Garfield Page #4

[Groans]

I'm h-home.

- [Jon] I had fun today. Thank you.

- [Liz] Yeah, me too.

Would you like to come in?

- Uh, not today.

- I knew that.

- I'm sorry.

- Jon, I wanna come over, just not today.

I have to cover

for another vet.

Oh! Really?

How's Sunday?

Sunday is... Sunday's great.

S-Sunday's good. Sunday.

[Laughs]

Okay.

So, I'll...

- I'll see you Sunday.

- Sunday.

- Sunday.

- [Laughs]

Why? Why has this happened?

I was the one.

It was all about me.

Not about some stupid,

sniveling, smelly...

high-maintenance disco dog.

Ahh!

Oh, no.

[Gasps]

[Creaking]

Huh? Oh...

?? [Jon Singing]

You just can't do this, Jon. He's trying

to tear us apart. Don't you see that?

You know me. I'm too lazy

to try to destroy your house.

I was provoked, pushed,

prodded, driven mad.

You can't kick me out of my own house

like I'm some kind of animal!

Oh, come on, Jon. Jon!

Oh, come on, Jon. Jon!

You know I'm scared

of the dark.

Yeah, that's a good boy.

Who's a good boy?

? Used to haveJon to myself?

? Day or night

There was no one else?

? From dawn to dusk

my meals would come?

? I'd lounge about in my home?

? But now I'm out

in the cold of night?

? All alone till

the dawn's first light?

? I'm in a new dog

state of mind?

? Used to think I had a home?

? A special place

to call my own?

? But now the dog's in

and I'm out?

? I've got noJon

I've got no clout?

?? [Wailing]

? I'm in a new dog

state of mind??

[Crying]

Leave me alone.

You've won.

You're inside with him,

and I'm out here all by myself.

Odie? You came out here

to be with me?

I'm touched.

- And you must be touched in the head.

- [Clicks]

?? [Garfield Singing]

- See you in the morning, little fella.

- [Barks]

You know, a puppy needs a little tough love

every now and then.

I think it builds character.

Hello, Pooky. Miss me?

You know what? I'm gonna

make it up to Odie tomorrow.

I'm going to teach him how to

drink out of the toilet.

- [Whining]

- [Girl Cat] Poor Odie.

- That cat is such a pig.

- Garfield's a pig?

You never put

the dog out at night.

Why not?

Because dogs...

run away.

[Scooter Approaching]

[Barking]

[Barking]

[Barking]

[Siren Wailing]

[Whines]

[Snoring]

Sure, Jon, I'll eat

all your lasagna for you.

[Woman] Oh, look.

What do we have here?

You're a lost dog.

[Strains]

Well, we can fix that.

[Chuckles]

Oh, do I feel good

this morning.

I slept like a fat cat.

Hey, tall, dark and human,

what's for breakfast?

Odie! Where

are you, boy?

Well, relax. Uh, I think

he was going to camp out.

- Odie?

- Well, he probably had

a sleepover at Luca's, I think.

Odie! Odie?

Hm. Well, maybe he's fetching

the paper for the neighbors.

Where is that silly dog?

I can't go on like this

anymore, Wendell.

I've got to get a dog.

I think that's a lovely idea.

[Chuckles]

I know you've been sad and lonely since

the divorce, and I've tried to be a friend...

Not for me, you imbecile.

For the act.

If I could get my hands on

a really talented dog...

wouldn't WalterJ.

Just choke on his Emmy?

- Like Odie?

- Yeah.

Yeah, now he was good.

Oh, yeah. You know, he was

kinda dopey-looking and spry.

- And...

- Lost!

[Happy]

Hmm?

Hi, it's Jon. I was just calling to see

if Odie's been over there.

My name is Jon Arbuckle,

and, um, I can't find my dog.

I've looked all around the neighborhood,

and I can't find him.

I saw him last night, but I

haven't seen him this morning.

And, uh, if you see him,

give me a call, please.

Uh, I was calling to see if you'd seen Odie?

Um, I think he's run away.

I was giving him a bath,

and I forgot to put his collar back on.

You know, 'cause

Garfield hates his collar.

He's about 15 pounds.

He's brownish yellow with brown floppy ears.

- [Doorbell Rings]

- Would you mind getting that?

Um, I'm offering a reward.

Yeah, that's right.

Okay, and he answers to the name of...

- Hi.

- Hi. [Chuckles]

I'd say the refrigerator

is unguarded.

Wh... What are you

doing here?

We're having dinner,

remember?

Right! R...

Dinner.

Th-The two of us.

Tonight. Of course.

- Shall I come in?

- Yeah!

Yeah.

Come on in.

Uh, you know, uh, Liz,

I have a confession.

Uh, uh, it's not really a confession.

More of an admission.

It's a... You know what it is?

It's like a, uh...

It's like a declaration.

I have a... a... d...

I love it

when you do that.

- Do what?

- You know, trip over yourself.

It's cute.

It's one of the reasons I had

a crush on you in high school.

You had a crush on me?

Yeah. I thought you were

really cute, decent.

Not like all those

other jerks.

I don't believe it. L...

I had a crush on you too.

- Isn't that funny?

- Yeah.

Hilarious.

So, um, what's your confession/

admission/declaration?

Actually, um...

I forgot about our dinner.

[Chuckles] Yeah.

[Laughs] Oh, that's okay.

You know, I can... I can go.

No. No, I'm...

I'm glad you're here.

Let me just, uh, get my jacket,

and then we'll go.

Okay, what am I gonna do?

What am I gonna do?

What... What am I gonna do?

I've waited for this night my entire life.

If you tell her the truth,

you'll feel much better.

And you won't have to

see her anymore.

It's kinda creepy having a vet

around the house anyway.

I can't just go out and pretend like

nothing's happened, can I?

Well, I sure could. The one thing you can't do

is tell her the dog's gone.

- I gotta tell her.

- No.

- I've gotta tell her.

- No. That's not what I said.

Schmuck.

Liz, uh,

we can't go out tonight.

- Why not?

- Odie's run away.

- What?

- He got out last night. I feel terrible.

I called the pound.

I put up posters.

I looked everywhere,

but I can't find him.

- Why didn't you just tell me?

- I guess I figured...

he was the only reason you were

spending time with me.

- Come on.

- No, I'm serious. I mean, I thought...

No, I mean, come on.

Let's go find him.

O-Oh.

Ayayayayay.

How can this dog be such a problem

when he's not even here anymore?

Well, I'm not gonna

worry about him.

I believe you've

found my dog.

- He answers to "Odie."

- "Odie"?

Family name.

Oh! Odie!

Oh, come on.

There you are. Oh!

[Laughs]

Yes. Yes.

Yes. Yes. Yes.

I can live again now.

How could I ever

repay you?

An autograph

would be splendid.

Then splendid

it shall be.

- ?? [TVTheme]

- [Garfield] Hm.

- Uh, no.

- [Man] Come on, boy.

[Groans]

- [Doorbell Rings]

- [Barks]

[Sighs]

Hmm...

Ooh.

This is ridiculous.

- Hey, what are you lookin' at?

- Nothin'. Just lookin' for some company.

[Nermal]

Keep walking, creepo.

- What's going on?

- We know how much you hated Odie.

- We know how much you wanted him gone.

- Wait a minute.

All I wanted was

to sleep in my own bed.

And to do it, you cast Odie out

into the cold, cruel world?

We saw how you locked

Odie outside last night.

Oh, I don't believe you guys.

I didn't know he was gonna run away.

He's a dumb dog.

No offense, Luca.

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