In this short, Popeye is tasked with babysitting Swee'Pea while Olive Oyl goes shopping. While Popeye prepares food, Swee'Pea crawls outside after his ball and encounters various dangerous situations, including being in close proximity to zoo animals like an elephant, lion, and alligator. Popeye rescues him each time, but during a final encounter with a gorilla, Swee'Pea accidentally consumes Popeye's spinach, gaining temporary strength to save Popeye. When Olive returns, she finds Popeye injured and surrounded by new "pets" Swee'Pea has brought from the zoo.