List of Garfield and Friends episodes
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This is a complete listing of episodes from the animated
television series
Garfield and Friends
. The first episode of Garfield and Friends aired on September 17, 1988.
shorts, while the middle ones are for U.S. Acres
shorts. There were Garfield Quickies and U.S. Acres Quickies which were short clip jokes based on gags from the strips. During the second and third seasons, the show also featured Screaming with Binky quickies in which Binky the Clown would scream his catch phrase and ruin an activity. The U.S. Acres Quickies and Screaming with Binky ended after season three (and were mostly removed in syndication), but Garfield
Quickie
s lasted until the show ended.
"Friends are There" , written by Desirée Goyette
. The closing credits
for this season feature Garfield's face from a looking-up perspective against a pink background. All thirteen shows from this season can be found on the Garfield and Friends: Volume 1 DVD
set. Also, during this season, many of the episodes aired out of order. This was corrected when the show went into syndication.
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Garfield and Friends
Garfield and Friends
Garfield and Friends is an American animated television series based on the comic strip Garfield by Jim Davis. The show was produced by Film Roman, in association with United Feature Syndicate and Paws, Inc., and ran on CBS Saturday mornings from September 17, 1988 to December 10, 1994, with...
. The first episode of Garfield and Friends aired on September 17, 1988.
Episode list
121 half-hour episodes were produced. Note that the first and third titles are for GarfieldGarfield
Garfield is a comic strip created by Jim Davis. Published since June 19, 1978, it chronicles the life of the title character, the cat Garfield ; his owner, Jon Arbuckle; and Arbuckle's dog, Odie...
shorts, while the middle ones are for U.S. Acres
U.S. Acres
U.S. Acres is a comic strip that originally ran from 1986 to 1989 created by Jim Davis, author of the popular comic strip Garfield. When the strip was launched, Jim Davis expected it to become quickly popular, but it ended after 3 years in 1989...
shorts. There were Garfield Quickies and U.S. Acres Quickies which were short clip jokes based on gags from the strips. During the second and third seasons, the show also featured Screaming with Binky quickies in which Binky the Clown would scream his catch phrase and ruin an activity. The U.S. Acres Quickies and Screaming with Binky ended after season three (and were mostly removed in syndication), but Garfield
Garfield
Garfield is a comic strip created by Jim Davis. Published since June 19, 1978, it chronicles the life of the title character, the cat Garfield ; his owner, Jon Arbuckle; and Arbuckle's dog, Odie...
Quickie
Quickie (joke)
A Quickie is a short joke that is used between segments on the children's television series, Garfield and Friends. There is at least one Garfield or U.S. Acres Quickie per episode. Most of the Quickies are based on a Sunday comic strip, and some on a daily comic strip. There are also a couple of...
s lasted until the show ended.
Season 1 (1988)
The first and second seasons featured the theme songDesirée Goyette
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. The closing credits
Closing credits
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for this season feature Garfield's face from a looking-up perspective against a pink background. All thirteen shows from this season can be found on the Garfield and Friends: Volume 1 DVD
DVD
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set. Also, during this season, many of the episodes aired out of order. This was corrected when the show went into syndication.
