Popeye escorts his three nephews to the Nautical Museum to advance their maritime education. When the boys come across a huge statue of Sindbad the Sailor (who looks a lot like Bluto), they take issue with a plaque that declares Sinbad the world's greatest sailor, an honor which they believe should be bestowed upon their Uncle Popeye. To bolster his nephew's faith in him, Popeye recalls the time that he went face-to-face, toe-to-toe with the fearsome Sindbad--whereupon this "cheater" segues into a lengthy except from the 1936 Max Fleischer "Technicolor Special", Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor, with a redubbed soundtrack.