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Overview

Moo Cow Mutt is the first segment from the fifty-eighth episode of Garfield and Friends.

Synopsis[]

Garfield tricks Odie into believing he is actually a cow.

Plot[]

At the Arbuckle residence, Garfield expresses his extreme boredom, and when he is unable to find a good television program to watch, he plans a trick to play on Odie. Inside a book, he cuts out the picture of a cow and replaces it with a mirror. Garfield then tells Odie that he should not be eating dog food, as its bad for cows. Garfield continues to call Odie a cow, much to Odie's confusion. Garfield then shows Odie the book to prove his point. The mirror reflects Odie's face, with the caption "cow" below.

Odie still does not believe this, so Garfield advises him to go outside to see what people have to say about his appearance. Garfield then dresses up as three different people, calling Odie a cow each time. Odie is now convinced, and much to his dismay, starts to moo and eat grass. Jon Arbuckle finds Odie, and after a long talk, is able to convince Odie that he really is a dog, and not a cow. The two then begin to plot a prank to get back at Garfield.

Garfield wakes up from his nap, still laughing at his prank, before finding the refrigerator, microwave and stove are all missing. He panics and tries to inform Jon, who is wearing a stylish suit, and talking on the phone about having a cow that looks like a dog. Jon tells Garfield that he threw away the appliances, claiming he will buy new ones with the money earned from Odie. Still unaware of the prank, Garfield goes to Odie as a means of getting the appliances back.

Garfield tries to convince Odie he is not a cow, which the latter refuses to believe. Garfield then dresses up as the people from earlier, each time calling Odie a dog. Nevertheless, Odie still pretends to think that he is a cow. Once Garfield starts to believe that Odie is a cow, Jon and Odie have a laugh and finally reveal that they tricked Garfield, and that the appliances were on the back porch. Garfield claims he never thought Odie was a cow, even trying to convince the audience.

The episode then cuts to a U.S. Acres Quickie. Orson tells Wade that Roy is building a life-size replica of Thomas Jefferson out of okra, which Wade finds educational. Garfield interrupts them, still claiming he never believed Odie was a cow. He eventually gives up. As he walks away dejectedly, he addresses a nearby cow as Odie, who barks and pants like the latter.

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Trivia[]

  • The U.S. Acres quickie at the end of the cartoon was not based off of an actual U.S. Acres strip. It is also a unique instance of a quickie being part of an episode.
    • Unlike other U.S. Acres Quickies, it was kept in The Program Exchange's syndication package.
    • The American "U.S. Acres Quickie" logo was kept for the international prints of this episode.
    • This is also the last episode to feature a U.S Acres Quickie in general.
  • Despite his promise in "First Class Feline" to never do it again, Jon resorts to tricking Garfield in this episode. This is probably due to the show running on negative continuity.
  • Garfield reuses his cowboy outfit from "The Cactus Saga".

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Goofs[]

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Garfield's ears with reversed colors.

  • When Odie passes by after Garfield has finished watching TV, the colors of Garfield's ears have been reversed.
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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