Olive asks Popeye to mind Swee'Pea while she goes to the beauty parlor. Popeye has difficulty keeping Swee'Pea amused when a package arrives for him. Opening the mysterious box, Popeye finds Eugene the Jeep, which is a birthday present. While he puts the Jeep through some magical tricks that the note explains, Swee'Pea crawls out of the house. When Popeye discovers that Swee'Pea is missing, he employs the Jeep to find him. The jeep leads him on a wild goose chase, and he saves Swee'Pea from a precarious spot. Unbeknownst to him, the Jeep takes Swee'Pea home. Olive comes back, and finding Swee'Pea alone, she blames Popeye for it when he zips back to the house.