03x07 - The Superhero Apprentice/Teddy Dearest

[bunniefuu]

-[Garfield snoring]
-[alarm rings]

[upbeat theme song playing]

-[Garfield] Hee!
-[remote clicks]

[whimsical music playing]

[funky music playing]

[panting] Hurry, Odie!
I have to get home in time for the news!

They're running a story
on my favorite topic: Me!

[panting]

Oh, I just realized two bad things.

One, we're not gonna make it in time.

And two, I don't wear a watch.

[newswoman]
The whole town
is talking about the Caped Avenger.

Wait! That's the story.

[grunting]

[Nermal] What?

Yeah, hi! Hello! I'm watching this!

…and the mysterious feline vigilante
known as the Caped Avenger

has become an instant celebrity

ever since his first dramatic appearance
at this comic book store only weeks ago.

This video of him capturing a thief
has gone viral,

and is the second most popular cat video
on the Internet.

The most popular? This video entitled
"The Cutest Cat in the Whole World."

♪ Meow meow meow
Meow meow meow-- ♪

[Garfield] Huh?

Hey, what happened to the TV?

I think your singing k*lled it.

Well, now we'll never hear the end
of that news report.

[all exclaim]

Rupert Dorf runs the comic book shop
where the Caped Avenger appeared.

How's business, Rupert?

Great. People are flocking here,
hoping to see him in person.

And tomorrow, the new
Caped Avenger action figures arrive.

[crowd cheering]

Gee, I wonder
who the Caped Avenger really is.

[whimpering]

Shh. Don't give away my secret identity.

Do you have a message for
the Caped Avenger in case he's watching?

Yeah. I hope he'll come
see all his fans tomorrow

when his action figure goes on sale.

I even built this Caped Avenger signal
to call him.

[dramatic music playing]

Wow! That is so cool.

Well, I think the Caped Avenger
is a big show-off!

I gotta get me one of those spotlights.

[chuckles]

I guess the Caped Avenger's fans
love everything about him.

Yeah, but you know
what they'd really like?

They all wish he would have a sidekick.

A sidekick?

[Odie whimpers]

[grunts, panting]

He's right.

All the great comic book heroes
have sidekicks.

Even Ultra Powerful Man gets help
from Jeff the Atomic Sparrow.

Gee. Where could I find a sidekick?

[Odie whimpering]

He'd have to be strong…

[dramatic music playing]

…and serious…

[whines]

…but with a sense of humor.

Odie! You've given me a great idea.

[yipping]

Yes! I'm gonna hold auditions.

[whining]

Really, Myron? Auditions?

That's what I'm hearing.

The Caped Avenger will be at the park
having tryouts to be his sidekick.

I'm gonna go see if he'll pick me.

Oh. If the Caped Avenger gets a sidekick,
he'll become more popular.

His video might even be
more watched than mine.

What am I gonna do?

[chattering]

Look! Up there!

-Yes, it is I.
-[heroic music playing]

Too good to be true.

-Too strong to be beaten.
-[branch snaps]

Huh? Too fat to be on this branch.

-[screaming]
-[crashing]

[groans] It's not me. It's the cape.

It adds about ten pounds.

Ouch. Whoa!

Hello, aspiring sidekicks.

I suppose you all know who I am!

[all] You're the Caped Avenger,
venger, venger!

Yes, and I am here today
to find a faithful sidekick

to assist me in my heroic activities.

[chattering]

Oh! Oh! Choose me! Choose me!

A Super Chihuahua?

[laughing]

Why are you laughing?
I can be a superhero.

Stop laughing at me.

[all laughing]

Now then, being a superhero isn't easy.

You spend your days
chasing dangerous criminals,

falling from buildings,
dodging atomic ray blasts.

You spend your nights
risking your life and limb every second.

It gladdens my heart
to see so many of you are willing,

even eager, to put your lives on the line.

-[scoffs]
-Hey, what does this job pay?

Absolutely nothing.

-[splashing]
-[water gurgling]

-Yeah, I thought so. Bye.
-Huh?

[panting, growling]

No, you are not sidekick material.
Goodbye.

Don't bother leaving a picture or resume.

[whining]

Why is the Caped Avenger so popular?

Just because he's got a cool costume
and a cool name.

[man] I can't wait to get
the Caped Avenger action figure tomorrow.

Let's go watch his video ten more times.

[woman] He is, like, so cool.

