The fifth episode of the third season of Garfield and Friends.
Post-Opening Sequence Line: "Change channels and you'll never see your dog again!"
Clean Sweep
Odie is trying to find a place to hide, but is caught by Garfield and Jon, who force him to take a bath. Jon tries to figure out a better way to do this until the TV mentions "Schlocko Laundro-Mutt", a machine that bathes pets faster. Jon buys it and tesst it on Odie by placing a special collar on him and getting him dirty. Just then, a robot forces Odie into the tub and washes him until he's clean. Once Jon leaves the house to get more bathing products, Garfield decides to prank Odie by getting him dirty and laughing himself silly.
Odie manages to remove the collar, and decides to put it on Garfield while he is taking a nap. When he wakes up, Odie gives him food and Garfield gets himself dirty. Realizing the collar is on him, he is dragged into the bath and washed. After Garfield gets dried off, he apologizes to Odie for the prank, and decide they should focus on who's actually to blame. Just then Jon comes back with the bathing products and is shocked to see Odie with the collar and Garfield with a pail of mud, realizing he's in trouble. They force Jon to wear the collar and make him dirty, so the machine drags Jon away to clean him. Both Garfield and Odie laugh together, then decide to play in the mud.
Secrets of the Animated Cartoon
Orson explains cartoon physics to the viewers.
How the West was Lost
Jon, Garfield and Odie are visiting Cactus Jake's ranch. Jake is thrilled to see them (but drags Garfield out of the mess house since it's only for cowboys). He tells him that there's a new ranch owner, Hubert E. Pingle, from the modern world, and he wants to test a new cleaning machine. Jake warns them about Volcano, a rampaging horse who wants to flirt with the female horses but is rejected due to his dirty appearance. As Jake is unable to use the new machine, Hubert fires him for being unable to keep up with technology. Jon decides to help him find a job in town, but due to his 'western' and 'cowboy' attitude, he is fired and kicked out of every job he takes.
After many attempts, the guys decide to see if they can get his job back, when until they see Hubert trapped up on the machine by Volcano. Herbert asks for help, but Jake reminds him he is still fired. After Herbert rehires him with a raise, Garfield dresses in his cowboy outfit (as Shorty) and baits Volcano with hay, luring him inside the cleaning machine which Jack traps him in. Garfield starts the machine and it cleans Volcano. Jake release all the female horses, and they seem to be attracted to Volcano. Hubert apologizes to Jake for firing him for being technology inept. Jake then thanks Jon and Garfield for getting his job back, while Garfield helps himself to flapjacks.
"Clean Sweep" provides examples of:
- The Dog Bites Back:
- Garfield takes sadistic joy in getting Odie dirty, because he thinks watching the "Laundro-Mutt" forcing Odie to take a bath is hilarious. Odie gets fed up with Garfield pointing and laughing at him, and while Garfield naps, Odie slips on the sensor collar on Garfield. Odie wakes up Garfield by serving him a messy meal, and when Garfield gets dirty while eating, the "Laundro-Mutt" grabs Garfield and, Odie laughs as Garfield is forcefully given a bath.
- At the end of the episode, Garfield and Odie join forces and decide to get back at Jon by planting the collar on him and getting the Laundro-Mutt to bathe him.
- Explain, Explain... Oh, Crap!: This exchange after Garfield eats a chili dog, getting himself covered in chili:Garfield: It's scientifically impossible to eat chili without wearing it.
Odie: Uh-huh.
Garfield: a good thing I don't have one of those collars like...
(The collar beeps, which gets Garfield to realize he's wearing it)
Garfield: You know, Odie, this washing thing isn't as funny as I thought. - Hates Baths:
- Being a dog, Odie doesn't like being bathed.
- Garfield isn't too fond of being bathed, either.
"Secrets of the Animated Cartoon" provides examples of:
- Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: Wade runs in fear from monsters, bugs, cheese sandwiches, and the Klopman Diamond.
- Delayed Reaction: This episode has the ultimate example of this. Laidback sheep Bo walks past Booker, who declares that the farm is being invaded by aliens resembling dishwashing liquid. He does not react, instead heading into his pen and sleeping away until December. Five months later, he steps outside in winter clothes, sings "Jingle Bells"... and then shouts "Dishwashing liquid?! Oh no, man!" and runs away. Bo apparently isn't even close to the record for this trope, as according to Orson the record is eleven months, six days, fourteen hours, and twenty-one minutes.
- Don't Try This at Home: Orson ends "Cartoons Are Terrific" by singing "But I think that I should tell you, we're trained professionals, so don't try this at home!"
- Exploding Calendar: When Orson demonstrates the Delayed Reaction Take, The pages fly off of Bo's calendar.
- Gravity Is a Harsh Mistress: Discussed; first, Orson shows a clip of Roy simply falling off a cliff. Then one of this trope in full force, Booker chases a worm, walks off a cliff, but only falls when he notices he's standing on air. Then Orson mentions how in real life falling off cliffs can gravely injure people, which a Roy covered in bandages handily agrees.
- Painted Tunnel, Real Train: In a nod to the Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner cartoons, Booker paints a tunnel on a wall in an attempt to catch the Worm. When Booker chases the Worm, the Worm goes through the tunnel, but Booker slams into the wall. According to Orson, this gag is required in every chase scene.
- Piano Drop: During "Cartoons Are Terrific", Orson drops a piano on Wade, then sings to the viewers that since Wade is a cartoon character, he can't get hurt.
- Spit Take: Orson teaches wade and the viewers about this by showing a clip of Roy spitting water out when Sheldon tells him that the barn is filled with hockey pucks and his goldfish ran away.
- Squashed Flat: At the end of "Cartoons Are Terrific", Roy runs over Wade with a steamroller.
- Toon Physics: In this episode, Orson gives a lecture on how toon physics differ from real world physics.
- Wild Take: Orson mentions that it is required by law to do a wild take in a cartoon when you are scared or surprised. Wade himself had this as his primary character trait. Everything elicited a wild take from him, something Orson demonstrates by showing a montage of Wade's wild takes.
"How the West was Lost" provides examples of:
- Cowboy Episode: In this episode, Pingle fires Jake from the Polecat Flats Dude Ranch for being unable to keep up with technology, so he tries to get a new job. When Jake gets fired from every new job he tries due to his western and cowboy attitude, Garfield helps him get his old job back.
- Fun with Acronyms: Pingle has a degree from M.E.S.S., which stands for Master of Equine and Saddle Sciences.Jake: And boy, is he ever a mess!
- Pop-Culture Pun Episode Title: This episode's title is a reference to the 1962 epic Western film, How the West Was Won.
