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[snoring] [clock ringing]

[upbeat music]

[Eddie Gourmand] You know, there are many ways

to prepare lasagna. One famous Italian chef

has a collection of - get this - over 22,000 different recipes

for how to cook lasagna.

And they're all good.

Some recipes use layered noodles, cheese, tomato sauce and onion.

And sausage. Don't forget sausage. Lots and lots of sausage.

And of course, lots and lots of sausage.

Ah!

[yipping]

[growling]

No, I will not throw the stick so you can fetch it. Repeat: no.

Not.

[whining]

[whining]

[groaning]

No! Can you not get the concept of "no" through that dense doggy skull of yours?

I am not throwing the stick so you can fetch it.

I am never throwing the stick so you can fetch it.

Never, never, never!

[whimpering]

I left out a never. Never!

[sad whimpering]

Argh!

...and that's how we fold in

the ricotta cheese.

Argh! That dog made me miss the ricotta cheese.

That's the best part.

Any part that involves cheese is the best part.

[sighing]

[phone ringing]

Arbuckle! Phone.

No, I'm just sitting here drawing, Liz. Why?

There's a TV show on now I think you'll want to see.

I don't have time now. I have a deadline

and Drusilla and Minerva are coming over--

It's about the Zabadu.

The Zabadu? Down in Franistan?

As far as I know, there's only one Zabadu and it's in Franistan.

I'll turn it on now. Thanks, Liz.

Now, we layer the lasagna noodles in a criss-cross pattern.

[gasping]

I don't know why you are watching me

when there's wonderful programming like this on.

Sorry, there's a show on that I have to see.

There are fascinating things to--

-You know, people-- -...places to go--

There are many different ways... -[growling]

[growling]

[gasping in disgust]

-One famous Italian... -[giggling]

Ok, I didn't want to resort to this,

but I'll have to use my secret weapon.

Nothing will stop me from watching my favorite program.

Ahem. Minerva and Drusilla are coming by.

Minerva and Drusilla.

[screaming]

I hated to do it, but I have to see this documentary.

[screaming]

There are things to do

and many interesting places to go in Franistan,

but the jungles are filled with monsters and great danger.

[panting] None of which are as scary as Minerva and Drusilla.

[screaming]

If anyone needs me, I'll be under here for the rest of my life.

The most famous mysterious creature in this country

is known as the Zabadu.

Few have seen this elusive beast,

but those who have will never forget him.

We went out to the jungle

to hunt a little, and we saw him.

Ten feet tall. All covered with hair.

And you're sure it was the Zabadu?

Either him or the girl I took to my senior prom.

It was like he was protecting the animals in that area.

But I didn't stick around to watch. He was this huge, slobbering monster.

And you're certain this was the Zabadu?

Well, either him or the guy who took me to my senior prom.

Only one crew has ever been able to film the Zabadu.

We'll show you that rare footage later in this show.

But it inspired one man to travel here to Franistan.

[heroic music]

Dirk Dinkum, the most famous adventurer in Australia.

They say he's never met the man or beast he couldn't track

or tame. -[doorbell ringing]

[in unison] Uncle Jon?

[Australian accent] People are awfully afraid

of this thing called the Zabadu.

Well, I'm here to stop that fear. I'm going into the jungle

and I'm not coming out without the Zabadu. Dead or alive.

[applause]

-Uncle Jon. -Play with the kitty.

He's upstairs under the bed.

[both] Kitty cat!

[lively music]

We want kitty cat!

What am I afraid of? It's just two little girls.

Am I going to spend the rest of my life under here hiding from two little girls?

No. I'm not going to spend the rest of my life hiding from two little girls.

What can they do to me?

[both] Kitty cat!

[sighing] We're about to find out.

Let's dress him up real pretty.

-I'll style his tail. -We should condition his fur.

[both] We want kitty cat!

[screaming]

[both] We want Garfield!

[groaning]

We want kitty cat!

Some say the Zabadu

protects the animals of the jungle.

This doesn't matter to Dirk Dinkum.

[girls yelling]

I mean really, what do animals need protection from?

Twins! Animals need protection from twins.

We want kitty cat!

We want Garfield.

[excited chatter]

[groaning]

[excited chatter]

[both] Kitty cat! Kitty cat! Kitty cat!

Kitty cat!

[barking]

[both] Puppy dog! Puppy dog!

