In the cartoons, she would usually be Popeye's sweetheart, or a girl that both Popeye and Bluto were trying to impress. Named after Popeyes' delayed entry into the chicken sandwich industry to compete with Chik-fil-A. [5] Seth was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets on January 6, 2016 where he became an All-Star in 2017 and 2019. He had a second stint with the Mavericks during the 2002–03 season, but played in only 26 of 82 games. Her unique frame gives her a number of odd features, with her lanky body being so flexible that it almost seems as though she is made of rubber, with her limbs often twisting or stretching beyond the norm to the point where she might even seem boneless. Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year, List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season rebounding leaders, List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds, "Nets Name Assistant Coaches to Avery Johnson's Staff", "Popeye Jones Added to Pacers' Coaching Staff", "Silvertips Select Two Defensemen In First Round", "Seth Jones happy to join Nashville Predators", "Elite prospect Seth Jones can thank Joe Sakic for starting him on right path | Vancouver Sun", NCAA Division I men's basketball season rebounding leaders, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Popeye_Jones&oldid=968960242, American expatriate basketball people in Canada, American expatriate basketball people in Italy, Murray State Racers men's basketball players, Articles with unsourced statements from December 2019, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Career statistics and player information from, This page was last edited on 22 July 2020, at 15:14. At the same time, she would demonstrate more empowerment, as she would often put up more of a fight towards her abductor(s) (but with little success) or other female characters trying to woo Popeye. In Myron Waldman's official artworks both Olive and Betty are shown to be quite good friends even when Popeye is flirting with Betty. However, these newer comic specials present their own version and on some occasions, such as this one, contradict the earlier accounts. In said segment, both were female army recruits trying to learn the ropes and protocols of army life while having to endure the strict enforcement of their no-nonsense superior, Bertha Blast. Olive battles a rival for Popeye's affection in Never Kick a Woman. Olive is very close to her family and regularly spends time with them, including her brother, Castor Oyl, their mother, Nana Oyl (after "banana oil", a mild slang phrase of the time used in the same way as "horsefeathers," i.e. Olive was born the daughter of Cole Oyl and Nana Oyl, and the younger sister of the ever ambitious Castor Oyl. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Olive cares deeply about Popeye, and despite their rough start, she eventually grew to love him dearly. [1], Following his 11-year career year in the NBA, Jones decided to pursue coaching professional basketball. After Olive's run in the original Thimble Theatre, she would return as a main character in the 1948 comic book series by E. C. Segar's assistant Bud Sagendorf, which combined elements from both the original Thimble Theatre and the Fleischer Studios cartoons. She can also be seen in a flashback, feeding baby Popeye, in yet another Famous Studios cartoon entitled Lunch with a Punch. In all of these appearances, her voice was provided by Jack Mercer.