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How Now, Stolen Cow? is an episode from the sixth season of Garfield and Friends.

Synopsis[]

In order to get Orson's attention, Roy makes Orson think the cow from their farm has been stolen.

Plot[]

While Orson is reading books in his free time, Roy unsuccessfully attempts to interrupt Orson to milk Bossy the cow for the farmer through different noises and forms of persuasion. Roy then sees that Orson is reading a book titled "True Crime Tales", which inspires the rooster to perform a nasty joke at Orson's expense.

By using three pairs of worn out boots found in the garbage cans near the barn, Roy abducts Bossy and leads her to his shack before Orson realizes it is time to milk Bossy. When Orson finally rushes to the barn to perform his duty, he discovers that Bossy has disappeared. Orson desperately tries to find the missing bovine while Roy is milking the cow for himself.

Orson carries out an organized investigation with the help of Bo. Dressed in costumes from a "Used Trench Coats" store, Orson and Bo wait until nightfall and carry out the investigation like professional detectives. They analyze the footprints left at the scene and interrogate possible suspects, including a hen, a horse, Wade, and Booker. The first three do not provide any useful hints at all, since the hen changes her story, the horse is unable to talk, and Wade gets too stressed over the interrogation. Booker notes that he saw Roy taking some old shoes out of the trash.

Orson concludes that three thieves wearing large boots have stolen Bossy, but Bo thinks otherwise. Orson tries to prove to Bo that his theory is right by showing how many tracks are on the ground. Bo counters his evidence by noting the absence of Bossy's tracks. This leads to the conclusion that there was only one thief, who placed footwear on the cow to cover their tracks.

Orson and Bo's pursuit finally leads to Roy, who is caught red-handed milking Bossy in his house. Roy claims that he was doing a good deed by filling in for Orson since the pig was too busy reading, while Bo reminds Orson that he did so by stealing a cow. A trial occurs in the Barnyard Court Number 71, where Roy is found guilty of stealing Bossy. For his punishment, he gets a pie thrown directly at his face, which makes him remark that "justice isn't pretty".

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Trivia[]

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  • The owner of the "Used Trench Coats" store has facial features similar to Orson.
  • Orson's trench coat badge is similar to those worn by American police officers. The only exception is that the abbreviation of the United States Department of Agriculture is engraved on the badge instead of a police department code.
  • Between interrogating Wade and interrogating Booker, Orson's watch breaks down. It is not shown how this happens.

Cultural references[]

  • The episode parodies detective movies and TV shows, such as Kojak, Dick Tracy and Dragnet.
    • The ending scene parodies those of Dragnet.
  • The episode's plot is very similar to The Andy Griffith Show episode "The Cow Thief", where the thief also puts shoes on a cow to deter investigators studying the footprints.

Goofs[]

  • When Wade is being interrogated by Orson and Bo, his beak lacks its proper color under his left cheek.
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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