Twice Told Tale

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Twice Told Tale is an episode from the third season of Garfield and Friends.

Synopsis

Jon and Garfield tell their sides of the story when a massive amount of yogurt explodes in their home.

Plot

Jon is heard yelling "Garfield! Look what you've done!" as the whole house fills with yogurt. Garfield, Jon and Odie escape the house through the window as the yogurt attracts the neighborhood's attention. Jon immediately blames Garfield, which enrages the fat cat, and the two blame the incident on one another.

Jon tells his version of the story, where he is polite and Garfield is rude and bad-tempered. Garfield angrily demands food, and Jon stops at the frozen yogurt store, where they immediately notice that the prices are a little steep. Garfield claims that they could get real food for seven dollars. As Jon makes the yogurt at home, he goes to answer the door. Garfield, thinking that Jon doesn't make enough food, adds an extra ingredient which causes the yogurt to spill everywhere.

Garfield tells his version of the story where, in a contradiction of the previous tale, Jon is rude and bad-tempered and Garfield is polite and doesn't mind being slightly hungry. Jon stops at the yogurt store, and is furious at the steep prices and tells how he could save a lot of money and spend it on "selfish things". Garfield also imagines Jon as an insane man, with an inability to cook, who just puts everything lying around into the pot. He snarls when the doorbell rings and goes to answer it. With Jon distracted, Garfield sprinkles salt onto the yogurt which causes it to spill everywhere. Jon comes in and yells at Garfield as the three escape the house.

After explaining his version of the incident, the screen goes left and right, signifying that the viewer is shaking their head in disagreement when asked by Garfield if they believe his story. Herman thinks Jon's story sounds suspicious, and therefore doesn't believe him. Odie, who was the only other witness, is asked by Garfield and Jon which version is true. Odie then shakes his head regarding both versions, making Jon and Garfield admit that they exaggerated a little. But they still have one more problem, how to get rid of all the yogurt. Garfield gets an idea, and they let the neighborhood residents eat all the yogurt they want for the price of one dollar.

Major Characters

• Garfield
• Jon

Minor Characters

• Odie
• Herman Post
• Townspeople

Trivia

• The bijou (next to the frozen yogurt store) lists "Power Pig" on its marquee.

Cultural References

• The Rashomon effect is utilized in how Jon and Garfield tell contradicting versions of how the house got filled with yogurt.

Goofs

• Just before Garfield says "What do you mean you don't believe me?", his right index finger is uncolored.

Gallery

The episode gallery can be viewed here.