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.
Characters[]
Main characters[]
Minor characters[]
- Paper-clip marathon presenter (voiced by Gregg Berger)
- Painter (voiced by Thom Huge)
- The All-Phone Book Channel presenter (voiced by Gregg Berger)
- Phone book reader (voiced by Julie Payne)
- Orson Pig (cameo)
- Wade Duck (cameo)
- Cow (voiced by Gregg Berger)
- Roy Rooster (mentioned)
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".
Cultural references[]
- Roy is described as having made a life-size okra statue of Thomas Jefferson.
Goofs[]
- When Odie passes by after Garfield has finished watching TV, the colors of Garfield's ears have been reversed.