Sludgin' Along...

You guys remember the legend of the Sludge Monster? Oh, you may think you know it. But do you know how the legend originally went?

In the appropriately-named "Sludge Monster" segment, Jon sings a number about how gross and creepy this guy is. But there some other lyrics that didn't make it to air. Here's the song as we all know it.

Now compare it to the lyrics below. Obviously "LINE TO COME" is a placeholder, which shows us how early this draft is. The rest of the lyrics are more or less consistent with the final episode, with only the "scratching post" line being completely rewritten in favor of the more drastic "stuff all thrown around" lyric. And it's probably just as well, right? This Sludge Monster guy goes after everybody, not just pets.

 

Scripting With Binky

 

Oooh, man. Here's a cool treat for you guys.

Thanks to someone who requested to remain anonymous, I now have scripts (mostly the recording scripts) for every episode of Garfield and Friends. This includes every segment in the international package, along with production codes for most of the segments, and perhaps most interestingly of all... early dialogue!

The scripts I have for the first two seasons often have lines or entire gags crossed out that didn't make it to the final episode. Usually, this is just incidental stuff that was almost certainly cut for time. But sometimes we get more insight into a scene, or a funny one-liner that wasn't meant to be.

And the best part is... I can share excerpts from them with you!

I thought it'd be cool to start off with the dialogue script for one of Binky's famous screams. First, here's the original segment so you can follow along.

And now, here's the dialogue script, which reveals a great deal of dialogue that I'm assuming was shaved off of the final segment to tighten the timing. I really like the reveal of the park's name where the segment takes place -- Krebblemyer National Park. 

Did they make the right call? Scream out your opinion in the comments! But please, go easy on the stereo equipment.