Nana Oyl

Nana Oyl Profile Age around her fifties Species Human Gender Female Hair color Black Likes/Loves Her daughter Dislikes/Hates Her daughter ignoring her warnings Residence Oyl Residence Relatives Cole Oyl (husband) Olive Oyl (daughter) Castor Oyl (son) Grandma Oyl (mother) Swee'Pea (adoptive grandson) Popeye (son-in-law) Production Information First appearance The Man on the Flying Trapeze (1934) Portrayed by Mae Questel (1934) Roberta Maxwell (1980)

Nana Oyl is a character created by E.C. Segar in his comic Thimble Theatre prior to Popeye's introduction. Mrs. Oyl is Cole Oyl's wife, the mother of Olive and Castor Oyl, the grandmother of Popeye Junior and the mother-in-law of Popeye. A character mostly seen in the comics, Nana also plays a part in the Fleischer Studios Popeye cartoon The Man on the Flying Trapeze, where her voice is provided by Mae Questel. Nana also appeared in the Popeye and Son episode "Happy Anniversary", in a flashback where she is seen helping Olive get ready for her wedding.

Quotes

Nana Oyl: Well?

Popeye: I came to see Olive Oyl

Nana Oyl: Without any warning she left in the morning

Popeye: With who?

Nana Oyl: With a Man on the Flying Trapeze (The Man on the Flying Trapeze)

Gallery 

Popeye

Popeye: Ijiwaru Majo Seahag no Maki

Nana and Cole in IDW's Popeye issue 2: "The Worm Returns"

Trivia

• Like her relatives, she has a pun for a name: 'Nana Oyl' comes from "banana oil", an old expression of disbelief.
• Actress Roberta Maxwell portrays her in the 1980 live-action film.

External links

• Popeye | The Home of Popeye the Sailor Man website
• Don Markstein's Toonopedia Popeye page

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