Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle
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Oct 24, 2026
Angelo PizzoGUEST
And the final grace note for this journey with Gene was that he was asked – It was right before he retired, he did an interview when a reporter asked him a leading question.
Angelo PizzoGUEST
So when you're out in public and people recognize you, do they relate to you any character you played, like Lex Luthor or Popeye Doyle in French Connection? And he said, the person they relate to, the character they relate to most is a coach in Hoosiers.
Angelo PizzoGUEST
You never know, right?
Kate CaseyHOST
That's incredible.
Glenn HaussmanHOST
Prove me wrong, Internet.
Glenn HaussmanHOST
It was Popeye.
Glenn HaussmanHOST
Popeye Doyle or the Sailor Man? All right, sorry.
Glenn HaussmanHOST
Now, what were we talking about? I don't even remember.
Glenn HaussmanHOST
I have no clue what's going on.
speaker_2UNKNOWN
Give me another one.
Michael OsborneHOST
He won his first Academy Award in the crude, relentless narcotics cop Popeye Doyle in The French Connection.
Michael OsborneHOST
He also played Lex Luthor in Superman and the basketball coach in Hoosiers.
speaker_3UNKNOWN
No! Gene Hackman.
Bill BurrHOST
It is.
Bill BurrHOST
Popeye Doyle with the hat in the back of the car.
Bill BurrHOST
Dude, you
Sam MorrilGUEST
know the story about that movie? They're trying to get the rights to film on the subway for this chase scene.
Jeff MayHOST
traffic.
Jeff MayHOST
Having Popeye Doyle chasing you down while you're cruising in a 40-foot limousine.
Jeff MayHOST
No officer must've been another 40 foot black limousine.
Jeff MayHOST
I love that.
Chris LoehrHOST
The title of this episode is the title taken from one of the greatest movies ever made, in my opinion, The French Connection.
Chris LoehrHOST
Gene Hackman playing Popeye Doyle.
Chris LoehrHOST
If you haven't watched that movie, I don't care how old you are.
Chris LoehrHOST
It's classic.
Bob MillerHOST
Although this one's, this particular episode that we're about to talk about is not nearly as.
Bob MillerHOST
Yeah, this
Chris LoehrHOST
one needs a little Popeye Doyle action on this one, too.
Chris LoehrHOST
Yeah,
GaryHOST
role.
GaryHOST
Yeah, but he was just coming off of Popeye Doyle.
GaryHOST
No, that was a
GeoffHOST
long time ago.
GeoffHOST
Popeye Doyle was, like, in the 70s.
GeoffHOST
Yeah, yeah.
GaryHOST
I
Brant BumpersGUEST
Very much so.
Uncle PatchesHOST
Especially The French Connection, where he played Popeye Doyle.
Brant BumpersGUEST
Yep.
Uncle PatchesHOST
Um, and he just wanted to do comedy.
speaker_4HOST
Let's unpack this for a second.
speaker_4HOST
Just picturing Popeye Doyle from The French Connection trying to play Hannibal Lecter completely changes the DNA of the project.
speaker_2HOST
It's a totally different frequency.
speaker_4HOST
It is.
Dave WeekleyHOST
It won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1972.
speaker_27ADVERTISER
All right, Popeye's here.
speaker_27ADVERTISER
Put your hands on your heads.
speaker_27ADVERTISER
Get off the bar and get on the wall.
speaker_28ADVERTISER
What's my name?
speaker_27ADVERTISER
Turn around.
speaker_26SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Popeye Doyle.
speaker_26SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
If he doesn't like you, he'll take you apart.
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