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(The episode opens with Jon on his front porch speaking to a man, Anthony Allwork, about the former’s late bills)
Jon: But Mr. Allwork, I'm only a few days behind in my payments! I’m just waiting for a check from my employer!
Anthony Allwork: And MY employer is waiting for a check from YOU, Arbuckle. Don’t make me sue you.
(In the living room, Garfield is on his chair presumably watching TV–despite the TV being off–and Odie lying on the floor next to him)
Odie: Mutters
Garfield: Oh, Jon’s late on a bill or something or other. That guy came by to demand payment.
Odie: (understanding) Oh.
Jon: You’d really sue me over such a small amount of money?
Anthony Allwork: (while setting his briefcase down) I’m a lawyer, Arbuckle. (He pulls out his phone) It's my job to sue people. Listen to my schedule for this afternoon: (He taps his phone with a stylus. He does this repeatedly after each thing on his to-do list) 1:00 sue someone, 2:00 sue someone 3:00 go visit my cousin Sue, 3:30 sue Sue, 4:00 stop at the market, buy a gallon of milk, 4:30 sue the market, the dairy, and the cow the milk came from. Any questions?
Jon: (shaking his head no) Nope.
Anthony Allwork: Tell me, Arbuckle, how is it you’re always low on cash? (At that moment, Vito walks up behind him with a dozen boxes of pizza in his hands)
Vito: Here you are, Mr. Arbuckle. 12 pepperoni pizzas for your pussycat. (Garfield takes them from Vito and carries them inside. Everyone watches as the cat marches to the table)
Jon: Sigh. Any questions?
(Later that day, Nermal watches some TV on the chair while Garfield devours the pizzas)
TV: This is a baby kangaroo.
Nermal: Not as cute as me.
TV: And THIS is a baby panda.
Nermal: Definitely not as cute as me. (The pandas in Little Trouble in Big China would argue. Anyway, Garfield and Odie sit at the table)
Odie: Mutters
Garfield: Hey, what are you complaining about? I gave you a crust. (For Garfield, this seems pretty generous)
Nermal: (offscreen) Not as cute as me.
Odie: Mutters
Nermal: (offscreen) Not as cute as me.
Garfield: Alright, a half a crust. (Jon runs in from the kitchen holding a lamp. He sets it on the table between the pets)
Jon: Guys,
Odie: Huh?
Jon: (continuing) I need to make some fast money. I’m going to have a garage sale. I need things to sell. (He runs off to find more random junk)
Odie: Huh?
Garfield: Huh. (He shrugs his shoulders at the bewildered pup)
Jon: (continuing) Garfield, look around. Find things we want to get rid of, (He brings a bucket and sets it on the table) things that are utterly and totally useless.
Nermal: (to the audience) Ha! I love watching nature films on TV.
Garfield: Chuckles (He gets up, grabs Nermal, and presents him to Jon) Laugh (Nermal blinks)
Jon: Moan (He turns to the audience. Odie glares at the cats)
(Elsewhere in the city, Anthony, his son Jack, ride in their limousine driven by their butler, Daws. Inside, Anthony reads a newspaper)
Anthony Allwork: Daws, after I drop my son at home, take me to the courthouse.
Daws: Very well, Mr. Allwork. Who are you suing today?
Anthony Allwork: I don’t know, but I'll find someone.
Jack Allwork: Dad, could we, maybe, do something? I mean, you and me?
Anthony Allwork: I have work to do, Jack. Besides, I just picked you up at your baseball game.
Jack Allwork: Sigh, yeah. And you sued the umpire. (He crosses his arms, frustrated)
(They eventually pass Jon’s house, where Jon has set up a table of random things for his garage sale in the front yard. More like a yard sale)
Anthony Allwork: Oh, there’s that Arbuckle fella I may be suing. He seems to be having some sort of yard sale. Daws, stop for a moment or I'll sue YOU.
(In the front yard, Garfield bounces in place, eager to get rid of the thorn in his side)
Garfield: Let me sell Nermal! Oh, let me sell Nermal please!
Jon: Maybe I can get $3 for this old lamp.
Garfield: Why won’t you let me sell Nermal?! (Jon ponders how much to price things)
Jon: Garfield, (frustrated that he can’t sell Nermal, the fat cat crosses his arms) while I go look for more junk, put price tags on EVERYTHING, and remember, price things based on what they’re REALLY worth. (Garfield looks at Odie. Jon’s last comment gave the former an idea. He writes something on a price tag and sticks it on Odie’s collar)
Odie: Huh? (With the tag applied, Garfield plops the pooch on the table)
Garfield: There you go, Odie, what you’re really worth: (He holds up two fingers and then falls over) Laughs
Odie: Moan.
