100 Greatest Animated Shorts (100 movies items)

"While the Betty Boop series was quietly dying, Fleischer studios other major series was flourishing. With the success of the colour specials, the Popeye series was growing more ambitious and cinematic all the time. This is clear in ‘Goonland’, one of the greatest Popeye cartoons and one of the greatest Flesicher cartoons of all. ‘Goonland’ marks the film debut of Popeye’s father Poopdeck Pappy and also the only theatrical appearance of the Goons, a strange and frightening race of creat"

1001 Animated Shorts You Must See - The Full List (1001 movies items)

"DIR: Dave Fleischer SUMMARY: Popeye sets sail for Goonland where his long-lost father is being held prisoner. WHY IT'S HERE: While the Betty Boop series was quietly dying, Fleischer studios other major series was flourishing. With the success of the colour specials, the Popeye series was growing more ambitious and cinematic all the time. This is clear in 'Goonland', one of the greatest Popeye cartoons and one of the greatest Flesicher cartoons of all. 'Goonland' marks the film debut of Pope"