Cooking With Wimpy

Wimpy was used for side-gags in some of the early Popeye cartoons, and he’s a pretty funny character. Generally, he silently carries on doing his business.

In The Spinach Overture (1935), he casually fries a hamburger patty while playing the snare drum. A clash of the cymbal flips the burger and another sends the patty flying into his mouth.



My favourite Wimpy moments elsewhere are when he stalks after a duck with a meat grinder, and when he blithely pulls a switch, opening a trap door and sends eliminated dance contestants below the floor.

Seymour Kneitel and Doc Crandall are the credited animators.