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Overview

Cinderella Cat is the third segment from the second episode of the third season of Garfield and Friends.

Synopsis[]

Garfield gets his own fairy godfather who grants him wishes, albeit with a catch.

Plot[]

Garfield is walking down the street past "Luigi's Lasagna" stand, which Luigi closes to keep the cat from eating any of his lasagna. Garfield goes down to the park where an ice cream vendor is giving out free ice cream to all the kids, making sure each kid gets only one. Garfield puts on different wigs and hats to disguise himself and gets many free ice cream bars. Being done with the meal, he finds shortly afterwards a copy of the "Cinderella" book and wonders what it would be like to have a fairy godmother. He imagines such one, who generates him lasagna using a magic wand. After a moment, Garfield pushes the imagination away and states, that his third wish would be to have more wishes and so on.

A magical cat dressed like a 1920s/1930s gang leader named Herbert appears as Garfield's fairy godfather and declares that he will grant him three wishes. The first wish Garfield makes is for lasagna, which Herbert grants by magically taking lasagna from Luigi's cart. Luigi comes by and takes the lasagnas back. Garfield's second wish is a sack of money to buy the lasagna with. Herbert then grants him a sack of money containing $43,511.37. Garfield takes it to the bank to convert it, only to be arrested, as Herbert had magically stolen the money from the said bank. Garfield is set free, as the bank decides not to press charges for returning the money.

Herbert awaits Garfield's final wish and Garfield decides to use it to wish for Herbert's wife Abigail to appear and take him home. Abigail does as Garfield wishes, taking her husband in a rather unfriendly way. With Herbert gone, Garfield returns the book to its rightful owner and is rewarded with a tray of lasagna.

Characters[]

Main characters[]

Minor characters[]

  • Luigi (voiced by Gregg Berger)
  • Ice cream vendor (voiced by Gregg Berger)
  • Bank owner
  • Bank teller (voiced by Thom Huge)
  • Prison guard (voiced by Jim Davis)
  • Abigail the fairy godmother (voiced by Sharman DiVono)
  • Jennifer (mentioned)
  • Jennifer's mother (voiced by Sharman DiVono)

Cultural references[]

  • The episode's title references Cinderella. It also shares similarities to a comic story Mark Evanier previously wrote, "Cinderabbit," for Bugs Bunny #160.[1]
  • While using disguises to swipe multiple ice cream bars, Garfield also uses disguises based on Moe, Larry, and Curly of The Three Stooges.
  • Herbert appears to be based on Don Vito Corleone from The Godfather.
    • Both Herbert and Garfield reference the famous line "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse."
  • Herbert jokes about being Michael Jackson while performing the moonwalk.


Garfield and Friends
Episodes

"Pest of a Guest / The Impractical Joker / Fat & Furry" • "Rip Van Kitty / Grabbity / The Big Catnap" • "The Great Getaway / Scrambled Eggs / Hansel and Garfield" • "The Sludge Monster / Fortune Kooky / Heatwave Holiday" • "One Good Fern Deserves Another / Goody-Go-Round / The Black Book" • "The Legend of the Lake / Double Oh Orson / Health Feud" • "Binky Gets Cancelled! / Show Stoppers / Cutie and the Beast" • "The Lasagna Zone / Sleepytime Pig / Yojumbo" • "Pros and Cons / Rooster Revenge / Lights! Camera! Garfield!" • "Polecat Flats / Hogcules / Brain Boy" • "Maine Course / No Laughing Matter / Attack of the Mutant Guppies" • "Robodie / First Aid Wade / Video Victim" • "The Curse of Klopman / Mud Sweet Mud / Rainy Day Dreams" • "Basket Brawl / Origin of Power Pig / Cactus Jake Rides Again" • "Binky Goes Bad! / Barn of Fear / Mini-Mall Matters" • "Attention-Getting Garfield / Swine Trek / It Must Be True!" • "Arrivaderci, Odie! / Gort Goes Good / Feeling Feline" • "The Bear Facts / Nothing To Be Afraid Of / The Big Talker" • "Cactus Makes Perfect / Hogcules II / Crime and Nourishment" • "T.V. of Tomorrow / Little Red Riding Egg / Well Fed Feline" • "Invasion of the Big Robots / Shelf Esteem / Housebreak Hotel" • "First Class Feline / Hamelot / How to Be Funny!" • "Mystic Manor / Flop Goes the Weasel / The Legend of Long Jon" • "China Cat / Cock-a-Doodle Dandy / Beach Blanket Bonzo" • "Lemon Aid / Hog Noon / Video Airlines" • "The Mail Animal / Peanut-Brained Rooster / Mummy Dearest"

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