Popeye takes Swee'Pea to the barber for a haircut but he's to scared and won't remove his hat. So Popeye tells him the story of Samson, the man who believed he got his strength from his long hair. And when another man played by Brutus who thought he was the strongest challenged Samson to a test of strength which Samson won. So he decided to try and cut Samson's hair so he will lose his strength. So he poses as a female hair stylist and tricked Samson into letting her work on his hair but actually cuts it; robbing him of his strength.