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Overview

Box O' Fun is the first segment from the second episode of the first season of Garfield and Friends.

Synopsis[]

When Jon brings home a cardboard box, Garfield and Odie use it for imaginary adventures.

Plot[]

Jon Arbuckle arrives home with a box full of books, announcing that he plans to study. He tells Garfield that he needs quiet while he learns another language.

After Jon leaves, Garfield jumps into a cardboard box that Jon left behind. He imagines himself as racer Enzio Bodoni in the World Champion Time Trials. Enzio gets past all of the other racers, making a quick "pit stop" at Vince's Burgers. Later Enzio's "car" goes out of control as Car #34 pulls up beside him. Before the race can finish, Jon comes in, remembering that he left a book behind.

After Jon leaves, Garfield imagines himself as a Lasagna One pilot. He manages to shoot down enemies (using his fingers) before the "plane" runs out of gas. Before Garfield can crash, he is, again, interrupted by Jon, who opens the door for Odie. Jon tells Garfield that he does not want any more interruptions before leaving. When Odie enters the box, Garfield puts him out of it. Odie continuously jumps in the box as Garfield shoves him out, with the latter eventually relenting.

Garfield imagines that they are both lost in a lifeboat. While Odie is ignorant of the fantasy, Garfield begins seeing food everywhere. He then prepares to eat Odie, after seeing the dog as a club sandwich. When Odie licks Garfield, the two tumble down the table with the box, ending the fantasy. Jon, again interrupted, angrily puts his pets outside. As he scoffs at their antics, he finds their cardboard box. Arbuckle soon begins his fantasy as "Sir Jon of Camelot", while Garfield and Odie start their fantasy in a trashcan, imagining themselves in a rocket preparing for takeoff.

Characters[]

Main characters[]

Major characters[]

Minor characters[]

  • Racers
  • "Vince's Burgers" employee
  • Crowd
  • Herman Post (debut)
  • Enemy pilots
  • Space shuttle commentator (voiced by Gregg Berger)

Trivia[]

Cultural references[]

  • Jon's "Sir Jon of Camelot" act is a take on Arthurian legend; he references the Black Knight, Camelot, King Arthur, and the Round Table.
  • Jon mentions that he is fighting "for the honor of Queen Beatrice and King Arthur", alluding to actress Beatrice Arthur.


Garfield and Friends
Episodes

"Pest of a Guest / The Impractical Joker / Fat & Furry" • "Rip Van Kitty / Grabbity / The Big Catnap" • "The Great Getaway / Scrambled Eggs / Hansel and Garfield" • "The Sludge Monster / Fortune Kooky / Heatwave Holiday" • "One Good Fern Deserves Another / Goody-Go-Round / The Black Book" • "The Legend of the Lake / Double Oh Orson / Health Feud" • "Binky Gets Cancelled! / Show Stoppers / Cutie and the Beast" • "The Lasagna Zone / Sleepytime Pig / Yojumbo" • "Pros and Cons / Rooster Revenge / Lights! Camera! Garfield!" • "Polecat Flats / Hogcules / Brain Boy" • "Maine Course / No Laughing Matter / Attack of the Mutant Guppies" • "Robodie / First Aid Wade / Video Victim" • "The Curse of Klopman / Mud Sweet Mud / Rainy Day Dreams" • "Basket Brawl / Origin of Power Pig / Cactus Jake Rides Again" • "Binky Goes Bad! / Barn of Fear / Mini-Mall Matters" • "Attention-Getting Garfield / Swine Trek / It Must Be True!" • "Arrivaderci, Odie! / Gort Goes Good / Feeling Feline" • "The Bear Facts / Nothing To Be Afraid Of / The Big Talker" • "Cactus Makes Perfect / Hogcules II / Crime and Nourishment" • "T.V. of Tomorrow / Little Red Riding Egg / Well Fed Feline" • "Invasion of the Big Robots / Shelf Esteem / Housebreak Hotel" • "First Class Feline / Hamelot / How to Be Funny!" • "Mystic Manor / Flop Goes the Weasel / The Legend of Long Jon" • "China Cat / Cock-a-Doodle Dandy / Beach Blanket Bonzo" • "Lemon Aid / Hog Noon / Video Airlines" • "The Mail Animal / Peanut-Brained Rooster / Mummy Dearest"

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