Garfield lay back on the couch, holding his aching stomach.

"Oooooooh," he moaned. "Who'dah thunk that Krabby Patties were so filling? I only had like, two hundred of them."

SpongeBob was watching from nearby.

"So now that you've had your fill, can I go home now?" he asked timidly.

"Naw, don't worry about me," Garfield said, struggling off the couch. "Quick nap and I'll be fine."

And Garfield drug himself over to his little bed, and he covered himself with the blue blanket.

SpongeBob sighed and moaned.

Odie got up and looked at the little sponge curiously.

"Odie, this is just awful!" SpongeBob complained. "I can't stay here forever! I have to go home sometime!"

Odie just nodded and slobbered.

Just then, Jon came through the door, looking exhausted.

He was carrying several plastic sacks.

"Okay!" he gasped. "I went to the store and got more supplies. Buns, patties, mustard, pickles, mayo, bigger pants…"

"I'm sleeping," Garfield hissed. "Get to work."

Jon ran into the backyard to get started.

Odie and SpongeBob watched.

SpongeBob groaned.

"Ooh, if Mr Krabs finds out about this, he'll kill me!" he wailed. "It's only a matter of time before someone uncovers the secret Krabby Patty formula!"

Odie looked at SpongeBob quizzically.

"That's right, there's a secret formula that can make a Krabby Patty taste twice as good as the one's you've been eating right now," SpongeBob explained. "If it ever fell into the wrong hands, it could be used for great evil!"

Odie just continued to stare.

SpongeBob sighed.

"What am I doing talking to you?" SpongeBob muttered.

Then he glanced at the snoozing Garfield.

"And another thing: so far all Garfield's done is demand Krabby Patties, and now he just taunts me," SpongeBob went on. "I'm beginning to think he's not my friend."

Then a little light came on in SpongeBob's mind.

"He's…not…my…friend…," he said slowly.

Odie then noticed that SpongeBob's lower lip was trembling, and tears were coming to his eyes.

"Uh-oh," Odie muttered, and he covered his head.

"WHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" bawled SpongeBob.

Odie stared at the little sponge crying.

Now, over time, Odie had started to grow fond of SpongeBob.

Of course, just last week, Odie had also grown fond of a hairball that Garfield had hacked up.

But that's not the point.

Odie stuck his tongue in the fishbowl, and gave SpongeBob a great big wet lick.

"SLURRRRRRP!"

SpongeBob wiped his tears away and stared at Odie, who was grinning stupidly.

"Well…," he said quietly. "At least you're my friend, Odie."

Odie barked happily and ran around the bowl in circles.

Jon heard the noise and came in.

"Odie, what are you doing? You're going to smash George's bowl!"

"SPONGEBOB!" SpongeBob screeched.

Odie skidded to a halt and got a look at Jon.

This guy had two Krabby Patties in his hands, and he hadn't shaved in weeks. His body odor was building up. His hair was a mess. He was sweating.

But the strong aroma of Krabby Patties woke Garfield up.

"FOOD!" he shouted.

Garfield ran over and took the Krabby Patties and ate them.

"Hey!" said Jon. "Those were mine!"

"Make more! Step on it!" Garfield shouted, and he shoved Jon outside.

SpongeBob and Odie stared.

Odie then grabbed the bowl and took SpongeBob to the TV. Odie took the remote and turned it on.

For five minutes, Odie and SpongeBob just sat there, watching a bunch of dogs bowling for biscuits.

Dog humor.

SpongeBob just sat there, starting to cheer up a little.

And all that cheeriness came a-tumblin' down when a news reporter came on.

This guy was eating a Krabby Patty as he ate.

"Hello, I'm So-And-So, and this is a breaking news story," he said between bites. "First of all, obesity has jumped up through the world, and the rumored cause is said to be these Krabby Patties. But I don't see how. I've only had about six or seven…thousand."

SpongeBob stared in horror.

"Uh-oh!"

Odie stared and frowned.

"Also, scientists in Muncie, Indiana are trying to uncover a so-called 'secret formula' that is rumored to make these Krabby Patties taste twice as good."

SpongeBob's eyes snapped open.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" he shrieked.

Odie arched an eyebrow at him.

Well, actually, Odie doesn't have eyebrows, so he just did something with his eyelids that resembled it.

"They're gonna uncover the Krabby Patty formula!" he shrieked. "We have to stop them!"

Odie was confused.

SpongeBob sighed.

"We're going for a walk, boy!" he said.

Odie jumped up in excitement.

"Bark! Bark!"

"Yes, yes, calm down. Get your leash and a skateboard," SpongeBob ordered.

Odie stared for a second.

"Huh?" he asked.


Odie was soon running down the sidewalks with the leash around his neck, and the other end was connected to a skateboard.

On the skateboard was SpongeBob's fishbowl, which was tapped down to it.

"Hurry, Odie! Hurry!" shouted SpongeBob. "We have to hurry!"

"Arf!" replied Odie, who tore down the streets into town.


Back at the house, Garfield was walking back inside.

His stomach was twice it's usual round size, and he was trying hard to get into bed.

"Just need another nap, and I'll be able to eat another six hundred Krabby Patties," he muttered to himself, pulling the blanket over his bloated body.

Then he glanced at the table.

"So, SpongeBob, how's tricks?" he asked.

But then he saw something odd.

No SpongeBob.

No fishbowl.

"Wha…?" Garfield wondered.

Garfield struggled up onto the table and looked around.

"SpongeBob? Oh, SpongeBob?" Garfield shouted. "Come out, come out, wherever you are!"

Jon entered.

"Garfield, I'm exhausted and stuffed. I'm going to bed," he moaned.

And Jon left.

Garfield stared.

"But Jon! George is missing! Gone! Vanished! Possibly turned invisible!"

Then Garfield noticed something else.

"Hey, where's Odie?"

Just then, the door burst open.

Garfield looked, hoping it was Odie or SpongeBob.

But it wasn't.

It was jar filled with water, and a squirrel wearing bikini was on it.

And inside were a starfish, a crab, and an octopus, and they all looked ill.

"Next time, we take a bus," muttered Squidward.

Then Patrick looked at Garfield.

"Hey!" he said. "It's the orange basketball we saw on TV!"

Sandy stared Garfield.

"That's a cat, Patrick," she said.

Garfield walked over to them.

"Uh…I'm sorry, but I've never greeted a bunch of sea creatures at my front door before, so I don't know what to do here," he said nervously.

Sandy suddenly growled and leapt from the jar, and took Garfield down.

Garfield was surprised.

"Hey, what're you doing?" he demanded as he struggled to get up.

"WHERE'S SPONGEBOB, YOU POT-BELLIED VARMINT!" she yelled.

"Hey, I'm big-boned. Lighten up," Garfield snapped. "And second, I don't know where the heck he is. But I have a feeling the mutt known as Odie might have a hunch."

Mr Krabs opened up the jar and got out.

"Odie, huh?" he said. "Never heard that name before."

"Sounds like a genius' name," said Patrick.

Garfield stared at Patrick.

"Uh…no. And I'm starting to think you'd get along with Odie just fine."

Krabs suddenly jumped onto Garfield's head.

"All right, cat. Start talkin'. Ye've been eatin' me Krabby Patties!"

"Those were yours?" asked Garfield.

Krabs glared.

Garfield sighed.

"Fine, I'll start from the beginning…"