And I am, like, so sick of that video
of the disgustingly cute kitten.

Oh! What am I gonna do?

I know. The only one who can beat
a superhero is a supervillain.

I'll become a supervillain.

[whining]

Hey, Hercules. Why so glum?

Oh. They laughed at my beautiful costume.

I just wanted to be
the Caped Avenger's sidekick.

Hmm.

How would you like
to be the sidekick to the supervillain

who will defeat the Caped Avenger?

Oh! Do I get to wear my superhero costume?

Yeah, okay.

[excitedly panting]

Yeah, I'm closing up for tonight, Gunther.
I'm expecting a big crowd tomorrow.

-The Caped Avenger action figures arrive--
-[crashing]

[sawing sound]

I'll call you later, Gunther.

There's something outside
I've gotta go investigate.

[suspenseful music]

Oh!

[whimpering]

-Ah! Oh!
-[camera shutter clicks]

-[whining]
-Are you still upset I didn't pick you?

I need a great sidekick.

The Caped Avenger can't look foolish.

[newswoman]
The Caped Avenger
is looking pretty foolish today.

What?

Rupert, you say the Caped Avenger
has a new archenemy.

It seems that way.

I spotted them outside my store.

And when I checked
the Caped Avenger signal I made,

this is what I found…

[dramatic music playing]

[gasps] The Caped Avenger signal.

It makes me look ridiculous.

[Odie snickering]

[Garfield snarling]

Odie! I have to find that supervillain
and stop him.

Now is when I really need a sidekick.

Will you be my sidekick?
Oh, please. Please!

[whining]

All right, all right. I shouldn't have
turned you down yesterday.

-[Odie whining]
-Grr!

We'll get you a great costume.

[yipping]

Good. Let's leap into action.

[crowd cheering]

And people are lined up for blocks

awaiting the arrival
of the new Caped Avenger action figures.

[heroic music]

[car horn honking]

[tires screeching]

The action figures
seem to be arriving now.

[crowd cheering]

Perfect timing. This is gonna be
a great day for my comic book store.

Twenty cases of Caped Avenger
action figures. Sign here.

[grunting]

You deal with the mailman,
Super Chihuahua.

Right!

[action music playing]

[growling]

[screaming]

Whoa!

The only thing worse than a Chihuahua,
a masked Super Chihuahua!

I'm getting rid of all these
Caped Avenger action figures.

[crowd gasping]

[Garfield] Oh, no, you're not!

Yay!

It's the Caped Avenger, venger, venger!

Whoever you are, you're no match
for me and my faithful sidekick, Slurp.

Ta-da!

And he seems to finally
have his very own sidekick.

[growling] Oh!

The Caped Avenger!
And now he has a partner.

I decided I don't want to be
a supervillain's sidekick any longer.

Adiós.

[crowd gasps]

Nothing will stop me from getting away
with these action figures.

Except maybe the fact
that I don't know how to drive.

What if I push this?

-[crowd gasps]
-[tires squealing]

Come back, you masked fiend.

[tires squealing]

[Garfield panting]

Ah! Maybe this wasn't
the best idea in the world.

Hey!

[screaming]

[gasps]

[whizzing sound]

[crashing]

Whoa!

What?

[birds chirping]

Nothing can stop me, Caped Avenger.

How about if this van crashes
into the trash collection center?

[both screaming]

[swimming continues]

[thudding]

[whimpering]

-[alarm blaring]
-[clanking]

[both exclaiming]

[panting]

-[ominous music playing]
-[screaming]

[barking]

Quick! Doggy tongue.

And I suppose I have to save you too.

Help! Help!
Oh, this is not a cute way for me to go!

Help!

[both grunting]

[straining]

[exclaims, screams]

[screaming]

Quick! Get a shot of that.

[both screaming]

Oh!

[both screaming]

-[crashing]
-Nermal Ow!

Oh!

[newswoman]
And the superhero and supervillain landed

amidst the crates of Caped Avenger
action figures, which, as it turned out,

no one wanted to buy.

All interest had shifted
to the Caped Avenger's sidekick

we caught on tape.

We're told his name is Slurp,
and his fans can't get enough of him.

[muttering]

[newswoman]
His online video
is now the most watched ever,

beating out the ones of the singing kitten
and of the Caped Avenger.

-[Garfield growls]
-[Nermal whines]

Well, Caped Avenger may not care
about being in first place, but I do.

I'm taking my act to the streets.
Wanna join me?

