History WesternAnimation / PopeyeTheSailorMeetsSindbadTheSailor

* ShownTheirWork: The Fleischer brothers and their studio pulled out all stops for this cartoon, and boy howdy, does it show, resulting in much SceneryPorn and all-around EyeCandy in general. The storytelling and pacing also received much attention to detail.

The short starts off with a close-up on the isle of ''{{S|pellMyNameWithAnS}}indbad'' [[Literature/SinbadTheSailor the Sailor]], and not long after we see the man himself, he begins his epic [[VillainSong villain boast song]], complete with ''[[SceneryPorn amazing]]'' live-action model set and animation blending, ending with the introduction of Popeye himself, singing his theme song.

%%* ThisIsADrill: How Popeye gets through Sindbad's wall, also the twister punch.

* DigitalDestruction: The print included on the official Popeye DVD is a very good restoration -- save for some truly bizarre color alterations, which pumped up the pink, purple and turquoise on the print. On that note, Sindbad's outfit was originally purple, but is now bright blue in this print. Not to mention, DVNR problems tend to pop up at times -- especially when Olive Oyl cheers on Popeye when he's beating up Sindbad. Averted for Thunderbean's restoration of the short on their Popeye Blu-Ray which uses the print from the UsefulNotes/NationalFilmRegistry with far more accurate colors.

* DigitalDestruction: The print included on the official Popeye DVD is a very good restoration -- save for some truly bizarre color alterations, which pumped up the pink, purple and turquoise on the print. On that note, Sindbad's outfit was originally purple, but is now bright blue in this print. Averted for Thunderbean's restoration of the short on their Popeye Blu-Ray which uses the print from the UsefulNotes/NationalFilmRegistry with far more accurate colors.

The short starts off with a close-up on the isle of ''{{S|pellMyNameWithAnS}}indbad'' the Sailor, and not long after we see the man himself, he begins his epic [[VillainSong villain boast song]], complete with ''[[SceneryPorn amazing]]'' live-action model set and animation blending, ending with the introduction of Popeye himself, singing his theme song.

!!Tropes Associated With This Short:

* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: To make it clear that you’re not supposed to side with Sindbad, he kicks one of his snakes in the face during his VillainSong.

* WholeEpisodeFlashback: This short was later remade by Creator/FamousStudios in 1952 as "Big Bad Sindbad", which is essentially the same cartoon, only with a FramingDevice where Popeye and [[ChasteToons his nephews]] go to a museum and encounter a giant statue of Sindbad, prompting Popeye to recount his fateful encounter with the sailor. Once Popeye was done with the story, the nephews chiseled the statue into that of Popeye in his honor. Understandably, a lot of footage from the original cartoon had to be cut to fit in a 9-minute cartoon short.

* BraggingThemeTune: The short opens with Sindbad's villain song where he boasts about his incredible strength and how he defeated hundreds of beasts. It then segways into Popeye’s own theme tune as he sails by.

* BraggingThemeTune: The short opens with Sindbad's villain song where he boasts about his incredible strength and how he defeated hundreds of beasts.

This cartoon is in the PublicDomain and can be [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIwUpvf2jXY viewed online on]] Website/YouTube or [[Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki's]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popeye_the_Sailor_Meets_Sindbad_the_Sailor article on the cartoon.]]

** Sindbad squeezes Popeye so hard his face becomes "beet red" (cue Popeye's head turning into a beet).

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: Due to its out-of-nowhere adventure story nature, that feels very different from the usual locales of Popeye's world.

This short was popular enough to recieve a follow-up in 1937, ''WesternAnimation/PopeyeTheSailorMeetsAliBabasFortyThieves''.

* DeadpanSnarker: The first thing Popeye says after Sindbad's giant bird wrecks his ship? "Oh, that was a nice boat we once had."

%%* EvilIsHammy: Bluto as Sindbad the Sailor.

%%* {{Expy}}: Sindbad is an expy to Bluto (and Bluto's other expy Brutus).

%%* IAmSong: "I'm Popeye the Sailor-man!"

%%* WindFromBeneathMyWings: Sindbad's giant bird can do this.

