Bessie and the Banditos

Bessie and the Banditos is the forty-sixth Mighty B! theatrical cartoon short, starring Amelia Poehler as Bessie Higgebottom and Tedd Pierce as Bluto from the Popeye cartoons in a guest appearance, Bessie is a traveling cowgirl who works together with the local Indian tribe to take on Bluto and his Bandit gang who have been robbing them for some time.

It is one of the rare American cartoons from the Golden Age to depict Native Americans in a sympathetic light, acting as supporting characters who help Bessie in her adventure.

Plot
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Availability
Despite being ahead of it's time with it's positive portrayal of Native Americans, this short is no longer aired on TV due to use of associated stereotypes, but has been shown on Turner Classic Movie's Cartoon Alley.

Bessie and the Banditos is available on Blu-ray and DVD in the Olive Films release The Mighty B!: Volume 3, 1940-42.