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The Popeye comic strip still survives in syndicated newspapers, drawn by [[Hy Eisman]].
The Popeye comic strip still survives in syndicated newspapers, drawn by [[Hy Eisman]].
===Live Action Movie==
===Live Action Movie===
A live action movie was released by Paramount in 1980, directed by [[Robert Altman]]. It marked the film debut of [[Robin Williams]], who first found fame with ''[[Mork and Mindy]]'', in the title role. [[Shelley Duvall]] also starred as Olive Oyl.
A live action movie was released by Paramount in 1980, directed by [[Robert Altman]]. It marked the film debut of [[Robin Williams]], who first found fame with ''[[Mork and Mindy]]'', in the title role. [[Shelley Duvall]] also starred as Olive Oyl.
[[Ted Turner]] later bought the rights to Popeye along with [[Looney Tunes]] and [[Merrie Melodies]] and started showing them on [[Cartoon Network]]. Turner sent the cartoons to [[South Korea]], where the cartoons were retraced into color, therefore making them more marketable in the age of color television. However, because of this process, the resulting cartoons are very sloppily colored and lack the smooth animation and groundbreaking backgrounds of the originals.
[[Ted Turner]] later bought the rights to Popeye along with [[Looney Tunes]] and [[Merrie Melodies]] and started showing them on [[Cartoon Network]]. Turner sent the cartoons to [[South Korea]], where the cartoons were retraced into color, therefore making them more marketable in the age of color television. However, because of this process, the resulting cartoons are very sloppily colored and lack the smooth animation and groundbreaking backgrounds of the originals.
===On Video and DVD==
===On Video and DVD===
Before there ever was an official video release, a handful of Fleischer cartoons and a lot of Famous Studios cartoons were available in the [[public domain]].
Before there ever was an official video release, a handful of Fleischer cartoons and a lot of Famous Studios cartoons were available in the [[public domain]].
[[Warner Bros.]], who owns the rights to the Fleischer Popeye shorts, is now releasing the classic black-and-white shorts on [[DVD]], and is also releasing the 1960s television cartoons on DVD in tandem with the Fleischer shorts.
[[Warner Bros.]], who owns the rights to the Fleischer Popeye shorts, is now releasing the classic black-and-white shorts on [[DVD]], and is also releasing the 1960s television cartoons on DVD in tandem with the Fleischer shorts.