* DamselInDistress: Olive Oyl, as usual.

* DigitalDestruction: The print included on the official Popeye DVD is a very good restoration -- save for some truly bizarre color alterations, which pumped up the pink, purple and turquoise on the print! On that note, Sindbad's outfit was originally purple, but is now bright blue in this print!
** Averted for Thunderbean’s restoration of the short on their Popeye Blu-Ray which uses the print from the UsefulNotes/NationalFilmRegistry with far more accurate colors.
* EvilIsHammy: Bluto as Sindbad the Sailor.

* {{Expy}}: Sindbad is an expy to Bluto (and Bluto's other expy Brutus).
* GiantFlyer: Sindbad's giant bird, which probably recalls the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roc_(mythology) Roc]] of the original Sindbad story.

* IAmSong: "I'm Popeye the Sailor-man!"

* IsleOfGiantHorrors: Sindbad's TurtleIsland is full of various monstrous beasts, such as lions, tigers, snakes, apes, and most notably [[RocBirds a roc bird]] and a two-headed humanoid giant.
* KickTheDog: In Sindbad's case it's more like "Slap The Lion."

* TheLoad: Wimpy just tags along with Popeye and gets distracted by a local duck that he wants to eat, and then sits on the sidelines after he fails to catch it. He contributes absolutely nothing to helping Popeye rescue Olive.

* MultipleHeadCase: The two-headed giant "Boola".

* RocBirds: Sindbad has a roc bird that he commands to sink Popeye's ship and bring Olive Oyl to him. Later, he commands it to kill Popeye, so the roc takes him to a volcano. Popeye returns with the roc on a giant plate, roasted with gravy.

* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: Noticeably averted for one of the few times in the whole franchise. Popeye actually is at sea in this cartoon, manning a ship, and it's central to the plot. We don't know where he, Olive Oyl, and Wimpy were going. As many adventures as they get into, maybe they were coming to Sinbad's island of their own accord. Thanks to Sinbad's intervention we never find out.

* ThisIsADrill: How Popeye gets through Sindbad's wall, also the twister punch.
* ToothyBird: The giant bird has fangs in its beak.

* VisualPun: Sindbad squeezes Popeye so hard his face becomes "beet red" (cue Popeye's head turning into a beet)
** Popeye's Balloon Biceps show an electrical power generator during his Spinach-induced power-up.

* WindFromBeneathMyWings: Sindbad's giant bird can do this.

* WholeEpisodeFlashback: This short was later remade by Creator/FamousStudios in 1952 as "Big Bad Sindbad", which is essentially the same cartoon, only with a FramingDevice where Popeye and [[ChasteToons his nephews]] go to a museum and encounter a giant statue of Sindbad, prompting Popeye to recount his fateful encounter with the sailor. Once Popeye was done with the story, the nephews chiseled the statue into that of Popeye in his honor. Understandably, a lot of footage from the original cartoon had to be cut to fit in a 6 minutes cartoon short.

** Popeye's BalloonBiceps show an electrical power generator during his Spinach-induced power-up.

* WholeEpisodeFlashback: This short was later remade by Creator/FamousStudios in 1952 as "Big Bad Sindbad", which is essentially the same cartoon, only with a FramingDevice where Popeye and [[ChasteToons his nephews]] go to a museum and encounter a giant statue of Sindbad, prompting Popeye to recount his fateful encounter with the sailor. Once Popeye was done with the story, the nephews chiseled the statue into that of Popeye in his honor. Understandably, a lot of footage from the original cartoon had to be cut to make way for the new material.

* EvilIsHammy: Bluto as Sinbad the Sailor.

* ThereCanBeOnlyOne: The story is set off by Sindbad overhearing Popeye singing his theme song, taking it as a challenge to his title as the greatest sailor in the world.

** Averted for Thunderbean’s restoration of the short on their Popeye Blu-Ray which uses the print from the UsefulNotes/NatoinalFilmRegistry with far more accurate colors.

** Averted for Thunderbean’s restoration of the short on their Popeye Blu-Ray which uses the print from the UsefulNotes/NatonalFilmRegistry with far more accurate colors.