Garfield and Friends (Season 1)

The animated stories of Garfield the cat, Odie the dog, their owner Jon and the trouble they get into. And also Orson the Pig and his adventures on a farm with his fellow farm animals.

  • Poster for Peace & Quiet

    Peace & Quiet (Episode 1)

    Writer: Mark Evanier

    Air date: 1988-09-17

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: After staying up all night watching TV, Garfield tries to get some sleep. Binky the Clown mistakenly believes that he is meant to sing a birthday song at Garfield's address, and refuses to leave until he can perform.

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    Wanted: Wade (Episode 2)

    Writer: Mark Evanier

    Air date: 1988-09-17

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Wade believes that the police will arrest him after he rips the tag off the bottom of a couch.

  • Poster for Garfield Goes Hawaiian

    Garfield Goes Hawaiian (Episode 3)

    Writer: Mark Evanier

    Air date: 1988-09-17

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Garfield is diagnosed with the Hawaiian Cat Flu, an unusual disease that causes him to dance the hula whenever somebody mentions Hawaii or anything Hawaiian. Jon uses Garfield's ailment to win money on a TV show featuring funny animal stunts.

  • Poster for Box o' Fun

    Box o' Fun (Episode 4)

    Writer: Mark Evanier

    Air date: 1988-09-24

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Garfield plays in a cardboard box, imagining himself driving a race car and flying an airplane. When Odie joins, he and Garfield imagine themselves stranded in the ocean.

  • Poster for Unidentified Flying Orson

    Unidentified Flying Orson (Episode 5)

    Writer: Mark Evanier

    Air date: 1988-09-24

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Roy takes advantage of Orson's overactive imagination to pretend that Earth is being invaded by aliens that resemble cheese danishes. While most of the farm panics, Lanolin investigates Roy's prank.

  • Poster for School Daze

    School Daze (Episode 6)

    Writer: Mark Evanier

    Air date: 1988-09-24

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: After Garfield is mean to Nermal, Jon sends him to a strict obedience school, where he is treated as a prisoner.

  • Poster for Nighty Nightmare

    Nighty Nightmare (Episode 7)

    Writer: Mark Evanier

    Air date: 1988-10-01

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Overeating leads Garfield to have a nightmare that his appetite runs out of control, prompting him to balloon into a massive, insatiable giant. The military is eventually called in to continue feeding him.

  • Poster for Banana Nose

    Banana Nose (Episode 8)

    Writer: Mark Evanier

    Air date: 1988-10-01

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: When Roy accuses the others of not being able to take a joke, they begin to call him "Banana Nose", which hurts his feelings to the point where he leaves the farm. When he relies on his sense of smell to save Booker from a trap, he gains appreciation of his nose.

  • Poster for Ode to Odie

    Ode to Odie (Episode 9)

    Writer: Mark Evanier

    Air date: 1988-10-01

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: In a poem rapped by Garfield, Odie wanders around the neighborhood and meets a tough dog named Butch and his flunkies.

  • Poster for Fraidy Cat

    Fraidy Cat (Episode 10)

    Writer: Sharman DiVono

    Air date: 1988-10-08

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Garfield watches a horror movie during a thunderstorm while Jon goes out shopping. The electricity goes out and Garfield thinks Jon has been captured by a monster.

  • Poster for Shell Shocked Sheldon

    Shell Shocked Sheldon (Episode 11)

    Writer: Sharman DiVono

    Air date: 1988-10-08

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Orson and Booker think that it is time for Sheldon to hatch, so Orson sits on him for a night. A fox comes and kidnaps Sheldon while Orson is away.

  • Poster for Nothing to Sneeze At

    Nothing to Sneeze At (Episode 12)

    Writer: Sharman DiVono

    Air date: 1988-10-08

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: While Jon goes on a date with Liz, Garfield's allergies act up, and he cannot find out what is making him sneeze.

