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* BreakingTheFourthWall: At the end of the song against rumors, Orson points at the camera and asks the viewers, "Would you like someone spreading rumors about ''you''?"
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* BrokenAesop: The moral was supposed to be "the other person has it harder than you think", but while Garfield-in-Jon's body was run ragged by Jon-in-Garfield's body, Jon was having fun until the very end when Garfield was goingto take him to the vet in the dream. Unless it was to have him put down, Jon-as-Garfield merely showed Garfield as a KarmaHoudini and Garfield-as-Jon learned how hard it is doing his job.

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* BrokenAesop: The moral was supposed to be "the other person has it harder than you think", but while Garfield-in-Jon's body was run ragged by Jon-in-Garfield's body, Jon was having fun until the very end when Garfield was goingto going to take him to the vet in the dream. Unless it was to have him put down, Jon-as-Garfield merely showed Garfield as a KarmaHoudini and Garfield-as-Jon learned how hard it is doing his job.
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* HumanSnowman: The title card depicts Garfield as one, holding his arms out to warm them by the fire.

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* BerserkBoardBarricade: To keep Jon-in-Garfield's-body out of the house, Garfield-in-Jon's-body grabs a bunch of wooden boards and nails them over the door.

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* BerserkBoardBarricade: To keep Garfield-in-Jon's-body out of the house, Jon-in-Garfield's-body out of the house, Garfield-in-Jon's-body grabs a bunch of wooden boards and nails them over the door.door. Though later on Jon-in-Garfield's-Body easily runs out the same door to plant a For Sale sign on the house deciding he'll just sell their house in exchange for a down payment in lasagna after Jon-in-Garfield's-Body ran out of food and doesn't have money to buy more.



* StickySituation: This episode begins with Garfield gluing Odie's head to the table to make it look like Odie can stand on his head.

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* StickySituation: This episode begins with Garfield gluing Odie's head to the table to make it look like Odie can stand on his head.head.
* SwappedRoles: Zigzagged; Garfield and Jon do trade places as pet and owner but Jon-in-Garfield's-Body behaves far more recklessly and destructive than Garfield usually does. Even Garfield-in-Jon's-Body who knows it's a dream is horrified by what Jon-in-Garfield's-Body does.

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* BrokenAesop: The moral was supposed to be "the other person has it harder than you think", but while Garfield-in-Jon's body was run ragged by Jon-in-Garfield's body, Jon was having fun until the very end when Garfield was goingto take him to the vet in the dream. Unless it was to have him put down, Jon-as-Garfield merely showed Garfield as a KarmaHoudini and Garfield-as-Jon learned how hard it is doing his job.



* NoodleImplements: In Garfield's dream sequence, Garfield-in-Jon's-Body recieves a bunch of angry phone calls from people over what Jon-in-Garfield's-Body did to them. One has Garfield-in-Jon's-Body ask "My cat did what yesterday? Really? The whole cow?", and another has Garfield-in-Jon's-Body ask "He did what to your supermarket? Aisles three through nine, really?"

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* NoodleImplements: In Garfield's dream sequence, Garfield-in-Jon's-Body recieves receives a bunch of angry phone calls from people over what Jon-in-Garfield's-Body did to them. One has Garfield-in-Jon's-Body ask "My cat did what yesterday? Really? The whole cow?", and another has Garfield-in-Jon's-Body ask "He did what to your supermarket? Aisles three through nine, really?"really?"
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Normally, Garfield ''loves'' to sleep, it's his second favorite activity. But here, after telling Jon about all the meals he's had and then when he admits to Jon he hadn't had his pre-bedtime-post-midnight-snack-meal, Jon denies him that extra meal. Garfield's unhappy about this, they briefly argue, Garfield goes to bed but quickly falls asleep, setting stage for the dream.
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The eighth episode of the first season of ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends''.

'''[[CouchGag Post-Opening Sequence Line]]''': "So if someone wants you to change the channel, kids, just say no!"

'''Cabin Fever'''

When Jon takes Garfield and Odie to a cabin for the weekend, the two pets are trapped in a cabin with no food during a blizzard.

'''The Return of Power Pig'''

When talk of a monster spreads around the farm, Orson becomes his superhero alter-ego, Power Pig, and prepares to do battle.

'''Fair Exchange'''

After getting punished for gluing Odie to the table, Garfield has a dream where he and Jon switch bodies so they can see who has the easier life.

