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Virtualodeon (FRFlag Chaos) is the 34thUS/36thEU episode from the first season of The Garfield Show.

Synopsis[]

A crazy scientist has invented an incredible new machine: the Virtualodeon which makes TV shows real! Unfortunately, the Virtualodeon isn't quite up to speed and Garfield ends up getting trapped inside his own TV. Now he's a part of the shows he used to watch: he gets chased by monsters, a giant chicken, a merciless presenter and a beautiful TV star.

Plot[]

Garfield and Odie are in the living room, watching television, while Jon is in his room at his computer playing a game, telling them not to watch too much television. Garfield goes through several TV channels, eventually to read the guide and tuning in to channel 145, named Virtualodeon.

It's hosted by Professor Bonkers, who tells that it is a ground-breaking invention of mind that will change the broadcasting of television forever, as he notes that TV characters appear in the living room without usage of 3D glasses. As a test, a shark and a group of fish appear, followed by a game show hostess. Another test includes a scene from Jack in the Beanstalk; but once Jack throws a seed on the ground, the TV falls on the floor due to the out-of-control growth of the tree, leading it to crack holes in both the upper floor and the rooftop of the house. Due to the problems with this particular scene, Bonkers prematurely ends Virtualodeon, leading Garfield to be sucked into the TV as he sat on the tree's branch.

Taking a break from the game, Jon falls through the hole into the living room. Previously unaware of the situation, he blames Garfield for the incident. While Jon plans a punishment, Garfield appears in a commercial and a game show, and is later noticed during a parade show in which he reminds Jon of Virtualodeon, leading him to call Professor Bonkers. During the phone call, Garfield causes chaos in an educational show with Rob the Giant Chicken. After an accidental channel switch by Odie, he appears in an agent movie, followed by a horror movie.

Once Professor Bonkers arrived, Garfield is seen in a cooking show with Eddie Gourmand, causing further chaos as he ate parts of a lasagna Eddie cooked. He finally appears in an older romance movie, in which he is chased by a old woman who wants to be kissed by him. At this point, Bonkers uses his turbo hollow extractor to get Garfield out of the TV.

Once outside, things start to go out of control when the old woman pops out of the TV and chases Garfield to kiss her as Professor Bonkers realized that his extractor has accidentally left the gate open. Rob the Giant Chicken pops out and begins chasing Garfield and the old lady. The actress from the horror movie come out and the green alien scares Jon and Professor Bonkers, but Odie barks and he begins chasing the green alien. Eddie comes out and confronts Garfield for eating his lasagna. The aforementioned shark fly out of the TV as the horror movie actress hides under the table while the TV characters run through the living room. As Professor Bonkers prepares to kiss the old woman, the green alien, Eddie, and Rob the Giant Chicken confront Garfield. However, Garfield accidentally trips on the TV's plug, leading it to be unplugged and the TV characters to disappear.

At the end, Garfield uses the turbo hollow extractor to send Professor Bonkers into the TV, eventually appearing on the horror movie set along with the horror movie actress, Rob the Giant Chicken, and the old woman actress.

Characters[]

Main Characters[]

Major Characters[]

Minor Characters[]

  • Eddie Gourmand
  • Michael Fastblood (Cameo)
  • "Weakest Brain" Hostess
  • Jack (from Jack in the Beanstalk) (voiced by Frank Welker)
  • Merchant (voiced by Gregg Berger)
  • Black monster
  • Chuck Yenta
  • Rob the Giant Chicken (voiced by Gregg Berger)
  • Red
  • Junior
  • Chomper
  • Director
  • Commercial lady (voiced by Tress MacNeille)
  • Dr. Mo (voiced by Gregg Berger)
  • Agent 008 (voiced by Frank Welker)
  • Green alien
  • Horror movie actress (voiced by Tress MacNeille)
  • Old movie actress (voiced by Tress MacNeille)

Trivia[]

  • The name Virtualodeon is a play on the term nickelodeon, an early type of movie theater where admission cost five cents. "Nickelodeon" is also the name of a television network, which aquired Garfield in 2019.
  • The plot synopsis is similar to that of "The Lasagna Zone". Both episodes have Garfield stuck in the television airwaves, going through various channels in order to escape. It is also similar to the plot of Garfield: Caught in the Act.
  • Brief clips of Pet Matchers, the music show and the monster movie - all from "Pet Matchers"- appear on the TV.
  • A black and white version of a scene from "Pup in the Pound", showing the exterior of the pound, can be seen briefly during the chase scene.

Cultural references[]

  • The Weakest Brain is a parody of the British game show, Weakest Link.
  • Agent 008 is a spoof of James Bond.
    • Dr. Mo is a parody of the James Bond villain, Dr. No.
  • The actress in the horror movie spoofs Ellen Ripley from the film series, Alien.
    • The green alien is a parody of the Xenomorph.

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