Wilco pops up in Popeye, on an upcoming episode of Austin City Limits
Wilco must really like its dark, leafy greens. The band popped up in this past Sunday’s Popeye cartoon hawking spinach from its very own container ship. Bluto, Wimpy, Olive Oyl, and the whole gang were on hand to buy canned produce from Jeff Tweedy and company, all of whom were depicted in the cartoon. What ties the band has to the corncob pipe-smoking sailor are unclear, but Popeye.com does point out that “both Wilco and Popeye also share roots in their home state of Illinois (Chicago and Chester, respectively).” Fair enough.
When not traversing the animated seas looking for vitamin-enriched goodness, Wilco found time to film an episode of Austin City Limits that will air Feb. 4.
Wilco “Dawned On Me” from Austin City Limits on Vimeo.
