Popeye takes on the Japanese Navy single-handedly.Popeye takes on the Japanese Navy single-handedly.Popeye takes on the Japanese Navy single-handedly.
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Jack Mercer
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- James Tyer(uncredited)
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- TriviaThis film was removed from circulation first by Paramount, and now by Time-Warner due to the negative (though historically important) portrayal of the Japanese. As with most of the wartime propaganda cartoons owned by Time-Warner (with the exception of Herr Meets Hare (1945), Russian Rhapsody (1944), Blitz Wolf (1942) and one or two others), this one is not likely to see a public airing anytime soon.
- ConnectionsFeatured in ToonHeads: A ToonHeads Special: The Wartime Cartoons (2001)
- SoundtracksYou're a Sap, Mister Jap
Words and Music by James Cavanaugh, John Redmond and Nat Simon
Performed by Jack Mercer and chorus at the beginning
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One of the few of the Popeye cartoons.
Like "Spinach for Britain" only this time we find our favorite sailor, on lookout for any Japanese enemy ships that come by.
At first Popeye thinks they're planning on giving out peace. But soon finds out that they're messing with him. And soon it becomes a battle on board a Japanese ship.
This and many other WW2 titles don't see the light of day, due to it having the Japanese drawn in a stereotype way. The title & song itself says it all, that it's meant to be an insult to the Japanese(as they were the enemy back then).
Along with "Tokio Jokio" and a hand full of Snafu cartoons. This one's very misunderstood for it's theme. Not saying it's great in any level, just it's an example of how people were thinking during that era.
Where can you see it? Good luck finding it on the internet. I advise those who are Japanese to not view it. As I noted earlier, that it's very insulting.
At first Popeye thinks they're planning on giving out peace. But soon finds out that they're messing with him. And soon it becomes a battle on board a Japanese ship.
This and many other WW2 titles don't see the light of day, due to it having the Japanese drawn in a stereotype way. The title & song itself says it all, that it's meant to be an insult to the Japanese(as they were the enemy back then).
Along with "Tokio Jokio" and a hand full of Snafu cartoons. This one's very misunderstood for it's theme. Not saying it's great in any level, just it's an example of how people were thinking during that era.
Where can you see it? Good luck finding it on the internet. I advise those who are Japanese to not view it. As I noted earlier, that it's very insulting.
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- emasterslake
- Feb 5, 2007
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- Runtime7 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was You're a Sap, Mr. Jap (1942) officially released in Canada in English?
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