How can anyone find Olive Oyl appealing when she is such a fickle character?
It’s true that Ms. Oyl does tend to have a roving eye. After all, although the Famous Studios’ creators revamped her, she still has some traits in common with her earlier incarnations, and fickleness has been a part of Olive from Segar on. These cartoons are still about Popeye and Olive Oyl, not Popeye and Sally! However, there are certain things relating to the Famous Studios’ cartoons which mitigate Olive’s flirting with other guys. It often seemed as though Olive’s romantic interludes were more of an outgrowth of her very pleasing personality (see “From Olive Drab To Olive Fab” – Part 1) than a sign that she was unstable or disloyal. She’s an enthusiastic, throw herself fully into every moment of life, dream big dreams, dare to live and feel person. It’s only natural that, at times, she would get swept along by the setting, the circumstances, and the mood and suddenly come to her senses later and say, “This guy’s getting carried away with his amorous advances. I don’t really love hi
