Popeye The Sailor Man Morning Noon and Nightclub Is Popeye's 48th theatrical cartoon. It was produced by Fleischer Studios and released on June 18, 1937. Plot Bluto vandalizes several billboards advertising "Popito and Olivita"'s nightly dance at Wimpy's Cafe, until he reaches the Cafe just as the two stars arrive. Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar. The character first appeared in the daily King Features comic strip Thimble Theatre on January 1