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-[snoring] -[clock ringing]

[upbeat music]

[Jon] Garfield!

You've done it this time!

[crashing and thudding]

I prepared a wonderful dinner for tonight

and you ate the entire thing for lunch!

I had to! I ate what you made for lunch for breakfast!

Don't blame me

because you're a meal behind.

[Odie yowling]

[Jon] Do you know what I'm gonna do when I get my hands on you?

Yes. That's why I'm running.

Don't go into the kitchen!

I just washed the floor in ther--

[screaming]

[thudding]

[Jon] Help! [moaning in pain]

-[barking] -Hmm.

[moaning]

So now, what are we going to do for dinner?

[whimsical music]

-Vito's? -[muttering agreement]

-Is there any point in me objecting? -[muttering disagreement]

[sighing] Let's go to Vito's.

-Vito's. What a fine idea. -[Odie muttering]

[cheerful music]

-Almost there, guys. -"Almost" doesn't get you pizza.

[Odie panting]

[Odie barking]

[cheerful music continues]

Wow. Look at all the people waiting to get into Mama Meany's pizzeria.

Think how long the line would be if the food there was any good.

If that place is crowded, I'll bet Vito's is packed.

-[wind howling] -[gasping in surprise]

[sighing sadly]

Vito... Where are all your customers?

Over at Mama Meany's. Where else?

Business has been terrible for weeks.

Months.

[Odie muttering]

That's Vito's girlfriend, Angelica.

She was in an episode season before last.

[Odie muttering]

But Vito... why?

Your food is so good and Mama Meany's is so... so...

[Garfield] I'll tell you how bad it is.

-I won't eat it. -[Odie muttering]

Well, I won't have seconds.

Mama Meany! He steals customers away from me

and every great artist of Italian food around the world.

It is his commercials. They are dazzling. Hypnotic.

Gee, I'd like to see one of those.

-When is one on? -When is one not on?

There's probably one on TV right this minute.

For the best Italian food in the world, go to Mama Meany's!

Want the best Italian food anywhere?

Then go see Mama Meany!

♪ If you are craving some great fettuccine ♪

♪ You need to visit your friend Mama Meany ♪

♪ Oh, oh, Mama Meany ♪

♪ Oh, oh, Mama, Mama Meany ♪

♪ While you are there, try his great raviolis ♪

♪ And for dessert, have a dozen cannolis ♪

♪ For great tortellini ♪

♪ Oh, oh, it's Mama Meany ♪

♪ -Oh, Mama Meany -Oh, rigatoni ♪

♪ -Oh, Mama Meany -Oh, cannelloni ♪

♪ -Oh, Mama Meany -Oh, macaroni ♪

All major credit cards accepted!

♪ Mama Meany, Mama Meany Mama, Mama, Mama, Mama, Mama Meany ♪

♪ For the best linguini ♪

♪ Oh, oh, it's Mama Meany ♪

Call me Mama!

[gasping]

Coming up next... Eddie Gourmand's World of Food!

Join Eddie as he shows you the most amazing tree in the world:

a tree that grows la-- [shutting down the TV]

Gee... We ought to go eat at Mama Meany's.

-The food looks so good. -[Odie whining]

You see what happens? Even you forget what good Italian cooking is like.

-[in unison] But Vito's pizza is better! -[Odie growling]

All the little restaurants are going out of business...

or Mama Meany is taking them over.

-[door opening] -That's because they're smart.

And if you're smart, you'll take my offer and sell me this place

before it winds up being a dry cleaner.

[gasping] Mama Meany!

Every pound of him!

No, signore Meany.

Vito is not selling his ristorante to you.

Not now, not ever.

[cackling] We'll see about that.

Gruber! Louie!

-Right here, Mr. Meany. -Yeah. Right here, Mr. Meany.

Your special operatives are right here to do whatever you need us to do

whenever you need us to-- -Louie, shut up!

-I'm shutting up. -Oh!

I've told you boys a thousand times.

-Call me Mama. -[both] Yes, Mama.

Show him my offer for this failing restaurant.

[both] Yes, Mama.

I do not care what you offer me.

Vito is an artist. Vito paints in marinara.

Vito sculpts in pasta.

I will not sell out for any amount of money.

-[cackling] -[gold glimmering]

[gasping]

[gasping]

Vito!

Sell me the place and it's yours.

-What do you say? -[ominous music]

[sighing]

-[gasping] -[teeth chattering]

I will tell you what I say...

[laughing]

[suspenseful music]

-[Odie whining] -I say...

Get out of my ristorante!

-[gasping] -[ominous music]

[groaning]

[cheering] Come on, Odester. Looks like this place has become self-service.

[Vito] This is my ristorante

and it will never be your ristorante.

Get out! Get out and stay out!

If I can't buy him, the next best thing is to put him out of business.

