Billy West said his was one of the most difficult voices to learn. Shows the talent of Jack Mercer and other legends like Mel Blanc.
@jayjay86443
Жыл бұрын
And for that matter, shows us how deeply talented Billy West is for having to master such a voice. He can't beat Frank Welker only because Frank's larynx is weird. He's like an X-Men with his esophagus, he mimics an entire forest with it alone.
@BabyLambCreations
5 жыл бұрын
R.I.P Jack Mercer You'll always be our Popeye.
@conscience-commenter
3 жыл бұрын
Such a talented man. If he only knew how many generations he brought joy to the numbers would overwhelm . Thank you Jack .
@richardautry9594
Жыл бұрын
I don't personally think I would carry that banner too high ever since Paramount took all the cartoon rights from Fleisher Studios and went to Famous Studios for the Popeye cartoons series. They were almost as pathetic as the Felix the Cat Cartoons to me.
@stephenholloway6893
8 жыл бұрын
Back in 1974, Jack Mercer still nailed it.
@ericcaires6423
3 жыл бұрын
Well he was the original voice lol
@stephenholloway6893
3 жыл бұрын
@@ericcaires6423 No he wasn't. But the longest performer of him at the time.
@ericcaires6423
3 жыл бұрын
@@stephenholloway6893 William Arnold Costello was the original voice I ment and Mae Questel was the first to do olive oyl
@theodorecarter6601
2 жыл бұрын
@@ericcaires6423 Bonnie Poe was the first voice of Olive Oyl, but then Mae Questal quickly took over the role for every cartoon, except when production moved to Miami and she was recast with Margie Hines.
@davaotripsters
2 жыл бұрын
@@theodorecarter6601 and Margie Hines is also Jack Mercer's wife until they divorced in 1950.
@sarangerande9587
4 жыл бұрын
No editing softwares no nothing...... Only sheer talent.👍👍👍
@AR-iy7oy
3 жыл бұрын
Sadly lacking these days
@welcometototalitarianism812
2 жыл бұрын
This is amazing. I grew up in the 80s watching Popeye, which was made 50 years earlier, and Popeye is still timeless in the 2020s.
@1223jamez
4 ай бұрын
Amen I love to watch Popeye on Saturday mornings on METV.
@jeffro7p202
3 жыл бұрын
15 dislikes? Who could dislike this other than bluto.
@mr.potatohead5670
3 жыл бұрын
Liberals
@SirManfly
3 жыл бұрын
@@mr.potatohead5670 haa haa so true !!
@christopherbonanno1120
3 жыл бұрын
People are stupid and need to complain. That’s who complains
@jaelge
3 жыл бұрын
Bluto´s a Democrat, so he voted three times. I see, now that a few of his friends have voted since then.
@jaelge
3 жыл бұрын
@@mr.potatohead5670: LOL! Liberals aren´t happy unless everyone´s as miserable as they are.
@larrymoore6640
3 жыл бұрын
The good old days when you could sit down and watch a cartoon and just enjoy it.... Thank you Popeye and friends
@davaotripsters
3 жыл бұрын
Jack Mercer is the 2nd Voice of Popeye from 1935-1945, 1946, 1947-1984 (Mercer passed away in 1984), and William 'Billy' "Red Pepper Sam" Costello is the original voice of Popeye from 1933-1935 (Costello also passed away back in 1971).
@bobbybickert
Жыл бұрын
There was one other Popeye voice in one of the Popeye cartoons from 1935, "Be Kind To Aminals", a really weird-sounding voice. I used to think that it was Disney voice actor Candy Candido, who said in a magazine interview that he did Popeye's voice in only one Fleischer cartoon because his price was so high and that "I was the lowest Popeye ever.". But now I think that Candy Candido misremembered which studio it was and that he did some of Popeye's voice in "Peep in the Deep", with some of it being done by Jack Mercer, maybe when he was on leave. I think Floyd Buckley, who was one of the voices of Popeye on the Popeye radio show, is the oddball voice in "Be Kind To Aminals". I have a 78RPM record of "Floyd Buckley, Radio's Popeye" singing songs from the Fleischer cartoons like "A Clean Shaven Man" and "Brotherly Love", along with an original song, "Popeye on Parade".
@theodorecarter6601
2 жыл бұрын
William Costello may have been the first voice of Popeye, but Jack Mercer WAS the character. And he voiced him for all his cartoon appearances since 1935 to 1957, except for select cartoons from 1945-1946 due to the WW2 draft. No actor can compare to Jack Mercer.
