Popeye comes to ask Olive out, but finds she's gone off with the title character. Popeye goes to the circus (ringmaster Wimpy) looking for her, to find she's part of the act; an aerial battle ensues.


Is it worth your time? If you have seven minutes and a soft spot for rubber-hose animation, sure. It’s exactly the kind of Popeye short that makes zero sense if you think about it for more than two seconds, but who goes into these looking for logic? If you hate old-school cartoons or people shouting in high-pitched voi...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Dave Fleischer

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"Is it worth your time? If you have seven minutes and a soft spot for rubber-hose animation, sure. It’s exactly the kind of Popeye short that makes zero sense if you think about it for more than two seconds, but who goes into these looking for logic? If you hate old-school cartoons or people shouting in high-pitched voices, you’ll probably want to skip this one entirely. So, Popeye shows up to see Olive, but she’s already skipped town with some guy who spends his life hanging by his toes. Classi..."
Charles Carver
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