"P.S. - Be sure he sleeps outdoors."
That's the key element in this story as Eugene The Jeep is introduced to Popeye audiences. The Jeep was a strange puppy-like creature who bounced and could make himself invisible. He was seen periodically in Popeye cartoons over the years, although not frequently.
That "P.S." was part of a note inside a box left outside Popeye's front door one night. Eugene was a birthday present from Olive.
This one-joke cartoon features Popeye's futile attempts at trying to obey Olive's message about keeping Jeep outside at night. He even builds the little guy a small bed, but Jeep wants to sleep next to Popeye in the big bed.
As we discover, the Jeep is lightning fast.....too fast for our Sailor Man. No matter Popeye does, the Jeep prevails. He's not invisible here as he becomes in later cartoons, but he is definitely quicker than the eye can see.
That's the key element in this story as Eugene The Jeep is introduced to Popeye audiences. The Jeep was a strange puppy-like creature who bounced and could make himself invisible. He was seen periodically in Popeye cartoons over the years, although not frequently.
That "P.S." was part of a note inside a box left outside Popeye's front door one night. Eugene was a birthday present from Olive.
This one-joke cartoon features Popeye's futile attempts at trying to obey Olive's message about keeping Jeep outside at night. He even builds the little guy a small bed, but Jeep wants to sleep next to Popeye in the big bed.
As we discover, the Jeep is lightning fast.....too fast for our Sailor Man. No matter Popeye does, the Jeep prevails. He's not invisible here as he becomes in later cartoons, but he is definitely quicker than the eye can see.