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(The episode opens with a few scenes from part one, including a couple of Lyman, and Jon telling the girls that he had never seen Lyman again since he left. Part two starts with Jon in his living room pacing back and forth in front of the couch. The twins stand next to the couch, Garfield sits on it and Odie sits on the floor in front of the couch)
Odie: Hmm? Huh? Hmm?
Jon: It's unbelievable! Lyman has been gone for all these years! Everyone thought he was gone for good! And now that monster over in Franistan is wearing my hat!
Garfield: It looks better on him than it did on you.
Jon: The hat I gave Lyman!
Drucilla: Do you think your friend could still be alive?
Minerva: Do you think he's being held prisoner by the Zabadu?
Jon: I don't know. I don't know what to do about this.
Garfield: Jon, not knowing what to do about something?! Whoa, there's a novelty.
Jon: Drucilla, Minerva, I'm gonna have to drive you two home. I need to put all my attention in this.
Minerva: OK, uncle Jon.
Drucilla: We understand.
(The twins and Jon walk toward the front door as they prepare to head out)
Garfield: This is a baffling mystery, and a matter of life and death! At a moment like this, there's only one thing to do!
(He runs to his chair and turns on the TV to Eddie Gourmand's lasagna show, which is still in progress)
Eddie: And, of course, some people like mushrooms in their lasagna.
Garfield: That is so wrong! They take up so much space that could be occupied by sausage! (He looks behind the chair, as if he was checking to see if the coast was clear. Once he does this, he turns diagonally in the chair and crosses his legs, relieved) Well at least I got out of it without those twins dressing me up in some silly outfit.
(Just as he says this, the twins show up on both sides of the fat cat)
Twins: Kitty cat!
(This surprises Garfield, and he leaps into the air before landing back in the chair)
Garfield: Why did I have to say that? (He holds his arms in front of him in a form of surrender) Ok, get it over with.
(The twins talk over each other as they dress up Garfield. When they are finished, he wears a pink dress, white gloves, and a brown-haired wig complete with a pink bow)
Garfield: Ahem...
Minerva: He looks adorable!
Drucilla: Here, Garfield, see how good you look now. (she hold up a mirror for Garfield to see himself. After the initial surprise wears off, he comes to like his new look)
Garfield: You know, they're annoying, but they are right. I do look kind of fabulous. (he touches his hair with a gloved paw)
(Later that night, the distressed dog Odie--now even more worried for his former owner--howls on the fence under a full moon)
Odie: Howls
(Jon and Garfield struggle to sleep due to the pup's noise)
Garfield: (waking up) How does he expect me to get my usual 14 hours of sleep if he's gonna do THAT all night?
Odie: Continues howling
(A tired Garfield heads downstairs, opens a front window and calls out to Odie)
Garfield: Hey, I know you're thinking about Lyman but could you hold it down a bit? (he rubs his tired eyes)
Odie: (now hopping off the fence and walking toward the window Garfield is in) Whimpers and whines
(Squeak then hops up on the windowsill next to Garfield)
Squeak: Yeah. On behalf of all your mice, I was gonna suggest the same thing.
Odie: Aww...
Squeak: I've been listening to the whole story about this fellow, Lyman, and the monster called the...
Garfield: Zabadu.
Squeak: What?
Garfield: I don't know why they named it that, either.
Squeak: You gotta go rescue the poor guy.
Odie: Bark! Bark! (He pants excitedly)
(Garfield, however, is much less thrilled about this proposition)
(Later that night, Garfield paces in a circle in the living room while Odie and Squeak stand next to the fat cat's chair)
Garfield: Me? Go to Franistan? And battle a MONSTER?!
Squeak and Odie: Aww...
Garfield: (stopping his rotation) Hey, why not? (he points at his friends) I could be that hero like the one I like in the movie!
Squeak: Oh, no...
Odie: Pants
Garfield: (hopping on the table) Of course, I'll need to dress like an adventurer. (the camera shot rotates around the feline) There! How do you like my adventurer outfit? (he appears unchanged)
Odie: (now standing on his hind legs) Huh?
Squeak: Uh, Garfield, we don't see anything.
Garfield: C'mon, use your imaginations! (He then appears in a getup similar to Indiana Jones, with a wide-brimmed hat and pouch)
Squeak: Oh, cool!
Odie: Bark!
Garfield: Call me Muncie Smith, bravest of the brave! I'm off to Franistan to rescue Lyman! Now, how am I gonna get there? Oh, I know! This (he grabs a chair and pushes it in front of the dog and mouse. He then stands on it) will be my airplane!
Odie: Hmm...
Garfield: Stand back! (he then appears to be sitting in a red biplane with blue wings and propellers, and a yellow nose)
Odie: Bark!
