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(Part 4 begins with a brief summary: Vito, Angelica, Jon, and the pets learn of a fabled lasagna tree from Eddie Gourmand’s television show. Vito heads off to Italy to find it himself, unaware that he is being followed by goons from a rival businessman, Mama Meany. Angelica, Jon and the pets also go to Italy to find him, and manage to do so. Following Vito’s lead, they get to the tree first, where Vito finds his cheating cousin Nunzio as well as his mother. However, they are all unaware that Mama Meany’s henchmen are following in a helicopter, with orders to bring the tree back to Mama’s factory)
(The episode itself begins in front of a large house, presumably Mama Cappelletti’s house. Jon, Vito, Angelica, Nunzio and Mama Cappelletti talk outside)
Vito: Mama, why are you living here with this, worthless dishonest cousin of mine?! (He glares at Nunzio, who is looking sheepish)
Mama Cappelletti: Oh Nunzio (She raises her finger) was like that but he’s changed! He’s a good boy now. (Nunzio smiles)
Angelica: Maybe he’s reformed. (She pops up behind Vito)
Jon: Human beings do change, Vito. (The Italian chef is doubtful. He points accusingly at his cousin)
Vito: Human beings do, but not HIM!
Nunzio Cappelletti: Uh, maybe we should go into the house (He gestures inside and starts heading that way) to discuss this. (Everyone goes inside, and Nunzio gestures them in)
(By the lasagna tree, Eddie Gourmand talks to the pets. Odie’s tail wags behind him)
Eddie Gourmand: I’m going to do another live broadcast to the ENTIRE world telling them about the lasagna tree, (He holds his arm up to it) and you, (He lowers his arm to the fat cat) Garfield, you’re (He points at him) gonna be on it! (He skips away, and the pets watch him go. Odie turns to Garfield with a bit of an envious look on his face)
Odie: Jealous mutters (His eyes narrow)
Garfield: Why does he (He points at himself with his thumb) want me on his show? Do the words, “World’s foremost authority on lasagna” mean anything to you? (Above them, Grover and Louie, Mama Meany’s henchmen, spot the tree from their helicopter)
Grover: There it is, Louie. (Grover peers at the tree through binoculars) Fly us back to Mama Meany’s plant (He points at Louie, who is piloting) and let’s pick up a truck.
Louie: (nodding) Chuckle We’re gonna steal it, and Mama’s plant is gonna figure out a way to clone it, (He turns the chopper away) and then Mama Meany can put every other Italian restaurant… (He is cut off by Grover)
Grover: Shut up, Louie!
Louie: I’m shutting up.
(Eddie returns with a device, essentially a cameraman)
Eddie Gourmand: This is my robotic cameraman. (He shows it to the pets) He’s my entire crew when I do my broadcasts. (He sets the robot down on the ground. The curious pets walk over to examine it)
Garfield: Huh?
Eddie Gourmand: He beams my splendid face to MILLIONS (Garfield and Odie gaze at it. The pup’s tail wags) of TV sets and smartphones, (They look up at the famous critic and TV show host) and not-so-smartphones! (Eddie shows how it works with a remote in his hand) I just press transmit on my little remote here. (He presses the red button on the remote, and the camera powers up, surprising both pets)
Garfield: Whimper
Odie: Uh-uh. (He tilts his head. Garfield leans into the frame)
Garfield: Doh!
Odie: Huh? (The camera pans away from the pets up to Eddie)
Garfield: Gasp!
Robotic Cameraman: Transition to satellite (It raises a finger) started. (Essentially, he is being broadcast live from a satellite in space)
Eddie Gourmand: That’s right! Frame the shot that makes me look gorgeous. Giggles Oh, and wait, (He grabs the microphone from behind his back) I need my little microphone. OK, tell me when we’re on the air.
Robotic Cameraman: Transmission has already commenced.
Eddie Gourmand: What does that mean? (He leans down and scratches his chin, confused)
Robotic Cameraman: You’re ON! (It points at Eddie. A close-up of his face is being shown to the masses, including Mama Meany, who is watching on his TV in his office)
Eddie Gourmand: Oh, I'm on! (He dusts himself off. The realization doesn’t sink in for a few moments) I’m on! (He is shocked and throws his microphone, but he catches it and quickly collects himself) Sputters Hello, (He waves) food fanciers! This is your old pal, Eddie Gourmand (Mama Meany watches from his chair, tapping his fingers on the arm of it) coming to you live (Returning to Eddie and the pets) from I can't tell you where with more about the incredible, wait for it, (He steps over to the tree and gestures to it. The cameraman follows him and points at the tree) lasagna tree!
