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  <review>
    <reviewbody>I seen a lot of Popeye cartoons, but this one takes the prize for bizarre.  It certainly doesn't follow the usual formula of the typical Popeye cartoon. Even the characterizations are very different from other 1930's era Popeye cartoons. It almost seems as if a different group of people broke into the studio and created their own version of the genre. This one will definately surprise you, nothing in it makes sense. I'll give it 5 stars for freaky.</reviewbody>
    <reviewtitle>Without a doubt the weirdest Popeye cartoon I've ever seen!</reviewtitle>
    <reviewer>surfvh</reviewer>
    <reviewdate>2007-03-25 08:45:36</reviewdate>
    <createdate>2007-03-25 08:45:36</createdate>
    <stars>5</stars>
  </review>
  <review>
    <reviewbody>Reminds me a lot of the famous known Laurel &amp; Hardy routines :)</reviewbody>
    <reviewtitle>extraordinary cartoon</reviewtitle>
    <reviewer>FrumpyBB</reviewer>
    <reviewdate>2007-06-09 19:59:38</reviewdate>
    <createdate>2007-06-09 19:59:38</createdate>
    <stars>4</stars>
  </review>
  <review>
    <reviewbody>A surreal gem -- breaks the fourth wall and everything else in its path. Contains invaluable advice re etiquette and donuts...</reviewbody>
    <reviewtitle>BWAH!!!</reviewtitle>
    <reviewer>agunn</reviewer>
    <reviewdate>2007-06-10 03:23:12</reviewdate>
    <createdate>2007-06-10 03:23:12</createdate>
    <stars>5</stars>
  </review>
  <review>
    <reviewbody>One of my favorites of the black and white Popeyes.</reviewbody>
    <reviewtitle>A secret classic</reviewtitle>
    <reviewer>enwilson</reviewer>
    <reviewdate>2008-02-27 17:04:10</reviewdate>
    <createdate>2008-02-27 17:04:10</createdate>
    <stars>5</stars>
  </review>
  <review>
    <reviewbody>Great cartoon, very good.</reviewbody>
    <reviewtitle>Good</reviewtitle>
    <reviewer>Classic_TV_and_Radio_Fan</reviewer>
    <reviewdate>2008-11-12 17:26:19</reviewdate>
    <createdate>2008-11-12 17:26:10</createdate>
    <stars>5</stars>
  </review>
  <review>
    <reviewbody>Studios get fanmail, complaints, and all sorts of other stuff from their viewing public (and lots more of it, now that access is just a click away). 'Steven Spielberg Presents: Animaniacs!' did an entire episode to ridicule Internet fanboys ('Please, Please, Pleese Get a Life Foundation'), and took another poke at them in 'Night of the Living Dull'. 'Steven Spielberg Presents: Tiny Toon Adventures' received a script from an affiliated TV station ('Buster and Babs Go Hawaiian') and began production on it, only to discover that the script was written and sent to the station by three fans-- they completed it anyway.&#13;
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I have no idea if any other studio (particularly during the "golden age of animation") similarly responded to viewer input, but all this suggests to me that the Fleischers may have in fact received such a letter or telegram, and produced this episode in response to it. To my mind, the Fleischers' usual parody and satire takes on the acid edge of angry sarcasm in this film, suggesting that this is what they want to say to censorship in general and the Hays code in particular: "You leave us with nothing to animate."</reviewbody>
    <reviewtitle>The beginning of a tradition?</reviewtitle>
    <reviewer>Dark Moon</reviewer>
    <reviewdate>2009-06-01 02:39:40</reviewdate>
    <createdate>2009-06-01 02:39:40</createdate>
    <stars>4</stars>
  </review>
  <info>
    <num_reviews>6</num_reviews>
    <avg_rating>4.67</avg_rating>
  </info>
</reviews>
