Olive Oyl rises from her night-time slumbers to go sleepwalking on the bare girders of a skyscraper under construction. Popeye and Bluto fight over who gets to save her.
This is not only considered one of the best Popeye cartoons. When you see a list of the best cartoons of all time, it usually includes this one. I agree with that assessment, and the reasons I enjoy it so much include not only the beautifully timed gags -- a hallmark of the Fleischer studio -- but its rhythm, set to the pace of the title song, and its sense of space and three-dimensionality. That was another accomplishment of the Fleischers; Max had a number of patents and inventions in the field under his belt, including rotoscoping, and they aid in the transfer of the thrill comedy genre to this cartoon.
This is not only considered one of the best Popeye cartoons. When you see a list of the best cartoons of all time, it usually includes this one. I agree with that assessment, and the reasons I enjoy it so much include not only the beautifully timed gags -- a hallmark of the Fleischer studio -- but its rhythm, set to the pace of the title song, and its sense of space and three-dimensionality. That was another accomplishment of the Fleischers; Max had a number of patents and inventions in the field under his belt, including rotoscoping, and they aid in the transfer of the thrill comedy genre to this cartoon.