimpy's hamburger line is modified in this cartoon.
  • The Mexican jumping beans depicted in this cartoon are more exaggerated than the ones from Toreadorable.

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