Garfield: Hurry it up! (He wags his finger at the tree) The tree’s getting stale. (Eddie begins his interview with Garfield. Odie stands next to him)
Eddie Gourmand: We’re speaking with the noted lasagna expert Garfield Cat. (He holds the mic to the fat cat) Garfield, (He brings the mic back to him) you’ve had a chance to actually taste the lasagna that grows here on the lasagna tree. (He holds the mic down again to Garfield)
Garfield: Mmmmmm! (He nods)
Eddie Gourmand: Give my viewers your unbiased (He holds his finger up) opinion: is this the best lasagna you’ve ever had? (Garfield ponders this)
Garfield: Hmm… heh. (He taps his chin, and then enthusiastically nods yes) Laughs (He smiles and holds his tongue out. Odie begins panting and wagging his tail beside him)
Eddie Gourmand: There you have it! Direct from Garfield’s mouth, which incidentally, (Garfield gives a longing look at the camera) has had a lot of lasagna pass through it! I mean a lot! (He raises his hand to his mouth, as if telling a secret) It is the best! Take it from me! (He zips away, and a song begins. He twirls like a ballerina in the yard)
My name is Eddie Gourmand (He puts his hands on the pets)
I’m a star to be precise.
People are very fond
Of my masterful advice! (He wiggles his fingers and then points up)
I’m so wise, I advise
Every king, and far beyond, (He floats into the air, the fantasy part of the song starts now. He twirls on a line of clouds, with Garfield and Odie hopping behind him)
Just do what I say it’s the only way
Heed my words and do not delay (He wags his finger at the Flabby Tabby)
Just do what I say in your work or play (He takes Garfield’s and Odie’s paws and skips forward)
I’m a genius and a fine gourmet. (He strokes Odie’s ear. The pup blinks at the audience)
Folks say, (A group of people raise their arms to Eddie, who is on a cloud above them. Garfield is with the people, albeit he doesn’t raise his arms) “Eddie Gourmand, we put our trust in you.”
They know that I'll respond with exactly what to do. (He grabs a bunch of grapes and eats them, somewhat resembling a Roman Emperor during the time of the Roman Empire)
In a fix, I do tricks, (He wiggles his fingers) like I have a magic wand (He drops. Garfield appears, wiggling his fingers about to eat some lasagna on a plate, but Eddie yoinks it away from him)
Just do what I say what my words convey (He floats through floating lasagnas)
If you don’t you’ll be led astray (Odie is about to eat some kibble, but Eddie takes that away too and throws it behind him)
Just do what I say better start today
I’m a genius and a fine gourmet. (He hands Odie a carrot, and the pup takes it, bewildered. He then taps his chin)
If life in is disarray (He wags his finger)
If things are bleak and gray (He appears on his TV show studio lying on the table while photographers take his picture)
Rise up above the fray!
Listen, (Multiple magazines are thrown into a stack, all with Eddie on them) and then obey.
Just do as I say, (He raises his finger and spins around in front of the TV studio building. He wears sunglasses and strolls down the red carpet)
I’m a genius and a fine gourmet! (The crowd around him applauds. Eddie spins in place and the song ends. Eddie reappears on TV. Mama Meany watches from his office)
I’ll be right back after this commercial. (Mama turns off the TV and grabs the phone to make a call)
Mama Meany: Blanch, call the advertising department. Tell them not to let Eddie sing ever again! That includes, at home in the shower.
Blanch: Yes, Mama. (He sets the phone back on its stand)
Mama Meany: Grrrrr! (He grabs the phone once again) And tell Grover and Louie I want that lasagna tree and I want it now!
Blanch: Yes, Mama, I believe they’re working on it now.
(Back at the Cappelletti’s, Garfield and Odie are gazing upon the wondrous tree)
Garfield: There it is, Odie! Isn’t it the most amazing thing you’ve ever seen?
