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[The special starts off with a panning view the sunrise, before panning out to inside the house, where we see Garfield sleeping in his bed. A bird flies down and chirps as Garfield tries to reach for the alarm clock. He grabs it and throws it at the bird, before waking up]
Garfield: [Yawns, then stretches]
["Here Comes Garfield" starts playing]
[Lou Rawls]
Well he's a fat cat, a cool cat, nobody's fool cat,
Well look out, 'cause here comes Garfield.
[Garfield dances to the tune as the opening credits are shown]
He never keeps fit, he's too hip! He likes his catnip,
Well look out, 'cause here comes Garfield!
He's always got to be one-up on ya,
and he'll beat you to the punch everytiiiime!
He'll give up anything for lasagna, unless he has to give up on his naptime!
Well he's a neat cat, a fun cat, Mister "number-one" cat,
he knows what life is all abooout!
Here comes Garfield! Look out, here comes Garfiiiiiield!
Look out, I said, here comes Garf-i-eld, so you better look out!
Here comes Garfield, you better look out!
[Garfield falls on his bed as the screen fades to black. The screen then fades in to Garfield, still in bed]
Garfield: [Sighs] I hate mornings. I'd like them better if they started later.
[Odie comes up and starts barking, causing Garfield to jolt up]
Garfield: Good morning, Odie. You're not going to live to see your next birthday. You know that, don't you? [Odie runs off] I hate dogs. As long as I'm up, I might as well have breakfast.
[He walks over to his food bowl, which is empty. Garfield looks around briefly before looking back at his bowl]
Garfield: Rats. My owner must still be lolling around in bed. It's hard to find good help these days.
[He walks over to Jon's bed, where we see Jon asleep. Garfield removes the blanket off him, before crawling on him]
Garfield: Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo. [Pulls Jon's eyelid up] Hello, anybody there?
[He lets go of Jon's eyelid, before jumping onto his head and dancing. That doesn't work, so he then starts shaking his head, which wakes him up]
Garfield: Good morning, sunshine. Welcome to another fun-filled day with your favorite pet.
Jon: [Sighs] I suppose you want breakfast.
Garfield: That'll be great. [Runs off]
Jon: I'm so happy to own a cat.
[Cuts to Garfield at his bowl, where he starts jumping up and down and Jon arrives]
Jon: What would you like for breakfast, Garfield?
Garfield: Oh, a cup of coffee, a Danish, and the morning paper.
Jon: Okay, one bowl of cat food, coming right up.
[He walks away. Garfield displays to the viewers an expression of half-lidded resignation.]
Garfield: Nobody listens anymore.
Jon: [Returns with Garfield's food] You know, Garfield...I wouldn't have to feed you so much...if you would provide for yourself. Why don't you chase mice, like other cats?
Garfield: Show me a good mouser...and I'll show you a cat with bad breath. [Pats Jon's cheeks before noticing Odie running along] Excuse me.
[Garfield walks over to Odie and pushes him off the table]
Garfield: I'm not known for my compassion. [Walks back to his food and sniffs it] The bouquet leaves something to be desired.
[Eats his food as Odie pops up and barks, causing Garfield to fall flat into his food. Garfield then grabs him and slams the food into his face. The two then start fighting as Odie continues barking]
Jon: Uhh, why don't you boys go outside to fight, hmm?
[He kicks them outside, causing them to land into a pile of flowers. They begin playing in the flowers as Odie barks. Then, a small dog (presumably a yorkie), bites Garfield's tail]
Garfield: YEOW!! [The small dog growls] Why, you little... [The small dog runs off to her owner, whimpering] Hey, Odie, want to have some fun? Let's catch the dog next door and wring his tiny little neck.
[Garfield and Odie begin to sneak up towards the dog as we cut to the porch of the house]
Hubert: Come here, honey bun, come to Daddy. [The dog runs up behind his chair, whimpering] What's the matter, honey bun? Did that mean old cat and dog next door try to hurt you again? [Dog nods] I thought so. There are those pesky varmints. [Garfield and Odie sneak up behind a bush] Get off my property! [Garfield and Odie sneak up behind the bird bath] Pester my puppy, will ya? Don't come another step closer! [They're now next to the plastic flamingos] THAT DOES IT! Reba. Reba. [Reba comes out] That cat and dog are in my yard again. Where's my stick?
Reba: It's right beside you where you always keep it, dear.
Hubert: [Notices his stick] I know that. [Reba comes back inside as Hubert grabs his stick. He sees Garfield and Odie, who are now on the porch] Here, kitty. Come here, doggy. I want to pet ya...with my stick!
