Author's Note:
Time for another episode of the Garfield and Friends Show. But first, here's a little song for you! Sing along if you know the words.
Friends are there...
To help you get started, to give you a push on your way!
Friends are there...
To turn you around, to get your feet on the ground for a brand new day!
They'll pick you up when you're down.
Help you swallow your pride with something inside, helps you break on through to the other side.
Friends are someone you can open up to...
When you feel like you're ready to flip!
When you've got the world on your shoulders...
Friends are there to give you a tip!
Friends are there when you need them, they're even there when you don't.
For a walk in the park, or a shot in the dark, friends are there!
I don't care!
But friends will care, for yoooooouuuuu!
Whoo!
Garfield: Don't change your favorite author. I'm the best series in town.
And now, time for the show!
Our story opens at the Arbuckle house where we see Jon carrying a large box of books.
"Garfield!" Jon shouted "I'm home."
Garfield was lying down on the table "I kind of figured that out already."
"I need some piece and quiet Garfield." Jon told his cat "I have to study for that test at night school. I'm gonna be learning to speak a language I haven't heard of."
"English perhaps." Garfield rolled his eyes.
"I need total silence Garfield." Jon walked into his office "I'm going to go study. Now don't make any racket."
"Racket?" Garfield turned his head around "Me? Would never dream of it."
Garfield saw the box and jumped right into it. He used his front paws in the same posistion as a driver.
"We're back in action at the world championship time trials!" He fantasized.
Garfield was fantasizing all about him being in a race car race.
"We're back at the world champion at the 31st annual time trials." he said in his thoughts "Enzio Volmort, Number 34 is in the lead."
Garfield stepped on the gas pedals and he passed all of the other cars and was in the lead.
"And the crowd goes wild." he kept driving.
The whole crowd kept cheering for Garfield.
"Yes," Garfield kept driving "Enzio's in the lead, but Enzio is now hungry. He must make a pitstop."
Garfield turned back and went to a place with burgers and quickly grabbed a shake.
He went back to driving "Number 34 is gaining on him, but is Enzio worried?"
Suddnely, Garfield's car went out of control. "Of course he's worried! His car is just out control! Will he make it?"
Just then, Garfield's car was getting close to the finish line when all of a sudden-
"Garfield!" Jon shouted "Have you seen my other book?"
"Great" Garfield covered his head.
"Oh there it is" Jon grabbed the book. "Remember Garfield, no noise."
"Ruined the whole race!" Garfield hissed.
As soon as Jon left, Garfield jumped back into the box.
"Roger over and out," he grabbed a cup "Read one. Ignition! Roger over and out, and fancy talk like that."
Garfield was imagining he was flying a plane and soaring all over the sky.
"Uh oh" he looked at the sky "Looks like I've got trouble."
Some other fighter planes were flying right towards Garfield and he imagined that he was shooting down the planes. However, the box/plane started sputtering.
"Oh no" he gulped "I'm outta gas. I knew I shouldn't have bought unleaded."
Suddenly, Garfield and the plane started falling right down.
"I'm going down" Garfield covered his eyes "Looks like I'm done for."
"Garfield!" Jon interrupted Garfield's fantasy "Don't you hear Odie? Didn't you hear Odie wanting to be let in?"
Jon opened the door to let Odie in.
"Ruff! Ruff" Odie ran inside.
"Please," said Jon "No more interuptions!"
"What was I doing?" Garfield looked at Odie "I was just playing with this-"
Garfield turned around and saw Odie in the box.
He jumped into the box and pushed Odie out "This is mine."
Odie jumped back into the box.
"Get out!" Garfield pushed Odie back out.
Odie jumped back in.
"Get out!" Garfield pushed Odie out again.
Odie jumped back in.
"Out!" He pushed Odie back out.
Odie jumped back in.
"Fine" Garfield sighed "You can stay in the box."
Garfield then imagined himself and Odie in the middle of the sea.
"We're lost at sea comrade." he looked at Odie. "We are lost without water or food."
"Ruff?" Odie barked.
"All I can think about is food" Garfield started moaning. "I can't live without it. Everywhere I look, there's food. In fact, you're starting to look like a club sandwich with roast beef and ham and lettuce and-"
Odie licked Garfield.
"Yuck!" Garfield gacked "Whoever heard of tounge in a club sandwich?"
Just then, Garfield and Odie fell right off the table in the box.
"WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?" Jon came back into the living room.
He saw Garfield and Odie on the floor with the box.
"Okay, that does it!" Jon folded his arms.
Jon put Garfield and Odie out into the backyard.
"I'm sorry boys, but I need to study" he told the cat and dog.
As soon as Jon got into the house, he went to get back to studying.
"Playing with a cardboard box" he said to himself "How pathetic."
Then, Jon saw the box and thought for a moment. He put it on his head.
"What ho, black knight?" he started to daydream "Take that you fiend! For Queen Elizabeth, for King Arthur! Touche!"
Garfield and Odie were watching the whole thing from the window.
"Boy" he looked at Jon "Some guys have all the fun."
Garfield and Odie jumped into an empty trash can.
"Come on Odie," he looked at Odie "Time to get into orbit!"
Garfield and Odie both started fantasizing that they were astronauts.
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BLAST OFF!
Garfield and Odie were off to wherever their imagination would take them.
Author's Note:
See? Garfield sure has an active imagination! Now let's go and see what Orson and his friends are doing at US Acres. Stay tuned!