Odie: (hungrily) Uh-huh! (Garfield’s tongue hangs out of his mouth, and his tail wags)
Garfield: Yummmmm! Yummy, yummy yummy! Odie, (The pets look at each other) I think we should combine my two (He holds up two fingers) favorite things in the world: food and sleep! (Odie sits down next to him)
Odie: Sputter (He shakes his head) Mutters
Garfield: Yes! Let’s sleep in the lasagna tree! (Unbeknownst to the pets, or the humans inside, Grover and Louie spy from behind a different tree. Louie holds a couple of shovels over his shoulder)
Grover: Shhhh!
Louie: (whispering) Oh I know how to be quiet, Grover. (He raises his finger) My mommy taught me how to be quiet. (Grover growls and taps his foot impatiently) She said, “Son, you need to be quiet.” and I knew what she meant because…
Grover: (whispering) Shut up, Louie! (Louie twists his neck)
Louie: I’m shutting up. (He leaves)
(Back at the tree, Garfield–who is already sitting on a limb–is helping a struggling Odie into the tree’s branches)
Odie: Grunts (He kicks his back legs)
Garfield: Strains (He speaks gently to Odie) C’mon, boy. I know dogs don’t usually climb trees, but you can do it. Strains Grunt! (With one final heave, Garfield pulls Odie onto a neighboring branch. The pup lies on his stomach upon it)
Odie: Complaining mutters
Garfield: Nice work, Odie. (He pats the pooch’s back) We’ll nap until it’s lunch time. We’ll eat parts of the tree, and then, (He holds his finger up) we’ll nap and eat some more. (Odie raises his head and looks at his feline friend)
Odie: Mm-hmm… (Garfield swings one leg to the other side of the branch and lies down to catch some Z’s. Odie rests his head on the Flabby Tabby’s backside)
Garfield: Yawn! Oh boy… smack smack smack I may never (He shakes his head no) wanna leave here. (The best friends soon enter slumberland, unaware that Grover and Louie are sneaking closer to the tree, and them) Snore! Snore! (While Mama’s henchmen hide behind walls to keep themselves hidden, a conversation is being had inside with the humans)
Nunzio Cappelletti: Vito, why can’t you believe I've changed? (Inside, Vito is angrily leaning over the table at his cousin, who sits across from him. Mama Cappelletti is on that side of the table sitting on the end between them)
Vito: Because I haven't seen you do ANYTHING for ANYONE but yourself, EVER!
Mama Cappelletti: Calm down, boys! I love both of you! (She leans toward her son) Vito, I taught you to be a fine chef and you became one. I’m so proud of you. (Vito sits back down) And Nunzio, if not for you, we would not have the lasagna tree and all that WONDERFUL (She hugs her nephew, who is seated next to Jon. Angelica is sat across from Mama Cappelletti) attention you give to my cooking.
Vito: Uh, (He stands up, confused) Nunzio is responsible for the lasagna tree?
(As they speak, some dirty doings are happening outside, literally. Grover and Louie hop over the fence–Louie still carrying the shovels–to get the tree for Mama Meany. Despite Grover hopping over it cleanly, Louie gets tripped up)
Louie: AAHHH! (He lands on his face and drops the shovels with a clang. Before he can say anything, Grover shushes him)
Grover: Shhh! (He grabs a shovel, and so does Louie. They begin digging around the tree) Grunt! (The pets are still inside the tree, sleeping like rocks, if rocks could sleep. As they snooze, Grover and Louie uproot the tree and roll it away in a large wagon. They load the tree into a flatbed truck and drive away)
Garfield: Wherever we’re going, can we swing by a drive-thru for burgers?
(The tree is whisked away to Mama Meany’s factory. Louie drives it through the gates and into the factory itself. A large door closes behind them. After unloading the tree, Mama Meany, Grover, and Louie gaze at their prize)
Grover: You know, the lasagna that grows on this tree is really terrific! (Louie tastes some)
Louie: Yeah! (He raises his finger) Hey Mama, (He points at the lasagna serving in his hand) why don’t you try selling good food like this at restaurants, huh? (Mama Meany grins wide at the tree) Chuckles
Mama Meany: Grrr! (He shoots daggers at Louie. Grover does the same)
Grover: Grr!
