The Farmer and the Belle is Popeye's 171st cartoon, released by Famous Studios on December 1, 1950. The cast includes Popeye as the protagonist; Bluto as the antagonist; Olive Oyl as the love interest; a living car with an appreciation of female beauty; a cow; a pair of horses; a flock of laying hens (one of whom becomes a cohort of Popeye); and a passel of hogs with an air of superiority towards Bluto.