We're going to play with the puppy dog! We're going to play with the puppy dog!

I know it was a rotten thing to do to the pup, but it was either him or me.

And I prefer it be him.

Dirk Dinkum has never failed yet on a mission.

Can the famed adventurer Dirk Dinkum succeed where others have failed?

Can he find the elusive Zabadu?

If I can't, nobody can. But I can. Dirk Dinkum never fails.

Hi, Uncle Jon.

[yipping]

What are you watching?

-Just a second, please. -As I said,

only one person has ever shot video of the mysterious Zabadu.

We'll show it to you after you sit through

about 900 commercials.

It's a show about a creature in Franistan, the Zabadu.

The Zabadu?

He's that monster nobody hardly ever sees.

Yes. Well, I have a special interest in him because-- Oh!

[whining]

Yeah. Well, I had this friend once, my closest friend, in fact.

He went there to photograph the Zabadu.

Wow. That's dangerous.

I'll say. I... I never saw him again.

Oh, that's awful.

It sure is. His name was Lyman.

[whimpering sadly]

-Lyman knew Odie? -Lyman used to own Odie.

We'll have milk and cookies and I'll tell you all about him.

[sad music]

[whining]

I thought you owned Odie.

Well, I do now, I guess. You see, Lyman was my roommate.

He was a great guy, really loved animals.

I knew him from high school.

I didn't see him for a while until...

[doorbell ringing]

-I wonder who that could be. -Hopefully, someone delivering pizza.

[groaning]

Lyman!

Jon, great to see you. You haven't changed a bit, I'm sorry to say.

Jon, I need a place to stay. I'm cold, I'm hungry, I'm weak. Take me in.

Sure, Lyman. You know my home is your home.

But my sandbox is off-limits.

-Is that all you have, the one suitcase? -Just that and my friend.

[panting and whining]

[groaning]

I'm not 100% certain, but it could be a dog.

[happily barking]

[grunting]

It took a while for Garfield to accept

sharing his space with a puppy.

[groaning]

[whining]

But eventually, he did.

Slowly but surely,

Garfield realized that it can be nice to have a dog around.

Huh?

[happy panting]

Look at that poor, undignified mutt, all slobbery and mindless.

It's just disgusting.

Odie, you're so cute. Have a steak.

[yipping]

Huh?

[happily panting]

Lyman was a good photographer.

He took great pictures of Garfield.

Now, look this way and say

"lasagna."

Uh huh.

[happily panting]

Why do all your photos of Garfield have him eating or sleeping?

[snoring]

Forget I asked that question.

It's forgotten.

[slurping]

Finally, one day Lyman got a job. He was going to go far, far away

to Franistan to try and photograph the Zabadu.

You think the Zabadu is real?

For this pay, I'd take a picture of King Kong with Godzilla.

[whining]

Anyway, take care of Odie while I'm gone.

[barking sadly]

[chuckling] No, I can't take you with me, boy.

You stay here and do everything Jon tells you.

Jon, tell him to live somewhere else.

Here. I want you to wear my lucky hat, which you hate.

If you're lucky, I won't bring it back. But thanks.

So, he left and headed for the airport.

[ominous music]

And that was the last time

we saw him.

They called and said he'd vanished.

He went off alone to get a picture

of the Zabadu and--

Wasn't that TV program going to show us a photo?

It was a video someone made of the Zabadu. Come on.

[lively music]

A camera crew from France spent weeks trying to get video

of the mysterious creature

known as the Zabadu.

[gasping]

Here, as promised,

is the few seconds they were able to get.

[gasping]

-That's the Zabadu. -I can't see him.

And your friend ran into that monster?

I doubt it. I'm not sure there really is such a creature.

But if there were, Lyman probably never--

-I see him. He's wearing a hat. -Look, Uncle Jon.

Is that like the hat you gave

your friend Lyman?

-[barking] -That is the hat I gave my friend Lyman.

Now, you say you've heard that the Zabadu

may be holding some human beings captive in his lair?

That's the rumor.

And if he is, I aim to go in and rescue them.

For a price.

[twins] What does it mean?

It means there's a chance Lyman is alive and being held captive by...

[gulping] a monster.

[whining]

We'll be back with more right after this commercial.

Boy, is this ever a rotten time for a commercial.

[whining]

[upbeat music]

Subtitling: ECLAIR