Sure. Why not?

♪ Meow meow meow meow
Meow meow meow ♪

♪ Meow meow meow meow
Meow meow meow ♪

♪ Meow meow meow meow
Meow meow meow ♪

♪ Meow meow meow meow
Meow meow meow ♪

[whimsical music playing]

[Vito] Your dinner,
she's coming right up, my friends.

Oh great, Pooky. It's suppertime.

A personal-sized pizza
for Signor Arbuckle.

A puppy-dog-sized pizza
for Signor Puppy Dog.

[exclaiming]

Uh-uh. Uh-uh.

[straining] And a Garfield-sized pizza
for Signor Garfield.

Hey, I distinctly recall ordering a large.

Oh, well. Bon appétit, Pooky,
my gastronomic friend. Ha!

[both gasp]

[boy] Look at that cool teddy bear, Dad.

[man]
Eat your pizza before it gets cold, Jack.

[smacking lips]

[sighs]

Oh, that was a nice, tasty pizza.

On the small side, but tasty.

Oh!

What a shame, Pooky.

You haven't touched your pizza.

We can't let it go to waste now, can we?

Boy, Dad, that's the neatest
looking teddy bear I ever saw.

I wish I had one like that.

Really?
You think other kids would want one?

Sure.

What's that, Pooky? Oh, now you're hungry!

Well, I guess we'll just have to order
another pizza, then.

[Odie sniffing]

-[Jon] Oh!
-[grunting]

Hey. I remember you. Arbuckle, right?
How much for the teddy bear?

Uh, I'm sorry?

-The teddy bear. I wanna buy it.
-Oh!

What?

No, you can't have Pooky! No, no, no!

Not for all the lasagna in Italy!

I'm sorry, Mr. Allwork.
My cat loves Pooky,

and, well, I just can't take him away
because your son wants him.

I don't wanna keep it, Arbuckle.

I'm CEO of Allwork Toys,
a very large company.

I wanna make duplicates of it
and sell 'em around the world.

Here's your advance.

-[gasping]
-[register ringing]

Are you allowed to have
that many numbers on one check?

[Jon] Mr. Allwork, you have a deal.

Pooky is gonna be a best seller, Arbuckle.

You and I are going to make a bundle.

Hear that, Pooky?

I always knew
you were destined for greatness.

What's that?

You want to celebrate
with five more pizzas?

Well, if you insist…

[Odie barks]

We'll have that duplicated
and returned to you in no time.

Take good care of him.

[engine revving]

Oh.

[cheerful music playing]

[both laugh]

[upbeat music playing]

[beeping]

[Garfield snoring] Pooky.

[snoring]

[clears throat, gasps]

[groans]

[Dr. Bonkers] Here is the original.

What did you call him, Pooky?

Well, we measured and studied
every bit of him.

Here is the duplicate prototype
we have created.

He's… he's perfect!

No it isn't. Kids today have computers.

They want high tech state of the art.
Dawes, take the original back to Arbuckle.

Professor, I want you to upgrade
and improve this toy.

You know what to do.

Indeed I do.

I shall give you
the teddy bear of the future.

[ominous music playing]

[sinister laugh]

[ominous music intensifies]

[cackling]

[clanking]

[electrical crackling]

[evil laugh]

Whoa!

[bear whirring]

[computers beeping]

-[howling]
-[thunder rumbling]

[alarm blaring]

[both laughing]

[newswoman]
…and sales of the new toy
known as "Robo-Pooky"

are setting new records.

They just went on sale this morning,
and already thousands have been sold.

I'm going to be rich.

And I'm going to be even richer.

I bought commercial time
on this news broadcast.

Oh, Fluffy, why do you just
sit there all day and do nothing?

[announcer]
Are your children bored
with their teddy bears?

I sure am.

[announcer]
Well, here comes
the teddy bear of the future…

Robo-Pooky.

Robo-Pooky can sing,
dance, exercise, play games,

clean your room, and speak languages.

Robo-Pooky is the best nanny ever.

[Pooky]
"And so the princess married
the elevator repairman,

and they lived happily ever after."
Good night.

[yawning]

I don't think you should see this.

[announcer]
Robo-Pooky is your child's
very own private entertainer.

You definitely shouldn't see this.

Stay in here until this is all over.

[Pooky]
To be, or not to be,
that is the question.

Yay!

[announcer]
That's Robo-Pooky.
Coming soon to a store near you.

