Garfield in the Rough (1984) (TV)

Director:

Phil Roman

Writer:

Jim Davis (comic strip)

Release Date:

26 October 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Short | Family | Comedy

Plot:

Garfield, Jon, and Odie head out into the great outdoors.

Plot Keywords:

Panther | Camping Trip | Garfield The Cat | Lake Woebegone | Cartoon Cat

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Lorenzo Music	...	Garfield (voice)
Thom Huge	...	Jon Arbuckle (voice)
Gregg Berger	...	Odie / Ranger #1 (voice)
George Wendt	...	Ranger #2 (voice)
Hal Smith	...	Dicky Beaver (voice)
Orson Bean	...	Billy Rabbit (voice)
Desirée Goyette	...	Girl Cats (voice)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

South Korea:All | UK:U

Company:

Film Roman Productions

Trivia:

The song that is played in the radio after the news is the one that underscores Garfield and Odie in the brig in the episode "Here comes Garfield".

Quotes:

Jon Arbuckle: [singing] We're going camping, oh boy, oh boy, we're going camping, sleep in a tent, not pay no rent, oh boy, oh boy...
Garfield: [deadpan] We're going camping, whoop-de-doo, ha ha, whee, clap, pause, glow with glee. I'm so excited I could just barf.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Garfield's Thanksgiving (1989) (TV)

Yet more Garfield brilliance

I totally love the Garfield TV specials. You can always rely on them for intelligent and classy humor and 'In the Rough' is no exception. In this one Garfield, Odie and Jon go camping in the Lake Wobegone forest. But there's a massive escaped Puma on the loose and it's looking for lunch.

Brilliant songs, a clever short story and undeniable cuteness make this one of the best Garfield TV specials (well they all are really). Catch it on TV whenever you can or just go out and buy the DVD. And I know I say it all the time, but if only the terrible Garfield movie was this good..