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(episode begins in the kitchen at Garfield's house where Jon washes dishes; Garfield enters carrying a shopping cart, then carries it full of food out of the kitchen)
Garfield: (humming)
(Jon sees him and stops in front of him)
Jon: Ahem! Something is wrong here.
Garfield: What? Is this the ten-items-or-less line?
Jon: Garfield, you just finished eating.
Garfield: You never finish eating. You just pause between bites for naps.
Jon: Garfield, I don't know what to do about the way you--
(a kitchen timer sounds suddenly)
Jon: Excuse me. My cake is done.
(the word 'cake' gets Garfield excited)
Garfield: Cake?
(Jon opens the oven door as Garfield hops on his shoulder)
Garfield: You mean cake as is chocolate cake? Cake as in seven-layer cake? That kind of cake?
Jon: Garfield, you're not getting this cake.
(Jon takes the cake out of the oven and sets it down on the counter to cool)
Garfield: He always says that, and I always get it. I wish he'd just hand it over and save us a lot of aggravation.
Jon: I have an idea. I'm going to set my kitchen timer.
(Jon sets the timer for five minutes and a digital timer appears on screen for the next five minutes)
Jon: If you can go without eating anything for five minutes, I'll give you the cake. (chuckles) In fact, if you can go without eating for five minutes, I'll give up cartooning and become a cancan dancer.
Garfield: He thinks I have no willpower. He thinks I can't go five minutes without eating. Well, I'll show him. This is a piece of cake. (gasps) Cake! A piece of cake!
(Garfield walks over to the cake, but then snaps out of it)
Garfield: No. I have restraint. I can resist.
(Garfield then walks out of the kitchen, but then dashes over to the cake and timer again)
Garfield: Is the five minutes up yet? This is the longest five minutes in history.
(Garfield walks into the living room)
Garfield: This five minutes must be lasting 12 hours.
(Music from a nearby ice cream truck plays outside)
Garfield: That music. The sweetest, most wonderful tune to my ears.
(Garfield skips outside)
Garfield: I hear you, my love! I'm coming to you!
(Garfield sets up a stop sign as the ice cream truck approaches; he appears in front of the ice cream truck dressed as a traffic cop)
Garfield: (imitating police siren) All right, going through a boulevard stop. That's five days in jail or five chocolate Num-Num bars. What's it gonna be?
(Jon suddenly appears next to the truck)
Jon: Getting some ice cream?
(Garfield is suddenly reminded about the bet)
Garfield: All right, I'm gonna let you off with a warning this time, but...watch it.
(Garfield then walks away)
Jon: (to the ice cream driver) He won't last. No chance.
(Jon walks away as the ice cream driver scratches his head)
Garfield: I have to get my mind off food. It's only five minutes, 300 seconds. I'll go for a walk in the park. That'll get my mind off eating.
(a man and a woman are seen eating lunch at a picnic table)
Man: You packed too much food, Helaine. I don't want to carry all this home.
(the man eats his chicken as Garfield walks)
Helaine: Why don't we give the extra food to that cat?
Garfield: (groans)
Man: I don't know. Do you think he'd want all this lasagna?
Garfield: (groans again) I've gotta get away from food.
(Garfield runs off and stops at a stand)
Prime Rib on a Stick Vendor: Oh, hi, cat. Wanna try a free sample of our new prime-rib-on-a-stick? Comes in three tasty varieties: rare, medium, and horseradish.
Garfield: (yells)
(Garfield quickly runs off again)
Prime Rib on a Stick Vendor: Hm. Must be a vegetarian.
(the vendor licks one of the sticks)
Garfield: I've gotta get away from food for the rest of the five minutes.
(The Buddy Bears suddenly appear in front of Garfield)
Garfield: Oh, no. Not them.
Bobby: I'm Bobby Buddy Bear.
Billy: I'm Billy Buddy Bear.
Bertie: I'm Bertie Buddy Bear.
Bobby, Billy, & Bertie: We're the Buddy Bears!
Billy: And, Garfield, for being our friend, we decided to give you all this. And it's all for you.
(a huge feast is seen on another picnic table; Garfield licks his lips)
Garfield: A medium-sized snack!
(Garfield takes his big share of food)
Garfield: I'll have some of this, and all of this, and some of this, and lots of this, and large quantities of this, and this, and this, and that, and this, and this, and some more of this.
