Olive Oyl (1949-1963)

Olive Oyl is one of the main protagonists in the Popeye the Sailor franchise. Unfortunately, during 1949-1963, she got flanderized badly.

Why She’s Fickle

 * 1) She has been flanderized from a fickle, yet kindhearted girlfriend of Popeye into an obnoxious, unlikable and angry jerk who tortures Popeye.
 * 2) She is even more fickle than she was before.
 * 3) Whenever she gets in trouble, she is completely helpless and is unable to defend herself.
 * 4) As mentioned in Reason #1, she treats Popeye terribly as she constantly gets mad at him and is willing to dump him at the drop of a hat for petty and questionable reasons without any second thought.
 * 5) While Mae Questel still does a good job voicing her, her voice can be annoying and grating to listen to at times.
 * 6) She barely gets her comeuppance for her actions, thus making her a Karma Houdini.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) Her character design is still nice to look at and is a step up from earlier years.
 * 2) Mae Questel still does a good job voicing her.
 * 3) She is still likable and even has her original personality in a handful of shorts, such as:
 * 4) * “Gym Jam”
 * 5) * ”Popeye Makes a Movie”
 * 6) * “The Farmer and the Belle”
 * 7) * ”Shaving Muggs”
 * 8) * ”Floor Flusher”
 * 9) * ”Hill-billing and Cooing”
 * 10) * ”Out to Punch”
 * 11) * ”The Crystal Brawl”
 * 12) * ”Spooky Swabs”
 * 13) She was a much better character during 1933-1948.