The sixteenth episode of the second season of Garfield and Friends.
Post-Opening Sequence Line: "Today, featuring Binky the Clown, so turn up the volume, kids!"
Tropes seen in this episode:
- Oh, Crap!: After Garfield tries to explan that dogs have no brains, basing his experiences on living with Odie. Except those dogs in the audience ain't Odie and once they show their displeasure (to put it nicely), Garfield has to suddenly sign off ... and run!
- So Crazy, It Must Be True that there is a trope by this name, and the short by this name as well. Basically, "It Must Be True" is a satire on reality shows of the time, including Ripley's Believe It Or Not (presenting unusual facts, phenomenon and myths), except here everything is so comically bloated that everything is false ... including the gag at the end where Garfield explains why dogs have no brain ... Oh, Crap! when he sees an audience full of dogs, growling and then suddenly rushing him.
- TV Never Lies: Did you know that Wyoming isn't a state, but was hastily included on maps when a mapmaker couldn't fit all the states in? Or that bowling balls, not dried grapes, can be shrunk and turned into raisins? Or that fire hydrants have compressed water (rather than connected to water mains below the street) and are made in a factory in Walla Walla, Washington? You'd know these were "facts" if you watched Garfield's new TV show, "It Must Be True!"
