"I'm strong to the finish, cause I eats me spinach - I'm popeye
the sailor man, toot toot"
Bathe with popeye the spinach eating sailor for only
£9.99
Popeye is
an independent sailor with a unique way of speaking, muscular forearms
with two (sometimes one) anchors tattooed on them, and an ever-present
corncob pipe. His strange, humorous, and often supernatural adventures
take him all over the world, and place him in conflict with enemies
such as the Sea Hag and Bluto.
The plot lines in the animated cartoons tended to be simpler. A villain,
usually Bluto (later renamed Brutus for a time), makes a move on Popeye's
"sweetie", Olive Oyl. The bad guy then clobbers Popeye until
Popeye eats spinach, which gives him superhuman strength. (The "spinach
factor" is only in the cartoons; in the comic strip, Popeye is
just naturally tough.) Spinach farmers in Crystal City, Texas were
so grateful for this they erected a statue of Popeye in the town and
credited him for saving the then-dying spinach industry.
Although Popeye is short, odd-looking, belligerent, and has only one
eye (his left eye), many consider him a precursor to the superheroes
who would eventually come to dominate the world of comic books. Some
observers of popular culture point out that the fundamental character
of Popeye, paralleling that of another 1930s icon, Superman, is very
close to the traditional view of how U.S. sees itself as a nation:
possessing uncompromising moral standards and resorting to force when
threatened, or when he "can't stands no more" bad behavior.
Dimensions
approx: 100mm L x 88mm W x 100mm H
Colours: as shown.
Material: PVC rubber, non toxic.
Packaging: Each Celebriduck comes in a clear gift box with hang tag.
...We produce our Celebriducks in limited editions and make changes
as we release each new edition. All first editions done before the
year 2000 were done in editions of 5000 and a number of them are
getting close to being sold out. The early first editions are a
bit larger and a little more firm, but subsequent editions after
the year 2000 reflect a duck which now squeaks, is a little smaller
and softer, has all new packaging, and floats as well or better
than any duckie on the market.
Clelebriducks is a registered trademark & licensed product.
Any reproduction or infringement will result in litigation. All
items are licensed. Celebrity ducks cannot be imprinted without
authorisation of the licensor.