Louie: I’m shutting up. (He covers his mouth)
Mama Meany: It is good, too good. (Louie eats the last of the lasagna) Hmph. (Inside the tree, Odie is first to wake up) Since Eddie Gourmand started broadcasting about it, (The big-hearted beagle stands on the branch and nudges Garfield’s behind to wake him up) word has spread throughout the world about Italian cooking. (The Tubby Tabby awakens, albeit not fully. Odie looks down)
Garfield: (raising his finger) I’ll have waffles and, uh, more waffles for breakfast. (He goes back to sleep, but Odie refuses to let him)
Odie: Quiet, angry mutters (Garfield, now fully awake, realizes that he is no longer in Kansas, so to speak)
Garfield: Hey, what? (Odie glares at something, or someone, below him) Where are we?
Mama Meany: (pacing in circles and holding his finger up) Everyone wants the secret of this great lasagna. (Garfield and Odie pop their heads out of the tree) If they get it, my worldwide restaurant empire is in DEEP trouble. (The pets hide in the tree. Mama points at his henchmen) Call in my scientists. (Grover and Louie salute) Tell them to analyze this tree, and figure out its secret! (Odie refuses to let them get away with this)
Odie: Angry mutters (Garfield, however, wants to stay concealed. He covers the pup’s mouth and holds a finger to his lips)
Garfield: Quiet Odie! (Odie obeys, though he is still miffed) If they find us, they’ll be planting US in the ground instead of this tree!
(Back at the Cappelletti’s, Jon and the other humans notice the missing tree. Nunzio walks up as Jon, Vito, and Angelica stare into the hole where the tree was)
Jon: I can’t believe it!
Angelica: Someone just came here (She points at the hole) while we were inside and dug it up and took it!
Vito: We must get it back! (Nunzio walks stands between them) Call the police!
Nunzio Cappelletti: Ah, let them take it. (He rolls his eyes) We can just make another one.
Vito: But won’t it take months, (He raises his finger) even years to make another lasagna tree?
Nunzio Cappelletti: We didn’t grow this one. (He points at himself) I made it! (This is news to everyone else)
Angelica: Gasp!
Jon: Huh?
Nunzio Cappelletti: C’mon! (He waves his hand dismissively) You didn’t really believe lasagna grows on trees, did you? (Jon and Vito fell for it hook line and sinker. Not even the unintelligent Odie believed it. However, they try to play it off, like they didn’t believe such silliness)
Jon and Vito: Overlapping chatter
Angelica: Laughs
Nunzio Cappelletti: I just took the lasagnas your mama made, Vito, and stapled them onto one of the trees here. Then I called Eddie Gourmand and let him in on it. (Despite the explanation, Vito is still stubborn)
Vito: You haven’t changed one bit, Nunzio! (He wags his finger at Nunzio. Angelica holds her boyfriend) It’s all a trick, another one of your crooked schemes!
Nunzio Cappelletti: No, it’s a hoax, to get attention for Mama’s GREAT lasagna recipe. (Eddie walks up holding a box full of mail)
Eddie Gourmand: We’ve had THOUSANDS of people call and email! They all want the recipe! (Mama Cappelletti puts a hand on the critic’s back)
Mama Cappelletti: And it’s so wonderful! Oh and Eddie gives it out on his show, everyone will pay attention.
Jon: You’re just going to give the recipe away?
Mama Cappelletti: Why not? Then EVERYONE (She raises her finger) can make a wonderful lasagna!
Nunzio Cappelletti: Chuckles It’s just Mama’s way to making the world a little bit better. (Vito ponders this. Perhaps Nunzio has turned over a new leaf)
Vito: Maybe… maybe I had you wrong, Nunzio. (He points at him)
Angelica: So what I want to know is, WHERE (She looks into the hole) is the lasagna tree now?
Nunzio Cappelletti: Scoff. (He and Jon shrug. No one seems to know)
(Back at the factory, Two of Mama Meany’s scientists are examining the lasagna tree)
Doctor 1: The lasagna does not seem to be organic to the tree, Doctor. (Cut to inside. Both men are staring up into the tree, unaware of the pets are hiding within its branches)
Doctor 2: No, Doctor, (Several pieces of lasagna fall onto the floor as he speaks) these lasagnas, they didn’t grow on the branches, they appear to be stapled on. (Garfield whispers to Odie, who raises his ear)
Garfield: Can you make out what they’re saying?
