Editing Bluto (section)

==Bluto vs. Brutus==
After the theatrical ''Popeye'' cartoon series ceased production in 1957, Bluto's name was changed to Brutus because at the time it was believed by [[King Features]] that [[Paramount Pictures]], distributors of the Fleischer Studios (later [[Famous Studios]]) cartoons, owned the rights to the name "Bluto". King Features actually owned the name, as Bluto had been originally created for the comic strip. Due to a lack of thorough research, King Features failed to realize this and reinvented him as Brutus to avoid potential copyright problems.<ref>{{cite web|author=Ian|url=http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mpopeye.html|title=Is Popeye's nemesis named Bluto or Brutus?|publisher=Straight Dope|access-date=July 14, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991002065155/http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mpopeye.html|archive-date=October 2, 1999}}</ref> "Brutus" (often pronounced "Brutusk" by Popeye) appears in the 1960–62 ''[[Popeye the Sailor (1960s TV series)|Popeye the Sailor]]'' television cartoons with his physical appearance changed, making him obese rather than muscular. He normally sported a blue shirt and brown pants.<ref>{{cite web|author=Randall Cyrenne|url=https://animatedviews.com/2010/fifty-years-with-brutus/|title=Fifty Years With Brutus!|publisher=Animated Views|access-date=July 20, 2020}}</ref>

The character reverted to Bluto for [[Hanna-Barbera]]'s ''[[The All-New Popeye Hour]]'' (1978–83) and the 1980 live-action [[Popeye (film)|''Popeye'' movie]], as well as the 1987 ''[[Popeye and Son]]'' series also by Hanna-Barbera. The character was also named Bluto in the 2004 movie ''[[Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy]]''.

It was long accepted that Bluto and Brutus were one and the same. However, a 1988 ''Popeye'' comic book, published by Ocean Comics, presented the two characters as twin brothers.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=Fortier, Ron|penciller=Dunn, Ben; [[Tom Grummett|Grummett, Tom]], Kato, Gary|inker=Barras, Dell|story=Double Trouble Down Under|title=Popeye Special|volume=1|issue=2|date=September 1988|publisher=Ocean Comics}}</ref> The ''Popeye'' comic strip, at the time written and drawn by [[Hy Eisman]], generally featured only Brutus, but added Bluto as Brutus' twin brother in several 2008 and 2009 strips.<ref>December 28, 2008 Popeye Cartoon; retrieved July 14, 2009.</ref><ref>April 5, 2009 Popeye Cartoon; retrieved July 14, 2009.</ref> The two continue to appear as brothers in the more recent strips by [[Randy Milholland]].<ref>August 21, 2022 Popeye Cartoon; retrieved September 4, 2022.</ref>