Poopdeck Pappy

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Poopdeck Pappy is a fictional character featured in the Popeye cartoons.

Poopdeck Pappy made his first appearance in the Popeye the Sailor short, "Goonland" (1938). In this short film, it is revealed that Popeye has a long-lost father, not seen since infancy, that is being held captive in the bizarre realm of Goon Island. When he goes to rescue the "ol' goat" in the Goon prison, his father refuses to acknowledge Popeye as his son, but when Popeye himself is captured by the Goons, he eats Popeye's mislaid can of spinach to rescue his only child. In the mêlée that ensues, the filmstrip is broken and the animator must staple it back together to finish the cartoon.

Popeye is the spitting image of Poopdeck Pappy, though Pappy has a white beard.

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