The fifteenth episode of the second season of Garfield and Friends.
Post-Opening Sequence Line: "Today, featuring Binky the Clown, so turn up the volume, kids!"
Binky Goes Bad!
In the court, Binky is put on trial for multiple robberies (despite the attorney's dislike of him making jokes in court). Garfield then reads a script from last week to know what is going on.
It turns out that during the Binky Show, Stinky Davis, a criminal disguised himself as Binky the clown by stealing his outfit backstage and painting his face. Once there he robbed multiple banks and jewelry stores, and the police cornered Binky; not realizing what was going on. Instead of surrendering or even reasoning with them, he escaped by balloon, got himself trapped in a cake shop and kept tossing pies and cakes onto the police. In the end, with the use of spotlights and a music organ, Binky was tricked into coming out. Realizing his mistake he was then captured (as one of the police commented that clowns are so stupid to falling for this trick all the time).
Garfield decides to clear his name and wonders where the best place would be for Stinky to hide. Just then, a marching circus passes by, and Garfield sees Stinky as Binky. Pretending to be a parade marshal, Garfield lures him into the courthouse, before the judge gives the verdict. The two Binkys meet each other, and no one can tell them apart until Garfield gives the judge the line "Order in the court". One of the Binkys makes a joke, and Garfield says the one making the joke is the real one as he wouldn't pass up one line to make fun of. Stinky is arrested and Binky is cleared of all charges.
Barn of Fear
When the barn is filled with their crops, the gang stays at an old abandoned barn, where Orson's mean brothers play spooky tricks.
Mini-Mall Matters
Garfield hosts a factual and educational show about mini-malls and how they are grown, maintained, and their features.
"Binky Goes Bad!" contains examples of:
- Chekhov's Skill: At the beginning of the episode, Binky makes puns whenever he hears the judge or attorneys make a legal comment ("Take the stand." "WHERE DO YA WANT ME TO TAKE IT?"). Later, Garfield determines the real Binky by having the judge say "Order in the court," and one clown immediately yells "I'll have a ham on rye—hold the mayo!" The judge immediately realizes that this must be the real Binky given his earlier responses.
- Evil Twin: Lampshade Hanging occurs when Garfield is horrified to realize the writers are doing "an evil twin episode".
- Hidden in Plain Sight: Garfield realizes that Stinky, a phony clown, has concealed himself in the one place where everyone expects to see clowns: a circus!
- How We Got Here: The episode opens with Binky the Clown ending up on trial, and Garfield eventually invokes a flashback to find out what happened.
- Reading Ahead in the Script Inverted. Garfield reads back in the script to find out what happened.
- Paper-Thin Disguise: Garfield passes himself off as the marshal of a circus parade by donning a hat and whistle. Neither of these items cover up the fact that he's, you know, a cat.
- Pass the Popcorn: Garfield eats popcorn, and various other snacks, during Binky's trial.
- Pet the Dog: Garfield, who's normally sarcastic and nasty, proves Binky's innocence just because it's the right thing to do.
- No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Garfield gets a Pie in the Face for clearing Binky.
- Not Helping Your Case: Binky fled the cops when he was framed which just made things worse.
- Something Only They Would Say: Garfield helps pick out the real Binky by getting the judge to say "Order in the court", to which Binky immediately replies with "I'll have a ham on rye, hold the mayo!" As Stinky is hauled away by the cops, Garfield mentions that the real Binky couldn't resist such an obvious set-up for a pun.
"Barn of Fear" contains examples of:
- Bedsheet Ghost: Orson's brothers use bedsheets to disguise themselves as ghosts and scare Orson and his friends.
- Big Damn Heroes: When Orson's brothers tie up Orson and his friends so they can steal his crops, the ghosts of the ancestors of Orson and his friends beat up Orson's brothers and rescue their present-day counterparts.
- Exploding Closet: When Wade opens the barn door, a pile of squash falls on him.Roy: He's been squashed... by squash! (laughs)
- Identical Grandson: The ancestors of Orson and his friends all resemble their present-day counterparts.
- Impact Silhouette: Orson's brothers leave a hole shaped like their bodies in the wall after the ghosts of the ancestors of Orson and his friends beat them up.
"Mini-Mall Matters" contains examples of:
- Stealth Pun: During his lecture on Mini-Malls, Garfield tells the viewers that he was going to show them a Mini Mouse, but she's on another show.
- Take a Number: Happens to Garfield while waiting to get yogurt at a frozen yogurt store. His number is 3478. The cashier calls out for number three, despite the fact that he is the only customer there. Becomes a Brick Joke at the end of the episode when a man who hasn't eaten in months and was marooned on an island visits the frozen yogurt store. He gets the number 2912, and the cashier calls for number six.
