Alice the Goon
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Alice the Goon is a fictional character in E.C. Segar's comic strip Thimble Theatre and in the "Popeye" cartoon series derived from it.
[edit] History
Alice made her debut in the Sunday, December 10th, 1933 Thimble Theatre strip, part of the "Plunder Island" storyline. As yet unnamed (and her gender unspecified), she worked as a guard for the sorceress, the Sea Hag. She is portrayed as an Amazonian giantess with a large proboscis and prominent, hairy forearms and calves. Her name and gender were given in the January 14, 1934 strip, after she had captured Wimpy. Popeye eventually discovers that Alice was an unwilling slave to the Sea Hag, and helped Alice gain her freedom.
In later appearances, Alice appeared wearing a skirt and flowered hat. Her tribe live on Goon Island and the Goons are indistinguishable from each other. When Alice spoke, her words would appear as a series of meaningless squiggles. Wimpy is the only one who can understand her language.
[edit] Trivia
Spike Milligan was a fan of the Popeye cartoons and took the name of the Goon Show from Alice and her tribe.
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