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'''You'd Then Expect:''' For Jon to just feed Eddie foods he doesn't like such as vegetarian meals and healthy bland foods. Yes, he may be required by law to provide room and board for Eddie until he heals, but it doesn't have to be the type of foods Eddie wants, or how much of it.\\

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'''You'd Then Expect:''' For Jon to just feed Eddie foods he doesn't like such as vegetarian meals and healthy bland foods.however ''he'' sees fit. Yes, he may be required by law to provide room and board for Eddie until he heals, but it doesn't have to be the type of foods Eddie wants, or how much of it.\\

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'''You'd Expect:''' Garfield to change up his costume so as not to cause a mass panic.\\

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'''You'd Expect:''' Garfield to change up his costume so as not to cause a mass panic.panic, like for example, taking the saber teeth off.\\
'''Or:''' Assuming he was just leaving the house when it happened, for Garfield to stall for a few seconds after Jon said he wanted to see what was on the news, even if it was to check out any details on Catzilla's appearance he missed for his costume.
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'''Instead:''' He throws it on the house's floor out of neglect, causing Eddie to slip and fall. Eddie breaks his foot as a result and he legally forces Jon to take care of him. But then he starts making ridiculously selfish requests for lots of unhealthy, fattening foods from Jon. Eddie threatens to sue Jon for everything he has (his house, his money, his car, everything except Garfield) if Jon does not feed and take care of him.\\

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'''Instead:''' He throws it on the house's floor out of neglect, causing Eddie to slip and fall. Eddie breaks his foot as a result and he legally forces Jon to take care of him.him lest he sue Jon for everything he has (except Garfield). But then he starts making ridiculously selfish requests for lots of unhealthy, fattening foods from Jon. Eddie threatens to sue Jon for everything he has (his house, his money, his car, everything except Garfield) if Jon does not feed and take care of him.\\
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'''Instead:''' He STILL insists that the porch in front of the house outside is still the best location and only when the camera is stolen by aliens does he give in to just going for a photography studio, which he should've done hours (or even days) ago. It's even lampshaded by Garfield.

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'''Instead:''' He STILL insists that the porch in front of the house outside is still the best location and only when the camera is stolen by aliens does he give in to just going for a photography studio, which he should've done hours (or even days) ago. It's even lampshaded by Garfield.Garfield:



'''Instead:''' Jon just about lets [[TheThingThatWouldNotLeave Eddie]] [[MadeASlave enslave him as a chef and servant]]. Garfield laments he wishes it were him that Jon was feeding like a slave.
* In "Farm Fresh Feline", Garfield gets forcibly dragged back into Doc Boy's farm to help out with farmhand chores. Garfield refuses to do any, so Doc Boy hires Dr. Whipple to hypnotize Garfield into liking doing chores on the farm. When he hears a horn, he will like farming. But when he hears a horn again, he will not like farming. Therefore, an odd number of hearing a horn makes him like farming, an even number does the opposite. Suddenly, Jon's car alarm goes off making Garfield go back and forth with his hypnosis.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Jon to turn off his car alarm and realize it could interfere with how he and Doc Boy have just literally enslaved Garfield as their farmhand.\\
'''Instead:''' He neglects to do so, and when Doc Boy points it out, he lazily brushes it off as unimportant saying "Yeah, it does every once in a while. It'll stop in a minute or so." Thus, Garfield breaks free of his trance and is able to get his revenge on Jon, Odie, Doc Boy and Dr. Whipple [[LaserGuidedKarma by]] [[HoistByHisOwnPetard enslaving them]].

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'''Instead:''' Jon just about lets [[TheThingThatWouldNotLeave Eddie]] Eddie [[MadeASlave enslave him as a chef and servant]]. Garfield laments he wishes it were him that Jon was feeding like a slave. \n Fortunately, the wily feline and his allies are able to drive [[TheThingThatWouldNotLeave Eddie]] out of the house by exploiting the above-mentioned situation on top of starting a new "health program".
* In "Farm Fresh Feline", Garfield gets forcibly dragged back into Doc Boy's farm to help out with farmhand chores. Garfield refuses to do any, so Doc Boy hires Dr. Whipple to hypnotize Garfield into liking doing chores on the farm. When he hears a horn, he will like farming. But when he hears The sound of a horn again, he will not like farming. Therefore, controls his willingness to do these tasks; therefore, an odd number of hearing a horn makes him like farming, an even number does the opposite. Suddenly, Jon's car alarm goes off making Garfield go back and forth with his hypnosis.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Jon to turn off his car alarm and realize it could interfere with how he and Doc Boy have just literally enslaved managed to turn Garfield as into their hard-working farmhand.\\
'''Instead:''' He neglects to do so, and when Doc Boy points it out, he lazily brushes it off as unimportant saying "Yeah, it does every once in a while. It'll stop in a minute or so." Thus, Garfield breaks free of his trance and [[LaserGuidedKarma is able to get his revenge on Jon, Odie, Doc Boy and Dr. Whipple [[LaserGuidedKarma by]] Whipple]] by [[HoistByHisOwnPetard enslaving them]].hypnotizing them into following whatever is said on TV]].
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'''Extra Points:''' ''The only thing Garfield is concerned about is that he is unable to find any peanut brittle in his candy collection.''\\

