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The Caped Avenger Rides Again!

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Overview

The Caped Avenger Rides Again! ( Le retour du Vengeur à la cape) is the ninthUS/tenthEU episode from the third season of The Garfield Show.

Synopsis[]

A valuable copy of Ultra-Powerful Guy has just been stolen. A new super-villain needs to be defeated. This is a mission for Garfield as Caped Avenger and Odie as Slurp, his faithful sidestick!

Plot[]

Jon Arbuckle and his pets drive down to a comic book store where Jon has been asked to sign autographs. Odie notices a bag next to Garfield, who explains that it contains his "Caped Avenger" suit, in case of a world crisis or an autograph session. Jon starts to brag about all the people coming to the store, only to discover that no one is there.

Inside the shop, Jon repeatedly falls asleep while Rupert, the owner, laments the lack of customers despite weeks of advertising. Rupert also reveals the shop has a rare comic book on display, "Ultra Powerful Guy #1," worth one million dollars, but even this hasn't drawn a crowd. Garfield suggests dressing as the "Caped Avenger" to bring excitement to Rupert's shop. Despite Jon's efforts to cheer Rupert up, things take a turn when the rare comic is stolen, the glass display is broken, and the security guard is found unconscious.

The police arrive, and Rupert worries about how he'll pay for the stolen comic. The security guard describes the thief as a masked supervillain with superpowers. Determined to solve the mystery, Garfield dons his "Caped Avenger" suit and enlists Odie as his sidekick, Slurp. They imagine a comic book-style adventure, encountering a supervillain who steals the Caped Avenger's money and throws him through a wall. Garfield's dream sequence ends with a realization linked to a comic book plot.

Garfield finds the relevant comic and shows it to the detective, revealing that the broken glass outside indicates the crime was committed from inside. They deduce that the security guard is the thief. Garfield and Odie chase the guard around the city, eventually trapping him in a dumpster. Rupert gets his comic back, but still worries about customer turnout until people start arriving to meet the "Caped Avenger," with Garfield dressed in his superhero costume, much to Rupert's delight.

Characters[]

Main Characters[]

Major Characters[]

  • Jon Arbuckle
  • Rupert
  • Security guard thief
  • Detective
  • The "Despicable, Repulsive" Supervillain (comic sequence)

Minor Characters[]

Trivia[]

  • This is the first episode of The Garfield Show (and the second episode overall) to feature the Caped Avenger.
  • An alternate style is used for the dream sequence.
  • Certain characters are seen on the comic books.
  • The T3000 and Commander Harland's Assistant are shown as action figures.
  • When the "Despicable, Repulsive Supervillain" clicks his crab claws, a wordless action bubble appears.
  • Irma can be seen on a comic book cover.

Cultural references[]

  • Odie’s superhero outfit resembles Superman.
  • Garfield repeats a famous "Batman" line from the thirty third Detective Comics: "Criminals are a superstitious cowardly lot, so my disguise must be able to strike terror into their hearts..."
    • Garfield tells Batman to "eat his heart out" at the end of the episode.
  • At the end of the episode, Garfield says "I feel like that real good-looking blonde guy in the cartoons with the big scared dog." This alludes to Fred Jones and Scooby-Doo from the Scooby-Doo franchise, both of whom share Garfield's voice actor.

Goofs[]

  • When Garfield speaks at the end, his lips do not move.
  • In Rupert's store, a rare comic is shown to be locked inside a glass box. Despite that, multiple copies can be seen around the store.

