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Sea Hag - Tall, masculine looking witch featured
in comics/cartoons created by Elzie Crisler Segar since the 1930s.
The Sea Hag is the archenemy of Popeye the Sailor. Sailing the Seven Seas in her
boat "The Black Barnacle," the Sea Hag plunders all in her sight.
When she set her eyes on Popeye the Sailor, she falls in love with him and does
everything in her power to make him hers. Unfortunately, Popeye has a girlfriend
(Olive Oyl) and besides, the stout and true Popeye would never be one to be fall
for such an evil character as the Sea Hag.
Although, years later after constant pursuits and skirmishes with the Sea Hag
and her minions, Popeye warms up to the mannish sea-maiden saying "I yam glad
she ain't dead -- even if she is a exter bad woman -- hah! If they wasn't no bad
women, maybe we wouldn't appreciate the good ones. Anyway, she yam what she
yam!"
In her campaign to win Popeye's affections the lovelorn Sea Hag uses Voo Doo;
kidnaps Eugene The Jeep; tries to burn Popeye's food supply of Spinach (the
fumes energized him, however); transform herself into a duplicate of Olive Oyl -
with no success; masqueraded as "Rose of the Sea", a beautiful young seductress;
and even helped Popeye's nemesis Brutus take a youth portion to become young,
fit and a suitor for Olive Oyl's affections.
Santa Captured by The Sea Hag
The Sea Hag's "If I can't have him, no one can" attitude has driven her, on
occasion, to even try to kill Popeye, as well. But romantic intentions and
unrequited love aside, the Sea Hag (who just wanted to get a man to call her
own), was truly a mean person. Case in point: the time she and her vulture
sidekick, Bernard planned to ruin Christmas by capturing Santa Claus and burning
his sack of toys. Luckily, Popeye thwarted her evil scheme.
Later in their relationship, after chasing Poyeye unsuccessfully for so many
years, the Sea Hag even tried to secure the affections of Popeye's
hamburger-munching pal Wimpy - again with no success. The Sea Hag's one
weakness/vulnerability (besides her affection for Popeye) was the mystical
powers of Eugene the Jeep, a strange creature with a bulbous nose who befriended
Popeye the Sailor.
Comic Strip Illustration of the Sea Hag
TRIVIA NOTE: The Sea Hag character debuted on
"Thimble Theater" comic strip in 1929. In 2004, actress Kathy Bates performed
the voice of the Sea Hag/Siren in the first-ever Popeye the Sailor Man 3-D CGI
animated production Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy. The storyline follows
Popeye's journey to find his long lost father, Poopdeck Pappy, in time for the
holidays. As he sails the treacherous Seas of Mystery, he encounters the
villainous Sea Hag who is smitten by the hulking seaman and vows to stop at
nothing until she steals him away. To imagine what the Sea Hag would look like
for real, just take actor Richard Moll, put him in a body length robe, and wrap
a scarf around his head.
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THE ALL-NEW POPEYE
HOUR/CBS/1978-83 |
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Voice Credits |
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Jack Mercer |
as |
Popeye |
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Marilyn Schreffler |
as |
Olive Oyl/The
Evil Sea Hag |
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Julie Bennett |
as |
Monica |
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Daws Butler |
as |
Wimpy |
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Frank Welker |
as |
Dinky |
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Hal Smith |
as |
Col. Crumb |
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Frank Nelson |
as |
Uncle Dudley |
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Jackie Joseph |
as |
Sandy |
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Ross Martin |
as |
(voice) |
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