After the success of the 1933 Popeye the Sailor film series, NBC approached King Features about producing a radio serial in February 1934[1] but had trouble securing an agreement.
And get big and husky like me But in later episodes, a radio announcer instead spoke the words: "Wheatena's his diet, he asks you to try it, with Popeye the Sailor Man.
"[5] Newsweek wondered whether children might "begin to doubt their hero's integrity" due to the "shameless about-face" of switching from spinach to Wheatena.
[6] Variety was more positive of the second season premiere, stating: "There is every reason to suppose Popeye as now paced, directed, musically backgrounded and put together by [orchestra leader Victor] Irwin will wrap itself up a large and devoted following.
The reviewer disliked that Popeye's voice was only "mildly similar" to the cartoons, Olive Oyl and Wimpy were "noticeably off the sound track" and "production is non-evident.