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'''Extra Points:''' ''The Points:'''[[SkewedPriorities The only thing Garfield is concerned about is that he is unable to find any peanut brittle in his candy collection.''\\]]\\

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'''Instead:''' He STILL insists that the porch in front of the house outside is still the best location and only when the camera is stolen by aliens does he give in to just going for a photography studio, which he should've done hours (or even days) ago.

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'''Instead:''' He STILL insists that the porch in front of the house outside is still the best location and only when the camera is stolen by aliens does he give in to just going for a photography studio, which he should've done hours (or even days) ago. It's even lampshaded by Garfield.
-->'''Garfield''': You know, if you'd have done this in the first place, it would have saved us a lot of grief.
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Sometimes, the intelligence of Garfield and friends is about as good as Odie’s is.
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'''Even Worse:''' Garfield gets captured by the zookeepers who think ''he'' is the escaped Catzilla.\\
'''And Worse Still:''' As Garfield is getting hauled away, he can see Catzilla lurking around in the shadows, but is unable to prove that he is not the Catzilla the zookeepers are looking for.

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'''Even Worse:''' '''Result:''' Garfield gets captured by the zookeepers who think ''he'' is the escaped Catzilla.\\
'''And Worse Still:''' '''Even Worse:''' As Garfield is getting hauled away, he can see Catzilla lurking around in the shadows, but is unable to prove that he is not the Catzilla the zookeepers are looking for.
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'''Extra Points:''' ''The only thing Garfield is concerned about is that he is unable to find any peanut brittle in his candy collection.''

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'''Extra Points:''' ''The only thing Garfield is concerned about is that he is unable to find any peanut brittle in his candy collection.''''\\



'''And Worse Still:''' As Garfield is getting hauled away, he can see Catzilla lurking around in the shadows, but is unable to prove that he is not the Catzilla the zookeepers are looking for.\\

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'''And Worse Still:''' As Garfield is getting hauled away, he can see Catzilla lurking around in the shadows, but is unable to prove that he is not the Catzilla the zookeepers are looking for.\\
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'''Even Worse:''' Garfield gets captured by the zookeepers who think ''he'' is the escaped Catzilla.
'''And Worse Still:''' As Garfield is getting hauled away, he can see Catzilla lurking around in the shadows, but is unable to prove that he is not the Catzilla the zookeepers are looking for.

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'''Even Worse:''' Garfield gets captured by the zookeepers who think ''he'' is the escaped Catzilla.
Catzilla.\\
'''And Worse Still:''' As Garfield is getting hauled away, he can see Catzilla lurking around in the shadows, but is unable to prove that he is not the Catzilla the zookeepers are looking for.\\
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'''Instead:''' He's completely oblivious to the terror of other people in public, '''''even as they run away screaming "Catzilla!".'''''\\

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'''Instead:''' He's completely oblivious to the terror of other people in public, '''''even ''even as they run away screaming "Catzilla!".'''''\\''\\
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'''You'd Expect:''' Garfield to change up his costume so as not to cause a mass panic.

