Popeye is back with the planned release of Popeye The Sailor 1938-1940 Volume 2 and Popeye and Friends Vol. 1 on June 17, 2008. Popeye The Sailor 1938-194 Volume 2 includes 31 original re-mastered and unedited theatrical shorts created by the legendary Max Fleischer. Popeye and Friends Volume 1 is a 1-disc set including 8 full-color shorts available for $14.97.

Popeye Volume 2 also consists of more than three hours of bonus features:

Popeye Commentaries – Including historians, animators and filmmakers
Popeye Popumentaries – A closer look at Eugene the Jeep, Poopdeck Pappy and the voices of Olive Oyl
“Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story”
“Men of Spinach and Steel”
Early Max Fleischer Short & Art Gallery
Females is Fickle Pencil Test
Stealin Ain’t Honest Storyboard Reel
Vintage Audio Recording from I’m Popeye the Sailor Man
Interview withJack Mercer (audio only)

Popeye and Friends Vol. 1 is an authorized edition from Hanna-Barbera. The DVD features full-color shorts from the “All-New Popeye Hour” TV show which originally premiered on CBS as part of their Saturday morning cartoon lineup. The first volume DVD contains eight shorts from this series in full-color, including “Ship Ahoy” and “Popeye the Plumber.”

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