Bluto, in I'm in the Army Now (1936)

Bluto is a cartoon character created in 1933 by Fleischer Studios for its Popeye the Sailor theatrical animated series. The familiar version of Bluto never appeared in the original Thimble Theater comic strip, although a burly villain named "Bluto the Terrible" appears in a 1933 continuing story in the strip. Image File history File links Bluto-popeye-fleischer. ... Image File history File links Bluto-popeye-fleischer. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Fleischer Studios, Inc. ... Popeye from an opening still from one of his cartoon shorts, with his characteristic corncob pipe and single good eye. ... Popeye from an opening still from one of his cartoon shorts, with his characteristic corncob pipe and single good eye. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Bluto is Popeye's nemesis; he, like Popeye, is attracted to Olive Oyl, and usually attempts to kidnap her. However, Popeye usually ends up defeating him. A Popeye comic book cover shows Popeye, with his characteristic corncob pipe and single good eye, and his girlfriend Olive Oyl. ... Olive Oyl in Little Swee Pea (1936). ...

Bluto is a large, bearded, musclebound man. He mostly uses his physical brawn to accomplish what he is trying to do, but does display some ability for tactical planning. Neither Popeye and Olive Oyl, nor any other characters, think of him as anything more than a worthless scoundrel, although Olive seems to forget this in the beginning of an episode, only to discover it later. However, there are some cartoons that show Popeye and Bluto as friends and navy buddies, with Bluto usually turning on Popeye when an object of interest (usually Olive) is put between them. A prime example of this is the cartoon "On Our Way to Rio." A full beard A beard is the hair that grows on a mans chin, cheeks, neck, and the area above the upper lip (the opposite is a clean-shaven face). ...

After the theatrical Popeye cartoon series went out of production in 1957, Bluto's name was changed to Brutus because it was believed that Paramount Pictures, distributors of the Fleischer Studios (later Famous Studios) cartoons, owned the rights to the name "Bluto"[1]. "Brutus" appears in the 1960-1962 Popeye television cartoons, but he is again "Bluto" in the 1978 Hanna-Barbera Popeye series and the 1980 Popeye movie. Brutus was also the name Nintendo used for their arcade game based on the property. 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Brutus is a Roman cognomen used by several politicians of the Junii family, especially in the Roman Republic. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... Famous Studios was the animation studio owned by Paramount Pictures after the company foreclosed on Fleischer Studios and ousted Max and Dave Fleischer in 1942. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Cartoon Network Studios, formerly known as Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Popeye was a 1980 live-action movie directed by Robert Altman, based on the comic strip and cartoon character Popeye the Sailor. ... Nintendo Company, Limited (Japanese: 任天堂, ニンテンドー Nintendō; NASDAQ: NTDOY.pk, TYO: 7974 ) is a multinational corporation founded on September 23, 1889[1] in Kyoto, Japan by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards, for use in a Japanese playing card game of the same name. ... Popeye is a 1982 arcade game released by Nintendo, it is based on the Popeye comic/cartoon characters licensed from King Features Syndicate. ...

Prior to the name change to Brutus, the bearded strongman was known as "The Big Guy Who Hates Popeye", "Mean Man" and "Sonny Boy" in the comic strip and comic books. The name "Brutus" was first used on Popeye related products in 1960 and in print in 1962. It is generally accepted that Bluto and Brutus are one and the same. However, Ocean Comics published a one-shot "Popeye" comic book where Bluto and Brutus were twin brothers. Bobby London, who drew the "Popeye" daily strip for six years wrote and illustrated "The Return of Bluto" story where the 1932 version of Bluto returns and discovers a number of fat, bearded bullies have taken his place, calling themselves "Brutus" (each one being a different version of Popeye's rival).

Bluto was voiced by a number of actors, including Billy Bletcher, Pinto Colvig, and Jackson Beck. Beck also supplied the voice for Brutus in the early 1960s. William Billy Bletcher (September 24, 1894 - January 5, 1979) was an American actor, comedian, and voice artist, a native of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA . ... Vance DeBar Pinto Colvig was a vaudeville actor, radio actor, newspaper cartoonist, prolific movie voice actor, and circus performer whose schtick was playing clarinet off-key while mugging. ...

In many episodes, Bluto appears as a sort of friend to Popeye, though he usually manages to cause some sort of trouble.

Popeye's foe is almost always Bluto, functioning in some capacity—fellow sailor, generic tough, carny hypnotist, Arab sheik, lecherous instructor, etc. Even when the enemy is not Bluto, there is often still a superficial resemblance in face (cf. the blond, beardless lifeguard in "Beach Peach") or voice. A sailor is a member of the crew of a ship or boat. ... Swabian-Alemannic carnival clowns in Wolfach, Germany A carnival is a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus and public street party, generally during the Carnival Season. ... Hypnosis, as defined by the American Psychological Association Division of Psychological Hypnosis, is a procedure during which a health professional or researcher suggests that a client, patient, or experimental participant experience changes in sensations, perceptions, thoughts, or behavior. ... The Arabs (Arabic: عرب ) are predominantly speakers of the Arabic language, rather than a pure ethnic group, mainly found throughout the Middle East and North Africa. ... Shaikh (Arabic: شيخ ),(also rendered as Sheik, Shaykh or Sheikh) is a word in the Arabic language meaning elder of tribe, lord or a revered old man. ... Abraham Lincoln was the first American President to wear a beard in office. ...

External links

• Popeye's Poopdeck: Bluto/Brutus

Delta House was an American sitcom that ran in 1979. A short-lived attempt to cash in on the popularity of the hit movie Animal House, the show featured several of the Animal House characters in a similar college atmosphere. The most notable character from the movie that was missing from the show was John Belushi as Bluto. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_House