Garfield and Friends (1988–1995)

Stories about either Garfield and Odie and the trouble they get into, or Orson the Pig and his adventures on a farm with fellow farm animals.

Creator:

Jim Davis

Stars:

Lorenzo Music, Thom Huge, Gregg Berger

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Lorenzo Music	...	Garfield (121 episodes, 1988-1994)
Thom Huge	...	Jon Arbuckle (121 episodes, 1988-1994)
Gregg Berger	...	Odie (121 episodes, 1988-1994)
Howard Morris	...	Wade Duck (121 episodes, 1988-1994)
Frank Welker	...	Bo (118 episodes, 1988-1994)
Julie Payne	...	Lanolin (84 episodes, 1988-1994)

Storyline

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, catnaps and kicking his hapless canine companion, Odie, off the table. The show also starred Garfield's hopelessly-single owner, Jon Arbuckle. Each Garfield adventure featured Garfield's adventures and run-ins with the cast of semi-regulars (including Neurmal, an irksome kitty; Binky the Clown and the mice which inhabited Jon's house); most were satires on American life and pop culture. Each show also featured "U.S. Acres," another of Davis' strips; this strip was set in a barnyard and featured the adventures of such characters as Orson Pig, Wade Duck, Roy Rooster, Bo and Lanolin the sheep, Booker the chick and Sheldon, an unhatched egg.

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Plot Keywords:

farm | pig | rooster | veterinarian | cartoon dog | 

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Genres:

Animation | Family | Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-Y

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site Toon Disney

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 September 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Garfield y sus amigos

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film Roman Productions, United Media Productions, Lee Mendelson Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (1988-1989) 60 min (1989-1995)

Sound Mix:

Stereo Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The US Acres cartoons (known as Orson's Farm in other countries) were based on another comic also drawn by Garfield cartoonist Jim Davis in 1986. It was picked up by a then-unprecedented 505 newspapers by United Features Syndicate (the same comic newspaper publisher that runs the Garfield comics). The comic strip itself didn't do as well as its more-successful counterpart Garfield and only ran from 1986 until its final strip on 15 April 1989. Ironically with the series cancellation in 1995, this means that the US Acres cartoons lasted for 7 years (over twice as long as the original comic strips they were based from). There has however been a recent demand for re-releasing the US Acres comic strip, and in October 2010, the comic strips were re-released as web comics and can be found on the Garfield.com website.

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Quotes

Garfield: Sell your remote control. I'm the best thing on.

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Connections

Spin-off Garfield: Caught in the Act (1995)

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Soundtracks

"Garfield and Friends"
(1990-1993 theme)
by Desiree Goyette

User Reviews

Garfield and Friends RULES

I always Garfield and Friends, it's just fun, funny, and always great entertainment.

No matter what Garfield did in the show whatever it was eating John's food or whatever, it was simply funny.

The show is an true classes.

The voice acting is great with a great group of voice acting.

The music is great too, the theme is so catching and I sing along with the song.

The cartoon artwork is great.

Garfield and Friends is without a doubt a great show and is one of my all-time favorites.

This show never fells to entertain.

Overall if you get a chance to buy the show on DVD, buy it because Garfield and Friends is one of the best cartoon shows ever! GARFIELD AND FRIENDS RULES!!!!