Gruber, do what you have to.

I'm going to go inspect one of my thousands of restaurants worldwide.

Yes sir, Mama.

Louie, the rats!

Oh, boy! The rats!

Hello? Board of Health? I'd like to report a restaurant that's full of rats.

It's a major health hazard.

When did I first notice this? Oh, in about two minutes.

You'll be right over? Good.

[tires screeching]

-Okay, come on, guys! -[rats chattering]

You have work to do.

[chattering]

Angelica, my love.

You do believe I am right to turn down all that money...

-Vito... -You do not believe I am right?

You are a fine man, Vito.

It's just... we have not had one customer eating here for days...

[gobbling]

[gobbling]

We have not had one human customer eating here for days.

[sighing]

I do not give up. I just have to cook so well

that in spite of Mama Meany's advertising,

people will flock here. What do you say to that?

I say...

[screaming] Rats!

[laughing]

-[lively music] -[chattering]

[laughing]

Rats? There has never been a rat in Vito's Pizzeria.

There will never be a rat in Vito's Pizzeria.

I will get you more bread in one moment, signore.

I do not understand why she-- [screaming]

Hey, will you hold it down?

There are animals here trying to eat.

[gasping] Vito! There are rats running all over your restaurant!

Dozens of them!

A cat! I need to find a cat to get rid of these rodents.

Where am I going to find a cat?

[Garfield gobbling]

Sorry. I don't do that kind of work.

[lively music continues]

[siren wailing]

[tires screeching]

-[gasping] -[ominous music]

[laughing]

Vito! The inspector from the Board of Health just pulled up outside!

[gasping] The Health Inspector!

If he comes in here and sees all these rats--

Garfield's great at rodents.

It's been years since I've seen a single mouse in our home.

-You don't know where to look. -Garfield!

We'll keep the Health Inspector outside while you get rid of the rats.

Come on, Vito!

[sighing] Hey, you.

Any chance of you guys all leaving if I ask politely?

No.

[groaning] Odie, I'm gonna do what I can here,

but I need to send you out on a special mission.

-[Odie muttering] -All right now.

Listen carefully.

[whispering]

But I'm just here to check on a report of rats in your restaurant, Vito...

[laughing] Rats in my ristorante?

[laughing] No! You did not see any rats inside, did you, signore Arbuckle?

Rats? [laughing nervously] In there? Oh, no!

No, I saw a lot of cheese but no rats.

-[door opening] -[Odie barking]

[Jon screaming]

[suspenseful music]

[hubbub]

-[suspenseful music] -[Garfield screaming]

[Odie barking]

[tires screeching]

Maybe I can scare them out of here.

[making scary sounds]

[meowing]

Yawn. Are you quite finished?

Mmm. Not bad.

[suspenseful music continues]

[Odie muttering]

If Garfield needs me, I'm there!

Give me a lift. Hiyo, Odie! Away!

[Odie barking]

[Garfield panting]

[Odie barking]

-[laughing] -It's no use.

I wasn't cut out to chase anything moving faster than a grilled cheese sandwich.

[singing operatically]

I'm sorry. I'd like to stay and listen,

but I have to go inside and look for rats.

[laughing nervously] Just one more aria, please.

Lennie! I thought you were gonna get out of the restaurant closing business.

Squeak, whadda ya want? I'm a rat.

Let's you and me have a little vermin to vermin talk.

Now listen, change is good, you know...

Enough of this!

I'm going in to look for rats. And if I see so much as one rat,

I'm closing this place down.

[gasping]

[Garfield moaning]

[suspenseful music]

[alarm beeping]

What was that complaint about?

There are no rats in here.

There aren't?

I mean, there aren't. Of course.

There has never been a rat in Vito's ristorante.

[gasping]

Good work, Squeak.

How'd you get your friend to go along with it?

-Well, I promised him 20 pizzas. -Huh?

Yeah. Thanks for sharing half your lunch with us, Garfield.

[growling]

[whimsical music]

I'll look around a bit, but I can tell there have never been any rats in here.

[sighing in relief] Your restaurant is saved, Vito.

[sighing]

Not from bankruptcy.

I still have no customers.

You know, I've been thinking.

Maybe you could get Eddie Gourmand to give you a great review.

His new TV show is seen all over the world.

It's worth a try. His show is on right this minute.

On my show tonight, people, I'm going to tell you

about the most amazing tree in the world.

Tree? Who cares about a tree?

[Odie muttering]

Well, of course, you're a dog.

But there's nothing about trees I find interesting.

This is a tree that grows - wait for it -

lasagna!

[in unison] Lasagna?

Oh, I love trees.

And I'll tell you all about the lasagna tree right after this commercial.

[gasping] You're not going to stop for a commercial now?

[upbeat music]

Subtitling: ECLAIR