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Overview

The Fairy Dogmother is an episode from the seventh season of Garfield and Friends.

Synopsis[]

Odie wants to go to a secret dog ball, which the other dogs do not want him to attend. Odie's wish to go the ball brings him the worst Fairy Godmother.

Plot[]

Garfield narrates the story of Odie going to a dog ball. One day, Odie is playing around in the yard when he overhears a couple of dogs talking about the upcoming Hound-Dog Harvest Ball that night. Odie approaches them and wishes he could come, with the other dogs ridiculing the thought. Odie walks away and desperately wishes he could go to the ball; his wish is eventually caught by the National Wish Clearing House.

The head of the house, Mr. Wishnitsky, receives Odie's wish. In desperation, he sends Esmeralda, who is considered the worst Fairy Godmother, with the task of handling Odie's whish. Wishnitsky berates her from her last job involving the wish of a princess. He warns that if she botches up Odie's wish, she will be fired.

Meanwhile, as Odie is wishing in despair to go to the ball, Esmeralda crashes through the window of the Arbuckle house, getting the attention of Odie and Garfield, who came to Odie. After introducing herself, Garfield makes numerous wishes before she informs him that she has arrived to grant Odie's wish. Odie wishes to go to the ball, and Esmeralda grants it, much to Garfield's chagrin.

She uses her flying magic to deliver Odie to the ball. Meanwhile, a dogcatcher, hot on the trail of two stray dogs, is heading towards the ball. The moment Odie arrives, all the other dogs there make fun of him due to his size and low I.Q., making him leave in despair. To make matters worse, the dogcatcher crashes the party and plans to catch every dog left.

Seeing the dogs getting captured, Odie wishes for something he could do to help them. Esmeralda reappears and grants him the wish. Using her magic, she turns the dogcatcher into a cat, making the dogs chase him. She says the spell will wear off eventually and that he has learned his lesson.

The dogs find out that Odie has rescued them. They apologize for making fun of him and make him a guest of honor at next year's ball. Meanwhile, Esmeralda is promoted by Wishnitsky to grant wishes to all pets. At the end of the story, Garfield is regretting his lack of wishes. He unknowingly wishes the cartoon to be over, which Esmeralda soon grants.

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Trivia[]

  • One of the scientists at the National Wish Clearing House is identical to those seen in "How to Be Funny".
  • "Dogmother 2" is a sequel to this episode.

Cultural references[]

  • One of the usual wishes received by the National Wish Clearing House is for the Cleveland Indians (now the Cleveland Guardians) to win a few games.
  • Garfield lists some examples of fairy tales at the start of the episode, including Sleeping Beauty and Snow White.
  • The Congressional Deficit Reduction Plan is mentioned.


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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