Late last week we brought you
Warner's announcement (including a listing of all the included shorts) for
Popeye the Sailor - Volume 2: 1938-1940, a 2-DVD set coming on
June 17th. It continues the collectible releases which begain with last year's
Volume 1 four-disc set. However, Warner's announcement didn't mention any bonus material, and other sites reporting on the upcoming release did mention some extras. Extras which - as it turns out - will *not* be on this set,such as Max Fleischer's 1939 animated film
Gulliver's Travels.
The other day we
told you that animation historian Jerry Beck, who worked on this DVD as well as others (
Woody Woodpecker, Looney Tunes), would be interviewed yesterday on the Shokus Internet Radio program
Stu's Show, and talk about this release and the supplements on it. He has also
posted about it at his Cartoon Brew blog, and we encourage you to head over there and read his take on
Gulliver and whether or not it's a big deal that it's not on this set. He also posted the complete final list of extras for this release, and he's given us permission to bring them to you here. Thanks so much, Jerry! If you missed his appearance on
Stu's Show last night, then be sure to catch the daily reruns of it this week at the shokusradio.com website.
- Disc 1:
- Commentaries:
- The Jeep by Historian Glenn Mitchell
- Bulldozing the Bull by Writer Paul Dini
- Mutiny Ain't Nice by Filmmaker Greg Ford
- Goonland by Historian Glenn Mitchell
- A Date to Skate by Historian Michael Barrier with Animator Gordon Sheehan
- Cops is Always Right by Historian Michael Barrier with Animator Dave Tendlar
- Customers Wanted by Director Eric Goldberg
- Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp by Filmmaker Greg Ford
- Wotta Nightmare by Historian Jerry Beck
- Hello, How am I? by Animator Mark Kausler
- It's the Natural Thing to Do by Historian Michael Barrier with Animator Arnold Gillespie
- Popeye Popumentaries:
- Eugene the Jeep: A Breed of His Own - Running Time: 3:14
- Poopdeck Pappy: The Nasty Old Man and the Sea - RT: 5:07
- O-Re-Mi: Mae Questel and the Voices of Olive Oyl - RT: 8:30
- Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story - RT: 48:00
- Disc 2:
- Commentaries:
- Stealin Ain't Honest by Director Bob Jaques
- Puttin on the Act by Historian Daniel Goldmark
- Popeye Meets William Tell by Filmmaker Greg Ford with Animator Shamus Culhane
- Popeye Popumentaries:
- Men of Spinach and Steel RT: 6:21
- From the Vault:
- Paramount Presents Popular Science (1938 Paramount short; behind the scenes at Fleischer's Miami studio) - RT: 6:16
- The Mechnical Monsters (1941 Superman short) - RT: 11:01
- Early Max Fleischer Art Gallery - RT: 3:04
- Females is Fickle Pencil Test - RT: 0:29
- Stealin Ain't Honest - Storyboard Reel - RT: 6:00 est.
- I'm Popeye the Sailor Man Vintage Audio Recording - RT: 2:27 (audio only)
- Michael Sporn Interviews Jack Mercer - RT: 6:12 (audio only)
