Grabbity

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“Grabbity”
Garfield and Friends episode
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 44
Written by	Mark Evanier Sharman DiVono
Directed by	John Walker Steve Clark
Production no.	US015-B
Original airdate	September 16, 1989
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Grabbity is an episode of U.S. Acres from the series Garfield and Friends. It originally aired on September 16, 1989.

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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 Meanwhile, Wade begins to worry that the law of grabbity may be repealed, and he tries to anchor himself to the ground.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Orson then explains how difficult things would be if grabbity really was repealed, to the point that Roy imagines that he’s floating away into space.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 Booker then shows up behind him upside down, which confirms to Roy that grabbity had been repealed, and he runs away.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.