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Dream Date is an episode from the fifth season of Garfield and Friends.

Synopsis[]

After another failed attempt at love, Jon goes on a game show to find an ideal date.

Plot[]

Jon comes home after a date with a woman named Abigail, which ended badly (as Garfield and Odie predicted). As Jon prepares to go to bed, he hears a commercial for the dating-themed game show Dream Date. He calls the show's phone number as it appears on screen. The next day, Jon fills out the paperwork to appear on Dream Date, but has trouble getting the papers sent to the secretary. Meanwhile, Skip Yenta, the host of the show, tries to find "the guy" to improve the show's ratings. Upon noticing Jon, Skip selects him for the show.

Jon appears on the next episode of Dream Date, with Garfield and Odie in the audience. Skip takes Jon's card of personal facts to put into the 7A6 Romance-a-Matic, a machine meant to analyze cards to make ideal matches. The machine (which is merely a prop operated by one man) eventually comes up with a card declaring Jon's date: Ursula Fenstermacher, a beautiful woman (much to Garfield's surprise), who is involved with Skip.

Jon and Ursula go out on a date at a restaurant. After Garfield tries in vain to stop the car, Judy, the secretary from earlier, tells him and Odie what will happen later on the show: Jon will propose to Ursula on the next episode of Dream Date, only for Ursula to dump him live on television for the sake of ratings. Judy brings out the location of the restaurant, which Garfield takes and follow.

At the restaurant, Jon makes an awkward attempt at ordering from a French menu, which results in him and Ursula merely getting cheeseburgers. As Jon and Ursula try to kiss, Garfield gets in the way. Jon is dismayed, while Ursula is initially okay with Garfield's appearance. Garfield messes up the date by smashing escargot in front of Ursula, throwing a pie onto Jon's face, and running a dessert tray into Ursula.

On the next episode of Dream Date, Skip prepares to present the "happy couple", only for Ursula to tell the audience what was supposed to happen, and that the show is rigged. The show is then interrupted by a "Please Stand By" slide and announcement. Jon walks out of the studio, saddened by another unsuccessful date. He tells Garfield to give him a sign if he sees a woman who actually likes him.

Jon then encounters Judy, who gives him sympathy for being set up. After Judy leaves, Garfield signals Jon, who realizes that he should ask her out. He does so successfully, much to Odie's confusion. Garfield explains: "New rule of the show, pup. Every nine weeks, we do a happy ending". The two then follow the couple in an attempt to steal their pizza.

Characters[]

Main characters[]

Major characters[]

Minor characters[]

  • Abigail (mentioned)
  • Bob (voiced by Gregg Berger)
  • Audience
  • Stage hand
  • Waiter (voiced by Dick Gautier)
  • Alphonse Dorais (mentioned)
  • Television announcer (voiced by Gregg Berger)

Trivia[]

Cultural references[]

  • Dream Date is based on the game show Love Connection.


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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