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Season 1 – Garfield and Friends

Play trailer Poster for Season 1 – Garfield and Friends Sep 1988 Kids & Family Comedy Adventure Animation Play Trailer Watchlist
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The lazy cat has fun with his friends.
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Garfield and Friends — Season 1

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Deirdre Sheppard Common Sense Media Feb 22, 2019
3/5
It's safe to say that kids won't learn much from watching Garfield and Friends, but as "fluffy," mental-break cartoons go, at least it isn't full of violence and innuendo Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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SL G @SpideyFan Jul 29, 2025 SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Teddy B @RT38636458 Dec 19, 2023 A very surprisingly entertaining and quite witty series with animation that is very impressively fluid and polished. See more Michael N @RT50823663 Oct 15, 2023 Simply a classic. The animation and music is top notch for its time. The music backtracks are memorable. Continuation of the Garfield special films. See more Jun 19, 2022 Garfield was fun & clever. The Christmas episode has a special place in my heart. US Acres was also really great. See more Feb 20, 2019 this is the greatest piece of media ever created by mankind. every frame of it fills me with indescribable joy. whenever i see garfield's holy face, i immediately burst into tears at his immense beauty. i don't just recommend this series, i demand daily compulsory viewings for every american. stand with me, brothers, and praise the almighty garfield! See more Read all reviews
Garfield and Friends — Season 1

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Cast & Crew

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Jim Davis

Creator

Lorenzo Music

Garfield

Thom Huge

Jon Arbuckle

Gregg Berger

Odie

Gary Owens

Narrator

Mark Evanier

Writer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 17, 1988 Doggy Coat; A Bug Binky shows up and disturbs Garfield's rest; Garfield catches the Hawaiian cat flu and dances the hula whenever someone mentions anything from Hawaii. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 24, 1988 Bees; The 20th Century An empty cardboard box supplies Garfield with hours of fun; Roy tricks Orson into believing the Earth is being invaded by disguised martians. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 1, 1988 Nighty Nightmare; Banana Nose; Ode to Odie Garfield has a nightmare after eating Jon's pizza; Garfield raps about locking Odie out of the house with his favorite bone. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 1, 1988 Nighty-Nightmare/Wade Garden/de to Odie After Garfield devours Jon's entire pizza he has a nightmare./The usually hard Roy has his feelings hurt when he is called Banana Nose./Garfield raps this tale of Odie's meeting with a tough alley dog and two lady dogs. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 8, 1988 Fraidy Cat; Nothing to Sneeze At Garfield watches a horror movie alone when the lights go out; Jon asks Liz out on a date while Garfield has an allergy attack. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 15, 1988 Garfield's Moving Experience; Wade: You're Afraid; Good Mousekeeping Garfield decides to find a new home with a wealthy family; Floyd the mouse realizes that Garfield doesn't chase mice and invites his entire family to Jon's house. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 22, 1988 Someone in My Bed; More Straw Garfield exchanges animal sounds with a dog on the run from the dogcatcher; Garfield is jealous of the attention given to Nermal so he climbs up a tree. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 29, 1988 Weighty Problem; Good Cat, Bad Cat Jon goes on a strict diet after Garfield tampers with a new scale; Garfield's good and evil sides battle after Jon tells him to leave the mailman alone. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 5, 1988 Cabin Fever; Fair Exchange Jon, Garfield and Odie take a winter vacation in a cabin; Garfield and Jon both dream that they switch bodies after arguing about who has the easier life. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 12, 1988 The Binky Show; Keeping Cool; Don't Move Garfield goes on a TV game show to win money to buy Jon a birthday present; Odie gets caught by the dog catcher after Garfield tells him not to move. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 19, 1988 Camping; Short Story Jon is asked to perform a magic show at a children's hospital; to avoid Monday, Garfield mails himself to Samoa. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 26, 1988 Best of Breed; All About Odie Garfield enters a cat talent show; Garfield produces a documentary film about Odie. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 3, 1988 Caped Avenger; Green Thumbs Down Garfield's alter ego searches for missing Pooky; Jon decides he should grow his own food in a garden after seeing their high grocery bills. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 10, 1988 Seat Belts; Kiss a Chicken Garfield suffers amnesia after being hit in the head with a pie tin; Garfield battles a pesky salesman. Details

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Garfield and Friends — Season 1

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Season Info

Creator
Jim Davis
Executive Producer
Phil Roman
Screenwriter
Mark Evanier
Network
CBS
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 17, 1988
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