Garfield’s Feline Fantasies

Garfield’s Feline Fantasies

Year: 1990

Runtime: 22 mins

Language: English

Directors: Phil Roman, John Sparey

ComedyAdventureFamilyAnimation

Garfield and Odie fantasize that they are on a Middle-East mission to retrieve the Banana of Bombay, the symbol of humour to nations around the world.

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1

Submarine captain dream begins

Garfield imagines himself as a submarine captain with Pooky as his commanding officer. When his alarm clock rings, the dream continues and he fires a torpedo, smashing the clock.

Dream sequence Garfield's bedroom (dream sequence)
2

Cowboy morning fantasy

Garfield shifts into a cowboy fantasy as he greets Odie in the morning. The scene uses Western bravado to transition from the submarine dream.

Morning dream Garfield's home
3

Magician breakfast fantasy

Garfield conjures a magician fantasy to wake Jon and make breakfast, with Odie joining the act. The magical morning adds whimsy to the waking world.

Morning dream Garfield's home
4

Jet-pilot danger test

They test the safety theory by entering a jet-pilot fantasy with faulty engines. Jon saves them from crashing, reinforcing the idea that their adventures aren’t truly dangerous.

Dream sequence Dream sequence – jet cockpit
5

Refrigerator portal to adventure

They climb into the refrigerator and slip into another fantasy world. The transition marks a move from the jet dream to a globe-trotting caper.

Dream sequence Kitchen refrigerator portal
6

Istanbul: Lance Sterling and Slobberjob arrive

In the fantasy, Garfield is Lance Sterling and Odie is Slobberjob, his bodyguard. They travel to Istanbul and encounter Fat Guy and his henchman Rameet who pursue them.

Dream sequence Istanbul
7

Ankh halves and the plan

Lance Sterling insults Fat Guy before agreeing to unite their halves of the holy ankh. He steals Fat Guy's half of the ankh and escapes with Slobberjob.

Dream sequence Istanbul
8

Nadia distracts the pursuers

A woman named Nadia distracts Fat Guy's henchmen to aid the escape. Lance Sterling tells her they don’t need help and tells her to leave.

Dream sequence Istanbul
9

Map reveals the true location

Sterling and Slobberjob fuse the ankh halves with a supercomputer and discover the map points to a clue about the Banana's true location rather than the Banana itself.

Dream sequence On the way to Paris (dream)
10

Paris arrival and Nadia’s reunion

They travel to Paris and Nadia reappears after a humorous misunderstanding with a French waiter. She warns that Fat Guy and Rameet are tracking them.

Dream sequence Paris
11

Slobberjob vs. Rameet; map discovery

Slobberjob confronts Rameet; during the skirmish he’s knocked onto an awning and discovers a map to the Banana’s location.

Dream sequence Paris
12

Amazon temple hunt begins

The duo reach the Amazon rainforest and enter a temple where the Banana sits on a pillar in lava. Nadia reveals she is Moldavian and that the government wants the Banana to boost tourism.

Dream sequence Amazon rainforest temple
13

Trap, theft, and the monkey chaos

Fat Guy and Rameet seize the Banana and trap Lance Sterling, Nadia, and Slobberjob on the pillar. A group of monkeys steal the Banana, forcing a scramble to escape with the prize.

Dream sequence Temple vicinity
14

Cliff escape using the Banana

Chased to a cliff, they use the Banana to slip their adversaries into the river, with Rameet surviving the lava trap and the trio fleeing toward safety.

Dream sequence Temple cliff
15

Reality fade and Casablanca riff

Ending the fantasy, Garfield and Odie fall out of the refrigerator. Garfield claims it was his last dream, only to slip into another that mirrors Casablanca.

Ending dream Kitchen

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