Garfield Gets a Life (TV 1991)

Garfield and his owner are in a rut. Jon cannot seem to get a date, until a school for the personality impaired opens a new window of opportunity for Jon, but is shut tight for Garfield.

Director:

John Sparey

Writers:

Jim Davis (creator), Jim Davis

Stars:

Lorenzo Music, Thom Huge, Gregg Berger

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Cast overview:
Lorenzo Music	...	Garfield (voice)
Thom Huge	...	Jon Arbuckle (voice)
Gregg Berger	...	Odie (voice)
Julie Payne	...	Library Girl, Receptionist (voice)
Frank Welker	...	Lorenzo / Gunner (voice)
June Foray	...	Mona, Librarian (voice)
Kim Campbell	...	(voice)
Kevin Campbell	...	(voice)

Storyline

Garfield and his owner, Jon Arbuckle, are in a rut. Life for them is a complete bore. They both need a life. Jon tries several unsuccessful times to get a date. Then he attends a class for the personality impaired where he meets a young woman and all seems to be great for Jon, but Garfield starts to feel neglected and left out.

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Plot Keywords:

reference to garfield the cat | reference to garfield | disco dancing | blues singing | library | 

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Comedy | Family

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 May 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

Garfield und seine 9 Leben

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film Roman Productions, United Media Productions, Lee Mendelson Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Man: Hey, buddy, disco's dead!
Jon Arbuckle: What? When?

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Connections

Followed by Garfield (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Shake Your Paw"
Written by Tim Camp

User Reviews

Who needs a life?

In this TV special Jon is the one who needs a life. The highlight of his day is counting the tiles on the ceiling and rearranging his sock drawer. Not content with this forever, Jon takes Garfield to a self help group in order to meet people. How many people will be interested in a loner 20-something who's best friend is a cat?

After several failed attempts at getting a girl, including one cringeworthy dance scene that rivals David Brents' fusion of Flashdance and MC Hammer in The Office (Disco's dead?, says Jon), he is more than shocked to find a cute girl who is as much as a jerk as himself.

Naturally, they get on but Garfield is worried that John will forget about him and prefer having kids to a cat. Fortunately Jon's new girlfriend is allergic to cats.

With slicker animation than past TV specials, this feels like a longer episode of Garfield and Friends.