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!! "Cabin Fever" provides examples of:

* BigEater: Garfield. When Jon goes to the store to buy food, the cashier tells him that he's buying enough food to feed a small army. Jon then says that won't be enough to feed Garfield, and to let him know when he has enough to feed a large army. When Garfield becomes hungry waiting for Jon to return, he resorts to eating pictures of food from a cookbook he finds.
* CabinFever: Both the title and premise of this episode. Garfield and Odie get snowed in the cabin when Jon leaves to get food, and Garfield becomes hungry waiting for Jon to return.
* EvenTheRatsWontTouchIt: This episode ends with Jon returning to the cabin to make Garfield his special southern fried pig's liver with chocolate sauce. Upon hearing this, Garfield goes back to the cookbook he found earlier and eats pictures of food from it, finding them more appetizing.
* NotNowKiddo: While in the cabin, Odie keeps wimpering and scratching at the door so Garfield can let him out, but Garfield refuses, telling him they're snowed in and he's looking for something to eat. Near the end of the episode, when Garfield finally lets Odie out, he sees an Italian restaurant right next door. Unfortunately, by the time he gets there, the restaurant closes. Garfield then asks Odie "You knew this was here all the time, didn't you?" to which Odie barks in agreement. Garfield then asks Odie why he didn't tell him earlier, even though he did try to tell him.
* YankTheDogsChain: Garfield finds out from Odie that there is an Italian restaurant right next door to the cabin near the end of the episode. Unfortunately, by the time Garfield gets to the restaurant, it closes.

!! "The Return of Power Pig" provides examples of:

* AgonyOfTheFeet: When Wade tries to step into the pond to conquer his fear of it so he can swim, a fish bites his foot, putting him in pain.
* BigBallOfViolence: Orson creates one while fighting Lanolin's scarecrow, whom Wade believes to be the monster.
* FauxHorrific: This episode begins with Sheldon asking Orson to read him a scary story, claiming no scary story is too scary for him. Orson begins to read ''Humpty Dumpty'', and given that Sheldon is an egg with chicken feet sticking out, he finds the story too scary.
* GossipEvolution: This episode had a reading of ''Humpty Dumpty'' evolving into a rumor of a monster on the farm.
* HereWeGoAgain: After Orson gets fed up with his friends spreading rumors of the monster, he decides to go for a long walk in the country, leading his friends to believe he's moving to Spain.
* HurtFootHop: Wade does this after a fish bites his foot, causing him to bump into Lanolin.
* PainToTheAss: Booker sits on top of a hole to trap a worm inside it. The worm then puts on a spiked helmet and pokes Booker in the butt with it.
* UnplannedCrossdressing: When Orson goes to the shed to put on his Power Pig costume, he comes out wearing a pink tutu. He then looks down, blushes in embarrassment, and says "Wardrobe difficulties."

!! "Fair Exchange" provides examples of:

* BigEater:
** Garfield. This episode reveals that in addition to his supper, he had his post-supper snack and two post-post-supper snacks. He throws a fit when Jon sends him to bed without his pre-bedtime-post-midnight-snack-meal for gluing Odie's head to the table.
** In Garfield's dream, Jon-in-Garfield's-Body takes on Garfield's eating habits, eating a dozen pancakes and Garfield-in-Jon's-Body's donut. Later, when Garfield-In-Jon's-Body chases after Odie, Jon-in-Garfield's-Body eats everything in the refrigerator.
* BerserkBoardBarricade: To keep Jon-in-Garfield's-body out of the house, Garfield-in-Jon's-body grabs a bunch of wooden boards and nails them over the door.
* DeniedFoodAsPunishment: Jon punishes Garfield for gluing Odie's head to the table by sending him to bed without his pre-bedtime-post-midnight-snack-meal (he already gave him his supper, post-supper, and post-post supper snacks). Though Garfield being Garfield overreacts by throwing a fit then storming off to bed still hungry.
* DreamEpisode: Much of this episode's events are a dream of Garfield's. Garfield [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] it by saying "I think I feel a dream sequence coming on" before falling asleep.
* FreakyFridayFlip: In Garfield's nightmare, Garfield's head is put on Jon's body and vice versa, and Garfield realizes just how much trouble he can be.
* HeliCritter: Jon-in-Garfield's-body winds up Odie's ears so Odie can fly through the air like a helicopter.
* NoodleImplements: In Garfield's dream sequence, Garfield-in-Jon's-Body recieves a bunch of angry phone calls from people over what Jon-in-Garfield's-Body did to them. One has Garfield-in-Jon's-Body ask "My cat did what yesterday? Really? The whole cow?", and another has Garfield-in-Jon's-Body ask "He did what to your supermarket? Aisles three through nine, really?"
* StickySituation: This episode begins with Garfield gluing Odie's head to the table to make it look like Odie can stand on his head.

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