(Garfield flips a few switches on the plane's dashboard and the propeller starts spinning)
Squeak: (now standing in Odie's paw) Hey, Muncie, you're in Jon's living room, remember?
Garfield: Right! I had better make this an airstrip! (He imagines himself outside) Ah, better.
(Odie runs up to the cockpit, Squeak still in his paw)
Squeak: Hey Garfield, wait! Take us with you!
Odie: Howls with excitement and agreement
Garfield: Why not? Hop in!
(The dog does just that, still holding Squeak in his paws)
Odie: Yeah! Yeah!
Squeak: Yeah!
(As Garfield takes off, a male voiceover starts singing. During the song, Garfield flies over the countryside, forest, and the city itself)
VO: I am the cha-cha cat!
I like to dance although I'm fat.
I like to move, ain't that a fact.
Come and dance, and sing along,
Havin' fun is never wrong!
I am the cha-cha cat!
Squeak: How long will it take us to get to Franistan in this fantasy of yours?
Garfield: I know a shortcut. It's a little out of the way, but it'll get us there fast!
(Garfield flies into space, and passes a spaceship in the process before flying above their destination, the jungles of Franistan)
VO: I am the cha-cha cat!
I like to dance although I'm fat.
I like to move, ain't that a fact.
Come and dance, and sing along,
Havin' fun is never wrong!
I am the cha-cha cat!
Squeak: Wow! We've arrived!
Odie: Bark! Bark!
Garfield: We have! The last sighting of the Zabadu was right about... here. (he points at the ground before making a slightly rough landing) AAAHHHH! (Upon coming to a stop, they exit the plane, determined to complete their mission) All right, we have to find the Zabadu!
(A tiger stalks them from a high tree branch, and they pass underneath an elephant before the Zabadu leaps down in front of the trio, intimidating the tubby tabby)
Zabadu: Growls (he slowly moves toward Garfield, who shakes in fear before fleeing, Odie and Squeak right behind)
Garfield: AAAAHHHH!
Squeak: (hanging on to Odie for dear life) Not good! HELP!
(While running through the jungle, Odie leaps over a fallen log. Garfield, however, tries jumping over it, but can't get enough height and lands on his face on the log. He turns around, realizing the Zabadu in right on his tail, and screams)
Garfield: AAAAAHHHHHH!!
(At the last moment, Odie grabs Garfield's arm and puts the fat cat on his back. He bolts away, with Garfield riding him like a jockey on a horse. Soon after, Garfield turns around, a bit relieved since he can no longer see the Zabadu. Odie too looks confident, before he gets startled and stopping suddenly in his tracks, launching Garfield through the air and causing the flabby tabby to fall on his face. After shaking his head and regaining his senses, Garfield suddenly realized why Odie stopped: the Zabadu was right in front of them. Garfield is once again petrified)
Squeak: (from in between Odie's ears) Garfield, what are we gonna do?
(Garfield is scared stiff, and the Zabadu approaches and grabs him. But before he can do anything to Garfield, he notices Squeak still standing on Odie's head. The Zabadu's musophobia--fear of mice--then kicks in and he drops Garfield and flees in terror as Squeak chases him off)
Garfield: (relieved and tossing a sandwich into his mouth) I love fantasy sequences.
(Odie then grabs Garfield's arm and directs his attention to something in the distance. It's Lyman.)
Lyman: Odie!
Odie: Bark! Bark! Bark! Bark! Bark!
Lyman: (with Jon's voice) Garfield! What's going on in here? (The fantasy breaks, and Jon is standing in the living room in his pajamas with his pets--and Squeak--in front of him also in the living room)
Garfield: Wha...?
(Odie, still in fantasy land, runs toward Jon and hugs his leg)
Garfield: Whoops. We woke Jon up.
Squeak: That's my cue to disappear, too. (he exits the scene)
Jon: It's so noisy with Odie howling and... I thought I heard an airplane.
Garfield: Boy, I have noisy fantasy sequences.
Jon: (kneeling down to comfort his dog) Odie, you look so sad.
Odie: (now back in reality) Mm-hmm... oh...
(Squeak, who is watching from behind a chair, also shares a sad look for the down dog)
Jon: You're thinking about Lyman, right?
Odie: (nodding sadly) Uh-huh...
(Even Garfield, who had literally kicked Odie out of the house for interrupting his TV show less than 24 hours prior, starts showing sympathy for Odie)
Jon: (while resting his hand Odie's head and ears) Yeah, me too. I was thinking that there's really nothing we can do.
Odie: Aww...
Jon: But then I thought...
Odie and Garfield: Huh?
Jon: If there's even a chance Lyman is alive, we have to try and rescue him!
