Leave Well Enough Alone

1939 · 6 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 168 VOTES · DIR. Dave Fleischer

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Overview

Popeye, feeling sorry for the puppies in the window of Olive Oyl's pet shop, buys all the animals (mostly dogs) and sets them free. A parrot declines to go, singing the title song to explain why it likes it just fine in the shop. Meanwhile, the freed dogs are not faring well.

Dialogue Timeline — 86 lines

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00:01:12 I was gonna--
00:01:16 - I wanted to--
00:01:21 - ...poodle, spitz, chow, collie?
00:01:28 Sixty-two, 33, 45-- Add two is 75....
00:01:36 Mm, what a mess.
00:01:46 - There we are. Money across the board.
00:01:55 Oh, dear. Oh.
00:02:04 for you to get out, young fellow.
00:02:13 Here we are. Oop!
00:02:20 "Saint Barnyard" dogs or something.
00:02:29 Oh, what cute "pupperanians"
00:02:37 Place is full of empty dogs cells.
00:02:50 You're a free bird.
00:02:58 What's the matter?
00:03:01 I'm giving you your freedom.
00:03:09 No, sirree.
00:03:18 And a roof over my head
00:03:27 I know me stuff, and I'm smart enough
00:03:46 I know me stuff, and I'm smart enough
00:04:29 Hey, bring them animals back.
00:05:10 Them's all my dogs.
00:05:17 Everybody out. Here we go.
00:05:34 Didn't I tell you?
00:05:39 To leave well enough alone

Cast & Characters

Jack Mercer Popeye / Parrot (voice) (uncredited)
Margie Hines Olive Oyl (voice) (uncredited)

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed86
Dialogue density14.3 lines / min
First line00:01:12
Final line00:05:39

Production Record

DirectorDave Fleischer
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes168

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