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[snoring]

[theme music starts]

[Harry] And when those two hounds had me cornered in that alleyway,

I pounced on a garbage bin, climbed over a fence and swoosh,

made my way out across the rooftops.

[gasps] Harry, you are so brave!

That's nothing compared to what happened to me last week when I--

-[Harry chuckles] -[Arlene] Garfield!

What's so funny?

[stumbles] Nothing. [chuckles]

Garfield, it's just that you've always been such a domestic cat.

When was the last time you did anything remotely cat-like?

Only yesterday, I watched TV all afternoon

and then had a full tray of lasagna.

See, Garfield, that stuff doesn't really qualify as cat-like.

And you know all of this because...

[groans]

Get In Touch With Your Inner Cat.

It sounds like a lot of baloney to me... which reminds me, I'm hungry.

Let's see, chapter one...

"Cats hunt mice threatening

the safety of their household."

[Squeak] Hiya, Garfield. What's up?

Hiya, Squeak. I'm good. [gasps]

[roars]

[Squeak snickers] That was pretty good. You almost had me.

Harry and Arlene are right. I'm so out of touch with my natural instinct.

I've got to do something about it.

Chapter two...

"Cats climb trees."

What if I get stuck up there and can't get down?

Not like it would be the first time.

Come on, Garfield. Act like a cat.

[struggling]

[bird screeches]

[suspenseful music playing]

[chirping]

Leave me alone.

[Garfield screams]

[bird screeches]

[groaning]

Get in touch with your inner cat?

Next time I'll stick to mauling the sofa.

There's really no need to go all panicky over this.

It's only a matter of minutes before someone rescues me.

[groans] Help! Please! Somebody, save me. Help!

[accordion music plays]

[Garfield] Please, save me, help!

If Jon can't hear me, I know someone who will.

[blows whistle]

[Odie barks]

[Garfield] Yes, I'm happy to see you too, Odie.

Now be a good dog, and go fetch Jon.

[Odie barking]

That's not Jon, that's his slippers. I want you to go fetch Jon!

No!

If that dog was any dumber,

he'd have to stand on a chair to raise his IQ.

Just go away, Odie. You're useless.

[Odie mumbling]

You? Climbing up a tree?

[laughs] Not in a million years.

Ta-da!

[Odie yelping] Ta-da!

Great, now we're both stuck up in this stupid tree.

[doberman barks]

[Nermal screaming]

-[Nermal] Hi guys! -Of all the trees, in all the world,

you had to pick mine.

-[Nermal snickers] -[dog barks]

[Nermal groans] Do you guys know how to get down?

Let's see...

"Cats have the natural tendency to always land gracefully on their feet."

How about you jump off? We'll watch.

What if no-one finds us, and we're here for weeks?

Months! Deprived of any food and water.

Gee, Nermal, why do you have to be such a wiener head?

Hiya guys. What gives?

-[Nermal gasps] -We're just...

-enjoying the breathtaking scenery. -[Nermal mumbling]

I see. I was under the impression you might be...

[snickers] you know... stuck up there.

[Garfield chuckles] Yes, right. Stuck in a tree?

I say...

and what could possibly make you think that I, a perfectly normal feline,

could get stuck in a tree?

I don't know. If you say so. Enjoy the scenery.

Why did you lie to him, Garfield? He could've helped us.

To salvage my eroded reputation, Nermal. And yours, too.

-[Odie barks] -[Garfield] Help! Over here.

-[Garfield] Help! -[Nermal] Help me!

[indistinct chatter through headphones]

[gasps] I need to buy myself a new pair. Way too much static.

[Garfield] Over here!

Help!

[Jon] Garfield? Nermal? Odie? You're up in a tree!

And the grass is green, Captain Obvious.

How on earth did the three of you get stuck up there?

We're not stuck, we're just gathering pine cones.

Perhaps you'd like to join us?

Come on, Garfield. Don't be a scaredy-cat. You can do this. It's easy, look!

Climb up, climb down.

Up, down.

Just go fetch that big ladder over there, and spare us the climbing tutorial.

Climb up, and climb down... [screams]

I'm going to break my neck! Somebody help! [screaming]

[Garfield] Who's the scaredy-cat now, pray tell?

[Jon] Mr. Mailman, sir! Over here!

Mr. Arbuckle?

[Jon] Do you think you could give us a hand here

and pass me that big ladder over there?

Sure.

But, if I pretend I didn't hear you, I could carry on with my morning delivery

without any fears of getting maimed by your mangy creatures.

[Nermal angrily] Did you just call me mangy?

I was voted cutest cat of the county three times in a row, buddy!

-Take that, you letter-carrier you! -[Garfield] That's telling him, Nermal!

[grunting] You mean little fur ball!

[Jon] Guys, stop it!

He totally had it coming.

[Jon sighs] Congratulations, guys.

You just chased away the only help we could get.

[cats purr innocently]

I know. We're going to form a chain, and lower one of us to the ground,

so that he can go get the ladder. It's got to work.

Who wants to be a volunteer?

[sighs] Fine.

We'll draw sticks.

[groans] Great!

I can't believe I let them talk me into this.

Garfield, you can let go now.

-[doberman barking and growling] -[Garfield] Oh my!

Help! Pull me up!

Garfield! Hang on!

That's exactly what I'm doing.

[Nermal] Odie's tongue's all slippery. Disgusting.

[Garfield] Guys, I'm hanging on for dear life here.

[growling]

Sorry, Garfield. At least we tried. But wait!

I forgot about my cellphone. I'm calling Liz at the vet clinic.

And tell her what? Please come and rescue your boyfriend from a tree?

Way too humiliating... even for me.

[Garfield] Oh, please.

Can't you put your male pride aside for a second?

This is an emergency situation we've got here.

Sorry, guys. I don't want Liz to realize I'm a complete dork.

But, I guess I could call 911. It's their jobs to rescue people, right.

And Liz won't have to know about it. We'll be down out of this tree in no time.

[siren wailing]

[fireman] What are you doing on the top of that tree?

I was just... trying to rescue these guys, and...

that's when I sprained my ankle! [grunts]

Well, it's no Oscar winning performance. But, maybe he'll buy it.

Let me help you, sir.

[telephone rings]

Fire on Broadway and Fifth? Roger that. We're on our way.

[fireman yelling] Come back!

Oopsy doopsy. Sometimes I get a little squeamish about heights.

Really? Aren't you guys trained for this sort of situation?

I'm a fireman... not a monkey.

This is getting ridiculous.

At this rate, the entire neighborhood will join us in this tree.

[thunder rumbling]

I guess it can't get any worse, right?

-[gasps] -[thunder rumbles]

-[lightning cracks] -[all scream]

[Nermal] We made it!

Oh, boy. I can't wait to watch TV, eat lasagna, and do all non-cat things.

See, it wasn't so bad, was it? I-- [groans]

[doberman growling]

[everyone screams]

[Garfield sarcastically] Yes, right. Stuck in a tree!

[theme music starts]