Odie: Uh-uh. (He shakes his head no, and the pets look at each other)
Garfield: Me neither, but we’ve gotta get outta here (He raises his finger) and rescue the lasagna tree! (The doctors converse with each other)
Doctor 1: Er, then I assume you concur with my conclusion that the alleged lasagna tree is a fake. (The two of them start to walk away)
Doctor 2: (raising his finger) Uh, yes I do, Doctor. (Garfield swings onto a different branch and slides down the trunk) You should go tell Mama Meany that. (Odie also slides down the back of the trunk. Garfield pushes the tree, which is still on the wagon, away from the doctors toward a large door. Odie is quick to help him)
Doctor 1: (pointing) No, you should go tell him.
Doctor 2: (pointing) No, you should go tell him.
Doctor 1: (pointing) No, you should go tell him.
Doctor 2: (pointing) No, you should go tell him.
Doctor 1: (pointing) No, you should go tell him. (While they argue, the pets slip away undetected)
Garfield and Odie: Strain
Garfield: We’re in some sort of factory where Mama Meany makes his lousy Italian food. Grunt! Keep pushing, Odie!
Odie: Strains (He is, but trees are heavy. Despite this, they make steady progress toward the door while the scientists pointlessly bicker)
Doctor 2: (pointing) No, you should go tell him.
Doctor 1: (pointing) No, you should go tell him. (The pets walk through the door, which closes behind them)
Doctor 2: (pointing) No, you should go tell him.
Garfield: Grunt!
Doctor 1: (in the distance) No, you should go tell him.
Garfield: No we can’t just leave it here! Abandon the lasagna tree? (They wheel it to their left, down a hallway) Never! We can’t let it get away from us. (The door closes behind them. Unsure of where they are going, they accidentally push it down a sloping hallway, and it escapes, much to Garfield's horror. Odie looks more distressed) Doh! It’s getting away from us!
Odie: Howwwwwwl! (The tree rolls down the ramp. The Flabby Tabby and big-hearted beagle pursue it)
Garfield: Yelp!
(Back with the scientists)
Doctor 1: (pointing) No, you should go tell him.
Doctor 2: (pointing) No, you should go tell him.
Doctor 1: What if we both go tell him?
Doctor 1: (pointing) No, you should go tell him.
Doctor 1: (turning to his left) No, you should go tell him. (It is at this point that they finally notice the missing tree) YAHHH!
Doctors: It’s gone! (They race through the door where the pets went and look around for it)
Doctor 2: There’s no sight of it! (He points up) Go tell Mama Meany the lasagna tree has been stolen!
Doctor 1: (pointing) No, you should go tell him.
(Meanwhile, Garfield and Odie chase down the tree. Odie runs on all fours and makes a mighty leap at it, managing to cling onto a handle on the back of the wagon. Garfield, upon reaching another incline, jumps as well)
Garfield: Woo-hoo! (He joins Odie on the runaway tree, except clinging onto the tree trunk itself and not the wagon) Grunt! OK, now what do we do?
Odie: I don’t know. (He shakes his head no)
Garfield: I don’t know either.
(In the same hallway, Mama Meany walks with his henchmen on either side of him)
Mama Meany: Let’s see what those scientists of mine have come up with.
Grover: Hey, isn’t that (He points forward) the lasagna tree coming this way? (Indeed it is, along with a couple of tagalongs)
Garfield: YAAAAHHHHHHHH!
Mama Meany, Grover, and Louie: YAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH! (They turn around and sprint away. Garfield, now lying on his stomach, gets mere inches from Mama Meany)
Garfield: Sorry, I don't know how to steer a lasagna tree.
Mama Meany, Grover, and Louie: YAAHHH! (They duck into a different corridor. Grover and Louie press their backs against the wall and Mama keeps running up the corridor. The tree rolls right past them into an empty room)
Garfield: YAAHHH! (Their ride ends abruptly upon hitting the wall at the back of the room) Grunt! (Quickly, the Tubby Tabby hops off the wagon and over to a panel on the wall. Odie drops onto the floor, and Garfield presses a red button with a lock symbol on it) Grunt! (The light above it changes from green to red. The door is locked from within) There, (He turns around and presses his back against the wall) that’ll keep ‘em out. (He walks toward Odie–who is gazing up into the tree) Unfortunately, that’ll also keep us in! (That door is the only entrance or exit, leaving them stuck with the lasagna tree. With that, Part 4 reaches its conclusion)
TO BE CONTINUED…