Garfield 1

Chapter 1: Large And In Charge

It starts at Garfield’s house and he is sleeping.

Garfield: *snoring*

The clock was ringing.

Garfield: Huh? What the… Aw. Oh… *groans* *wakes up* I hate Mondays. *yawning* Pooky, cover me. I'm goin' in. Alley… oop! B-b-b-b-b-bah, ha! *singsong* Oh, Sleeping Beauty, wake up. You can stop dreaming about me because I'm here. Now, just wake up. You've got work to do. You're not just my owner, you're my primary caregiver. Now be a...

Jon: Not now, Garfield. *has Garfield in his hand while he is sleeping*

Garfield: Get… A-Ah… Just… All right. Cut the sweet stuff. Easy now. Just… *gets out of Jon’s hands* Trying to cuddle with me, huh? Trying to avoid your duties, huh? Well, that just ain't gonna... fly! It isn't gonna work with m... me. See, I'm getting my exercise, doin' my job. Just one quick cannonball!

Garfield jumps on Jon and wakes him up out of his sleep.

Jon: Oh!

Garfield: Morning.

Jon: Garfield!

In the bathroom Jon is taking a shower.

Jon: *singing*

Garfield: Okay! I think you're clean enough now. *flushes the toilet*

Jon: H-H-Hot! Hot! Hot!

Garfield: Got your towel right here.

Jon: Garfield! No!

In the kitchen Jon is making breakfast for him and Garfield.

[Beeps]

Jon: It's liver flavored. *gives Garfield cat food*

Garfield: Mm! Delicious. *gags*

When Jon wasn’t looking Garfield switches out the food.

Garfield: Mm. Mm! Mm!

Jon: Oh! Oh, liver!  *spitting*

Garfield: Well, actually, it's liver flavored.

Garfield is outside.

Garfield: *sighs* That was a good breakfast. Now I think I'll just fall off the "Catkin's" diet... and get myself a little high-fat chaser. Mmm.

Nermal comes and he’s bothering Garfield.

Nermal: Garfield, look, the milk truck.

Garfield: Oh, attaboy, Nermal. The milk truck comes every day.

Nermal: Yeah, but maybe not today. Maybe it's changing routes. Maybe this'll be the last we'll ever see of it. Come on. It's just across the street. We're cats. We like milk. Let’s go for it

Garfield: No.

Nermal: But, you...

Garfield: But nothin'. I don't leave the cul-de-sac for anything. Out there, it's a hornet's nest of trouble. Bad things happen out there. So I don't go out there. Besides, I've found if you wait long enough… everything comes to you.

Nermal: Here come the milkman Here come the milkman? He got his shoes on, he got his milk pan??

Garfield: Hey, Nermal... let's play astronaut again today.

Nermal: Yeah?

Garfield: Yeah, I love that game. You're such a brave little astronaut.

Nermal: All right.

Garfield: Prepare to jump into your spaceship, Commander Nermal.

Nermal: But wh-wh-what about the milk?