"Garfield and Friends" (1988) TV series 1988-1995

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Creator:

Jim Davis

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | unknown

Release Date:

17 September 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Comedy

Plot:

Cartoon series based on Jim Davis' popular comic strip. The star of the series was Garfield, a lazy feline whose only desires in life were lasanga...

Plot Keywords:

Farm | Pig | Rooster | Laziness | Dog

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Thom Huge	...	Jon Arbuckle / ... (116 episodes, 1988-1994)
Gregg Berger	...	Odie / ... (116 episodes, 1988-1994)
Lorenzo Music	...	Garfield / ... (115 episodes, 1988-1994)
Howard Morris	...	Wade Duck / ... (115 episodes, 1988-1994)
Frank Welker	...	Bo / ... (111 episodes, 1988-1994)
Julie Payne	...	Lanolin (77 episodes, 1988-1994)

Runtime:

Argentina:30 min | USA:30 min (1988-1989) | USA:60 min (1989-1995)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo | Mono

Certification:

Singapore:G | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | USA:TV-Y

Company:

Film Roman Productions

Trivia:

In the episode "Best Of Breed", the paper Garfield holds up reveals that Jon, Garfield and Odie live in Muncie, Indiana. And in the episode "The Pizza Patrol", Jon's street address is revealed to be 357 Shady Grove Lane. Thus, Jon's full address is: 357 Shady Grove Lane Muncie, In 47305 (47305 is Muncie's actual Zip Code). "Garfield" creator Jim Davis is a native of Muncie, Indiana, which is also the headquarters of PAWS, Inc., the company that produces all "Garfield"-related animation and merchandise.

Quotes:

Garfield: This show is K-rated. No adults unless accompanied by a kid.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Robot Chicken: Sausage Fest (#2.15)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Friends Are There

The Best Cartoon of the Time from Jim Davis

I definitely remember this cartoon as one of the bests out there along with the Pink Panther. I mean, who could forget those episodes? There was one where Garfield, Jon, and Odie go out to get a car from the high-bargaining, high-convincing salesman Mr. Swindler (It's getting tougher and tougher to make an honest dollar). There was also the one where Garfield wakes up on the wrong cartoon with a He-man/Transformers atmosphere (See them to find out what Gafield does). Otherwise, Garfield is just another world's laziest cat.

There's also the U.S. Acres (Orson's Farm) segments, based on another strip by Jim Davis preferably for young children (which explains why it aims toward a younger audience). They were great as well, and I liked all the characters (especially Bo and Roy). It was yet another masterpiece in there. And to conclude, there would be a Garfield Quickie based on the comic strips Jim Davis made. I also heard of hidden, or unsyndicated, episodes that never seemed to air on television (but they might appear on the videos/DVDs) All in all, this is most definitely the best cartoon show ever made! Unlike all that violent and vulgar cartoons they're crowding up with nowadays, especially anime, or Japanese animation shows

Still this is my favorite one of cartoons shows in all!!! See if you can find it!