  • Poster for Garfield's Moving Experience

    Garfield's Moving Experience (Episode 13)

    Writer: Mark Evanier

    Air date: 1988-10-15

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Garfield feels mistreated by Jon, so he looks for a new home. A rich girl finds him and takes him to her giant manor.

  • Poster for Wade: You're Afraid

    Wade: You're Afraid (Episode 14)

    Writer: Mark Evanier

    Air date: 1988-10-15

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Orson uses a book on psychology to hypnotize Wade into being "the bravest duck in the world." Wade begins to act extremely reckless, to the point of disturbing a large bull.

  • Poster for Good Mousekeeping

    Good Mousekeeping (Episode 15)

    Writer: Mark Evanier

    Air date: 1988-10-15

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: A mouse named Floyd realizes Garfield does not chase mice, so he informs a mouse clan about the situation. They end up invading the house.

  • Poster for Identity Crisis

    Identity Crisis (Episode 16)

    Writer: Mark Evanier

    Air date: 1988-10-22

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Garfield is being chased by a dog when he runs into Floyd. The three animals meet and show each other their imitations of the other's sounds (Garfield barks, Floyd meows, and the dog squeaks), and the trick helps them evade an animal catcher from the pound.

  • Poster for The Bad Sport

    The Bad Sport (Episode 17)

    Writer: Mark Evanier

    Air date: 1988-10-22

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: The gang is bored, so Orson inspires them to play a game called "Pig Ball" that he found in an old book. Roy pranks the group by making a list of ridiculous rules and swapping them with the real ones.

  • Poster for Up a Tree

    Up a Tree (Episode 18)

    Writer: Mark Evanier

    Air date: 1988-10-22

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Nermal visits Garfield's house and Garfield gets jealous of the attention Nermal receives. Garfield ends up climbing a tree, eventually becoming too scared to come back down.

  • Poster for Weighty Problem

    Weighty Problem (Episode 19)

    Writer: Mark Evanier

    Air date: 1988-10-29

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: After Garfield messes with the scale to say that Jon is overweight, he is dragged into doing an exercise routine with Jon.

  • Poster for The Worm Turns

    The Worm Turns (Episode 20)

    Writer: Mark Evanier

    Air date: 1988-10-29

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Orson narrates a story about how the worm chasing-obsessed Booker turned over a new leaf.

  • Poster for Good Cat, Bad Cat

    Good Cat, Bad Cat (Episode 21)

    Writer: Mark Evanier

    Air date: 1988-10-29

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: When Jon tells Garfield to behave himself, Garfield's conscience manifests as his "good" and "bad" side. The angelic former tries to encourage him to do good deeds, while the demonic latter tempts him into destruction and pranks.

  • Poster for Cabin Fever

    Cabin Fever (Episode 22)

    Writer: Mark Evanier

    Air date: 1988-11-05

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Jon, Garfield, and Odie vacation in a cabin. While Jon goes to buy groceries, Garfield and Odie are snowed inside the cabin without food.

  • Poster for Return of Power Pig

    Return of Power Pig (Episode 23)

    Writer: Mark Evanier

    Air date: 1988-11-05

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Orson reading Sheldon the story of Humpty Dumpty spreads into a rumor of a monster lurking around the farm.

  • Poster for Fair Exchange

    Fair Exchange (Episode 24)

    Writer: Mark Evanier

    Air date: 1988-11-05

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Garfield and Jon have a shared dream where they trade places. Jon, as a cat, causes trouble, and Garfield, as a human, must prevent it.

  • Poster for The Binky Show

    The Binky Show (Episode 25)

    Writer: Mark Evanier

    Air date: 1988-11-12

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: To win Jon a birthday present, Garfield goes on a game show titled "Name That Fish", hosted by Binky the Clown.