[He tries to hit them with his stick as Garfield and Odie run around to avoid it. He ends up smashing a pot and hitting another. He's about to hit Odie when the pot falls on his head. Garfield and Odie clap each others hands as Reba comes back out]
Reba: Well, just look at you, Hubert. Potted again. [Laughs]
Hubert: Dagnabbit, Reba! Can't you see I've been assaulted by those pesky varmints? Bring me the phone. [To Garfield & Odie] You've done it this time! I'm gonna fix your wagons once and for all! [Garfield and Odie make faces at him as Reba hands him the phone. He dials a number] Hello? City pound? This is Hubert, on Main Street. I've got a couple of customers for ya. Send a truck right over! [A truck saying "City Pound" immediately shows up] What took you so long? Get that cat and that dog! Take them away!
[The animal catcher steps out of the truck]
Garfield: Uh-oh, it's the city pound. [To Odie] Come on, let's get outta here. [He runs and hides in a bush] Odie, make a break for it.
[Odie stays in place, panting, before being caught by the animal catcher. He then gets tosses into the truck as Garfield runs towards him]
Garfield: Odie, you're so stupid, you don't even know you're in big trouble. I may never see you again. [Odie licks him, before being driven off] Oh, well, good riddance, Odie. I never liked you much, anyhow. Ten thousand dogs in this city and I have to live with Tweedledee the Wonder Dummy.
[Fade to black. The screen then fades in to Jon, who's reading a newspaper. He hears a knock on the door.]
Jon: Uh-oh, Garfield wants in. [He runs to the door, but Garfield slams the door down on Jon]
Garfield: When I want in, I want in now. [Walks to the table]
Jon: Hey, Garfield, where's Odie? He didn't come back with you?
Garfield: [Tries to reenact the events that just happened]
Jon: You got fleas or something?
Garfield: [Grabs onto Jon's face] What we have here is a failure to communicate.
[He slaps Jon's face, before walking away. Later, we see Garfield on the couch as he turns on the television]
Salesman: You know, Pleasure Motors-- [Garfield tries to change the channel, but the same commercial appears] You know, Pleasure Motors is conveniently located right here in downtown. [Garfield tries again] Of course, if you can't make it to our downtown location, we have new locations under construction in midtown, [Garfield tries again] uptown, [Garfield tries again] and in the loop. [Garfield tries again] At Pleasure Motors, your business is our pleasure. [Garfield tries again] Our pleasure is your business. [Garfield tries again] And our pleasure is none of your business. [Garfield turns off the TV]
Garfield: [While scratching the chair] Oh, boy, am I bored. [Sighs] I guess I miss Odie. It's hard to believe I could miss someone who stares and slobbers all the same time. Someone who has to turn around three times before lying down. Someone who drinks out of the toilet. [Pans out to reveal that he's damaged the chair from repeatedly scratching it] I remember when Odie and I were just puppy and kitten.
[He begins reminiscing of him and Odie playing together as kids, before the latter gets snatched by a net, causing the daydream to end. Garfield then walks to his bed as he tries to sleep for the night. Suddenly, he smells something, causing him to awaken]
Garfield: What's that? [Sniffs] Could it be? [Sniffs again] Nah, couldn't. Yes, it could. Nah, it isn't. Yes, it, it...Food!
[He continues sniffing it as he walks over there, with "Long 'Bout Midnight" playing in the background]
[Lou Rawls]
Long about midnight,
When everybody else has long been sleepin',
He'll be creepin',
Down to the kitchen of the house.
Long about midnight (Long about midnight)
When nobody else is even movin',
He'll be groovin',
Quieter than a mouse,
Down to the kitchen of the house.
He pokes his head around the corner,
To make sure nobody's in sight,
Jumps up on the kitchen table,
To see what the cat can drag out tonight!
Around midnight.
[Garfield walks in the kitchen a bit, before picking up a piece of bread and a bowl]
Garfield: No sweat, Sarge. I'll take that machine gun nest out with my trusty bazooka here. [Hops into some potato salad] So this is what it feels like to be potato salad. Yuck! [Hops out and puts spaghetti on his head] Rhett, Rhett, whatever shall I do? Wherever shall I go? [Puts various vegetables on his face while holding a couple bananas] Take me to your leader, Earthling, or I'll atomize your face. [Chuckles, then starts eating more stuff as the song resumes]
[Lou Rawls]
When everybody else is safely sackin',
He'll be snackin',
On a leg o' lamb, toast and jam, lasagna in a pan,
Long 'bout the middle of the night.