@sergedeleon9592
4 ай бұрын
He is golden icon of Popeye nothing to compare it now
@denniseudela411
3 жыл бұрын
For me, the best Popeye edition was the one with the opening & closing sliding doors in the opening credits. Super Classic!
@DBR00
3 жыл бұрын
Same here. I loved the one with the sliding doors on the ship.
@mitchly
3 жыл бұрын
Yep! Your not wrong Dennis!
@denniseudela411
3 жыл бұрын
@@mitchly Cool!
@mitchly
3 жыл бұрын
@@denniseudela411 Right; .....just because of Dennis...I'm off to watch (Thanks to KZitem) an episode of Popeye (with the 'sliding doors' intro) and totally relive my lovely childhood!Thanks Dennis (and KZitem)
@denniseudela411
3 жыл бұрын
@@mitchly Hi Billy...I can relate so well. I was always longing to see those doors episodes, like since the late 60's. Then... (No You Tube yet), I ordered online a 3-disc special Popeye collection Vol 1 1933 -'38 in 2007. That's when I feasted my eyes & traveled in my time machine to be a kid again, this time with my own (2) kids & introduced them to the Sailor guy! The discs contained both B&W & when they first have shorts in technicolour!😊👌 Of course now, just type it on YT!
@long-timelistenerfirst-t-us2yy
5 жыл бұрын
if you werent grinning ear to ear and clapping at the end, you just dont have a soul.
@lucianonmarazzo436
Жыл бұрын
I just started singing along. I was so giddy.
@joselyhsiang5835
3 жыл бұрын
Popeye one of my favorite cartoons of all time, & who doesn’t love Jack Mercer best voice ever Rip Jack
@clay3935
3 жыл бұрын
That was fun to see Jack perform his Popeye voice, gave me a warm loud laugh, thanks for the video clip.
@badrogue66
3 жыл бұрын
Anyone else tear up when he did the voice ?
@ForeverAlone3
3 жыл бұрын
Definitely a huge grin on my face
@russlupky3505
3 жыл бұрын
No
@unknowngamer8736
9 ай бұрын
this guy was the voice of my childhood I used to watch popeye as a kid.
@nathandean4412
Жыл бұрын
When Jack mumbles them zingers under his breath in the old Popeye cartoons, I'm rolling back again constantly to hear the last 3 lines I just laughed over
@chance5745
3 жыл бұрын
Jack had a wonderful voice and was skilled/talented. I love the train whistle he does at the end. My late father introduced me to Popeye, when I was a child. He would record lots of episodes on VHS tapes and play them. Popeye and Tom and Jerry. Happy memories. Kindly, C.
@stevewilson7857
3 жыл бұрын
The good ol days. I miss them terribly.
@jonnyboy4289
2 жыл бұрын
That was impressive on how he was able to voice Popeye for many years since the 30s.
@margaretedwardnoseworthy415
5 жыл бұрын
Rip jack Mercer 1910 _ 1984 stomach cancer
@jasminnemcdonald94A
7 жыл бұрын
Wow! I am BLOWN away.
@rondobson1828
3 жыл бұрын
Well blow me down! Gagagagagaga!
@lonnieprude82
6 жыл бұрын
Jack Mercer is a genius
@Kimlovesjesus101
7 ай бұрын
Talented and Mel Blanc 🎉❤ Thank you 🙏 people will never know that talent again.
@kevins.butler3402
4 жыл бұрын
(Crying)I still miss you..Jack.
@JahnoKestt
8 жыл бұрын
What an awesome guy.
@merrygroening
3 жыл бұрын
Now I understand the song Real Slim Shady
@LittleBlueTrain67
3 жыл бұрын
He will always remain as the best Popeye! No doubt about it!
@wayneasiam65
3 жыл бұрын
My Lord, to hear and see him...the voice and spirit of America's beloved POPEYE.
@margaretedwardnoseworthy415
5 жыл бұрын
I'm popeye the sailor man I'm popeye the sailor man I'm strong to the finish cause I eat my spinach I'm popeye the sailor man hoo hoo
@vintagesavoiur
3 жыл бұрын
I eat me spinach he said at times
@johngranato2673
3 жыл бұрын
me
@hardright3759
3 жыл бұрын
@@vintagesavoiur I thinks it was "I eats me spinach".
@patojair4602
3 жыл бұрын
Popeye el marino descanse en paz siempre lo extrañaremos un saludos de lima perú
@trailersfromhell2539
Жыл бұрын
I've read that other actors who did Popeye's voice found it to be a strain on their voice doing it over lengths of time, but Jack Mercer did it naturally. He practically had monopoly on Popeye for close to 50 years.
