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| Directed by: | Isadore Sparber |
| Written by: | Carl Meyer |
| Release date: | January 14, 1955 |
| Running time: | 7 minutes |
| Available on: | VHS DVD Boomerang |
Cookin' with Gags is an April Fool's Day-themed theatrical animated short starring Popeye the Sailor, produced by Famous Studios and originally released by Paramount Pictures on January 14, 1955.
Plot[]
The boys are taking Olive on a picnic. It's April 1, and Bluto plays a series of "jokes" on Popeye, though of course they go beyond the bounds of acceptability, particularly once they get to the picnic grounds; Bluto puts gasoline on the fire he asks Popeye to light and swaps a beehive for the lemonade. Bluto then launches a cruel joke against Olive and frames Popeye. The capper: he replaces Popeye's spinach with a joke can, and runs off with Olive for some canoeing. But Popeye gets the last laugh with an inflatable sea monster.