Popeye, Olive Oyl, and Bluto in VIM, VIGOR AND VITALIKY – Worth it just to see Bluto in drag

Popeye runs a gym, with signs advertising “Healt’ Classes for Wimmen – Vitaliky Is Personaliky – Healt’ Is Wealt’.” Nice to know that Popeye writes as well as he speaks.

Next door to Popeye is a cabaret run by Bluto, who advertises “Ladies Wanted,” but the wimmen are too busy getting healthy to want to act like chanteuses — including Olive Oyl, who snubs Bluto on her way to the gym. Bluto dresses up as a woman and joins the gym so that he can wail on Popeye, who is too gallant to fight a “woman.” But when Bluto loses his wig, the jig is up.

The best part of the cartoon, naturally, is watching Bluto in drag (a bit he seems to enjoy a little too much for a he-man).

On a rating scale of 1 to 4 spinach cans, I give this cartoon: