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Garfield and Friends
The cast of Garfield and Friends. Clockwise from bottom left: Sheldon, Wade, Orson, Odie, Garfield, Roy, and Booker.
Format	Animated series, Comedy
Created by	Jim Davis
Written by	Mark Evanier Sharman DiVono
Directed by	Jeff Hall Tom Ray Dave Brain Vincent Davis Ron Myrick
Voices of	Lorenzo Music Gregg Berger Thom Huge Julie Payne Susan Brown Victoria Jackson Howard Morris Frank Welker Maria Darling
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	7
No. of episodes	121 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jim Davis Lee Mendelson Phil Roman
Producer(s)	Bob Curtis, Bob Nesler, Vincent Davis, and others...
Running time	30 minutes (with commercials)
Distributor	TV syndication: The Program Exchange (1993-2007) DVD: 20th Century Fox (2004-present)
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS (1988-1994)
Picture format	1:33.1
Audio format	Mono, Stereo
Original run	September 17, 1988 – December 17, 1994

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 1988 to 1994, and on Nickelodeon (in reruns) from 1997 to 2000. The show's seven seasons make it one of the longest running Saturday morning cartoons in history, with most only lasting one or two seasons. In Canada, it aired on YTV from 1989 to 1996.

Regular segments featured both Garfield and U.S. Acres, a lesser-known comic strip also created by Davis. The latter was retitled Orson's Farm for foreign syndication.

242 Garfield segments and 121 U.S. Acres segments were produced. There were two "Garfield" segments on each show, two "quickie" shorts based on Sunday comic strips, and in between was a U.S. Acres segment. A total of 121 half-hours were produced, and all have been released in the U.S. on five DVD sets by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. The first season aired in a half-hour format. In the second season, it switched to an hour-length format, showing two episodes each week. However, in the show's last season, the second half-hour of the show featured either an episode from the previous season or one of Garfield's TV specials.

Contents 1 Voice actors and their characters 2 The cast 2.1 Garfield 2.1.1 Regular characters 2.1.2 Recurring and major characters 2.1.3 Minor characters 2.2 U.S. Acres (a.k.a. Orson's Farm) 2.2.1 Regular characters 2.2.2 Recurring characters 2.2.3 Minor characters 3 Production 4 Episode segments and where they appeared 5 Cancellation 6 Awards 7 Theme song 8 Directors 9 DVD releases 9.1 Region 1 9.2 Region 2 9.3 Region 4 10 Syndication history 11 References 12 External links

Voice actors and their characters

• Lorenzo Music - Garfield
• Gregg Berger - Odie; Orson; Floyd
• Thom Huge - Jon Arbuckle; Roy Rooster; Binky the Clown; Gort
• Julie Payne - Dr. Liz Wilson; Lanolin
• Howard Morris - Wade Duck; Wart
• Frank Welker - Bo; Booker; Sheldon; Mort
• Desirée Goyette - Nermal
• Pat Buttram - Cactus Jake
• Victoria Jackson - Penelope
• Gary Owens - Announcer

In addition to the regular voice actor cast above, there have been several celebrity guest stars who did voice acting on Garfield & Friends. They are, in chronological order:

• Episode 14: Robin Leach provided the voice for the host of "Lifestyles of the Fat and Furry" in the Garfield short "Fat and Furry."
• Episode 27: Chick Hearn portrayed a rodent version of himself named Chick Mouse in the Garfield short "Basket Brawl." In addition, he interviews a rodent version of Jack Nicholson during the episode, referring to Nicholson's constant presence courtside at Los Angeles Lakers games. The episode featured Jon, Odie, and Nermal trying to get food past a Garfield determined to eat it, this was in the form of a basketball game.
• Episode 45: June Foray voices a witch character who kidnaps Odie in the Garfield short "Flat Tired", essentially reprising her role as Witch Hazel of the Warner Bros Looney Tunes series.
• Episode 50: Jack Riley guests voices in "Rodent Rampage" as Floyd's cousin, Tyrone.
• Episode 61: Paul Winchell voices Gramps and Mr. Baggit in the Garfield short "Supermarket Mania."
• Episode 60: Marvin Kaplan provides the voice of Angel Puss, of the same name. Marvin provided the original and long running voice of Choo-Choo in the Hanna-Barbera cartoon series Top Cat.
• Episode 63: Rod Roddy voices the announcer of a game show called "End of the Rainbow" where Roy Rooster plays a Let's Make a Deal-style game with a leprechaun in the U.S. Acres short "Over the Rainbow."
• Episode 84: Paul Winchell makes another appearance as a dummy agent and his dummy commander as well as the owner of a toy store that sells Jon the dummy in the short "Dummy of Danger."
• Episode 88: James Earl Jones plays a ghost named Diablo who during a meeting of fellow ghosts, points out that the smallest ghost, McCraven (voiced by Will Ryan), has "never scared so much as a butterfly" in the Garfield short "Ghost of a Chance", similar to his character Kibosh from the Casper direct-to-video sequels.
• Episode 89: John Moschitta, Jr. plays a fast talking salesman named Supersonic Seymour who tries to con Jon into doing all his errands much too fast (and take his money in the process) in the Garfield short "Supersonic Seymour."
• Episode 91: Don Knotts plays a home security system salesman who, like Barney Fife, is obsessed with following and obeying all rules to the letter in the Garfield short "Safe at Home."
• Episodes 112 and 117: Imogene Coca voices Esmeralda, the worst fairy godmother ever, in The Fairy Dogmother and Dogmother 2.
• Episode 116: George Foreman plays a boxer named George Fisticuff in the Garfield short "Food Fighter."

