Fair Exchange (Garfield and Friends)

Infobox Television episode
Title = Fair Exchange
Series = Garfield and Friends


Caption =
Season = 1
Episode = 24
Airdate = November 5, 1988
Production = G008-C
Writer = Mark Evanier
Director = John Walker
Steve Clark
John Sparey
Guests =
Episode list = List of Garfield and Friends episodes
Prev = Return of Power Pig
Next = The Binky Show

"Fair Exchange" is an episode of "Garfield and Friends". It originally aired on November 5, 1988 [ [http://www.povonline.com/Garf%20Episodes.htm Garfield & Friends Episode Guide.] ] .

Episode recap

After Garfield glues Odie’s head to a table, Jon punishes him by sending him to bed without food. Jon then remarks something about wishing Garfield could live in his shoes so that he could realize what it’s like putting up with him, while Garfield tells himself that he would like to switch places with Jon because his life "isn’t" so easy. They both then go to sleep.
They wind up in the same dream but with switched places: Jon is a cat (albeit with his own head on Garfield’s body) that thinks instead of speaks, and vice versa. After utilizing Fur Elise to wake Garfield up so that he can make breakfast, Jon causes various acts of trouble including eating Garfield’s doughnut (after he already ate several pancakes) and shoving Odie off the table.
Garfield scolds Jon for trying to eat the neighbor’s pet, and soon afterwards, he gets several telephone calls about bad things that Jon had done around the neighborhood. Meanwhile, Jon twists Odie’s ears up into a propeller and sends him flying out the window. After Garfield leaves the house to chase after him, Jon barricades the door, then decides to sell the house for a down payment in lasagna when he eats everything in it.
During the chase, Garfield passes several neighbors that are complaining to each other about Jon’s antics. The neighbors blame Garfield, and they come after him just as he successfully catches Odie. Garfield pinches himself to wake up from his nightmare. Jon wakes up and crashes into Garfield. They are both relieved that they are their normal selves, and when Odie walks up, they are further relieved that they’re not "him."

Quotes

Mr. Atweiler: It’s that cat of yours again. He tried to eat my fern last night.
Garfield: That’s no big deal, a cat trying to eat a plant.
Mr. Atweiler: Fern is not a plant. She’s a toucan.

Jon: Well, look at that! That's really terrific! Garfield, how did you teach Odie to do that?
Garfield: I glued his head to the table.
Jon: Garfield, you have got to stop doing these things! I am going to send you to bed without your supper.
Garfield: I've already had my supper.
Jon: No, wait; you've had your supper already...

Jon: Garfield, I'm so glad I'm me.
(Garfield and Jon hug)
Garfield: And I'm glad I'm me.
(Odie barks at them)
Garfield and Jon: And we're both glad we're not Odie.

References

External links

* [http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/31175-Fair_Exchange.html Fair Exchange] at the Big Cartoon DataBase
* [http://www.tv.com/episode/85299/summary.html Fair Exchange] at TV.com