Popeye (comic strip)/YMMV

The cartoon

 * And the Fandom Rejoiced: Regarding the KFS shorts, the presence of more Thimble Theatre characters may offset the poor animation and timing.
 * Foe Yay: The infamous Minute Maid television ad. Poor Olive.
 * Hilarious in Hindsight: Near the end of "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp", the Big Bad gets turned into a fish by the lamp and shouts, "Help! I'm a Fish!"
 * Seasonal Rot: By the mid-1940s, the Famous Studios Popeye shorts became increasingly formulaic and stale, and the timing and animation took a hit in quality.
 * Ugly Cute: Popeye as an infant, of which we get a glimpse in Goonland.
 * Values Dissonance: The short "I Yam What I Yam" portrays Native Americans in a very racist light. Popeye and Bluto are also frequently quite sexist in their treatment of Olive Oyl, who usually doesn't seem to mind.
 * Willfully Weak: One theory suggests that Popeye doesn't even need spinach to use his full power, and only acts like he needs it to mess with people.

The movie

 * Cult Classic - After being forgotten for a time, partly for the entertainment value. It was quite popular on release, though.
 * Ear Worm: "I Am What I Yam", anyone? Hint: It's basically Popeye meets Rap. Yeah.
 * A lot of the songs are like this. "Everything is food, food, food..."
 * More Popular Spinoff - The Sweethaven set used in the film later became a popular Maltese tourist attraction called Popeye Village, which is still in business today.
 * Narm Charm - Popeye's singing and dancing probably couldn't be pulled off by anyone but Robin Williams without inducing frightening amounts of Narm.
 * Special Effects Failure - The octopus.
 * Uncanny Valley: Needless to say, Popeye's tumor arms do NOT transition well into live action.

The arcade game

 * No Problem With Licensed Games: One of the few to boast the direct involvement of Shigeru Miyamoto.