@dodgerstone
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the Vid. Reminds Me of My Old Grandpa. He Would Do Funny Stuff To Make His Grandkids Giggle. Thanks for Bringing Back Such Great Memories from My Childhood. Much Appreciated. 👍
@tdalaska
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching.
@danielleraine8762
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for uploading this video, otherwise I would never actually see my great uncle in action!!
@tdalaska
6 жыл бұрын
You're welcome! Thank you!
@Justaperson354
5 жыл бұрын
You’re related to him and yet your family doesn’t have any of his tape or memorabilia? That’s sad to think about. But I’m glad the internet basically has everything lol
@Hanma007
4 жыл бұрын
@@Justaperson354 😂😂😂
@gregdavis1362
7 ай бұрын
when i was a kid, i literally wore out my vhs tape of popeye and sinbad the sailor/ ali baba and 40 thieves....the voice acting is incredible...some of popeyes seemingly random mumblings and weird jazz scatting are actually really, really impressive
@latvguy1
3 жыл бұрын
I remember that Game Show Network logo from when they first started. I was addicted to the old game shows. Now it's the Family Feud Network.
@Workerbee-zy5nx
Жыл бұрын
Awesome, I always wondered who voiced Popeye .🎉
@positivelastaction3957
3 жыл бұрын
#3 is probably a barrel of laughs at parties
@jimlastname
3 жыл бұрын
Oh...the stories he would tell about his 30 years in the travel business and the Exxon building....ahem.... and the awkward the staring eyes.
@HerrSchytt
Жыл бұрын
I'm Popeye the sailor man, when it comes to spinach I ain't no beginner, I eat spinach for breakfast, lunch and dinner, I'm Popeye the sailor man.
@alexandrebertrand-lafleur3114
3 жыл бұрын
Mr Mercer, anybody who like Popeye never miss you! Rest in peace, Sir!
@VG-iq8xq
2 жыл бұрын
The skippity dee di do is hilarious!
@Jo_Wardy
2 жыл бұрын
Jack mercer was the best Popeye voice actor ever. I grew up watching his version on dvd and vhs
@MasterOfMyUniverse
Жыл бұрын
Finally, after all these decades. I Finally see the voice of Popeye. I've waited aged to see this.
@sbjennings99
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome informative Video experience Y'alls God Bless Ya 🙌🙏
@The123abdulrahman
Жыл бұрын
These works will remain immortal through time,
@KarthikSubramanianKrishnan
3 жыл бұрын
1:33 Oh my goodness! This guy is full of energy and fun loving!
@bennyfromda-bronx6343
3 жыл бұрын
Can you imagine how many chics at the bar he got phone numbers from when he did that voice? LOL
@jimlastname
3 жыл бұрын
Wonder how his forearms got so big....
@filipsadowski4938
5 жыл бұрын
Świetny. Ja uwielbiam popeya
@SethComedyFan
4 жыл бұрын
He would be great at throat singing
@ShawnC.T.
3 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite cartoon characters ever, R.I.P. Jack...
@danielfennessey
3 жыл бұрын
What boggles my mind, is that i just found out, he also voiced Felix the Cat
@hardright3759
3 жыл бұрын
Really. I have to go find a Felix cartoon.
@Sunsetdrivein
3 жыл бұрын
That's correct. He did every single voice in the Joe Oriolo Felix the Cat tv cartoon series (1959-1961).
@DavidBurgessMechanicalMusic
Күн бұрын
Yes, 1950s Felix The Cat. Van Beuren Felix The Cat I believe was voiced by Walter Tetley.
@malcolmschnauzer1054
Жыл бұрын
This episode of "To Tell The Truth" was just on, a few minutes ago. Did anyone lese cry when he sang "I'm Popeye the Sailorman"???
@WilliamDearthwd
2 жыл бұрын
He did do his final performance as the voice of Popeye in the opening moment of the 1980 movie.
@bobbybickert
Жыл бұрын
No I think his final performance as Popeye was for a TV commercial for the home version of the Nintendo Popeye video game. The commercial also had Mae Questel doing the voice of Olive and Jackson Beck doing the voice of Brutus. So the old gang was back together again one last time. kzitem.info/news/bejne/1Yp9u5Wjnot7oKA
@RedVynil
3 жыл бұрын
He was also on What's My Line back in the black & white days.
@sergedeleon9592
4 ай бұрын
Award winning popeye is jack
@MisterMikeTexas
3 жыл бұрын
Much love to our Popeye!
@breakfastplan4518
3 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure Jack Mercer could easily do Tuvan throat singing if he wanted to. Is anyone else here hearing how much control he has over his projected overtones?