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'''You'd Expect:''' Garfield to change up his costume so as not to cause a mass panic.\\

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* The episode "Orange and Black" is your typical Halloween trick or treating episode. While preparing, Garfield hears on the news that the zoo has recently caught a new type of dangerous wild cat species, named "Catzilla". Garfield decides to dress up as Catzilla for Halloween. This wouldn't usually cause a problem, but Catzilla is described to be very dangerous, and a later news broadcast declares that Catzilla has escaped from the Zoo. trick-or-treaters are terrified when Garfield waltzes around the neighbourhood.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Garfield to change up his costume so as not to cause a mass panic.
'''Instead:''' Garfield continues to go trick-or-treating in his Catzilla costume, causing a mass panic.\\
'''You'd Then Expect:''' Garfield to realize that he's causing a mass panic.\\
'''Instead:''' He's completely oblivious to the terror of other people in public, '''''even as they run away screaming "Catzilla!".'''''\\
'''Extra Points:''' ''The only thing Garfield is concerned about is that he is unable to find any peanut brittle in his candy collection.''
'''Even Worse:''' Garfield gets captured by the zookeepers who think ''he'' is the escaped Catzilla.
'''And Worse Still:''' As Garfield is getting hauled away, he can see Catzilla lurking around in the shadows, but is unable to prove that he is not the Catzilla the zookeepers are looking for.



'''You'd Expect''': For Jon to go inside the house to take the picture or find a more secure, remote location then take the picture.\\
'''Instead''': He STILL insists that the porch in front of the house outside is still the best location and only when the camera is stolen by aliens does he give in to just going for a photography studio, which he should've done hours (or even days) ago.

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'''You'd Expect''': Expect:''' For Jon to go inside the house to take the picture or find a more secure, remote location then take the picture.\\
'''Instead''': '''Instead:''' He STILL insists that the porch in front of the house outside is still the best location and only when the camera is stolen by aliens does he give in to just going for a photography studio, which he should've done hours (or even days) ago.
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* In "Farm Fresh Feline", Garfield gets forcibly dragged back into Doc Boy's farm to help out with farmhand chores. Garfield refuses to do any, so Doc Boy gets a doctor to hypnotize Garfield into liking doing chores on the farm. When he hears a horn, he will like farming. But when he hears a horn again, he will not like farming. Therefore, an odd number of hearing a horn makes him like farming, an even number does the opposite. Suddenly, Jon's car alarm goes off making Garfield go back and forth with his hypnosis.\\

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* In "Farm Fresh Feline", Garfield gets forcibly dragged back into Doc Boy's farm to help out with farmhand chores. Garfield refuses to do any, so Doc Boy gets a doctor hires Dr. Whipple to hypnotize Garfield into liking doing chores on the farm. When he hears a horn, he will like farming. But when he hears a horn again, he will not like farming. Therefore, an odd number of hearing a horn makes him like farming, an even number does the opposite. Suddenly, Jon's car alarm goes off making Garfield go back and forth with his hypnosis.\\



'''Instead:''' He neglects to do so, and when Doc Boy points it out, he lazily brushes it off as unimportant saying "Yeah, it does every once in a while. It'll stop in a minute or so." Thus, Garfield breaks free of his trance and is able to get his revenge on Jon, Odie, Doc Boy and the doctor [[LaserGuidedKarma by]] [[HoistByHisOwnPetard enslaving them]].

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'''Instead:''' He neglects to do so, and when Doc Boy points it out, he lazily brushes it off as unimportant saying "Yeah, it does every once in a while. It'll stop in a minute or so." Thus, Garfield breaks free of his trance and is able to get his revenge on Jon, Odie, Doc Boy and the doctor Dr. Whipple [[LaserGuidedKarma by]] [[HoistByHisOwnPetard enslaving them]].

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* In "Jon's Night Out", an insomniac Jon sees a doctor who can put him under hypnosis to fall asleep. The doctor gives Jon a remote that makes a buzzing sound that when pressed, will make Jon fall asleep. Garfield and Odie are accompanying Jon in the room. However Odie barks during the hypnosis when Jon was told "when you hear this sound, you will fall asleep".\\
'''You'd Expect''': The doctor to instruct Odie to leave the room and re-do the hypnosis.\\
'''Instead''': He just assumes the hypnosis did work in spite of Odie barking, and when they drive back home, Jon falls asleep every time he hears Odie bark.
* In "Family Picture", Jon wants Garfield, Odie and him to all take a nice family picture for Liz but they keep being interrupted by annoying things and people such as a neighbor who wants to borrow their sugar, a pigeon, Nermal, a squirrel, Jon's nose itching, a [[BeeAfraid bee]] and the list goes on.\\
'''You'd Expect''': For Jon to go inside the house to take the picture or find a more secure, remote location then take the picture.\\
'''Instead''': He STILL insists that the porch in front of the house outside is still the best location and only when the camera is stolen by aliens does he give in to just going for a photography studio, which he should've done hours (or even days) ago.



