Popeye and Olive Oyl go to the rodeo where Bluto performs and impresses Olive. Popeye outdoes him with some fancy riding and steer wrestling.

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Is it worth the time? If you have seven minutes to kill and a soft spot for classic rubber-hose animation, sure. It’s exactly what you expect: Bluto is a jerk, Olive Oyl is in distress, and Popeye saves the day with a can of greens. If you’re looking for a plot that breaks the mold, look elsewhere. It’s the kind of sh...

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"Is it worth the time? If you have seven minutes to kill and a soft spot for classic rubber-hose animation, sure. It’s exactly what you expect: Bluto is a jerk, Olive Oyl is in distress, and Popeye saves the day with a can of greens. If you’re looking for a plot that breaks the mold, look elsewhere. It’s the kind of short that feels like it was drawn in a fever dream. The rodeo setting is just an excuse for Popeye to do things that would probably get a normal human arrested or flattened by a ste..."

