The Worm Turns is the second segment from the seventh episode of Garfield and Friends.
Synopsis
Orson tells a story about Booker and a worm.
Plot
Orson is reading a book in his waller while wearing an inner tube. He gets out to greet the viewer by letting the air out of the tube, causing him to fly off into the distance. When he lands, he is unable to find his air pump, so he goes to find Wade.
While Wade is sleeping under a tree, Roy sneaks up with Orson’s air pump and blows Wade’s inner tube up to an enormous size. When Wade wakes up, he concludes that he has shrunk. He jumps out of the inner tube and runs off in a frenzy. Orson tells him to no avail that he is still the same size. After Roy reveals that he was playing a prank, Orson begins to explain Roy’s normal antics, only to notice the viewer suggesting that Booker is worm hunting. Orson then explains why Booker doesn’t chase worms anymore.
Booker is continually chasing worms and singing about how much he hates them and what he’ll do to a worm if he catches one. He then sets a rope trap for the worm; during a chase, the worm tricks him into getting caught in the trap himself. Eventually he is hanging in a tree calling for help. After a few hours, the worm comes back and cuts the rope, freeing Booker from the tree. He then grabs the worm and, instead of trying to eat it, kisses it.
Wade asks Orson if he thinks the friendship between Booker and the worm will last, and Orson assures him that it will. Booker then walks by singing about how much he likes the worm, only to change his mind and chase after it again.
Characters
Major Characters
Trivia
- The gag of Roy inflating Wade's inner tube comes from the strip published on November 6, 1986.
- This episode marks the first appearance of a worm.
- In the title card, the worm is shaped like a "S" to say "The Worm Turns."
Goofs
- The likeness of Wade on his inner tube does not start snoring in synch with Wade until the camera close-up.
- The “wife” worm is seen knitting something, despite not having hands.