Guest from Beyond (
Charité bien ordonnée) is the 30thUS/16thEU episode from the second season of The Garfield Show.
Synopsis[]
Eddie Gourmand, a food critic, is fired from his show only to be replaced by his station manager who wants to promote a healthier way of cooking. After a chance meeting in a movie theater, Jon invites him back to his house for dinner. But when Eddie injures his foot because of Garfield, he has to stay at Jon's and orders him to take care of him until he is healed or else he'll sue.
Plot[]
Jon is making and serving food in a hectic way. Garfield, who is in the garden with Odie, says the food is not for him. It turns out to be for Eddie Gourmand, who is sitting on the sofa. Garfield then tells in a flashback that Eddie has been replaced as the host of his food review show by the television station manager, who plans to host a new television show about healthy food.
Meanwhile, Eddie visits Vito's Pizzeria and goes into a movie theater (in the same movie as Garfield, Odie and Jon), and cries a lot in both places because of his dismissal. He is later invited for dinner into Jon's house, much to Garfield's and Odie's dismay, as Eddie eats just about everything on the dinner table.
As Eddie wanted to leave, he steps on a banana peel thrown by Garfield, and tells Jon to call a doctor and to order shrimp chow mein and a mushroom pizza with pepperoni on half. A rather lethargic doctor arrives, wounding Eddie's left foot and saying he should stay for a few months. Eddie then tells Jon to take care of him and make food.
The next morning, at 5:02 AM, Eddie calls Jon and says that he is looking for his breakfast. After Jon makes him some pancakes, Eddie is not satisfied with it, telling him to get 18 different kinds of syrup and also to make various types of eggs.
Garfield and Odie get aggressive because of the eating escapades. During lunch, Garfield turns on the television, where the healthy food show of the station manager is shown. Eddie dislikes the show because it replaced his own show and he cannot stand healthy food. Garfield gets an idea on how to get rid of Eddie.
Meanwhile, the station manager is informed by one of his staff that the new show is bombing hard. Upon hearing this, the station manager resolves to get Eddie and his old show back on television.
Later that day, Jon serves healthy food to Eddie, leading him to a "healthy living program" Garfield and Odie are also involved in. Eddie refuses, and after finding out that there is only a vegetarian meatloaf in the fridge, he jumps out of the house just as the station manager arrives at Jon's house. Eddie falls over him, agrees to return to his old show tomorrow, and jumps out of the neighborhood looking for a buffet, leaving the station manager with Jon, Garfield and Odie.
At the dinner table, the station manager initially refuses to eat something. After smelling the food and drinking out of a bottle filled with a soft drink, he tells Jon to make food in a similar manner Eddie told to do so.
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Trivia[]
- At the beginning of the episode, Garfield mentions that Eddie Gourmand appeared in six episodes from the first season. The episodes in question are "Perfect Pizza", "Down on the Farm", "Virtualodeon", "From the Oven", "It's a Cheese World" and "The Last Word".
- The episode shares similarities to "The Thing That Stayed Forever"; both episodes involve Jon having to serve someone who eats more than Garfield and they overstay their welcome (Uncle Ed and Eddie Gourmand respectively) and they eventually leave due to Garfield's plan.