  • Poster for Keeping Cool

    Keeping Cool (Episode 26)

    Writer: Mark Evanier

    Air date: 1988-11-12

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Orson is terrified of the fact that his mean older brothers are coming to visit him. Bo teaches him the philosophy of keeping cool under pressure.

  • Poster for Don't Move!

    Don't Move! (Episode 27)

    Writer: Mark Evanier

    Air date: 1988-11-12

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Garfield wanders into a fish shop to eat, telling Odie to sit on an X drawn on the sidewalk and not move. Odie then gets caught by the dog catcher, which results in an unusual trip around the city.

  • Poster for Magic Mutt

    Magic Mutt (Episode 28)

    Writer: Mark Evanier

    Air date: 1988-11-19

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: When Jon is asked to perform a magic show at a children's hospital, he goes to a local magic shop to buy some new tricks. Garfield tags along and makes an enemy of Merlin, the owner's dog. They begin to fight using the various magical devices in the store.

  • Poster for Short Story

    Short Story (Episode 29)

    Writer: Mark Evanier

    Air date: 1988-11-19

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Booker wants more responsibility on the farm, but is told that he is too short. After Orson's brothers try to steal the crops and trap everyone in a silo, Booker is the only one small enough to escape and save the rest of them.

  • Poster for Monday Misery

    Monday Misery (Episode 30)

    Writer: Mark Evanier

    Air date: 1988-11-19

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Garfield tries to find a way to avoid dealing with the usual bad luck that happens to him on Monday.

  • Poster for Best of Breed

    Best of Breed (Episode 31)

    Writer: Mark Evanier

    Air date: 1988-11-26

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: When Garfield gets jealous of Nermal's awards, he enters a cat talent show, where he is coincidentally up against Nermal.

  • Poster for National Tapioca Pudding Day

    National Tapioca Pudding Day (Episode 32)

    Writer: Mark Evanier

    Air date: 1988-11-26

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: As part of a prank, Roy claims that it is "National Tapioca Pudding Day." Orson shares gifts with people while telling them about the fake holiday.

  • Poster for All About Odie

    All About Odie (Episode 33)

    Writer: Mark Evanier

    Air date: 1988-11-26

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Garfield presents a documentary-like presentation on Odie.

  • Poster for Caped Avenger

    Caped Avenger (Episode 34)

    Writer: Sharman DiVono

    Air date: 1988-12-03

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: While a cartoon expert comes to review some of Jon's characters, Garfield's alter ego, the Caped Avenger, searches for Pooky, who has gone missing.

  • Poster for Shy Fly Guy

    Shy Fly Guy (Episode 35)

    Writer: Sharman DiVono

    Air date: 1988-12-03

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Wade's cousin, Fred, visits the farm to fly with Wade, and laughs at the fact that Wade is afraid to fly. Wade makes a resolution to learn to fly by the end of the winter.

  • Poster for Green Thumbs Down

    Green Thumbs Down (Episode 36)

    Writer: Sharman DiVono

    Air date: 1988-12-03

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Jon vows to grow his own food in a garden after noticing the high cost of groceries. Garfield's hunger leads him to try to rush the process, leading to trouble.

  • Poster for Forget Me Not

    Forget Me Not (Episode 37)

    Writer: Mark Evanier

    Air date: 1988-12-10

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Garfield is hit on the head by a pie tin and gets amnesia. Jon and Odie try their best to jog his memory.

  • Poster for I Like Having You Around!

    I Like Having You Around! (Episode 38)

    Writer: Mark Evanier

    Air date: 1988-12-10

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Orson writes in his diary about Bo leaving the farm after fighting with his sister Lanolin. Lanolin acts unconcerned, while Orson knows better.

  • Poster for Sales Resistance

    Sales Resistance (Episode 39)

    Writer: Mark Evanier

    Air date: 1988-12-10

    Runtime: 7 min

    Overview: Due to Garfield's habit of ordering worthless things from TV infomercials, Jon threatens to stop feeding him lasagna if he buys another item.

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