04x23 - Home Sweet Home/Whatever Happened to Aunt Ivy?

[bunniefuu]

-[Garfield snores]

-[alarm clock]

[theme song]

[Jon]

I guess it started because


Garfield, Odie and I

were fans of this TV show.


On the show, they lock people

in their homes for days, weeks,

however long it takes

before they start getting

on each other's nerves.

It's like a contest...
to see who can last the longest.

I created the series

as an experiment


to see how people would react

to being cooped up like that.


I didn't realize

how popular it would become.


Why do you think

it became so popular?


People like

watching other people fight.


Garfield, Odie and I

tuned in to watch the big finale


of one of those experiments.


[woman on TV]
I can't take it

any longer! Do you hear me?


I've been stuck

in this house with you people


for three weeks,

listening to you complain


and yell

and scratch your earlobes


and I can't stand it!


I don't care

if I lose the prize money!


I have to get out of here!

And so, Ms. Edna Crassmeyer

failed the test

by leaving the house.

Because she was weak

and didn't know

how to get along with people.


A little earlobe scratching

wouldn't have driven me

out of that house.

-[doorbell]

-Pizza delivery?

Chinese Food? Deli?
Gee, I wonder who it could be.
How about you, pup?

You think you could stand

being locked up


in a house with others

for a long time?

Ah, it would be easy.

I'd probably sleep

the entire time.


Longer if everything on TV

was a rerun.

TV has way too many reruns.
I know. You heard me say that

the last time

they ran this episode.

Dr. Whipple!
We were just watching your show.
Good.

Now, perhaps you'd like

to discuss being on my show.

Us? You mean,

lock us in our house

here for a month?

I'll settle for a week.
Stay in there for seven days

and you'll become

the first family to do that.

We'll try it, and we'll do it.

[Dr. Whipple]
Of course,

I didn't want them to succeed.


The people who tune in

to watch my show


want to see contestants

run screaming from the house.

Dr. Whipple sent a whole crew in

to modify the house

for the experiment.


They put in

some kind of computer lock


on all the doors and windows.


That was just to make sure

no one snuck out of the house

during the experiment.

They also installed hidden video

cameras all over the house.


[Jon]

No matter what room you were in,


they could see

what you were doing


and record it for the show.

[Odie growls]

They said food would be

brought in three times a day.


[interviewer] I'll bet

Garfield liked that part.


No. He asked

if they could make it twelve.


[Liz]
Finally, the day came

when the experiment began.

Very well.

If you three remain

in this house for one week,

you will be the champions.
I want a trophy.
I want a trophy.

If any one of you so much as

sets a foot or paw outside,

you lose.
Good luck.
Don't worry, doc. We'll do it.
[barking]

There. Let's see

how long they last in there.

I give them... three days.
Four, tops.

[Jon]
The first few days

were pretty easy.


Garfield would eat

and he'd sleep,


and he'd eat and he'd sleep


and he'd eat and he'd sleep


and he'd eat and he'd sleep


and he'd eat and he'd sleep.


Every so often,

he'd do some exercise.

[effort sounds]
That's it.

One. I'll do another one

of those next year.


Right now,

I'm going to eat and sleep.

Not necessarily in that order.

[Jon]
Odie was a little upset

he couldn't play outdoors


so he ran

around the living room.

[Odie barks]
Odie!

I'm sorry, boy.

I know you'd rather be outside


but all this running around in circles

is starting to get on my nerves.

Could you do something else?
[Odie barks]

But other than that,

we were getting along all right.


That's when I decided

I had to introduce

a new element into the house.

[Interviewer] Did you think this

would make for an interesting experiment

in social relations?
No, I just wanted to cause trouble.

So, to make

for an interesting experiment

in social relations,

we're putting someone else

in the house with you.

Hiya, Garfield!

Yes, it looks like I'm going

to be staying with you guys

for the rest of the week.
So go on. Get it over with.

Yell. Shriek.

Insult me. Bring it.


Okay... Would you excuse me

for just one moment?

[Garfield yells]
Do come in, Nermal,
and make yourself at home.

Once Nermal joined us,

it was different.


[interviewer]

How was it different?

It was worse.
[music on]
Too cool. So fine.
[music off]
[music on]

Awesome moves.

I really got it.

[music off]

-[music on]

-I really got it.

[grunt]

[TV heroine]

Brett! You're safe.


[TV hero]
Yes. I got out of the way

of that sixteen-ton safe


just in time.

Never mind the sixteen-ton safe.

Tell me

who stole the Klopman Diamond.


[TV heroine]
Then you must know

who the thief is.

Tell us. Tell me.

Yes, Jessica. I know.


It was the butler.

No, it was Prince Seymour.


No, it was the butler

and Prince Seymour


and the man

in the zebra costume.


Just tell us...

Tell us who it was!


The Klopman Diamond

was stolen by...

[hoover on]
[yelling] Nermal!
[hoover off]

[TV heroine]
Really? That's who stole

the Klopman Diamond?


I never would have guessed.


I will never ever tell anyone.

[grunts]
Nermal!
When I get my paws on you!
You have to be nice to me, Garfield!
I'm a guest!
You're not a guest!
Guests leave!