Clip[]

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Comic Book Store The Garfield Show Cartoon Network


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Episodes

"Pasta Wars" "Mother Garfield" "Orange and Black" "Freaky Monday" "Bone Diggers" "The Robot" "Catnap" "Agent X" "A Game of Cat and Mouse" "Perfect Pizza" "King Nermal" "Desperately Seeking Pooky" "High Scale" "Jon's Night Out" "Not So Sweet Sound of Music" "Turkey Trouble" "Pup in the Pound" "Odie in Love" "Pet Matchers" "Lucky Charm" "Curse of the Were-Dog" "Meet the Parents" "Down on the Farm" "The Pet Show" "Curse of the Cat People" "Glenda & Odessa" "Underwater World" "Family Picture" "Time Twist" "Time Master" "Fish to Fry" "Little Yellow Riding Hood" "Fame Fatale" "Virtualodeon" "It's a Cat's World" "Mailman Blues" "Extreme Housebreaking" "Heir Apparent" "Caroling Capers" "From the Oven" "Neighbor Nathan" "History of Dog" "Up a Tree" "It's a Cheese World" "Nice to Nermal" "Out on a Limb" "Super Me" "Mastermind" "The Amazing Flying Dog" "The Last Word" "Iceman" "T3000"

"Home for the Holidays" (Part 1, Part 2), "Ticket to Riches" "Gravity of the Situation" "The Art of Being Uncute" "Night of the Bunny Slippers" "Blasteroid" "The Big Sneeze" "The Spy Who Fed Me" "Meet Max Mouse" "The Haunted House" "Which Witch" "Cyber Mailman" "Odie for Sale" "Farm Fresh Feline" "Dog Days" "Planet of Poultry" "With Four You Get Pizza" "The Bluebird of Happiness" "Inside Eddie Gourmand" "Fido Food Feline" "Everything's Relative" "Honey, I Shrunk the Pets" "Garfield Astray" "History of Cats" "Black Cat Blues" "Cuter Than Cute" "Great Pizza Race" "Master Chef" "Guest from Beyond" "Depths of a Salesman" "Night of the Apparatuses" "Land of Hold" "Penny Henny" "A Gripping Tale" "Wicked Wishes" "Jumbo Shrimpy" "Pirate Gold" "Me, Garfield and I" "Detective Odie" "Stealing Home" "Full of Beans" "Love & Lasagna" "True Colors" "Mind Over Mouse" "The Big Sleep" "Pampered Pussycat" "Parrot Blues" "Rain or Shine" "The Mole Express" "Unfair Weather" (Part 1, Part 2)

"Furry Tales" (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4) "Kind to Kittens" "Little Angel" "Prehistoric Pup" "Land of Later" "Laugh in a Can" "The Non-Garfield Show" "The Caped Avenger Rides Again!" "The Superhero Apprentice" "Teddy Dearest" "Bath Day" "What a Difference a Pet Makes" "Garfield Gets Canned" "Partners in Mime" "Boris the Snowman" "Long Lost Lyman" (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4), "The Golden Lasagna Awards" "Pawparazzi" "It's About Time" "Online Arbuckle" "Muscle Mouse" "The Write Stuff" "Cupid Cat" "The Control Freak" "Every Witch Way" "Revenge of the Cat People" "The Garfield-Only Show" "Filthy Fugitives" "Smartest Dog in the World" "Farmer Garfield" "More Than Meets the Eye" "Fast Friends" "Where's Odie?" "Doggone Jon" "The Mysterious Machine" "Fitness Crazed" "Little Trouble in Big China" (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4) "My Friend, Nermal" "Take a Ferret to Lunch" "Bride and Broom" "Problems, Problems, Problems" "Two Times the Trouble" "The Great Trade-Off"

"Lion Queen" (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5) "Bewitched" (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5) "The Mean Machine" (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5) "Glitter Gulch" (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5) "Against All Tides" (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5) "Lasagna Tree" (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5) "Into the Wild" (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5) "Double Vision" "My Cousin Petunia" "Barking Mad" "Garfception" "For Mice" "The Six-Can Solution" "Silence of the Sheep" "Bulldog of Doom" "Mother Owl" "Home Sweet Home" "Whatever Happened to Aunt Ivy?" "Delicious Donut Day" "Little Miss Mouse" "Stink, Stank, Skunk!" "Jon 2" "My Dog, the Cat" "World Without Me" "Fraidy Cat" "The Very, Very Long Night"

"Rodent Rebellion" (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4)

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