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Not to be confused with Up a Tree from The Garfield Show or Up a Tree from Garfield Originals.
Overview

Up a Tree is the third segment from the sixth episode of the first season of Garfield and Friends.

Synopsis[]

When Garfield gets jealous of Nermal visiting, he ends up climbing a tree.

Plot[]

Nermal comes for a visit at the Arbuckle house, typically annoying Garfield. Garfield tries to give away Nermal, only for Jon to intervene. When Nermal shows how cute he can be when trying to catch a fly, Garfield tries to do the same; this results in him destroying things around the house. Jon subsequently throws him out.

While in the front yard, Garfield eventually climbs a tree, despite trying to resist. In an attempt to get down, he realizes that it is harder than he thought it would be. Being stuck on one branch (then another after upsetting a mother bird), he wonders how to deal with his predicament, all the way into sunset.

Nermal eventually shows up, and Garfield convinces him to climb the tree as well, claiming that it is another cute thing to do. Garfield figures that having two cats stuck in a tree will get them down sooner. People take notice, and firemen arrive for a rescue mission, along with a TV crew to film the event. They only get Nermal, with everyone leaving before Garfield can get down.

Later, Jon arrives with a ladder and climbs up to Garfield. Garfield is initially happy to see his owner, then finds out that Jon was watching him all day, and that he was also busy seeing more cute things from Nermal. Having had enough, Garfield climbs down the ladder and takes it away, leaving Jon stranded on the branch.

Heading inside, he convinces Nermal to do another "cute" thing: playing antenna. Nermal ends up in an odd position in order to get good reception on the TV. To drown out Jon's cries for help, Garfield turns to a station with Binky airing for a lengthy marathon. Jon remains stuck on the branch as night falls, still calling in vain for Garfield.

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Cultural references[]

  • At one point, Garfield discovers eggs in a nest, which he initially names "lunch" and "dinner". When the mother arrives, he renames them "Beatrice" and "Arthur", likely referencing actress Beatrice Arthur.
  • When Garfield waits to be rescued, Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" plays.


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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