Garfield and Friends
The first season of "Garfield and Friends" is being released this Tuesday, July 27th. Anyone who was born in the early 80s grew up watching this show on Saturday mornings.
This series had many great moments, but the #1 episode by far (and oddly enough, this isn't just my opinion but seems to be a universal maxim) is "Picnic Panic." My memory of it is a bit hazy as I haven't seen the episode in well over 10 years, but the plot consisted of a group of obscenely melodic ants absconding with a shitload of food Garfield brought to some picnic, and the fact that I still remember this show is a testament to how damn catchy that ants song was. "Oh we're the ants who'll ruin your dinner, etc." Unfortunately this episode is from season five (the fact that I even know that is somewhat frightening, but a quick Google search turns up a handy episode guide), meaning we probably won't see the DVD for quite some time. I would flip out if I had the chance to watch it again. I've searched the bowels of the Internet for a mere mp3 of said song, but no such luck. Which is why, as great as the release of this first season is, I won't be satisfied until I can actually own "Picnic Panic" and listen to the ants sing their little ant hearts out.
Now all we need is "Ducktales," "The Real Ghostbusters" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" to release all their seasons on DVD and I can truly be an eight-year-old boy again.
posted by CT at 5:37 PM
9 Comments:
releasing those suggested titles on DVD would be a goldmine. get the rights immediately and we could be millionaires. (and resort to GTA San ANdreas ALL DAY do to lack of work/school). For those interested, I know for a fact that such theme songs have been released on a "tv theme song" CD. It also boasts such shows as "full hous" and "family matters."
I can picture it now... coming home from a hard 8 hours of daily grind, loosening up your tie, cracking an ice-cold miller high life, and popping in the "tv theme songs" sound track.
Or I can picture taking some chub back to 8k, lighting some candles, plying her with cheap wine and promises of clean sheets, and grooving all night long to full house and family matters.
I believe (and like you said, it's utterly ridiculous that I remember this) that the lyrics were as follows:
Key of Eb major
"Oh we're the ants who'll ruin your dinner;
Our only goal in life is to make you thinner;
And if we get the chance we will taaaaaaake
Your food away."
And it repeats as necessary.
-Jer
There is also the verse:
"We're the ants who ruin your dinner;
We're always on call to mess up any day;
When we're 'round campers always get thinner;
And if we get the chance he will taaaaaaake,
Away your chow."
The lyrics to the "Picnic Panic" :)
"The Picnic Panic" - Garfield & Friends
JON:
On a sunny Tuesday we took a little hike
GARFIELD:
To deep within the mountains and a lake we kinda like
JON:
We brought along a picnic lunch we thought would last a day
GARFIELD:
Providing that we stopped at several diners on the way
JON:
We packed up each necessity and took it to the spot
GARFIELD:
Except, of course, for catsup, which Jon Arbuckle forgot
JON:
The picnic would be perfect, you could tell that at a glance
BOTH:
Unless, of course, we ran into a colony of ants
ANTS:
Oh we're the ants who ruin your dinner
We're always here to mess up any day
When we're around every camper gets thinner
'Cause if we get the chance we will take your food away
JON:
I told my pets we should all go for a run
The cat said he would take a nap until we both were done
We started running but one thought had me concerned
I warned him not to touch the food until we both returned
GARFIELD:
I made a solemn promise not to eat a single crumb
And then they both went jogging, which I frankly think is dumb
I settled down to have a sleep and practice self control
And didn't notice that our lunch was goin' for a stroll
ANTS:
Oh we're the ants who plunder and steal
We leave each camper hungry and distraught
When we're around you won't get a meal
'Cause if we get the chance we will eat the stuff you brought
GARFIELD:
I dreamed of eating most everything I saw
And woke up with a craving for a sandwich and some slaw
But when I reached I instead got something weird
It seemed as though our picnic lunch had up and disappeared
I couldn't find it anywhere, I didn't have a hunch
