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The masses are revolting against the king, storming the castle with signs "Down With Blozo." Popeye warns Blozo but only gets insulted, "You're pretty ugly, yourself," is King Blozo's thanks to Popeye's warning

"I get the impression they are looking for a new king," says the astute Popeye. The people would rather see little "Swee Pea" as their king. Man, everyone in this cartoon is dumber than a doornail.

The king's solution is to find out what makes Swee' Pea so sweet, and maybe the people would then like him. He hires this evil little bearded scientist to get an explanation. The latter comes up with the cannibalistic idea of making soup out of Swee' Pea and having the king drink it!

The rest of it is Popeye attempt to rescue the little one from being on today's menu. As with most of these King Features 1960 Popeye cartoons, they are pretty lame and geared strictly for little kids. The only problem I found with this particular episode - outside of the too- dark-for-kids storyline - was the sound. The crowd yelled out a number of things and it was hard to decipher what they were saying. The same goes for the little scientist.

. . . Glenn Close's character had a FATAL ATTRACTION to bunnies, or that the SILENCE OF THE LAMBS spilled over to yapping lap dogs. In a similar vein, viewers will need a strong constitution to stomach SWEET PEA SOUP. When Hiawatha keeps trying to cook Bugs Bunny, film fans know that rabbit stew is actually a thing in that deplorable basket of so-called "Red States" yearning to return to the good old days of the 1300's. However, when a defenseless toddler is being scalded to death in a pressure cooker, the "joke" will stop right there for most people. Anyone still yukking it up at that point should be locked up for life in a maximum security penitentiary.