Quack to the Future is an episode from the third season of Garfield and Friends.
Synopsis[]
After yelling at Wade for a mistake, Orson wishes he could take back what he said. He then wonders what it would be like to travel through time.
Plot[]
Orson is fixing the tractor, and Wade is reading from the manual on how to fix it. Wade accidentally skips a step and Orson covered in oil. This causes him to yell at Wade for getting him dirty and needing to clean himself up. Wade feels dejected for messing up and Orson feels guilty for yelling at him.
Orson goes to the laundry room to get his overalls cleaned. He finds that there is a long line. Booker and Sheldon offer to let Orson use their basket so he can get his overalls cleaned faster. While he is waiting and watching the laundry in the spin cycle, Orson goes into a fantasy.
Years later, Orson, Roy, Lanolin, Booker and Sheldon have created a real working time machine. They travel a few minutes into the past, which is a previous Garfield segment. They then proceed to the future while Orson sings about what the future may hold. They arrive on the farm, now deserted and barren. They find that Wade is taking off in a rocket to Mars because of Orson scolding him. Orson wants to find a way to prevent Wade from doing so.
In the present, Orson snaps out of his daze. After putting his overalls into Roy's load and adding extra soap, Orson finds Wade and apologizes for yelling at him earlier. The washing machine overloads with suds and Orson is left to shovel on his own. Wade joins in to help out his best friend as well as to find his socks.
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Trivia[]
- The photo that was ripped in two during the song is the same picture that was shown at the end of "Mud Sweet Mud".
- This is the second time Odie makes a cameo appearance in a U.S. Acres cartoon, following "Flop Goes the Weasel".
- This is one of the few episodes in Garfield and Friends where Garfield does not speak.
- The name of the Garfield segment that is seen briefly is called "Odielocks and the Three Cats".
Cultural references[]
- This episode's title is a play on Back to the Future.
Songs[]
- "In the Future" performed by Gregg Berger and Thom Huge