Every day was the same for the overweight orange cat. Waking up to the outrageously loud alarm clock. Punting the dumb beagle, Odie, off the kitchen table. Being constantly confronted by the annoying grey cat Nermal. Spending time with his lover Arlene. But, at the end of every day, Garfields owner Jon Arbuckle would bring home a pan full of lasagna from the lasagna factory.

From the day he was born, on the floor of Mama Leoni's Italian Restaurant, Garfield loved lasagna. Lasagna was his only desire, he constantly longed for the time that Jon would come home with the cheesy treat. His life was like this for years, until the day that Jon didn't bring any lasagna.