'''Instead:''' Jon does what the monster movie says - he gets out a chemistry set and you can guess what becomes of Odie's birthday cake once it's put in the oven.

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'''Instead:''' Jon does what the monster movie says - he gets out a chemistry set and you can guess [[FoodEatsYou what becomes of Odie's birthday cake once it's put in the oven.oven]].



'''Instead:''' He neglects to do so, and when Doc Boy points it out, he lazily remarks, "Yeah, it does every once in a while. It'll stop in a minute or so." Thus, Garfield breaks free of his trance and is able to get his revenge on Jon, Odie, Doc Boy and the doctor by enslaving them.

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'''Instead:''' He neglects to do so, and when Doc Boy points it out, he lazily remarks, brushes it off as unimportant saying "Yeah, it does every once in a while. It'll stop in a minute or so." Thus, Garfield breaks free of his trance and is able to get his revenge on Jon, Odie, Doc Boy and the doctor by [[LaserGuidedKarma by]] [[HoistByHisOwnPetard enslaving them.them]].
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'''Instead:''' He neglects to do so, and when Doc Boy points it out, he lazily and sloppily remarks, "Yeah, it does every once in a while. It'll stop in a minute or so." Thus, Garfield breaks free of his trance and is able to get his revenge on Jon, Odie, Doc Boy and the doctor by enslaving them.

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'''Instead:''' He neglects to do so, and when Doc Boy points it out, he lazily and sloppily remarks, "Yeah, it does every once in a while. It'll stop in a minute or so." Thus, Garfield breaks free of his trance and is able to get his revenge on Jon, Odie, Doc Boy and the doctor by enslaving them.
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* In "From the Oven", Jon is making Odie's birthday cake at the same time Garfield is watching a horror Frankenstein-like movie. Jon has to get more ingredients from his car and asks Garfield to follow the instructions on Eddie Gourmand's cooking show to make the cake. Garfield makes the cake very oversized cause you know, he's a BigEater. Then Jon takes over but he drops a box on the TV remote switching the TV to the monster movie.\\

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* In "From the Oven", Jon is making Odie's birthday cake at the same time Garfield is watching a horror Frankenstein-like movie. Jon has to get more ingredients from his car and asks Garfield to follow the instructions on Eddie Gourmand's cooking show to make the cake. Garfield makes the cake very oversized cause you know, he's a BigEater. Then Jon takes over but he drops a box on the TV remote switching the TV to the monster movie.movie which is giving explicit instructions on how to create a living monster.\\



'''Instead:''' Jon does what the monster movie says - he gets out a chemistry set to turn Odie's birthday cake into a living monster.

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'''Instead:''' Jon does what the monster movie says - he gets out a chemistry set to turn and you can guess what becomes of Odie's birthday cake into a living monster.once it's put in the oven.
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* In "Lucky Charm", Garfield is brought by Odie a pot of gold that belongs to a leprechaun. The leprechaun begs for it back, and in exchange he will grant Garfield good luck for the rest of his life. Garfield gains fortune and a new mansion to live in it, but he gets surrounded by a nosy IRS man who wants him to pay taxes, lots of businessmen asking him for investment money and then there's a huge part of his family who all want to move in to his mansion.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Garfield to wish the IRS, businessmen and his unwanted relatives to go away/disappear/turn to dust just by saying so.\\
'''Instead:''' He decides the leprechaun should go undo his wish.

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* In "Lucky Charm", "From the Oven", Jon is making Odie's birthday cake at the same time Garfield is brought by Odie watching a pot of gold that belongs horror Frankenstein-like movie. Jon has to a leprechaun. The leprechaun begs for it back, get more ingredients from his car and in exchange he will grant asks Garfield good luck for to follow the rest of his life. instructions on Eddie Gourmand's cooking show to make the cake. Garfield gains fortune and makes the cake very oversized cause you know, he's a new mansion to live in it, BigEater. Then Jon takes over but he gets surrounded by drops a nosy IRS man who wants him box on the TV remote switching the TV to pay taxes, lots of businessmen asking him for investment money and then there's a huge part of his family who all want to move in to his mansion.the monster movie.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Garfield Jon to wish realize that he must be on the IRS, businessmen wrong channel and his unwanted relatives to go away/disappear/turn to dust just by saying so.''look'' at the TV screen.\\
'''Instead:''' He decides Jon does what the leprechaun should go undo his wish.monster movie says - he gets out a chemistry set to turn Odie's birthday cake into a living monster.
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'''Instead:''' He decides the leprechaun should go undo his wish and restores his life back to normal.