Now does he regret it? (Does he regret it?)
Yes, he feels so very blue,
And when he gets too round,
He tries to cut down,
But only for an hour or two.
Then around midnight,
When that ol' hunger gets to stirrin',
He'll go purrin',
Light on his feet,
Till he starts to eat!
Long about the middle of the night.
Garfield: Well, if it isn't nature's most perfect food. [Jumps over to a tray of lasagna] Lasagna. Where have you been all my life, mon chérie? You know I can't resist you when you wear garlic in your meat sauce. Would you like to come to my place for dinner? Oh, very well. I'll just...have dinner right here. [Eats the lasagna as the song resumes]
[Lou Rawls]
Long about midnight (Long about midnight)
Watch that cat peeping
Going down to the kitchen again (Long about midnight)
Just to see what he can be eating
Long about midnight (Long about midnight)
Watch that cat purring
Oh, God, he will be stirring (Long about midnight)
Down in the kitchen of the house
Long about midnight (Long about midnight)
Watch him moving
He is going to the kitchen (Long about midnight)
Just to see what he can be chewing
Garfield: [Sighs] I'm bored. Bored, bored, bored, bored, bored, bored, bored, bored. I am bored. [Snaps his fingers] That's it! I'm going down to the city pound, and I'm gonna break Odie outta there. [Gets up] Look out, pound, here comes Garfield. [He walks away]
[Fade in to outside of the pound, as we see Garfield sneak to the door. Thunder strikes as Garfield looks to the audience]
Garfield: Nice touch.
[He jumps onto the doorknob, but slips and falls. He tries again multiple times before stopping. He takes a moment to rest, but ends up pushing the door open. He face palms, before walking inside. Inside, Garfield finds Odie locked up, sleeping. He also notices the lock, then the keys, which are being held by a sleeping guard. Garfield then sneaks up to the keys]
Garfield: [Spits in his hands, before rubbing them]
[He then tries to grab the keys away from the guard, but to no avail. He tries harder and harder, causing the guard to wake up. He looks over to Garfield, who looks back to him, smiling. Garfield then is kicked into the cage, sliding across the room. He dusts himself off as another cat runs up to him]
Skinny Cat: Psst, hey, buddy, you got any cigarettes on ya?
Garfield: What kind of a question is that?
Skinny Cat: I don't know. It's just something you're supposed to ask when you're in the slammer.
[Garfield facepalms as the cat runs off. Odie then runs up and licks Garfield's face]
Garfield: Back off, Odie. You're the reason I'm in this fix.
Fast Eddy: Hey. Hey, bum, take it easy on the mutt. [Screen pans over to reveal him alongside Fluffy]
Garfield: Who are you, and what business is it of yours, anyway?
Fast Eddy: [Walks towards him] My name is Fast Eddy, and this is my associate, Fluffy. And if youse must know, you should be nice to the mutt there because, uh, he's the next to go.
Garfield: Go where?
Fast Eddy: [Snickers] Look, pal, this here ain't no good ship Lollipop over here. This is the city pound...and if no one comes to claim us, it's uh... [Implies death] if youse know what I mean.
Garfield: [Eyes widen] How long does Odie have?
Fast Eddy: Till dawn.
Garfield: Let's change the subject, okay?
Fast Eddy: Oh, sure. Ehh, would youse like to talk about, deh, needlepoint?
Fluffy: Oh! That would be nice.
Fast Eddy: Why, shut up. [Slaps him, before turning to Garfield] Youse'll have to excuse my associate. It was his lack of smarts that got him here to begin with. Couldn't be housebroken.
Garfield: And you?
Fast Eddy: I was, you might say, between owners when they caught me roaming the streets. There are many interesting stories behind why these pets is here. [Screen cuts to a sharp-teethed dog] Fido there, was not on a leash. [Pans to a small cat that resembles Nermal] Rocky happened to beat up a neighborhood dog. [Pans to another cat] Charlotte sharpened her claws...on a King Edward V divan. [Pans to a dog, who is stuck in a moose head] And Weird Lonnie is in here for impersonating a moose. [Yawns] Well, it's time to hit the sack.
Fluffy: Sack? [Looks around] What sack?
