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Never Sock a Baby (1939)

1939-11-03 · 6m · EN
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Popeye spanks Swee'pea and sends him to bed without supper. He wrestles with his conscience over this, while Swee'pea packs a bundle and runs away from home. They apparently live in the wilderness, since Swee'pea crosses a rope bridge that collapses, narrowly misses a landslide, and is soon on a narrow mountain path. Popeye finds him and rescues him from a waterfall but his spinach can is empty. Fortunately, this was all a bad dream from Popeye's conscience.

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Dave FleischerDirector

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Jack MercerJack MercerPopeye (voice) (uncredited)Margie HinesMargie HinesSwee'pea (voice) (uncredited)

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Genre affinityComedy · AnimationVisual styleAnimationDialogue densityComedyPacingShortDirector preference608973Actor preference174784 · 742655

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What is Never Sock a Baby about?

Popeye spanks Swee'pea and sends him to bed without supper. He wrestles with his conscience over this, while Swee'pea packs a bundle and runs away from home. They apparently live in the wilderness, since Swee'pea crosses a rope bridge that collapses, narrowly misses a landslide, and is soon on a narrow mountain path. Popeye finds him and rescues him from a waterfall but his spinach can is empty. Fortunately, this was all a bad dream from Popeye's conscience.

How long is Never Sock a Baby?

Never Sock a Baby has a runtime of 6 minutes.