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'''Instead:''' He decides the leprechaun should go undo his wish and restores his life back to normal.wish.

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'''Instead:''' He throws it on the house's floor out of neglect, causing Eddie to slip and fall. Eddie breaks his foot as a result and he legally forces Jon to take care of him. But then he starts making ridiculously selfish requests for lots of unhealthy, fattening foods from Jon.\\
'''You'd Then Expect:''' For Jon to just feed Eddie foods he doesn't like such as vegetables. Yes, he may be required to provide room and board for Eddie until he heals, but it doesn't have to be the type of foods Eddie wants, or how much of it.\\
'''Instead:''' Jon just about lets Eddie [[MadeASlave enslave him as a chef and servant]]. Garfield laments he wishes it were him that Jon was feeding like a slave.
* In "Farm Fresh Feline",

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'''Instead:''' He throws it on the house's floor out of neglect, causing Eddie to slip and fall. Eddie breaks his foot as a result and he legally forces Jon to take care of him. But then he starts making ridiculously selfish requests for lots of unhealthy, fattening foods from Jon. Eddie threatens to sue Jon for everything he has (his house, his money, his car, everything except Garfield) if Jon does not feed and take care of him.\\
'''You'd Then Expect:''' For Jon to just feed Eddie foods he doesn't like such as vegetables. vegetarian meals and healthy bland foods. Yes, he may be required by law to provide room and board for Eddie until he heals, but it doesn't have to be the type of foods Eddie wants, or how much of it.\\
'''Instead:''' Jon just about lets Eddie [[TheThingThatWouldNotLeave Eddie]] [[MadeASlave enslave him as a chef and servant]]. Garfield laments he wishes it were him that Jon was feeding like a slave.
* In "Farm Fresh Feline",Feline", Garfield gets forcibly dragged back into Doc Boy's farm to help out with farmhand chores. Garfield refuses to do any, so Doc Boy gets a doctor to hypnotize Garfield into liking doing chores on the farm. When he hears a horn, he will like farming. But when he hears a horn again, he will not like farming. Therefore, an odd number of hearing a horn makes him like farming, an even number does the opposite. Suddenly, Jon's car alarm goes off making Garfield go back and forth with his hypnosis.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Jon to turn off his car alarm and realize it could interfere with how he and Doc Boy have just literally enslaved Garfield as their farmhand.\\
'''Instead:''' He neglects to do so, and when Doc Boy points it out, he lazily and sloppily remarks, "Yeah, it does every once in a while. It'll stop in a minute or so." Thus, Garfield breaks free of his trance and is able to get his revenge on Jon, Odie, Doc Boy and the doctor by enslaving them.
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!!Season One
* In "Lucky Charm", Garfield is brought by Odie a pot of gold that belongs to a leprechaun. The leprechaun begs for it back, and in exchange he will grant Garfield good luck for the rest of his life. Garfield gains fortune and a new mansion to live in it, but he gets surrounded by a nosy IRS man who wants him to pay taxes, lots of businessmen asking him for investment money and then there's a huge part of his family who all want to move in to his mansion.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Garfield to wish the IRS, businessmen and his unwanted relatives to go away/disappear/turn to dust just by saying so.\\
'''Instead:''' He decides the leprechaun should go undo his wish and restores his life back to normal.

!!Season Two
* In "Guest From Beyond", Jon invites over the portly food critic Eddie Gourmand over for dinner. After Gourmand eats up all the food that was supposed to be for Garfield and Odie, Garfield resorts to eating a banana.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Garfield to discard of the peel into a trash bin or just give it to Odie.\\
'''Instead:''' He throws it on the house's floor out of neglect, causing Eddie to slip and fall. Eddie breaks his foot as a result and he legally forces Jon to take care of him. But then he starts making ridiculously selfish requests for lots of unhealthy, fattening foods from Jon.\\
'''You'd Then Expect:''' For Jon to just feed Eddie foods he doesn't like such as vegetables. Yes, he may be required to provide room and board for Eddie until he heals, but it doesn't have to be the type of foods Eddie wants, or how much of it.\\
'''Instead:''' Jon just about lets Eddie [[MadeASlave enslave him as a chef and servant]]. Garfield laments he wishes it were him that Jon was feeding like a slave.
* In "Farm Fresh Feline",

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