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Max FleischerIt's The Natural Thing To Do (1939)

A nother rarely seen Popeye classic. This time, it's from 1939, and it's called It's The Natural Thing To Do. It is VERY FUNNY. Enjoy. To find out more information regarding this film go to its IMDb page at http://imdb.com/title/tt0031502/


This movie is part of the collection: Animation Shorts

Producer: Max Fleischer
Production Company: Paramount Pictures/AAP
Audio/Visual: Monophonic Sound, Black & White
Language: English
Keywords: popeye; it's the natural thing to do; 1939; aap; paramount productions; bluto; olive oyl; ettiquette; book; conversing; donuts; coffee; maid

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Reviewer: Dark Moon - - June 1, 2009
Subject: The beginning of a tradition?
Studios get fanmail, complaints, and all sorts of other stuff from their viewing public (and lots more of it, now that access is just a click away). 'Steven Spielberg Presents: Animaniacs!' did an entire episode to ridicule Internet fanboys ('Please, Please, Pleese Get a Life Foundation'), and took another poke at them in 'Night of the Living Dull'. 'Steven Spielberg Presents: Tiny Toon Adventures' received a script from an affiliated TV station ('Buster and Babs Go Hawaiian') and began production on it, only to discover that the script was written and sent to the station by three fans-- they completed it anyway.

I have no idea if any other studio (particularly during the "golden age of animation") similarly responded to viewer input, but all this suggests to me that the Fleischers may have in fact received such a letter or telegram, and produced this episode in response to it. To my mind, the Fleischers' usual parody and satire takes on the acid edge of angry sarcasm in this film, suggesting that this is what they want to say to censorship in general and the Hays code in particular: "You leave us with nothing to animate."

Reviewer: Classic_TV_and_Radio_Fan - - November 12, 2008
Subject: Good
Great cartoon, very good.

Reviewer: enwilson - - February 27, 2008
Subject: A secret classic
One of my favorites of the black and white Popeyes.

Reviewer: agunn - - June 10, 2007
Subject: BWAH!!!
A surreal gem -- breaks the fourth wall and everything else in its path. Contains invaluable advice re etiquette and donuts...

Reviewer: FrumpyBB - - June 9, 2007
Subject: extraordinary cartoon
Reminds me a lot of the famous known Laurel & Hardy routines :)

Reviewer: surfvh - - March 25, 2007
Subject: Without a doubt the weirdest Popeye cartoon I've ever seen!
I seen a lot of Popeye cartoons, but this one takes the prize for bizarre. It certainly doesn't follow the usual formula of the typical Popeye cartoon. Even the characterizations are very different from other 1930's era Popeye cartoons. It almost seems as if a different group of people broke into the studio and created their own version of the genre. This one will definately surprise you, nothing in it makes sense. I'll give it 5 stars for freaky.

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Produced By Max Fleischer
Directed By Dave Fleischer
A Max Fleischer Cartoon