The plot lines in the animated cartoons tended to be simple. A villain, usually Bluto, makes a move on Popeye"s "sweetie", Olive Oyl. The bad guy then clobbers Popeye until Popeye eats spinach, which gives him superhuman strength. The fundamental character of Popeye, paralleling that of another 1930"s icon, Superman, also invokes traditional values possessing uncompromising moral standards and resorting to force only when threatened, or when he "can"t stands no more"! The first volume includes 58 (7-10 min) theatrical blk & white shorts from 1933 to 1938 and 2 two-reeler 20 minute color cartoons. (Notable shorts: * POPEYE THE SAILOR MEETS SINDBAD THE SAILOR was an Academy Award� Nominee. Betty Boop appears in a cameo as a hula dancer in the 1st short "Popeye The Sailor")DVD Features: Documentaries Featurette Music Only Track Other