Garfield: (continuing) $0.02 (A man and woman walk up to browse the selections as the Flabby Tabby kicks his legs and rolls on the sidewalk in uncontrollable laughter. As he mocks the puppy, Anthony and Jack walk up)
Anthony Allwork: A lot of worthless junk. I may have to sue him over this.
Jack Allwork: Hey, dad, look at the neat puppy! (He runs over to Odie) He’s real cute, and he’s only two cents! (The man and woman from earlier leave)
Anthony Allwork: Do you want him, son? Maybe I can negotiate the price down to a penny.
Garfield: (in the background) Laughs
Jack Allwork: Oh please, dad?
Anthony Allwork: Oh, all right. (He shouts inside for Jon) Arbuckle, I'm buying this dog!
Odie: Gasp! Worried mutter
Garfield: Laughs (He could not stop laughing at his prank for a little while now, but after hearing that his best friend is getting sold, he abruptly stops) Huh? (Jon walks outside, coat hanger in hand, trying to explain the situation)
Jon: Well, I’m sorry, Mr. Allwork. Odie’s not for sale.
Anthony Allwork: Yes he is. (He points out the price tag on Odie’s dog tag) He has a price tag and I have agreed to pay the price specified on the tag. That’s a legally binding contract. Honor it or I'll sue you.
Odie: Huh?
Anthony Allwork: I owe you two cents. (He pulls out a hundred dollar bill) Do you have change for a hundred? Chuckle Oh and I’ll need a receipt.
Jon: Oh…
(Later, the transaction is completed and Jack carries Odie in his arms as he and his dad walk back to their car. Jon walks up behind them, still holding the coat rack)
Jon: Look, I know he had a price tag on him, but it was just a joke.
Anthony Allwork: A joke? Sorry, Arbuckle. I know you’re attached to this dog, but my son wants it and I always give my son anything he wants. (He gets inside the limo)
Jack Allwork: Yeah, as long as it doesn’t take any of your time. (He also heads inside)
Odie: Whimpers (He tries reaching for his master, but to no avail. Jack carries him into the car) Bark! (Daws closes the door behind)
Jon: Gasp! Moan (The Allworks, and Odie, leave. Garfield walks up, stands beside his owner, looks at him, then back at the car, and–for good measure–waves good-bye. Jon glares at his cat, furious) Garfield, have you thought of anything, ANYTHING you can do to make this situation better? (Garfield nods. He zips off and grabs Nermal, who has a price tag on his ear)
Garfield: I-I marked Nermal down to a penny.
Nermal: Scowl!
(Later that day, Garfield lies on his back with his head in his hands in the backyard. Next to him, Squeak sits on a table eating some cheddar)
Squeak: I feel bad about Odie. I always liked him. He was a little damp around the tongue, (Garfield turns to his rodent friend) but he was a good dog.
Garfield: Hey, Squeak, you gonna finish that piece of cheese?
Squeak: I was PLANNING, why?
Garfield: Because Jon’s not gonna feed me until I figure out (he leans forward) how to get Odie back.
Squeak: AAH! (He holds his cheese away from the feline)
Garfield: (sitting upright) Squeak, do you think you and the mouse network could figure out where they took the pooch?
Squeak: Leave it to me, Garf. I'd do anything for you.
Garfield: Anything? (He puts his arm on the table and gets a devious look on his face. He points at the cheese in Squeak’s paws. The mouse blinks and looks down at his cheese, realizing what Garfield wants. Before anything else, the rodent eats and swallows it, much to the cat’s disappointment)
Squeak: Make that, ALMOST anything. (He runs off to one of his mouse friends. They speak indistinctly and the second mouse points in a different direction)
(Soon, all over the city, the news of Odie’s absence has spread among the mice. They meet in alleys, on water towers, and in front of a fenced-off mansion. With the info gathered, they bring it to Garfield, who reads a small slip of paper with an address)
Garfield: 247 Barrister Lane. (He turns to Squeak, who is standing next to him) That's in the FANCY part of town.
Squeak: Oh, figures. We got it from an upper-class rodent. So how do you figure to get the guy to give Odie back?
Garfield: I shall employ a brilliant plan! (He says this with confidence, but then his face says “I’m worried”) I hope I have one by the time I get there. (He walks down his front sidewalk on the way to the Allworks’ house)
(In the massive backyard of the mansion, the homesick hound lies on his stomach)
Odie: Whimpers (Jack bursts out of the door behind the pooch, holding a stick in his hand, hoping to play)
Jack Allwork: Hi, boy!
Odie: Huh? (He raises his head to see who addressed him)
Jack Allwork: (continuing) How about if I throw the stick and you fetch it?
Odie: Uh-uh. (He shakes his head no and plops his head back between his paws) Moan
Jack Allwork: Wanna go for a run?