| Episode | |Garfield Episode 1 | |U.S. Acres Episode | |Garfield Episode 2 | |Original Airdate |
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Season 2 (1989)
Starting with this season, the show was expanded to an hour-length format, allowing six episodes to air each week. The closing credits background was changed to feature Garfield's face, between Jon's and Odie's, which are between those of the U.S. Acres characters, against a blue background. Episodes 14–24 can be found on the Garfield and Friends: Volume 1 DVD set, while the rest are on the Garfield and Friends: Volume 2 set.| Episode | |Garfield Episode 1 | |U.S. Acres Episode | |Garfield Episode 2 | |Original Airdate |
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Season 3 (1990)
In this season, the show switched to its more well-known "We're Ready to Party" theme song, also written by Desiree Goyette, and the only theme song shown in syndication. Episodes 40-48 can be found on the Garfield and Friends: Volume 2 DVD set, while the rest of this season are on the Garfield and Friends: Volume 3 set.| Episode | |Garfield Episode 1 | |U.S. Acres Episode | |Garfield Episode 2 | |Original Airdate |
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Season 4 (1991)
For this season, the closing credits background was changed again, this time with the faces of Garfield, Jon, and Odie at the top, and the U.S. Acres characters at the bottom, against a green background. The Syndication package skips episodes 62-67 and 70-73. All episodes of this season except the last one are on the Garfield and Friends: Volume 3 DVD set, with episode 73 starting off the Garfield and Friends: Volume 4 set.| Episode | |Garfield Episode 1 | |U.S. Acres Episode | |Garfield Episode 2 | |Original Airdate |
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Season 5 (1992)
The syndication package ends at episode 83. All the episodes from the season are included on the Garfield and Friends: Volume 4 DVD set. In the first opening sequence for this season Garfield tells the audience not to waste time checking what was on NBC, since NBC in actuality had stopped broadcasting cartoons.| Episode | |Garfield Episode 1 | |U.S. Acres Episode | |Garfield Episode 2 | |Original Airdate |
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Season 6 (1993)
For this series, the titles changed at the beginning. Instead of showing clips from only the first two seasons, which is what happened for the last three seasons, the titles included more clips from the latest three seasons, plus some from this season, season six, but still retaining a large amount of the original clips. However, the theme tune remained the same. Episodes 90-96 are available on the Garfield and Friends: Volume 4 DVD set. Episodes 97-105 are available on Garfield and Friends: Volume 5 DVD set.| Episode | |Garfield Episode 1 | |U.S. Acres Episode | |Garfield Episode 2 | |Original Airdate |
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Season 7 (1994)
In this season, the show went back to airing one new episode a week, but stayed in the hour-length format, filling up the second half-hour with episodes from the previous season and some of the prime-time specials from the 1980s. This entire season, along with the second half of season 6, is available on Garfield and Friends: Volume 5 DVD set. Also worth noting is that here, a new theme song was added that was written by J.R. Johnston and Neil Panton. The theme was sung by J.R. Johnston. This theme song was not shown internationally, and as a result, it does not appear on the DVDs (although Garfield's quotations are kept intact).- Show 106: The Legend of Johnny Ragweedseed / Grape Expectations (part one) / Catch As Cats Can't (tx 17.09.94)
- Show 107: A Matter of Conscience / Grape Expectations (part two) / Top Ten (tx 17.09.94)
- Show 108: Change of Mind / Temp Trouble / The Perfect Match (tx 24.09.94)
- Show 109: My Fair Feline / Double Trouble Talk / Half-Baked Alaska (tx 24.09.94)
- Show 110: Puss in High-Tops / Egg Over Easy (part one) / The Beast from Beyond (tx 01.10.94)
- Show 111: Model Behavior / Egg Over Easy (part two) / Another Ant Episode (tx 01.10.94)
- Show 112: Guy of Her Dreams / The Discount of Monte Cristo / The Fairy Dogmother (tx 08.10.94)
- Show 113: The Stand-Up Mouse / Daydream Doctor / Happy Garfield Day (tx 08.10.94)
- Show 114: Sit on It / Kiddy Korner / Brainware Broadcast (tx 15.10.94)
- Show 115: The Suburban Jungle / The Thing in the Box / The Feline Philosopher (tx 22.10.94)
- Show 116: Thoroughly Mixed-Up Mouse / The Old Man of the Mountain / Food Fighter (tx 29.10.94)
- Show 117: The Jelly Roger / The Farmyard Feline Philosopher / Dogmother 2 (tx 05.11.94)
- Show 118: Alley Katta and the 40 Thieves / If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Alpha Centauri / Clash of the Titans (tx 19.11.94)
- Show 119: Canned Laughter / Deja Vu / The Man Who Hated Cats (tx 26.11.94)
- Show 120: The Horror Hostess (part one) / Newsworthy Wade / The Horror Hostess (part two) (tx 03.12.94)
- Show 121: Arbuckle the Invincible / The Monster Who Couldn't Scare Anybody / The Ocean Blue (tx 10.12.94) Series Finale.