Susie Q., the name of Popeye's fishing boat, seems to be a reference to "Susie-Q", a 1939 song by Sonny Boy Williamson.
There are no penguins at the North Pole, but that didn't stop film makers and artists from placing them there.
As Popeye and Olive are deposited at the North Pole, a fanciful rendition of the famed aurora borealis can be seen.
Pierre gives the native hunter payment in currency and a popular frozen confection of the era, an Eskimo Pie ice cream bar. It is now called an Edy's Pie, after the original producer.