In The Big Top , Gym Jam , Alpine For You , and Pre-Hysterical Man . That's the way it is in the cartoons as well as in real life. Attraction, lust, sex, and love are all the same thing. The whole point of a date is to convince the other how great you are. Nobody will ever like you just for being yourself.
Competition is always part of the process of wooing.
And all's fair in love and war. I won't include any names unless the people involved have given me permission. I found your page among many links, and it was the only one that focused on the Famous Studio Popeye films, and like me, you share the same eye for beauty in the revamped Olive Oyl. Mess Production has always been a significant film in my life. Yes, Olive is fiercely erotic, and the action is aided by a strong music score that must have been inspired by Dmitri Shostakovich, whose 5th symphony was at that time, his latest.