Grabbity

Infobox Television episode
Title = Grabbity
Series = Garfield and Friends


Caption =
Season = 2
Episode = 44
Airdate = September 16, 1989
Production = US015-B
Writer = Mark Evanier
Sharman DiVono
Director = John Walker
Steve Clark
Guests =
Episode list = List of Garfield and Friends episodes
Prev = Rip Van Kitty
Next = The Big Catnap

"Grabbity" is an episode of U.S. Acres from the series "Garfield and Friends". It originally aired on September 16, 1989. [ [http://www.povonline.com/Garf%20Episodes.htm Garfield & Friends Episode Guide.] ]

Episode recap

Orson reads a story about an astronaut landing on a planet in outer space, and he mentions the planet’s low gravitational pull. Booker asks why one would float in outer space, and Orson begins to explain the law of gravity until Roy interrupts him and explains it instead. Even though Roy’s explanation is thorough, he calls the phenomenon “grabbity”.
Booker begins to question how grabbity could make things go down when his kite would go "up." Just before he begins to fly it, a worm ties the tassel to his foot, which eventually sends him flying up into the air with the kite. Meanwhile, Wade begins to worry that the law of grabbity may be repealed, and he tries to anchor himself to the ground. This gives Roy the idea to stage a phony newscast stating that just that has happened. Wade runs off in terror just before Orson comes up and puts an end to Roy’s prank.
Orson then explains how difficult things would be if grabbity really "was" repealed, to the point that Roy imagines that he’s floating away into space. After Orson brings him back to reality, he tries to take Wade’s anchoring equipment for safety until he remembers that "he" came up with the phony newscast. Booker then shows up behind him upside down, which confirms to Roy that grabbity had been repealed, and he runs away. It is then revealed that Booker is hanging upside down because he is still attached to his kite.

Notes

*Lanolin appears in this episode, but has no dialogue.
*The episode is a reference to the correct spelling of the word "gravity".
*Bo is the farmer who is in Roy's imagination milking a cow, but Bo is a farm animal too.
*Booker's foot cannot be tied by the worm's mouth because the worm has no teeth, and worms don't know what they are doing while having their eyes.

References

External links

* [http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/31416-Grabbity.html Grabbity] at the Big Cartoon DataBase
* [http://www.tv.com/episode/90599/summary.html Grabbity] at TV.com