Jeep Tale

Jeep Tale

6 mins | Comedy, Animation | Jan. 9, 1960

Popeye tells Swee'Pea the story of how Eugene the Jeep got his special powers. He tells a fairy tale about a mama jeep and her four children- three good girls and a mischievous boy named Jeepers. One day, they go to eat spinach in the good farmer's garden. Jeepers goes into the bad farmer's garden and eats weeds. The farmer catches Jeepers and locks him up, but mama rescues him that night. The next day, the bad farmer tries to chop down the jeep tree, but mama jeep foils him completely. Afterward, the good farmer invites them over for more spinach.

Jeep Tale

6 mins | Comedy, Animation | Jan. 9, 1960

Jeep Tale
Popeye tells Swee'Pea the story of how Eugene the Jeep got his special powers. He tells a fairy tale about a mama jeep and her four children- three good girls and a mischievous boy named Jeepers. One day, they go to eat spinach in the good farmer's garden. Jeepers goes into the bad farmer's garden and eats weeds. The farmer catches Jeepers and locks him up, but mama rescues him that night. The next day, the bad farmer tries to chop down the jeep tree, but mama jeep foils him completely. Afterward, the good farmer invites them over for more spinach.
Producers King Features Syndicate
Original title Jeep Tale
Directors Jack Kinney
Writers Ed Nofziger

Cast

Jackson Beck

as Brutus

Jack Mercer

as Popeye

Mae Questel

as Swee'pea