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'''Roy Gets Sacked''' is an episode from the fourth season of [[Garfield and Friends]]. 
 
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'''Roy Gets Sacked''' is an episode from the fifth season of ''[[Garfield and Friends]]''.
   
 
==Synopsis==
 
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==Plot==
 
==Plot==
Orson, Lanolin, Bo, Wade and Booker are having a meeting discussing Roy's recent pranks and are quite sick of them. Outside, Roy has another prank to play on Orson, but eavesdrops on the others to see what's going on. He overhears them discussing about firing him and sadly walks away, thinking they don't want him around anymore. When Roy leaves, Orson decides not to fire him because he's part of their family.
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Orson, Lanolin, Bo, Wade and Booker hold a meeting to discuss Roy's recent pranks; they are quite sick of them. Outside, Roy, arriving with another prank (a spring loaded with creamed cauliflower) , disguised as a gift, to play on Orson, eavesdrops on the others to find out that they would like to fire him (with Orson affirming that he would do so). Thinking they no longer want him around anymore, Roy sadly walks away, leaving the gift behind. Afterward, Orson decides not to fire Roy because he is part of their family.
   
Roy goes to visit his agent, [[Bernie (agent)|Bernie]] and begs him to be given another job, but there are no shows that have jobs available. Roy goes to the unemployment office and realizes there is a show hiring, but doesn't bother to see what it is and runs off to the studio. Roy then realizes that the show that's hiring for people like him is none other than "The Buddy Bears Show" and the bears have a sister named Betty Buddy Bear. Roy refuses to join because they'll drop safes on him like last time, but the bears promise not to.
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Roy visits Bernie and begs him for another job, only to find that there are no shows with jobs available. Roy tries again at the unemployment office. When he hears of a show with , he accepts, not bothering to see what it is, and runs off to the studio. Roy then realizes that the show he has accepted is "The Buddy Bears Show", which now includes a sister named Betty Buddy Bear. Roy initially refuses to join, knowing that the bears will drop sixteen ton safes on him like last time; the bears promise not to do so.
   
On the show, the bears show the viewers what happens when they don't do things they're supposed to do such as drinking milk, washing behind your ears and brushing your teeth, only to result in him getting many heavy things dropped on him. In the last scene, Roy gets a safe dropped on him and runs out of the place. Roy goes back to the farm and begs Orson to rehire him, even though Orson never fired him in the first place.
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On the show, the bears show the viewers what happens when one does not do things they are supposed to do (i.e. drinking milk, washing ears, and brushing teeth), with Roy constantly being the one to neglect such activities. Although he is subjected to heavy objects dropped on him, none of them are sixteen ton safes, as the bears promised. In the last scene, Roy gets a twenty-seven ton safe dropped on him, which results in him running out of the studio. Roy goes back to the farm and begs Orson to rehire him, despite never being fired in the first place. Roy is happy to be back on the farm, while Orson, assuring the others that he was not going to fire Roy, opens Roy's "gift". He then gets hit with the cauliflower, causing him to change his mind.
   
 
==Characters==
 
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*[[Orson Pig]]
 
*[[Orson Pig]]
 
*[[Wade Duck]]
 
*[[Wade Duck]]
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*[[Booker]]
 
*[[Lanolin Sheep]]
 
*[[Lanolin Sheep]]
 
*[[Bo Sheep]]
 
*[[Bo Sheep]]
 
 
===Minor Characters===
 
===Minor Characters===
*[[Bernie (agent)|Bernie]]
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*[[Bernie]]
 
*Receptionist (voiced by [[Julie Payne]])
 
*Receptionist (voiced by [[Julie Payne]])
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*Binky the Clown (cameo)
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
===Cultural References===
 
===Cultural References===
*Roy's proposals for his own series include parodies of ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', ''The Little Mermaid'' and ''GI Joe''.
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*Roy's proposals for his own series include parodies of ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', ''The Little Mermaid'' and ''G.I. Joe''.
 
*When Roy talks about the "old cartoon characters" home, he brings up Felix the Cat as one such character residing there.
 
*When Roy talks about the "old cartoon characters" home, he brings up Felix the Cat as one such character residing there.
 
===Goofs===
 
*Roy claims not to have teeth in this episode, despite being depicted with such in this episode, among others.
   
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*Roy claims not to have teeth in this episode, even though he does in other episodes and still doesn't in this one.
 
 
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Revision as of 19:59, 24 May 2019

Overview
Transcript
Gallery

Roy Gets Sacked is an episode from the fifth season of Garfield and Friends.

Synopsis

Roy leaves the farm after thinking the others want to fire him.

Plot

Orson, Lanolin, Bo, Wade and Booker hold a meeting to discuss Roy's recent pranks; they are quite sick of them. Outside, Roy, arriving with another prank (a spring loaded with creamed cauliflower) , disguised as a gift, to play on Orson, eavesdrops on the others to find out that they would like to fire him (with Orson affirming that he would do so). Thinking they no longer want him around anymore, Roy sadly walks away, leaving the gift behind. Afterward, Orson decides not to fire Roy because he is part of their family.

Roy visits Bernie and begs him for another job, only to find that there are no shows with jobs available. Roy tries again at the unemployment office. When he hears of a show with , he accepts, not bothering to see what it is, and runs off to the studio. Roy then realizes that the show he has accepted is "The Buddy Bears Show", which now includes a sister named Betty Buddy Bear. Roy initially refuses to join, knowing that the bears will drop sixteen ton safes on him like last time; the bears promise not to do so.

On the show, the bears show the viewers what happens when one does not do things they are supposed to do (i.e. drinking milk, washing ears, and brushing teeth), with Roy constantly being the one to neglect such activities. Although he is subjected to heavy objects dropped on him, none of them are sixteen ton safes, as the bears promised. In the last scene, Roy gets a twenty-seven ton safe dropped on him, which results in him running out of the studio. Roy goes back to the farm and begs Orson to rehire him, despite never being fired in the first place. Roy is happy to be back on the farm, while Orson, assuring the others that he was not going to fire Roy, opens Roy's "gift". He then gets hit with the cauliflower, causing him to change his mind.

Characters

Main Characters

Major Characters

Minor Characters

Trivia

Cultural References

  • Roy's proposals for his own series include parodies of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Little Mermaid and G.I. Joe.
  • When Roy talks about the "old cartoon characters" home, he brings up Felix the Cat as one such character residing there.

Goofs

  • Roy claims not to have teeth in this episode, despite being depicted with such in this episode, among others.


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"