George Pal's Puppetoons #13

When Rusty drinks a magical bottle of milk on his way to school, he gains extraordinary strength—but soon discovers that incredible power comes with equally incredible consequences. As he struggles to control his newfound abilities without causing damage, a collapsing bridge gives him the chance to prove that real strength means using it to help others. This charming tale from George Pal's Puppetoons explores what happens when a boy's dream of being the strongest comes true, only to teach him something far more valuable.

Sgt. Jan receives his furlough papers from General Good and heads out for a well-deserved break. This quick-witted Puppetoons tale captures the soldier's joy at getting some time away from duty in 1947.

When Judy hears that Punchy's been spending his afternoons with Pocohontas, a new girl in town, jealousy gets the better of her—and she accepts a fancy ride from the wealthy but deceitful Sylvester Buttery Barth, hoping to make Punchy notice her instead. But a well-timed flat tire and a peek through a window reveal the truth about where Punchy's real loyalty lies, and Judy learns there's more to admire in kindness than in trinkets or rivalry.

A musician with a violin faces a late-night dilemma when a nearby awning catches fire—and no time remains to call for help. When angry neighbors arrive to complain about the noise, Jim Dandy's quick thinking turns an annoying situation into an unexpected rescue that saves a store from burning down.

Sgt. Jan learns a hard lesson about following orders when a fellow soldier's tall tale about defying the captain and becoming a hero inspires him to sneak into a forbidden building. What Jan finds inside is far more dangerous than glory—and his disobedience lands him right back where he started. A humorous wartime tale about the cost of curiosity and the wisdom of listening to your commanding officer.

Jasper heads to the seashore for a quiet afternoon with his book, but his mother's warning about a cunning whale playing dead near the shore proves harder to ignore than he expects. When Jasper spots the whale and can't resist taking a closer look, he finds himself trapped inside its belly alongside other unfortunate visitors who fell for the same trick. With quick thinking and a feather, Jasper hatches a plan to tickle their way to freedom and teach everyone a lesson about listening to their mothers.

A young fellow named Rusty becomes so obsessed with the movie star Roddy M'Toddy that he dyes his hair black and dons his new suit to impersonate the idol on Main Street. When the excited townspeople mistake him for the real star, the crowd gets a little too enthusiastic—and Rusty learns a hard lesson about trying to be someone he's not.

Jim Dandy and his violin produce such awful music that it moves everyone to tears—though not for the reasons he hopes. When a listener reveals they now stuff their ears with cotton to avoid his performances, Jim discovers that his emotional connection to his own playing isn't quite shared by his audience.

Sgt. Jan approaches his captain with a worn-out shoe problem—the soles have gotten so thin he can feel the difference between heads and tails through them. When the captain refuses to believe the shoes need replacing, Jan demonstrates just how paper-thin the leather has become with a humorous bit of evidence that even a superior officer can't argue with.

When Punchy and Judy open a flower shop with high hopes, the scheming Sylvester Buttery Barth and his accomplice Herman Honkweiler set a trap—coating the bouquets with sneezing powder to sabotage the grand opening. But rain and good intentions work in unexpected ways, and Sylvester's own treachery comes back to haunt him while Punchy and Judy's generous spirit wins over the whole town.