Show Stoppers

Infobox Television episode
Title = Show Stoppers
Series = Garfield and Friends


Caption =
Season = 2
Episode = 59
Airdate = October 7, 1989
Production = US020-B
Writer = Mark Evanier
Sharman DiVono
Director = John Walker
Steve Clark
Guests =
Episode list = List of Garfield and Friends episodes
Prev = Binky Gets Cancelled!
Next = Cutie and the Beast

"Show Stoppers" is an episode of U.S. Acres from the series "Garfield and Friends". It originally aired on October 7, 1989.

Episode recap

During a variety show that is taking place on the farm, Orson does a stand-up act that gets no laughs. Then, during Booker and Sheldon’s musical comedy act, Wade tells Orson that he and his pet Fido are too afraid to do their scheduled animal act; then Wade runs away. At the end of Booker and Sheldon’s set, Orson’s brothers sit down in the audience. After literally pulling Wade back into the barn, Booker and Sheldon inform Orson that his brothers are in the audience.
Orson runs away himself, but then everyone pulls him back in and pushes him onstage. His brothers warn him that he’d better perform a funny stand-up act, which causes Orson to tell a routine while flubbing many of his lines. His brothers then pelt him with vegetables. Meanwhile, everyone watches the act backstage, and Roy suggests that Wade does his animal act, which Wade still refuses. Roy then leaves, to which Wade calls him a coward; then he overcomes his own cowardice and goes to help Orson.
Wade then insults and threatens Orson’s brothers, who simply explode with laughter. After a moment, they realize that Wade insulted them, and they chase Orson and Wade into Fido’s barn. The brothers soon discover that Fido is a bull, and he chases them away. Everyone then applauds Wade for his heroism, and Wade declares that he will be brave from now on (at least until the next cartoon) -- but then he is frightened by Bo’s rim shot.

Notes

*Lanolin does not appear in this episode.

Goofs

* Wart's lips don’t move when he says, “That’s a might roomier.”
*Continuity: In one of the episodes, Roy states to Lanolin that they don't wear clothes. Yet in this episode they are shown wearing suits and ties. Consequently, they have worn costumes in other episodes, and Quickies.
*When Booker and Sheldon come out, Sheldon's cane is taped to the right side of his egg. When they go back in, it is taped to the left side. This can prove to be a goof, since Sheldon doesn't have arms to move it over.

External links

* [http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/31421-Show_Stoppers.html Show Stoppers] at the Big Cartoon DataBase
* [http://www.tv.com/episode/94880/summary.html Show Stoppers] at TV.com