WNEW POPEYE AND FRIENDS opening Channel 5 Paul McCartney New York

[4thekidsTV]

I remember watching "The Popeye"movie cartoons weekday evenings and afternoons on WPIX TV Ch.11 in NYC..as far back as the late 1950's."Capt.sAllen"Swift And Jack McCarthy were the show's mc.'s on Ch.11.

[jjpugs]

Hot As Sun came up on my MP3 player and told my wife it was used for Popeye back in the late 70's. She didn't remember. Thanks for the post!!

[sd02231]

@mrmjb60 You are wrong, dsslave2 is right. It is called "Hot As Sun" from Paul McCartney's first solo album in 1970. "Suicide" was an outtake that was included as a bonus track on the 2011 reissue of this album.

[swarlock]

I remember this. In fact later when they acquired The 1960s Popeye Cartoons they used or Hottest Sun by McCartney speeded up as well. Great find.

[sugarjoe50]

this is McCartney's version sped up; I wonder how they got away with that?

[MrBlackSW]

I remember this coming on at 2pm. Then Woody Woodpecker show followed.

[danawadd]

...and I remember 3 - 3:30pm weekdays also ;) Bronx gal born in '67...

[danawadd]

SQUEEEEE!!! Thank U!!!!

[classicphile]

Wow. What memories. :-) I was born in Brooklyn in 1969, so I grew up in the 1970s watching popeye cartoons (among other cartoons) on WNEW (channel 5). If I recall correctly, this usually aired around 5am?

[dsslave2]

@classicphile  Actually I remember it being around 3pm - 3:30pm

[classicphile]

@dsslave2 Maybe both? 5am on saturday mornings and 3pm on weekdays? I do recall watching popeye and friends, but I also recall rarely being up at around 5am unless it was a saturday morning. Wanted to see alot of cartoons, as much as possible, on saturday mornings! :-)

[johnissoevil]

@dsslave2 I believe you're right. In the mid to late 80s, it was on twice a day, 6:30 am and 2:15 pm.

[AwesomePoet]

@classicphile That's funny because I was also born in 1969 in Brooklyn and these were great cartoons on Channel 5 as well as Channel 11 back in the days.

[ThisGuyFrritz]

I remember hearing that instrumental tune when watching "Popeye and Friends". All these years, I never knew until I read the description. So, it was Paul McCartney who made it. Does anyone know the name of the tune???

[dsslave2]

@ThisGuyFrritz The song is called Hot As Sun from his first solo album in 1970. I've updated my description.

[ThisGuyFrritz]

@dsslave2 Thanks. Now, I know the name of the tune. FINALLY!

[mrmjb1960]

@dsslave2 It's called "Suicide",not "Hot As Sun"..that was Pt.2.