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J. Wellington Wimpy, generally referred to as Wimpy, is one of the characters in the comic strip Popeye, created by E. C. Segar and originally called Thimble Theatre, and in the Popeye cartoons based upon the strip. Wimpy debuted in the strip in 1931 and was one of the dominant characters in the newspaper strip, but when Popeye was adapted as an animated cartoon series by Fleischer Studios, Wimpy became a minor character; Dave Fleischer said that the character in the Segar strip was "too intellectual" to be used in film cartoons. Wimpy appears in Robert Altman's 1980 live-action musical film Popeye, played by Paul Dooley.

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  • J. Wellington Wimpy, generally referred to as Wimpy, is one of the characters in the comic strip Popeye, created by E. C. Segar and originally called Thimble Theatre, and in the Popeye cartoons based upon the strip. Wimpy debuted in the strip in 1931 and was one of the dominant characters in the newspaper strip, but when Popeye was adapted as an animated cartoon series by Fleischer Studios, Wimpy became a minor character; Dave Fleischer said that the character in the Segar strip was "too intellectual" to be used in film cartoons. Wimpy appears in Robert Altman's 1980 live-action musical film Popeye, played by Paul Dooley. (en)
  • Gontran (anglais : J. Wellington Wimpy) est un personnage de fiction de l'univers de Popeye apparu le 3 mai 1931 dans le comic strip The Thimble Theatre. La chaîne de restauration rapide américaine Wimpy a été nommée ainsi en son honneur. (fr)
  • Poldo Sbafini (in inglese J. Wellington Wimpy), o Poldo Sbaffini nelle storie italiane pubblicate dall'editore Renato Bianconi, è un personaggio immaginario del fumetto e della serie animata Braccio di Ferro, apparso per la prima volta in assoluto in Italia il 28 marzo 1935 col nome di Schiffo Schiffini mentre il nome "Popeye" rimaneva invariato all'inglese. (it)
  • J. Wellington Wimpy, ook bekend als Wimpy, is een stripfiguur bedacht door Elzie Segar. Wimpy was een hoofdpersonage in de stripreeks Thimble Theatre, die later werd hernoemd naar Popeye. Enige tijd nadat Popeye zijn intrede deed en Fleischer Studios startte met de Popeye-animatiefilmpjes werd Wimpy een nevenpersonage. (nl)
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  • Thimble Theatre, May 3, 1931
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  • Wimpy in Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves (en)
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  • J. Wellington Wimpy, generally referred to as Wimpy, is one of the characters in the comic strip Popeye, created by E. C. Segar and originally called Thimble Theatre, and in the Popeye cartoons based upon the strip. Wimpy debuted in the strip in 1931 and was one of the dominant characters in the newspaper strip, but when Popeye was adapted as an animated cartoon series by Fleischer Studios, Wimpy became a minor character; Dave Fleischer said that the character in the Segar strip was "too intellectual" to be used in film cartoons. Wimpy appears in Robert Altman's 1980 live-action musical film Popeye, played by Paul Dooley. (en)
  • Gontran (anglais : J. Wellington Wimpy) est un personnage de fiction de l'univers de Popeye apparu le 3 mai 1931 dans le comic strip The Thimble Theatre. La chaîne de restauration rapide américaine Wimpy a été nommée ainsi en son honneur. (fr)
  • Poldo Sbafini (in inglese J. Wellington Wimpy), o Poldo Sbaffini nelle storie italiane pubblicate dall'editore Renato Bianconi, è un personaggio immaginario del fumetto e della serie animata Braccio di Ferro, apparso per la prima volta in assoluto in Italia il 28 marzo 1935 col nome di Schiffo Schiffini mentre il nome "Popeye" rimaneva invariato all'inglese. (it)
  • J. Wellington Wimpy, ook bekend als Wimpy, is een stripfiguur bedacht door Elzie Segar. Wimpy was een hoofdpersonage in de stripreeks Thimble Theatre, die later werd hernoemd naar Popeye. Enige tijd nadat Popeye zijn intrede deed en Fleischer Studios startte met de Popeye-animatiefilmpjes werd Wimpy een nevenpersonage. (nl)
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  • J. Wellington Wimpy (en)
  • Poldo Sbaffini (it)
  • Gontran (Popeye) (fr)
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  • Dudu (Popeye) (pt)
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