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Out on a Limb (FRFlag Chat perché) is the 46thUS/EU episode from the first season of The Garfield Show.

Synopsis[]

After Harry gives him a book on how to act like a cat, Garfield climbs a tree to prove his cat-like nature, only to get stuck.

Plot[]

Garfield is spending time out on the front lawn sunning himself, listening to Harry describe to him and Arlene a story wherein he managed to escape two dogs cornering him in an alleyway. Just as Garfield is about to try to outdo Harry's story, Arlene and Harry both laugh at this notion, declaring that he's too domestic to have done anything cat-like. Garfield takes offence to this and lists his daily activities. Harry declares none of these are cat-like, and gives Garfield a book called Get In Touch With Your Inner Cat. Returning into the house, Garfield reads in the first chapter that cats hunt mice. He finally realizes Harry is right after a casual interaction between him and Squeak. Following the book, the second chapter instructs that cats climb trees, and although reluctant to get stuck, Garfield motivates himself to do it. As initially predicted, Garfield becomes too scared to get back down.

He reasons that someone will save him eventually. He is unable to alert Jon of his situation despite Jon playing his accordion on the front lawn. Getting an idea, Garfield uses a kazoo, which retrieves Odie. He instructs Odie to alert Jon, but Odie misunderstands and only retrieves items related to Jon. After Odie suggests he climbs the tree to Garfield, he uses his ears to make his way to the bough Garfield is on. This however, leaves both stuck. Just then, they spot Nermal being chased by the local doberman, and out of pure chance, Nermal happens to climb up the tree Garfield and Odie are in. Garfield and Nermal rule out jumping out the true, and the latter panics, considering they may remain stuck. Harry arrives at the tree, looking to find out why they are up there. Rather than telling the truth to save them their dignity, Garfield explains that they aren't stuck, but simply admiring the scenery.

After Harry leaves, Jon, preparing to go jogging with his earphones in, finally notices the animals stuck in the tree. He tries to convince Garfield that it's easy to climb down, and demonstrates by climbing up the tree. Looking down, he realizes he is terrified of the height, and latching onto the branch, he too ends up stuck. Their next two opportunities fail: Herman Post initially considers getting them a ladder, but after he insults Garfield and Nermal, the two cats pelt him with pinecones, driving him away. They then comes up with a plan to form a human chain to lower Garfield to the ground to retrieve the ladder: this almost works until the Doberman returns, forcing them to retract Garfield.

Jon remembers that he has a cellphone he hooked his earphones into, and although too embarrassed to call Liz, he calls 911. Jon describes the situation falsely to the firefighter as him having sprained his ankle in attempting to save the animals. Just as the firefighter is about to save them using the fire engine's turntable ladder, the fireman driving the vehicle receives a call about a fire and carelessly drives off, leaving the other firefighter now too stranded in the tree. It quickly begins to rain, and a lightning bolt strikes the branch they're on, cracking it and dropping them to the ground, albeit safely. Just as they're celebrating, the Doberman makes a reappearance and chases them all back into the tree, returning them to their predicament.

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Trivia[]

  • Nermal mentions that was voted "cutest cat in the county" three times in a row.
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