Odie: Sigh. Uh-uh. (He shakes his head no)
(Outside the fence, Garfield walks up to the massive gate)
Garfield: Sigh. Whoa, (the gates open, allowing the cat inside) nice place Odie gets to live in. (He walks up the sidewalk, which is about as wide as a driveway, up the stairs and to the front door. Before he knocks, he turns and updates the viewers) If you're wondering, I still don’t have that brilliant plan. (He tries the simple strategy: ringing the doorbell twice. He hops back into place as Daws answers the door)
Daws: Oh, it’s you.
Garfield: Chuckle
Daws: Did you come and try to get the dog back?
Garfield: Laugh (He nods yes)
Daws: Well, Mr. Allwork gave explicit instructions. The dog now belongs to his son Jack, and that’s final. (He slams the door in the Tubby Tabby’s face)
Garfield: Gasp! Hmm. (He races off and returns a split-second later in an outfit much like the one the twins dress him up in. He tries ringing the doorbell again and Daws opens the door)
Daws: No, you are not a little girl come to play with master Jack, you are that pussycat again. Good day. (For the second time, Daws slams the door in Garfield’s face)
Garfield: Growl! (Not to be deterred, he hops off the stairs to try again. It starts the same: he rings the doorbell, and Daws answers. This time, Garfield wears a chef’s hat and bandana around his neck, holding a pizza in his paw) Hey-a, Mr. Butler, sir, it’s me, a-Vito, here to deliver a pizza to the little-a boy-a, and a pup-ala with the wet tongue-a. (He grins sheepishly and lifts his hat to uncover his eyes)
Daws: No, you’re not a pizza delivery man. You’re still that pussycat. Good day. (It ends the same: the door slammed in Garfield’s face)
Garfield: Wha-?
(For try #4, Garfield rings the doorbell. Daws opens, and Garfield reveals himself in an Abominable Snowman disguise. He wiggles his fingers to try to make himself more ferocious, but Daws confronts him anyway)
Daws: No, you are not the Abominable Snowman.
Garfield: Eh. It was worth a try.
Daws: You’re that pussycat again! You have forced me to use our state-of-the-art security system, which fortunately includes an Abominable Snowman catapult! (He pulls out a pink remote and presses the only button on it. Garfield is sent flying by a spring underneath the floor he was standing on)
Garfield: Yowl! (He bounces on the ground before coming to a stop in the Allworks’ yard. His costume took some damage, as his hand and foot are completely uncovered as well as some of his fingers and toes. He speaks to the audience) Sigh, Jon needs to get one of those. You never know when an Abominable Snowman is gonna come around. (He gets up) I don’t know what to do. I don’t know how to get Odie back. (He starts to get irritated) I don’t even know where I got those costumes! Huh? (He sees a power line leading up to an open window) Hey, they left that upstairs window open. (With his outfit fully removed, he goes for the window of opportunity) OK, it’s not a brilliant plan but it’s close.
(In the back, Jack is still trying, unsuccessfully, to play with the downtrodden dog)
Odie: Whimper
Jack Allwork: You don’t want to do ANYTHING with me, do you, puppy?
Odie: Whimper Uh-uh. (He shakes his head no)
Jack Allwork: I didn’t need a dog for that. I can get that from my dad.
Odie: Huh?
Jack Allwork: You miss where you used to live, don’t you.
Odie: (perking up) Bark! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Bark! Bark!
Jack Allwork: Well, THAT’S where you should be! C’mon! I’ll take you home! (He runs inside)
Odie: Pant Bark! Bark! Bark! Bark! Bark! (He excitedly follows Jack)
(In the front, Daws looks around and sees no sign of the fat cat)
Daws: Well, it appears that pussycat had the good sense to give up and leave. (In the distance, he hears glass breaking. Garfield pulls himself into the mansion and sits on the windowsill)
Garfield: Now to find Odie.
Daws: Oh no he did NOT! (He charges inside and climbs the stairs) He’s climbing into the master bedroom! (He stands in front of Garfield, who sees him)
Garfield: Now to run from the butler. YAAAAAHHHH! (He hops forward, runs in place, bounces off Daws’s head and escapes the butler’s grasp. He runs down a hallway with a lot of doors and hides in one of the rooms) Pants (He comes out of a different door and runs in front of Daws into the same room he hid in earlier. Daws tries to follow, but is surprised by a camel, who chases him. Daws and a chicken come out of a different door and run into another room. Daws and a penguin leave for another room, only for Garfield to run out of the room Daws just left) Laughs (Garfield looks behind him, ending this cartoon chase sequence by leaving the hallway. Daws follows) Laughs (Garfield slides down the banister and jumps away)
(In the office, Mr. Allwork is at his desk working and talking on the phone)
Anthony Allwork: No, I'm going to sue YOU and that’s that. Fine, see you for dinner Sunday night, mom. (Garfield barges in, slamming the door against the wall so hard that it knocks over a green vase. The fat cat steps on it and rolls toward Mr. Allwork)
Garfield: YAAAAAAAHHHHH! (He hits the desk and falls flat on his stomach, upsetting a number of papers and the lawyer)
Anthony Allwork: What does this mean?
