Popeye – Floor Flusher (1954) Popeye and Bluto compete to fix Olive Oyl’s plumbing, but Bluto’s sabotage turns a simple repair into a flood disaster. Director: Izzy Sparber, Tom Golden Screenplay by: Carl Meyer, Jack Mercer Produced by: Famous Studios Starring: Jackson Beck as Bluto (voice) Jack Mercer as Popeye (voice) Mae Questel as Olive Oyl (voice) Production Company: Famous Studios Distributed by: Paramount Pictures Release Date: January 1, 1954 Runtime: Approximately 6 minutes Country: United States Language: English Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family ------------------------------------------------------------ Synopsis - Olive Oyl struggles with a leaky faucet while preparing a cake, leading Popeye and Bluto to compete for the chance to fix it. - Popeye successfully repairs the sink, but Bluto, jealous of Popeye’s success, sneaks into the basement to sabotage the pipes. - Water begins gushing from Olive’s piano, paintings, and even her ears, turning her home into a chaotic flood zone. - As Popeye tries to contain the disaster, Bluto escalates the chaos, forcing Popeye to rely on two goldfish to retrieve his spinach. - Powered up, Popeye transforms into a torpedo, knocking Bluto unconscious and sending him down the drain. ------------------------------------------------------------ Key Themes & Highlights - Plumbing Rivalry Popeye and Bluto’s competition leads to slapstick chaos. - Olive Oyl’s Misfortune Olive’s home becomes a flood zone due to Bluto’s interference. - Public Domain Status *Floor Flusher* is widely available due to its public domain status. - Semi-Remake The cartoon is a color remake of *Plumbin’ is a Pipe* (1938), originally produced by Fleischer Studios. ------------------------------------------------------------ Trivia - This is one of ten Popeye cartoons featured in the video game *The Darkness* (2007). - Unlike the original Fleischer version, Olive does not call for professional help. - Some public domain versions replace the original Paramount logo with the a.a.p. logo. - The cartoon humorously exaggerates plumbing disasters, turning Olive’s home into a water-filled battleground. ------------------------------------------------------------ Hashtags #PopeyeCartoon #FloorFlusher #ClassicAnimation #BlutoVsPopeye #OliveOyl #PublicDomainCartoon #FamousStudios #TechnicolorAnimation #ParamountPictures #VintageCartoons