A Garfield Christmas Special (1987 TV Short)

Pat Carroll: Grandma

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• Grandma : Grandpa was a proud man. A strong man. He was a good provider. We - never had much money, but we always had plenty of food on the table. And he always made something special for me and each of the children at Christmas. Men like him didn't feel like they could show much affection outwardly to the children, but - on Christmas, it was okay. He always pretended not to be excited on Christmas morning, but his eyes gave him away. I think... I think it was his favorite day of the year. Sometimes I wake up in the night, and I can still feel his strong arms around me.

  [sighs] 

  Grandma : This is the night I miss him the most.

• Grandma : Of course, to make it through this whole life, you have to be a little crazy.

  Garfield : You said it, Grandma.

  Grandma : Why, just look at me - I talk to cats!

  [laughs] 

• Grandma : Why, hello, Garfield. How did you know I needed a kitty in my lap?

  Garfield : Wild guess.

  Grandma : Since Grandpa passed on, I've wiled away many a lonely hour rocking and stroking my cats.

  Garfield : I envy those cats.

• [Doc Boy plays a draining song of "O Christmas Tree" on the piano] 

  Doc Boy : O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, how lovely are thy...

  [Grandma bumps Doc Boy off the piano] 

  Grandma : Scoot over, Sonny Boy! Let ole Grandma take a whack at that!

  [Grandma plays a mean piano and everyone is awestruck] 

  Grandma : O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, how lovely are thy branches! Whoa-whoa-bee-doop-bee-doop-bee-doop!

• Jon Arbuckle : Grandma, you remember Garfield, don't you?

  Grandma : Well, I'll be. I remember back when all we had were wood-burning cats. Ah, what'll they think of next?

  Garfield : Bizarre.

• Mom : [beaming]  Isn't this wonderful? The whole family together again for the holidays. We're going to have such a splendid Christmas. Oh, I'm so happy I could just burst!

  Grandma : Oh, put a sock in it, dearie.

  [carrying Garfield to the kitchen] 

  Grandma : Let's go finish dinner.

  Garfield : I can see Grandma and I going to get along just fine.

• Dad : You sure are packin' the food away tonight, Grandma.

  Grandma : I'm eatin' for two now, dear.

• Mom : By any chance, you're not thinking of putting chili powder in my sausage gravy, are you, Grandma?

  Grandma : Why, no!

  [laughs innocently] 

  Grandma : Heavens to Betsy, child, what would give you such a notion?

  [Mom leaves] 

  Grandma : Just because my chili gravy won a blue ribbon at the county fair and your gravy didn't even place. Who'm I to tell you how to make gravy? The Greene County Gravy champion, that's who!