Garfield: I don’t know, but I'll bet I get sued. (The breathless butler appears in the doorway)
Daws: I’m dreadfully sorry, Mr. Allwork. This pussycat breached security, and now I see that young Jack is missing, also the dog you bought him! (Mr. Allwork holds Garfield up. The Flabby Tabby kicks his feet trying to run, but he cannot since he can’t touch the ground)
Anthony Allwork: Missing? Well it’s…obvious where they are. (Tired, Garfield stops running. Instead, he tries holding his arms out, struggling to get free) Get the car out, Daws. And you, cat, (Garfield nervously looks at him) you’re coming with me.
(Back at Jon’s house, Jon sits at the table with a bill in his hand. He’s understandably worried about his bills and his pets)
Jon: Oh, nothing’s going right. Even with the garage sale, I still don’t have enough money to pay off that bill! Garfield’s gone, and I may have lost Odie forever… (Outside, he hears a familiar sound)
Odie: Bark!
Jon: Maybe not forever! (He gets up from his chair and opens the front door to see Odie and Jack)
Odie: Bark! Bark! Bark! Bark! Bark! (He jumps on Jon)
Jon: Odie! You’re back!
Odie: Slurp! Slurp! Slurp! (Jack watches the happy reunion and smiles)
Jon: Laughs I’m never going to let you get away from me again! (Mr. Allwork walks up with Garfield in his hands)
Anthony Allwork: You’ll have to. (Jack turns around to face his father) They don’t let you have dogs in prison. (Jon also looks at the lawyer)
Jon: Mr. Allwork! (Odie stops slurping and half-turns toward Anthony)
Anthony Allwork: I bought that dog fair and square.
Jack Allwork: Dad! (He stands between Jon and his dad, his arms outstretched to try to save the pup and his master)
Anthony Allwork: Not now, Jack. (He lifts his son and sets him aside) You stole him back and I’m calling the police and having you charged with Grand Theft Puppy!
Jack Allwork: But Dad!
Anthony Allwork: Quiet, Jack! Don’t make me sue my own son! I’ll do it if I have to… (Garfield steps up and covers Mr. Allwork’s mouth with his paw) muffled speech
Garfield: Hey, let the kid get a word in edgewise.
Jack Allwork: Dad, (Garfield uncovers Anthony’s mouth) I GAVE the dog back to him.
Anthony Allwork: Why? (It is revealed that Garfield is standing on a ladder, so he can reach Anthony’s mouth) I thought you wanted that dog. What is it you REALLY want? (Without a word, Jack runs into Jon’s house. Desperate, Anthony starts talking to a cat) Why won’t he answer me? What is it he REALLY wants? Whatever it is, I-I can afford it! (Garfield–since he can’t talk–points to someone who can: his owner)
Jon: A dog is great, (Anthony turns around) but he’s no substitute for a parent.
Anthony Allwork: Yeah, I suppose you’re right. (Daws, who was standing to the side quiet all this time, speaks up)
Daws: Mr. Allwork, you asked me to remind you, those people you needed to sue…?
Anthony Allwork: They can wait, Daws. I need to spend more time with my son. What’s it gonna be, son? (Jack, who is rubbing his eyes, starts to perk up)
Odie: Huh? (He turns to Jack)
Anthony Allwork: (continuing) Ball game? Movie? (Jack turns around happily)
Jack Allwork: Anything! (He runs and embraces his father)
Odie: Right! (He hops in front of the doorway)
Anthony Allwork: Arbuckle, uh, that bill you owe, don’t worry, we’ll work out something. And thanks. (He walks back to his limo still holding Jack in his arms. Garfield watches, his arms crossed, satisfied at his work)
Jon: Thank you. (He walks toward his table of stuff) Well, I still have to figure out a way to make some money.
Garfield: Laughs (He hops on the ladder, trying to get Jon’s attention, which he does)
Jon: (frustratedly) I know, I know! You’re going to suggest selling Nermal. (Garfield stops hopping and angrily shakes his head no)
Odie: Huh?
Jon: No? I’m sorry, Garfield. Well, what is your idea?
Garfield: Snickers (He points a finger up and hops off the ladder. He returns with Nermal)
Nermal: Yaaaahhh! (Garfield slams him on the table) Oof! Wha-?
Garfield: We’ll give him away, and then charge people to take him back! We’ll make millions! Millions I tell ya! (Nermal crosses his arms, angry at Garfield) MILLIONS! (Jon glares at his cat, who has a malicious look on his face. But with Odie home and the Allwork family brought back together, the curtains close on this cartoon)
THE END