Garfield is correct when he says that Pinocchio crushed the talking cricket in the original book.
Garfield's top ten lists are based on a popular routine by David Letterman who, at the time this episode aired, was the star of a late night talk show on CBS, the same network which aired 'Garfield and Friends.'
At one point, we see Jon dressed as a rooster. Thom Huge, the voice of Jon, also plays Roy Rooster.