@pshepherd58
7 жыл бұрын
my son is all over jack mercer as them other characters in those paramout cartoons regularly without the stars besides popeye when he was going against inuyasha for them when we still had directv which we don't anymore he likes jakatsu and kagura over over those stupid noveltoon kids in land of the lost jewels cause of global wrestling federation on espn classic that still lives on at&t uverse
@musicom67
4 жыл бұрын
Your son!? Is English your first language? - just curious...
@Geonorth1
2 ай бұрын
Jack Mercer was also a writer of Popeye in the Fleischer days.
@krishkarthick90
2 жыл бұрын
Wow..wat a voice.. I think it's computer voice in my childhood
@alexisnihon1
Жыл бұрын
nice
@student71000
3 жыл бұрын
The best can never be imitated
@frez777
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome. In 2021.
@ftsjr
3 жыл бұрын
That was great!
@Astrobrant2
3 жыл бұрын
Wow! Jack does a really good impression of Popeye! [snicker]
@sms9106
3 жыл бұрын
That was amazing.
@SheepofTheShepherd-nu3lz
2 жыл бұрын
🤔I believe Robin Williams took some of Jack Mercer And William Costello and added his own special sound to his version of the character
@bradlafferty6076
Жыл бұрын
What a gift
@fromthesidelines
Ай бұрын
I knew who he was the moment Jack opened his mouth.
@hardlines4
3 жыл бұрын
Love it!
@terencediamond356
3 жыл бұрын
Popeye was my all time favorite.
@filipebeat4430
6 жыл бұрын
i b glad too, oooo LOOOOOOOOL HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
@franzhaas3712
3 жыл бұрын
I LOVE HIM.
@ericjones2659
3 жыл бұрын
Iconic!!
@Johnny5
3 жыл бұрын
Popeye was awesome growing up!!
@GeeTrieste
3 жыл бұрын
I just realized he is doing a westernized version of Tuvian Throat singing.
@hardright3759
3 жыл бұрын
See what learn watching cartoons.
@Da1Dez
2 жыл бұрын
Jack is still the definitive voice what people associate with Popeye.
@ericscarburry8637
3 жыл бұрын
Our thanks and a carton of Salem’s
@jimlastname
3 жыл бұрын
Along with Zeebrick and a fur from Dicker and Dicker of Beverly Hills.
@miguelpescado
3 жыл бұрын
Finally, I can puts a faesk to the voisk... and it's not the face I excepted such a voisk to come outta! Translated from Popeye-speak: Finally, I can put a face to the voice... and it's not the face I expected such a voice to come out of!
@sagniknath5537
7 жыл бұрын
wish there was an actual full length candid interview of this great man who gave meaning to our childhood instead of this bullshit tv game where they waste pointless minutes "guessing" who the real celebrity is.Worst part,this seems to be the ONLY actual video of Jack on the internet :/
@tdalaska
7 жыл бұрын
I edited this from a tape of Mercer's full appearance - the link is in the description. Mike Sporn - a NY animator, interviewed Mercer in 1978. Here's a link to the audio file on SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/cartoon-research/jack-mercer-interview-by
@oldsocrates
5 жыл бұрын
FYI, "To Tell The Truth" never does in-depth interviews with anyone. Hell, you should be thankful for this "bullshit TV game" show; otherwise, you wouldn't have gotten to see Mr. Mercer in action.
@bobbybickert
Жыл бұрын
@sagniknath5537 Jack Mercer was interviewed by animation historian G. Michael Dobbs, though I don't where you would find it. Here's a quote (probably not exact): "One of my greatest pleasures was interviewing Jack Mercer. He was a very nice man and he wasn't really aware of his large number of fans and his influence on animation."
@bobbybickert
Жыл бұрын
@sagniknath5537 G. Michael Dobbs' long-in-the-works history of the Fleischer studio is finally finished. But it's so long that it's going to be published in more than one volume! So far the first volume, Made of Pen and Ink: Fleischer Studios, The New York Years, has been published. As I said in my above post, G. Michael Dobbs interviewed Jack Mercer while he was still alive.
@dilungmoveityafool777
3 жыл бұрын
This guy got boys for decades to eat their spinach, that's an amazing acchomplishment!
@tdalaska
3 жыл бұрын
Well played, sir - chomp chomp nom nom
@markjones-uv9qb
3 жыл бұрын
Popeye is a good cartoon to watch
@groovylicks6
Жыл бұрын
Rip jack mercer
@ngumbidulani8585
4 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣 I like popaye🇲🇼💪🏿👊🏿
@hebneh
3 жыл бұрын
I couldn’t help but think this man was lip-synching to a cartoon soundtrack instead of actually singing this live! I could not put his actual face to what I only know as Popeye.
