The Popeye Show (2001)

The Popeye Show (Originally titled I'm Popeye) is an American animated anthology series that premiered on November 12, 2001, on Cartoon Network. Each episode includes three Popeye theatrical shorts from Fleischer Studios and/or Famous Studios. The show is narrated by Bill Murray, who gives the audience short facts about the history of the cartoons as filler material between each short. Animation historian Jerry Beck served as a consultant and Barry Mills served as writer and producer. A total of 45 episodes were produced, consisting of a total of 135 shorts. The series was originally planned to premiere on October 29, 2001 with "Episode 1" before being pulled at the last minute. "Episode 2" would instead act as the series premiere, airing on November 12, 2001, while "Episode 1" would premiere on November 19, 2001.