1 - Popeye switching from classic outfit to white sailor's uniform
2 - The redesign of Olive Oyl
3 - The name change from Bluto to Brutus
4 - The poor quality of the TV cartoons produced by Al Brodax
5 - Popeye being used as mainly a product rather than as a character
6 - The decline in circulation of the comic strip
7 - Hearst Entertainment blocking the release of the Fleischer cartoons onto DVD/VHS.
If the still posted below of the CG Popeye is any indication, a number 8 can probably be added to this list too after the TV special airs later this year. Fred also writes that, "King has to realize that to ensure the on-going (not short-lived) success of their attempts to revive Popeye, they have to create good will among the fans. Corporate studios often forget this. I'm trying to use whatever influence I have on King to get them to give the fans what they want: classic Popeye on DVD (not more '60s toons!)"
Posted by AMID at April 16, 2004 03:58 AM