Jeep's diet consists only of orchids. As his language is limited to the word "jeep", Eugene primarily communicates through body language. Eugene always tells the truth, even to criminals. He possesses high intelligence, so is able to help humans such as Popeye and Olive Oyl solve complex problems. He makes use of a limited form of teleportation: he can disappear from one place and reappear in another, and can walk through and on walls and ceilings. These teleportation powers are said to stem from the Jeep's ability to cross into the fourth dimension. He also appears in “Popeye & Son” later. Other uses Eugene the Jeep is the school mascot for Northeast Dubois High School in Dubois, Indiana, and South Webster High School in South Webster, Ohio, although the Jeep for Northeast Dubois is blue and gray, while South Webster's is red instead of yellow. An old elementary school in Wheatland, Indiana also used the Jeep as its mascot, but this school was consolidated, and the symbol is no longer in use. Many suggest that soldiers of World War II were so impressed with the new Willys MB light utility vehicle that they informally named it after Eugene the Jeep, as it was "small, able to move between dimensions and could solve seemingly impossible problems". Other supposed origins for the vehicle's namesake include GP ('General Purpose'), and the dubious JEEP ('Just Engine & Essential Parts'.) Notes External links Popeye at Don Markstein's Toonopedia Comics characters introduced in 1936 Comics characters who can teleport Popeye characters Fictional mammals Fictional characters who can turn invisible Fictional characters who can turn intangible Male characters in animation Male characters in comics