@ArtStoneUS
3 жыл бұрын
Cartoons work the opposite way. They record the voices first, then draw the cells to match the audio (back when cells were hand drawn)
@stevealaska73
3 жыл бұрын
Would have loved to hear him talk as Jack too.
@bobbybickert
Жыл бұрын
Watch "A Date To Skate". Jack Mercer used his natural voice for the man at the skate rental counter.
@stevealaska73
Жыл бұрын
@@bobbybickert Thank you Bobby. I just watched it. Pretty funny episode, although I don't even think Mr. Mercer used his actual voice speaking as the rental attendant either. Let me know if you find any other opportunities!
@bobbybickert
Жыл бұрын
@@stevealaska73 Another KZitem member uploaded this entire episode of To Tell the Truth, in which you can hear Jack Mercer's natural voice when he's being asked questions by the panel. It's definitely the same voice as the man at the skate rental counter counter in "A Date To Skate". (Taking into account the time difference of over 35 years.) ("A Date To Skate" was one of the first Fleischer Popeye cartoons I watched, back when I could only watch them while visiting an aunt and uncle who lived near Atlanta. "The Woody and Popeye Show" opened with the bit of Popeye asking for a can of spinach from someone in the theater audience. Luckily I got to see the entire cartoon the next year, 1984.)
@BigDaddy-ti7fh
3 жыл бұрын
Olive was Popeyes baby's mama
@joelcartagena953
3 жыл бұрын
Who here actually likes eating some spinach?
@tjmusa
4 ай бұрын
WOW
@iTheRealBigbosceoProductions
6 ай бұрын
Seeing your childhood cartoon voices come to life is amazing
@richardautry9594
Жыл бұрын
Actually the best Popeye cartoons were the original Popeye cartoons. The Fleisher Stud
@davidphilley7628
3 жыл бұрын
So what happened to Brutus?
@tdalaska
3 жыл бұрын
from Popeye the Sailorpedia: Bluto was voiced by a number of actors, including William Pennell, Gus Wickie, Pinto Colvig, Tedd Pierce, Dave Barry and Jackson Beck. Beck also supplied the voice for Brutus in the early 1960s. In the 1980 live-action movie, he is portrayed by Paul L. Smith. In The All-New Popeye Hour and Popeye and Son, he is voiced by Allan Melvin, and in Popeye's Voyage by Garry Chalk.
@bobbybickert
Жыл бұрын
@@tdalaskaJack Mercer did Bluto's voice in some of the Popeye cartoons released in 1940 like "Fightin' Pals" and "Nurse Mates". For some reason he did the voice of Brutus in one of the made-for-TV Popeye cartoons from the early 1960's, "Sea No Evil", instead of Jackson Beck. And he did the voice of Brutus in the Saturday Superstar Movie "Popeye Meets The Man Who Hated Laughter" from the early 1970's, which I watched for the first time last year. But I didn't know that writer Tedd Pierce was one of the voices of Bluto. There are 3 Popeye cartoons from 1939 and 1940 that I can't pin down the voice of Bluto: "Customers Wanted", "Ghosks is the Bunk" and "Stealin' Aint Honest". None of them sound like Pinto Colvig or Jack Mercer. I wonder which one is Tedd Pierce?
@kurttoy5035
2 жыл бұрын
Jack Mercer was to NYC voice actors what Mel Blanc was to their LA counterparts.
@kotogray8335
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing...
@ArtStoneUS
3 жыл бұрын
One is Olive Oyl wanting her back child support
@randyren3658
5 жыл бұрын
jack mercer still alive???
@tdalaska
5 жыл бұрын
Per Wikipedia: Winfield B. "Jack" Mercer (January 13, 1910 - December 4, 1984) was an American voice actor, animator and writer. He is best known as the voice of cartoon characters Popeye the Sailor and Felix the Cat.
@kidr5510
3 жыл бұрын
What about Fred Rich?
@rondobson1828
3 жыл бұрын
That was so cool. lol
@digitalgods5568
3 жыл бұрын
Jack Mercer looks a bit like a young Martin Scorsese!
@willshad
3 жыл бұрын
Sure, if you consider 65 years old 'young'.
@jln55
2 жыл бұрын
I wanted to hear his natural voice, but it isnt on this clip.
@tdalaska
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah - clink the link posted in this vid's description - it features the entire segment.
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