[Pooky]
You're gonna love me. And buy me.

Wow!

This is awesome, Mr. Allwork.

There was nothing wrong
with the original Pooky.

Dawes, let him have the one I brought.

Here you are, sir.

[Garfield] Huh?

[beeping]
Hi, I'm Robo-Pooky.
Who wants to play with me?

[yipping]

[Pooky giggling]

Two playmates with one brain between them.

And it takes batteries.

[giggling continues]

I've had enough of this imposter.

Now I will teach you to order soup
in Pig Latin…
[slows down]
and to…

The nerve of trying to improve
on the real Pooky.

Accept no substitutes.

[whining]

Each one has a computer chip
to download software updates

and to communicate
with other Robo-Pookies.

It's great, Mr. Allwork.

I can't imagine how anything
could go wrong.

[engine revving]

[Garfield snoring]

[beeping]

[suspenseful music playing]

-[Pooky]
Are you sleeping?
-[screaming, gasping]

Who's that?

I'm going to tell you a bedtime story.

No, you're not! Go away!

Sorry. I was just trying to help.

[Garfield snoring] Lasagna…

[Odie whining]

-[banging]
-[screaming]

-Who is that?
-[whimpering]

Do you know what time it is?

Yes. It's : a.m.

In New Delhi, India,
it's : in the afternoon.

-[crashing]
-
Want to finger paint?

I just want to entertain you.

-[screaming]
-[teeth chattering]

[screaming]

In here! He won't find us!

[heavy breathing]

[whimpering]

No. This is the real one. The good one.

The one who doesn't do anything.

Pick a card, any card.

[screaming]

Yeah! Leave us alone. Let us sleep.

But I am your friend.

I just want to help you and entertain you…

He looks just like me.

-Huh?
-Hmm?

He is… I salute you, Worthy Forebear.

I kiss your feet in respect.

I've tried to get people
to treat me like that for years.

I will follow the wishes
of the Grand Forebear.

Great. The Grand Forebear says
he wants you to let us get some sleep.

[barks]

As you wish.

I shall remain here and bask
in the greatness of the Grand Forebear.

Fine. You stay there and bask
while we go back to bed.

I cannot keep your glory all to myself.

Attention, fellow Robo-Pookies.

-I have found the Grand Forebear.
-[Morse code beeping]

Repeat: I have found the Grand Forebear.

[dramatic music playing]

[screams]

[crashing]

[marching footsteps]

Come. Gather before the Grand Forebear
and pay your respects.

[man] Ah!

[Vito exclaims]

[Pooky]
Come, Robo-Pookies of the world.

Use your global positioning systems
to track the location of my transmission.

-[doorbell ringing]
-Huh?

-[doorbell continues ringing]
-[yawns]

It's : a.m.
Who's ringing the doorbell at this hour?

[all]
We are here to pay our respects
to the Grand Forebear!

We are here to pay our respects
to the Grand Forebear!

[screaming]

[all]
We are here to pay our respects
to the Grand Forebear!

We are here to pay our respects
to the Grand Forebear!

[screams]

[all]
We are here to pay our respects
to the Grand Forebear.

We are here…

We have to get them out. But how?

[all]
We are here to pay our respects…

Leave it to the cat.

[all]
We are here to pay our respects
to the Grand Forebear!

[Garfield] Attention, my subjects.

I command you to all follow me
and the handsome cat.

[angelic music playing]

Repeat: Follow me and the handsome cat.
Do you understand?

[all]
Yes, Glorious Forebear.

[sinister music playing]

Oh!

I got a call that a lot of Robo-Pookies
were being returned to my factory.

But, Dad, don't toys you make
get returned all the time?

Yes, but usually they don't march in
by themselves.

[marching footsteps]

[Garfield giggling]

They're all coming back.

Every one of them.
Every one of them that we made and sold.

I'm gonna have to give refunds
on every one of them.

Does that mean I'm not rich?

You'll be lucky if you can afford a yo-yo.

I should never have gotten
into this Pooky business.

[Jack] I like mine.

That's the prototype we made.
The one that didn't do anything.

Yeah. I'm glad I have it.

Why? What do you do with it?

I don't know.

Just love it, I guess.

Well, at least I made one kid happy.

And I guess I realized
what I love about Pooky.

He's a lot like me.

[Odie whining]

Yeah. He doesn't do anything.

[whining]

[Jon giggling]

[upbeat theme music playing]