Odie: Bark! (suddenly excited, he leaps up into Jon's arms as if to say "Thank you!" a half-dozen times)
(Garfield too flashes a smile, happy for the pooch, until Squeak gives him a cold reality check)
Squeak: Garfield, are you worried? Ya know, this could be dangerous.
Garfield: (confidently) Am I worried? Am I worried? (the Zabadu's shadow appears behind the cat. His mood quickly changes from confident to nervous) Is this gonna be another fantasy sequence?
Squeak: Nope.
Garfield: In that case, yes! I am worried! (he runs past Jon and Odie and up the stairs) Aah!
(In the morning, Liz drives up in her pink car and pulls up in Jon's driveway)
Jon: (from inside the house) C'mon, guys! Liz is going to drive us to the airport!
(Jon and Odie race down the stairs. Garfield struggles with a heavy suitcase at the top. As he pulls, Squeak pushes)
Squeak: What do you GOT in this thing, Garfield?
Garfield: Snacks.
Squeak: Snacks? You need this many snacks for the trip to Franistan?
Garfield: (straining) C'mon! C'mon! (exhausted, he sits down next to his luggage) What do you mean Franistan? These are for the trip to the airport. (Garfield then gets behind the suitcase and starts pushing it toward the stairs, a worn-out Squeak sits nearby) Ouch! (He finally reaches the stairs, only for the heavy baggage to fall down, taking Garfield with it and resulting in a loud crash at the bottom)
(Finally, everything is packed and loaded into Liz's car. The four of them then head to the airport and Squeak and Irv wave them good-bye from just outside the pet door)
Squeak: Good-bye! Don't forget to write! We'll take good care of the house while you're gone! (The mice head inside)
Irv: Are we really gonna take good care of the house while they're gone?
Squeak: Uh... no... PARTY!!!
(Dozens of mice take over the house, doing things such as raiding the kitchen of food, using the sink as a shower, playing jazz music, and riding a disco ball. This starts a song by a voice that's similar to Squeak's)
VO: Life for mice,
Is really nice!
We have no sorrow,
If we have food to borrow!
Oh, whoa,
Don't let a mouse,
Get in your house,
Or you're lost!
Cat is away!
No more danger!
So it's time now for our dinner!
Don't let a mouse,
Get in your house,
Or you're lost!
(As for the main three characters, they ride the plane on the way to Franistan. Jon sits in aisle, Garfield dozes by the window, and Odie sits between them)
Jon: The area where the Zabadu lives is about 100 miles from the airport. (just then, the flight attendant makes an announcement over the speaker)
Flight Attendant: Ladies and gentlemen, the pilot is making his approach to Franistan airport. Please make sure your tray tables and pussycats are in their upright positions.
(Jon, noticing Garfield slouched back in his seat sleeping, presses a button on Garfield's chair. The chair suddenly jerks forward, waking up Garfield and putting him a very uncomfortable position. He cries out for help before Jon pushes the chair back)
Odie: Snickers
Jon: (browsing a brochure) I've arranged for a local guide to drive us there. They say she knows all about this area, and all about the Zabadu. Her name is... Angie.
(At the Franistan airport, a miffed Angie walks away from Dirk Dinkum, who drives in a jeep up to her)
Dirk Dinkum: Angie! Angie, wait up! Just stop so I can talk to you.
Angie: I don't work for you anymore, Dirk.
Dirk Dinkum: You never told me why you quit.
Angie: Because you're not exploring or adventuring to help people, or even animals!
Dirk Dinkum: Oh, AGAIN with the animals!
Angie: You're a nasty man, and all you care about is money!
Dirk Dinkum: Something wrong with money? (he turns to his new assistant) Buckley, explain it to her. This is Buckley. He has your old job, assisting me.
(Dirk picks up his short assistant and lifts him so he can see over the dashboard)
Buckley: Money is a good thing.
Angie: I know, I have to go earn some of it. I'm guiding a man named Arbuckle who's got a lead on the Zabadu. (She leaves and heads inside the airport terminal)
Buckley: What's she got against money?
Dirk Dinkum: I don't know. Maybe I should've paid her some. Listen, whoever this Arbuckle bloke is, if he's got a lead on the Zabadu, we've got to follow him.
(Inside the terminal, Angie and Jon meet up with each other. Garfield rides his suitcase and Odie pushes it)
Angie: You must be Mr. Arbuckle.
Jon: And you must be Angie.
Angie: And you must be Garfield and you must be Odie.
Garfield: And I must be hungry. C'mon, Odie.
Odie: (from off-screen) Right!
(Garfield turns, smiles, and winks at the audience, closing the episode, though the story shall go on...)
TO BE CONTINUED...