Brutus convinces Olive that Popeye must be cured of fighting over the least provocation. and he recommends a psychiatrist. When Popeye comes to visit Olive, she drags him in a confused state to the doctor to help him cope with his fighting habits. The sailor takes the talking cure to determine the root of his aggressive behavior. The psychiatrist's diagnosis is that spinach is the cause of his "fighting neurosis." But doesn't Professor Ed Shrinker look a bit like Brutus? When Popeye reluctantly throws away his can of spinach, the professor reveals himself to be Brutus, and he proceeds to beat the daylights out of Popeye. Olive feeds Popeye the spinach in the nick of time and turns the tables on Brutus. This cartoon includes flashbacks to Popeye's childhood, including a young Olive and a kid Brutus.