Fast Eddy: [Points to the ground] That sack. [Smacks Fluffy in the head]
Garfield: [Walks to Odie] Come on, Odie, let's get some sleep. [Odie saddens a bit] Don't worry, old buddy, you'll be okay. [Odie cheers up and falls asleep as the screen fades to black]
[The screen fades back in, as we see Garfield look out the window. He walks towards it, shivering from the cold. He looks over to Odie, who's also shivering. Garfield walks over and lays down next to him, as the rain calms down a bit. Garfield gets up as he looks over to the window, then Odie. He pets Odie as "So Long Old Friend" begins to play]
[Desirée Goyette]
So long old friend,
I wish that I could see you once again,
[Garfield lays down towards the window as he reminiscences all the memories he and Odie had together]
I never knew, the time would come, when I'd be losing you.
I hope you know I never meant to treat you badly,
And now I know just what a friend like you, is for.
I never thought that it would end so sadly,
And you'd be walking through that door.
So long old friend, I wish that I could see you once again,
I never knew, the time would come, when I'd be losing you.
I always thought our fun and games would just go on and on,
I never knew I'd have to say, "So long"...
[Garfield sighs before glancing back at Odie, before looking back out the window. Suddenly, his eyes open wide, and he hears the cage door being opened. He turns around just in time to see the guard's hand reach in and lift Odie up by the neck, waking him up. Garfield panics and starts running as fast as he can.]
Garfield: No! You can't take Odie away!
Fast Eddy: [Grabs Garfield and tries to restrain him] Let him go, you fool! [Garfield continues to run, even though he isn't going anywhere] If you try to stop him, they'll take you too!
[Garfield escapes Fast Eddy's grip and skids to a stop at the cage door. He strains as hard as he can to pry apart the bars, but finally gives up.]
Garfield: I'll see ya, Odie, sometime... [Hangs his head sadly] somewhere. [Odie gives Garfield a huge lick on the cheek. Garfield is startled for a second, then holds out a paw.] So long, old friend.
[Odie puts his paw in Garfield's, then they both start to drift away from each other. Odie looks at Garfield helplessly as the guard drags him away.]
["So Long Old Friend" plays briefly again]
Desirée Goyette: I never knew I'd have to say... "Soooo long..."
[A tear falls from Garfield's eye, and even after Odie disappears around a corner, Garfield continues to stare blankly down the hallway. Eddy then runs up to him.]
Fast Eddy: Come on, get in line.
Garfield: What for?
Fast Eddy: There's a family coming in to adopt a cat or a dog. This could be our way out. [Runs off]
Garfield: Our way out. [Follows Eddy]
[All the animals start cleaning themselves as we see a little girl watching]
Girl: Let's see...
Garfield: Come on, will ya? Hurry up.
Girl: I'll take...that one. [Points to Garfield]
Garfield: Me? She has good taste.
[The gate opens as Garfield runs out, with the other animals following him. Meanwhile, Odie is still being dragged away by the guard, but Garfield comes in and bites the guard's arm, causing him to free Odie. Garfield and Odie run to the exit, but stop as they see that another guard has blocked the exit. They, along with the other pets, get angry and tackle him down, busting the door down. All the pets run off in glee as "Together Again" begins to play]
[Desirée Goyette + Lou Rawls]
Now we're together again,
No need to be lonely,
Together again, my one and only,
Together again, my friend just you and me.
[Garfield and Odie run back to Jon's house]
Now we're together again,
No need to be lonely,
Together again, my one and only,
Together again, my friend just you and me.
Now we're together again,
No need to be lonely,
Together again, my one and only,
Together again, my friend just you...
Jon: Well, I suppose you boys had a big night singing on the fence, chasing cars...while I sat home and worried myself sick over you.
[Garfield and Odie look at each other, before nodding at Jon]
Jon: I thought so. [Garfield and Odie kisses him]
Garfield: Home is where they understand you.
[Later, Jon sits down and hides his steak with a newspaper. Garfield and Odie walk over to him and wait]
Odie: [Pants]
Garfield: It's pathetic the way some animals beg at the table. Where is your pride, Odie?
Jon: [To Odie] Okay. Okay, here you go, boy.
[Odie gladly takes the steak and walks away. Garfield, upon seeing this, begins to pant as well]
Jon: Oh, very well, Garf. [Hands him the rest of his meal, which consists of a couple eggs and bacon. Garfield, disappointed, smacks Jon with the plate, of which the latter lowers his newspaper, with the eggs and bacon on his face]
Garfield: I'm only human.
[Jon puts his newspaper up again as the screen fades to black. The credits start playing, with "Together Again" playing once more]
[Desirée Goyette + Lou Rawls]
Now we're together again,
No need to be lonely,
Together again, my one and only,
Together again, my friend just you and me.
Now we're together again,
No need to be lonely,
Together again, my one and only,
Together again, my friend just you and me.
[Fades to black, ending the special]