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Overview

Sit on It is the first segment from the one hundred and fourteenth episode of Garfield and Friends.

Synopsis[]

Garfield sits on a book that Jon is reading. Jon tries everything he can to get Garfield off the book.

Plot[]

Jon is practicing Spanish from his Spanish book while Garfield is eating Mexican food to help him a bit. Seeing how hard it is, Jon wonders why he took a Spanish class, with Garfield answering that it was to meet girls. Taking a break, Jon tries to watch television, only to see the TV set is not functioning. He then wonders why that always happens. Garfield addresses the audience with request to remain silent and not to tell Jon, what is going on. Jon elects to take a nap instead. When he leaves the main room, Garfield takes over the television.

Garfield activates a code that brings up the WKAT TV, a channel for cats that will only open up if a cat activates the correct code phrase. The signs indicate that the channel is not allowed to be watched by humans, dogs, or any non-feline creatures. Garfield watches a bit of a game show called Kat Kwiz, when the contestants are given questions from the host named Alex. A female Persian cat named Fluffy asks for a question about "a disgusting creature with no brains and no purpose." She outsmarts her rivals and asks, what a dog is, which is correct answer. Garfield states he knew that and therefore, he switches the channel to a show called Keep Purring hosted by Manny Manx. Manny introduces the fives rules of being a cat: sleeping, tormenting dogs, obesity, destroying furniture, and last but not least, sitting on a book someone is reading and refuse to move. Garfield checks what he has done, which includes revealing Odie bound and gagged in the basement as tormenting dogs. Realizing that he has not done the latter, Garfield gets ready to do so. He watches the show, where Manny depicts various means, how a cat can disturb a human in reading a newspaper or a book.

Waking up from his nap, Jon goes back to his Spanish book, only to find Garfield sitting on it. Jon tries to get Garfield off the book - at first by asking, which makes Garfield come back with popcorn and sit again. When Garfield keeps refusing to move, Jon quickly becomes frustrated. Jon tries many attempts to get Garfield off his book, including pretending to go out, making meals for him, and using a crowbar, none of which are successful. Only the meals make Garfield leave the book, but only for a moment. The growing frustration causes Jon to use a ladder , so he can jump on the crowbar hoping to have Garfield forcibly removed from the book. The plan fails, for Jon gets catapulted high in the skies out of the house through the roof. After a short flight, Jon lands in the bushes near his house, causing his outfit to be badly battered upon rough landing.

Finally, Jon hijacks a bulldozer from a nearby construction site in an act of desperation and rams it through the house. Herman Post witnesses the act, for he brought mail for Jon. While the assault does get Garfield off of his Spanish book, it also ends up destroying half of the house. After a brief moment of victory, Jon is horrified at the sight of the disaster he has caused, as it will certainly lead to an expensive fix. When Herman asks about his insurance policy, Jon frantically heads to his office to check if it does cover such incidents. He finds Garfield sitting on his insurance policy, eventually leading him to sob in desperation. Garfeld admits to the audience that he knows that sitting on Jon's insurance policy is cruel, but this is his job. The episode ends with Jon crying in deep despair and Garfield smiling.

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Trivia[]

  • This episode marks the final appearance of Herman Post in a speaking role. The last time he is seen in Garfield and Friends is "The Thing in the Box".
  • One of the Kat Kwiz contestants looks like Mister Rock and Roll's violinist from "The Garfield Musical", while another one bears similar design to Kenny Katnip from "The Garfield Rap".
  • The construction worker seen on 6:15 of the episode is sporting a tattoo with "USMC" letters on his left biceps. This would indicate he had served in the United States Marine Corps before his current occupation.
  • Jon's effort in learning Spanish did pay off, for when he is examining the damages he brought with the bulldozer to his house, he says in a Spanish manner "Ay-yay-yay-yay-yay-yay!"
  • Real-life cats do indeed sit on paper, because paper, especially a newspaper one, is a very good insulator. Cats like warmth and the paper reflects their bodyheat. This is also their way to focus their owner's attention on them.

Cultural references[]

  • "Sit on it" may be a reference to a catchphrase spoken by Fonzie on Happy Days.
  • Kat Kwiz is a parody of Jeopardy.
    • The host of the show is named Alex, after Alex Trebek.
  • In the sixth minute of the episode, when Jon gets ejected high in the skies, he laughs like Goofy from Disney cartoons does.


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"

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