(Garfield has a large plate of food)
Billy: Are you happy?
Garfield: You don't have my favorite brand of mustard. But otherwise, four stars.
Billy: We thought it was time we did something nice for you.
Garfield: Yes, it was time. (gasps) Time!
(the word 'time' makes Garfield remember the bet and looks at the clock tower, which displays "Out of Order.")
Garfield: No! No, I can't eat till the five minutes is up! I have to get away from food.
(Garfield tosses the food into the air and lands in the Buddy Bears' hands as a long sandwich, which they munch on together as they walk away; Garfield runs out of the park and into the center of town where he encounters a hot dog stand)
Hot Dog Vendor: Want a free hot dog, cat?
Garfield: (shrieks)
(Garfield runs away from the stand and stops at a window just outside a restaurant)
Restauranter #1: Complimentary hamburger, kitty cat?
Garfield: (screams)
(Garfield runs away from the restaurant and stops at a French restaurant)
Restauranter #2: A free duck à l'orange with truffle patties, Monsieur, pussycat?
Garfield: (screams)
(Garfield runs away again)
Garfield: This never happens to me except during this five minutes! I must not even look at food!
(Garfield covers his eyes as he continues running through town; a salad bar is being pushed into Sid's Cafe by Sid's assistant as he watches; Garfield quickly gets closer)
Sid: Ah, my restaurant is gonna have the best salad bar in town.
(Garfield quickly passes by and bumps into Sid's assistant, causing him to lose his grip; the salad bar quickly rolls away)
Garfield: Whoever I bumped, excuse me.
Sid: Look out! My salad bar is rolling away!
(the salad bar quickly gains speed as Sid and his assistant quickly give chase)
Sid: Help! My salad bar! Stop it!
(Garfield, still covering his eyes, doesn't see a nearby street pole and crashes into it)
Garfield: Now that I think of it, I guess running with your eyes shut isn't such a good idea. (groans) Yep. Not such a good idea. The five minutes must almost be up. I just have to stay away from food a little long--
(Garfield sees the salad bar quickly approaching him and runs away from it)
Garfield: Help! Food after me! Large quantities of food!
(Garfield and the salad bar rush through busy traffic across town)
(cut to Jon speaking on the phone back in his kitchen at the house)
Jon: Yes, I bet Garfield he couldn't go five minutes without eating. I told him he could have a cake, plus I'd take up cancan dancing.
(cut back to Garfield still running away from the salad bar; he climbs a tree, but the salad bar crashes into it, causing Garfield to fall on top of it, and they both roll away together at breakneck speed; cut back to Jon speaking on the phone back in his kitchen at the house)
Jon: It's almost over, but I'm not worried.
(cut back to Garfield, who is spitting out the salad in his mouth)
Garfield: (hacking) Salad bars should be equipped with emergency brakes.
(Herman Post is delivering mail when he sees Garfield and the salad bar quickly approaching him)
Garfield: Beep beep!
Herman Post: Aaaaaaaaah!
(Herman drops the mail as Garfield and the salad bar quickly pass by; cut back to Jon putting the phone receiver down and checking the timer)
Jon: Gee, the five minutes is almost up. I'll go check Garfield for lasagna breath.
(Jon opens the front door of the house, but Garfield and the salad bar quickly approach and run him over before he can run away and crash into a nearby wall; Jon walks over to Garfield)
Jon: Garfield, you've been eating.
(Garfield shakes his head and tosses the empty bowl aside; takes a banana)
Garfield: Nuh-uh! Not a bite. Honest! But I can't stand it any longer! I've gotta have something to eat!
(before Garfield can attempt to munch on the banana, the kitchen timer goes off and the timer on the screen disappears)
Jon: You did it, Garfield. Five minutes without a bite to eat.
(Garfield eats the banana)
Garfield: I did it! And since the five minutes is up...
(Garfield loudly gulps down the salad like crazy)
Garfield: And don't forget my cake!
(Garfield continues eating as Jon sadly remembers that he lost the bet)
Jon: Excuse me.
(Jon sadly walks off; cut to outside as Sid and his assistant meet Herman Post at the house)
Sid: (to Herman Post) Pardon me, sir, did you see anything unusual around here?
(Jon appears in a ballet outfit and dances the can-can; Herman is not surprised in the least)
Herman Post: Not for this neighborhood.
(Herman walks off as Sid and his assistant look at each other looking very puzzled as the episode ends)