Popeye

Popeye the Sailor is a fictional character notable for appearing in comic strips and animated films as well as numerous television shows. He was created by Elzie Crisler Segar, and first appeared in the daily King Features comic strip Thimble Theatre on January 17, 1929.

In "The Buffalo Convention" he pays a visit to Dr. Oliver. Oliver informs him that the lumps in his arms are actually tumors. When Popeye tried to reply to this, it was all stuttered gibber. Oliver explained that Popeye's weird speaking pattern is caused by a stroke he had a few years ago.

Wimpy appears as a stroke victim in "Big League Oscar"

Bluto was nominated for an Academy Award in "Moonlight and Maintenance".

In "The Robinson-Maria Robertson", Robinson McMurry, angered by his wife's betrayal, he ate a can of spinach which caused his forearms to gain muscles, just as Popeye often would.

Popeye's laugh is used at the gay pride parade in "Seizures Everywhere".

Oscar tries to emulate Popeye by eating spinach during the fight with three tough guys that take the booth at The Drunken Kantina in "Many Dangerous Ways", but finds the can difficult to open and the spinach watery.

A special forces agent compares Jeremy Renner to a young Popeye in "The Big Broadcast".

Oscar notes that he likes to squeeze chili cans until they pop into his mouth like Popeye's spinach in "To Gus With Love".