The Big Cartoon DataBase reports the sad news that everybody’s favorite corncob pipe-smoking sailor has been dropped by Cartoon Network. The timing is particularly bad because this is the year of Popeye’s seventy-fifth anniversary. Maybe they have one of those mandatory retirement age clauses like Disney has for its board of directors. Follow the link for more information directly from Fred Grandinetti, a co-founder of the Official Popeye Fan Club.