William Pennell

William Pennell
Total Credits at Criticker: 18 (Actor)
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Stealin\
Olive has a secret treasure map, but while she's showing it to Popeye, Bluto photographs it and gets there first. (imdb)
I Yam What I Yam
Popeye, Olive (rowing), and Wimpy (eating) arrive in America by rowboat. Popeye builds a log cabin (by punching some trees) and sets off to gather some ducks. He fights a few indians along the way, but they pose no real threat. But meanwhile, back at the cabin, the indians have been sneaking up and have Olive and Wimpy under siege. (imdb)
Blow Me Down!
Popeye sails into Mexico, where Olive is a dancer and Bluto is a bandit. (imdb)
I Eats My Spinach
Popeye sings an extended version of the theme song on his way to see Olive. They go to the rodeo, where Bluto is the featured performer; Olive is impressed, so Popeye has to outdo him. While Popeye is fighting a bull, Bluto goes after Olive, chasing her out of the stadium, followed by Popeye and the bull. Popeye eats his spinach and takes care of everything. (imdb)
Seasin\
Popeye skates over to Olive's house to give her a Christmas present: ice skates of her own. While he's teaching her, Bluto skates up and gets fresh; of course, Popeye fights him. When she rejects Bluto again, he sends her careening on an ice floe towards a waterfall. (imdb)
Wild Elephinks
Popeye and Olive, marooned on a raft, land on what apparently is Africa, and are immediately battling elephants and gorillas. And a moose(!). Popeye eventually battles an entire menagerie at once, after his spinach, of course. (imdb)
Let\
Bluto is the boxing champ; Popeye is his challenger; Wimpy the timekeeper. Popeye is pounded mercilessly until Olive comes by with a can of spinach. (imdb)
Can You Take It
Popeye sees Olive going into the Bruiser Boys Club, where she works in the hospital ward. Their motto, "Can you take it?", is a clear challenge to Popeye. President Bluto puts Popeye through the tests, and while he fares better than most, he still ends up in the hospital ward, until he eats his spinach and goes after the members. (imdb)
Shoein\
Wimpy is such a terrible helper that blacksmith Olive fires him. Both Popeye and Bluto see the help wanted sign; they compete for the position. Of course, their competition wrecks the shop. (imdb)
Axe Me Another
Pierre Bluto, running a logging camp, has thrown Olive into the river because he didn't like her spinach. Popeye rescues her and proceeds to beat Bluto in a lumberjack contest. (imdb)
A Dream Walking
Popeye and Bluto each wants to save Olive as she sleepwalks onto a construction site. But most of their efforts go into preventing each other from being the hero. (imdb)
The Two-Alarm Fire
Popeye and Bluto run adjoining (and competing) fire companies. When Olive's huge house catches fire, they are soon more interested in fighting each other than the fire. When Bluto goes to the roof to rescue Olive, the fire strands him there. Popeye eats his spinach and rescues them, but it's too late for the house. (imdb)
The Dance Contest
Popeye and Olive visit a dance hall, where a contest is in progress (though judge Wimpy seems far more interested in his hamburgers than the dancers). He dances terribly. Bluto cuts in, and Popeye sulks in a corner next to a convenient bowl of spinach. Popeye dances impressively; Bluto comes back and manhandles Olive. (imdb)
Pleased to Meet Cha!
The boys arrive at Olive's house at the same time, but at different doors. They both come in, and whenever Olive isn't looking, they start fighting. She catches them, and tells them one will have to leave. Bluto tells Popey that whoever does the best trick can stay. As a result, they find ever more creative ways to abuse each other, much to Olive's merriment. Eventually, though, they start destroying her house, and Olive throws them both out, for a little while, anyhow. (imdb)
The \
Popeye takes Olive to a stage show of a hypnotist (Bluto), who also levitates objects. While he's doing this, Popeye makes him lose his concentration, so in retaliation, the hypnotist pulls Olive on stage and turns her into a chicken. Popeye comes down to fight and the hypnotist tries to turn him into a monkey, but Popeye pulls a mirror into place. He recovers, and turns Popeye into a donkey, then smacks him around a bit, but spinach comes to the rescue. (imdb)
Jack and the Beanstalk
A differently-drawn Bimbo, incensed at trash dropped from the clouds, climbs his beanstalk to find not only the giant but also his slave (Betty Boop with dog's ears). (imdb)
Too Weak to Work
Bluto decides he's exhausted and needs a complete rest; fortunately, there's a hospital nearby where he can fake exhaustion. Popeye discovers the deception and poses as his nurse. (imdb)
A Hull of a Mess
Popeye and Bluto own adjacent shipyards. They are given the plans for a battleship; whichever finishes first gets the contract for the fleet. Bluto does his patriotic duty by refraining from his usual sabotage; his own incompetence provides much of the entertainment, until the end, when Popeye finishes first. Bluto, invited to help launch the ship, provides a bottle of champagne filled with nitroglycerine. (imdb)