27 January 1939 Animated, Comedy 7 mins
Popeye and Bluto are running competing penny arcades, trying to bring in customer Wimpy. Of course, he would gladly pay Tuesday for a penny today. And of course, their competing arcades show clips featuring each of them, with well over half of this short thus recycled.
Watch the official Customers Wanted 1939 trailer in HD below or find more Customers Wanted videos on Vidimovie.
Jack Mercer as Popeye (voice) (uncredited)
Margie Hines as Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)
Pinto Colvig as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)
Dave Fleischer Director
United States 27 January 1939
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06 March 1936
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07 May 1936
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25 September 1936
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25 December 1936
Olive tells Popeye and Bluto that she loves a man in a uniform, so they try to sign up at the recruiting station - that can only take one of them.
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Over two hours of classic animation! Includes Pantry Panic, Gumbasia, Mysterious Fires, Trolley Ahoy, Trojan Horse, Betty Boop and the Little King, Gabby Goes Fishing, Gopher Spinach, You Can't Shoe a Horsefly, The Wizard of Oz, Pleased to Eat You, Boy Meets Dog, Campus Capers, Hansel & Gretel, Suddenly It's Spring, A Car-Tune Portrait, Ups and' Down Derby.
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More movie trailers, teasers, and clips from Customers Wanted:
Popeye and Bluto are running penny arcades and both want Wimpy as a customer. Cartoon is in the public domain.
One of the better "cheater" cartoons in the series. Later re-made as "Penny Antics".
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