Except that Jon would blame me for the absence of our lunch
I knew I was in trouble and I felt a nervous chill
And then I saw our picnic doing ninety up a hill
ANTS:
Oh we're the ants who took your bologna
We're always very devious and shrewd
We'll steal the cheese off your macaroni
'Cause if we get the chance we will run off with your food
GARFIELD:
I hurried after our lightning-footed snack
I guess they saw me coming 'cause they quickly doubled back
I followed closely the smell of layer cake
And found I took a shortcut that led right into the lake
They thought that I'd surrender just as soon as I'd get dry
But I caught the scent of Jon's banana pudding pie
I thought I saw them hiding right behind a bunch of trees
But found instead I dove into a hive of honeybees
ANTS:
Oh we're the ants who leave you starving
We clean you out, no matter when or how
When we're around don't bother carving
'Cause if we get the chance we will take away your chow
GARFIELD:
I could just imagine what Jon was gonna say
JON:
You promised not to eat the food while we were both away
GARFIELD:
He wouldn't understand I had attempted to give chase
I tried to find their secret stolen picnic hiding place
I only found an empty basket underneath a shrub
But maybe I could make like I was someone else's grub
I did my best to sound just like a BLT on rye
And pretty soon they heard it and the ants came running by
ANTS:
Oh we're the ants who leave you hollow
We're on call each day and every night
When we're around you don't get a swallow
'Cause if we get the chance we will not leave you a bite
GARFIELD:
I thought they'd fallen for my inventive scheme
Instead they took the basket and they threw it in the stream
I zoomed along the river like the Wabash Cannonball
The river, I am sad to say, contained a waterfall
I sputtered and I struggled and I very nearly drowned
It took alot of swimming but I made it to the ground
I staggered for our campground which was somewhere to the east
The ants all celebrated by enjoying quite a feast
ANTS:
Oh we're the ants who make you diet
You may think you can eat your lunch real swift
When we're around don't even try it
'Cause if we get the chance we will gobble every bit
GARFIELD:
When I got back, Jon had finished up his jog
He came back to the campsite with the dumb and hungry dog
JON:
I had a real craving for some sandwiches and pie
The lack of any lunch around did not escape my eye
GARFIELD:
He said alot of angry things it's best I don't repeat
I tried to tell him about the ants who took away our meat
JON:
I said I thought his story sounded absolutely fake
GARFIELD:
The ants came to my rescue and they threw him in the lake
ANTS:
Oh we're the ants who took your salad
We didn't even leave an IOU
When we're around your friends are invalid
'Cause if we get the chance we will gobble up your stew
JON:
So there we were, many miles from a store
Our stomachs all were empty as we stood there by the shore
I said we should head home for whatever we could find
The cat said we should go ahead but he would stay behind
GARFIELD:
I went to see the insects for a favor they could grant
And asked them to accept me as an honorary ant
I knew Jon wouldn't understand and neither would the pup
If you can't beat an enemy, consider joining up
GARFIELD & ANTS:
Oh we're the ants who ruin your dinner
We're always here to mess up any day
When we're around every camper gets thinner
'Cause if we get the chance we will take your food away
Oh we're the ants who ruin your dinner
We're always here to mess up any day
When we're around every camper gets thinner
'Cause if we get the chance we will take your food away
John Philippi, got the lyrics to any of the other songs? BTW Season5 is on dvd, I was just watching the episode.
Doesn't anyone ave this son on mp3? I really want it...
OMG, it's not just me. I had no idea anyone else loved this episode. It was my daughter's favorite (she was 4 back in 1993)and she and I both adored the song. She just (as in "minutes ago") found an old tape of Garfield episodes and Picnic Panic was on it. After watching it I made a dash for the computer to see if it is available on DVD, since our tape is getting mighty old and scratchy. It took me right to your site - no tape, but it's nice to know there are other fans out there. :-)
Here's the episode:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_PLARjA5QQ
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