I didn't know

about this TV show,

this experiment thing...

All I know is that when I got

to the Arbuckle house,


oh, what I heard going on inside!


-[crash]

-[Nermal] This is not being nice.

Are you going to be nice if you catch me?

-[crash]

-[yelling]


[interviewer] So you thought

this was highly unusual?


Oh, no. The Arbuckle house

is always like that.

Sometimes, it's much worse.
They were fighting a lot

but it wasn't driving anyone

out of the house.


So I decided

to put someone else in there.

[scream]
Aunt Ivy!
[clears his throat] Uh,
Aunt Ivy. Oh.

How wonderful you're going

to be staying with us.


Johnny! Is that old couch

still in your living room?

Yes and it's very comfy.

Good. You sleep on it

and I'll take your room.


And I hope

your cooking has improved.

Would you like to give up now?
No. I think.
The place was a mess.

Animal fur all over

and old lasagna tins.


But those animals he has around

were thrilled to see me.

Aunt Ivy!
Aunt Ivy!
[barking]
I'm happy to see you, too.

Well,

not really but I'll pretend.

Are you doing anything?
Good.

I'll put you to work

scrubbing the kitchen floor.


"Work?" She doesn't know

that I'm Nermal,

the cutest kitten in the world?
You don't know she's Aunt Ivy,

the uncutest person

in the world.

[moaning and whining]

There is no way she's getting me

to scrub any kitchen floor.

[moaning]

This is going to take

the luster off my fur.


The video we're getting from

inside the house is terrific.

Lots of misery and anger.
But I'm getting worried.
If they can endure Aunt Ivy,

they might just have the stamina

to last out the week.


I'll just add

a few more "participants"


to get them to run screaming

from the house.


Herman the Mailman,

Harry, Bruno,


Minerva and Drusilla,

Eddie Gourmand...


Oh, I was so hoping

to be in this episode.


Mrs. Ferret,

the Baboon Brothers, Doc Boy,


Vito the Pizza Maker

without any pizzas...


As you requested,

I bring no pizzas.


Dirk Dinkum and Buckley,

Mrs. Cauldron,

a whole bunch of mice,

a couple of characters

I don't recognize,

an elephant, Liz...
Stop!

-We give up!

-You win!

We're outta there!

Sorry you didn't win

the competition there, Arbuckle.


But I got a great show

out of it.


Well... at least could you get

all these people and animals

out of my home?
Sure thing, Arbuckle.

You see this computerized

doorknob, Odie?


It connects up to all the doors

and windows in the house.


It's supposed to monitor

if anyone leaves.


But I noticed this button here

that says

"locked"

and I was thinking:

Well, what if I do this?

Oh no!
They engaged the master lock.
Let me out! Let me out!

Oh,

there's no way to let me out.

Can't someone just unlock it?

No! That feature was for when

I wanted to lock someone in.


Now, we're stuck in here

for a whole week!

You hear that everyone?
Week long party!

Well, since the house

was full of all those folks,


I decided to take Liz, Garfield

and Odie on a weeklong trip.


[Liz]

Ah... it's beautiful out here.


Yeah. Just being outside

anywhere is beautiful.


Wanna watch

our favorite show, boy?

[party music]
Please! Oh, please!

Somebody find a way

to unlock my superlock!


I can't spend a whole week

with these people.


Aw, quit your crying and start

shampooing the carpets.


You think it's bad for you

being in here?


I've got places to go,

trophies to win.

I love it here.

I took the liberty

of inviting ten


or twenty of my closest friends

to come join us.

[Dr. Whipple cries]
Please, someone... anyone...

You know, Odie...

Being with others is fine.


But sometimes

when you're all alone,


you meet

a better type of person.

Uh-oh. Bad picture.
It must be the antenna.

I'm going to go up

on the roof and turn it.

You'll be sorry.

It just needs

a minor adjustment.

Don't do this.
Pay attention, Odie,

and I'll tell you

what you're about to hear.


Here's the sound

of Jon climbing up the ladder.


And now, here's the sound

of Jon walking on the roof.


And now, here's the sound

of Jon falling off the roof.


[Jon]

Whoa, ah!


I don't know

everything in this world.

But I know Jon Arbuckle.
Give it to me straight, Doc.
What's wrong with me?

Well, if you want the technical

medical explanation,

Mr. Arbuckle,

it would appear

that you fell off the roof.


-[laughs]

-You'll have to stay

in bed for a week or so.
No physical activity whatsoever.
I want that man to be my doctor.

But I can't stay in bed

for a week.

I have a house to run,

pets to feed, chores to do,

pets to feed,

pets to feed, pets to feed.
You'll stay right here.

I took the liberty of phoning

your closest, dearest relative


and asking her to come stay here

and run the house

while you recover.
"Her?"
Aunt Ivy!
Aunt Ivy!
Aunt Ivy!

Where is that moronic

nephew of mine?

Falling off the roof.

Stupidest thing

I ever heard in my life.

What do you think, boy?

Do we stay in here or run

screaming into the streets

in terror?
Good call.
On your marks... Get us set. Go!
[scream]
They're afraid of you.
Good.

Maybe they'll learn

some discipline.

I'll take over, Dr. Whipple.

I'll have Jon here up and around

before you know it.

And probably before I'm ready.

Take good care of him

and call me if you need anything.

I won't.

It's time

I whipped this house into shape.

[thunder]

[Garfield] Diner on the table!

Diner on the table!

Diner on the table!

I hope Aunt Ivy

has dinner on the table soon.


We came back. We were hungry.

What can I say?

I hope she made meat loaf.
Or baked lasagna

or turkey with all the trimmings

including a ham.

Or maybe some roast beef...

If you're waiting for dinner,

it's in here.


I'm not feeding mangy pets

at a table


where people

are supposed to eat.


I thought she wasn't going

to be on the show anymore.

[grunts]
On the floor?

You expect us

to eat on the floor?

What are we? Animals?
Right. We're animals.

But we're not going

to be treated like what we are.

What's that?
That's your dinner, cat.
Cat food.

Behave yourself

and tomorrow night,

I might give you a can opener.

"Ingredients:

You don't want to know."

Also, from now on,

the two of you

sleep in the garage.


No! There is no way we're going

to sleep in the garage

and that is that!
(kitchen)

Pooky? Where's my little,

precious adorable Pooky?

If you're looking

for that ratty teddy bear

of yours, I threw it away.

Pooky?

You're too old to be sleeping

with a teddy bear.

Plus, it smelled of cat.
Pooky? Thrown out?
[barking]
Pooky? Pooky, where are you?

Old banana peels, egg shells,

last week's script...

What's this?
Oh, half a tuna sandwich.

Oh, Pooky,

wherefore art thou?

Pooky!
Oh, Pooky, Pooky, Pooky!

How could that mean old woman

throw away someone this cute

who isn't even Nermal?

Odie, she's gone too far.

Come on.

I don't care what she says.
We are sleeping in our house.
Locked.
But that won't stop us.
Many people don't know

that you can use a claw

to pick a lock.

Try it some time.
Pooky, you wait here for now.

Come on.

Let's get some real dinner.

And maybe while we're at it,

we ought to eat

tomorrow's breakfast and lunch

just to play it safe...

I don't want

Cream of Lizard Soup!

Nobody does!

But it tastes so awful,

it must be good for you.


Let's see

what's in the refrigerator.

I'm hoping for food.
[alarm]
The refrigerator!

Those mangy pets of yours,

I'll bet!

Filthy, flea-ridden animals...
[alarm]

You're going to be sorry

you ever met me.

[groan]

-[screaming]

-[barking]

You come back here, you two!
[grunt]
I'll get you and I'll...

We interrupt this cartoon

to point something out.

As you can see,

Aunt Ivy is about to fall

down the stairs.


Even in a cartoon, someone could

be seriously injured doing that.

I, as you can see,

am close enough

that I could possibly save her.

She's annoying.

She's impossible.

She treats Odie and me terribly.

Will I save her?
Let's resume and we'll find out.
Grab on, Auntie!
There you go! See you around!
That mangy cat saved my life...
He... he really did.
[chuckles]
Aunt Ivy?

She's been out

in the backyard all morning

staring off into space.
I think I'll feed Jon for a change.
He was nice to me.

That mangy cat

I've been so rotten to

saved my life.

Maybe I should go

see that doctor...


[Aunt Ivy]

And the cat was nice to me.

He was actually nice to me.
I see.

And how do you generally feel

about others being nice to you?

I don't know.
It's never happened before.

It gives me

the strangest feeling.

Hum... I see.

How would you describe

this feeling?

I don't know.
Maybe... gratitude?

Hmm. Maybe you should try

being, let's say,

"nice" to this cat.
Nice to the cat?
Well, it's worth a try...
Garfield...
I washed Pooky for you.
You did?
That was nice of you.
Garfield,
I cooked you a wonderful dinner.
That's nice of you.
It's a healthy dinner!
Tofu! Sprouts!

Imitation vegan

chicken substitute!

That's not nice of you.
No TV tonight, Garfield!
I've got a better idea.
There is no better idea than TV.
I'm going to read to you...
"Call me Ishmael.

Some years ago,

never mind how long precisely,


having little or no money

in my purse,


and nothing particular

to interest me on shore..."


I can't take any more of it,

Odie!

Aunt Ivy nasty was bad enough!
Aunt Ivy nice is worse!
[Aunt Ivy] Oh, Garfield.
Oh no!!

Let me brush your lovely fur,

Garfield!


Ow! No! Stop!

Snarls and tangles!


And next,

I'll give you a nice bath

and put a ribbon on your fur.

No! I can't take

any more of this nice!

Nice is not nice!

What are you going to do

with that pie?

Oh, I'm so sorry.
Let me clean you up!
Germs! You animal!

You mangy,

good-for-nothing lazy creature!

Garfield! Aunt Ivy!
I think I'm all healed now!

I wonder if anything's changed

in the week I've been upstairs

getting better.

[Aunt Ivy]

You miserable, grimy beast!

When I get my hands on you...
Nope.
Help!