The cast

Garfield

Regular characters

• Garfield: A fat, lazy Orange tabby (once described in the comic strip by his owner Jon as "an orange meatball with stripes") who wants nothing more out of life than to eat and sleep. Has a penchant for consuming lasagna. Enjoys tormenting Odie and likes trying to mail Nermal to Abu Dhabi. He made a small handful of appearances on U.S. Acres (once wearing nothing but a black mask over his eyes as his "disguise"), but was more often seen in the form of various Garfield merchandise the characters appeared to own. Deep down, Garfield loves Jon and Odie, and is jealous of Odie and Nermal because he doesn't like to share Jon with anybody else. Garfield hates going to the vet Also when Garfield speaks his mouth is not moving words just comes out of nowhere.
• Odie: A Beagle who used to belong to Jon's former roommate Lyman (who never appeared on the show, but was a character who appeared in the earliest comic strips). Is often kicked off the kitchen table by Garfield. Looks incredibly stupid and gullible, but is actually much more cunning and smart than he lets on. Odie is the only animal character who doesn't communicate with any form of dialogue, solely communicating with body language and his enthusiastic barking and other dog sound effects.
• Jon Arbuckle: Garfield's owner, a bachelor cartoonist who has poor luck with women and a somewhat nerdy demeanor. He is often annoyed by some of Garfield's antics, and also has an unrequited love for Dr. Liz. Whenever Garfield gets in trouble, Jon will punish him by taking him to the vet. Jon also has a mission set before him: get Garfield to do the right thing. Jon occasionally forces Garfield to hunt and catch mice, which is always unsuccessful due to Garfield's general liking of the mice in the house. Jon constantly forces Garfield to go on a diet.
• Pooky: Garfield's Teddy bear and sleeping companion who Jon is jealous of. Found in a drawer, he is Garfield's only toy. Garfield adopted his alter ego "The Caped Avenger" after temporarily losing Pooky.

Recurring and major characters

• Binky The Clown: A loud, obnoxious clown who appeared a few times in the strip before becoming a regular on the show. Within the series, Binky has his own TV show that Garfield and Odie try to avoid watching. It seems that they both hate the show. In the episode where Binky was temporarily cancelled, Garfield narrated, "All his fans were depressed-both of them", indicating they were the only ones who watched the show, and they didn't seem depressed at all. Binky once had his own segment on the series called "Screaming With Binky" that was the length of a Quickie and ran at the midway point of an hour episode—Most of these segments were removed in syndication. Screaming with Binky segments were only aired in seasons 2 and 3 (1989-1991) of the show, and some were re-aired for a month after eight weeks of season 4 and 5 episodes (Nov.1991-Sep.1993). Garfield said he got rid of Binky in the episode "Remote Possibilities," (he said "we promised the network he'd never be on the show again") but said he was back on the show in "The Feline Philosopher." His catchphrase is, "Heeeeeey, kiiiiiiids!" , but to Garfield he yells "Heeeeeeeeeeeey, cat!" Binky the Clown was a regular on the show for the first three seasons, and then was rarely heard, seen, or mentioned again beginning season four. He made a brief cameo appearance in a season 7 episode when he returned in "The Feline Philosopher" after Garfield finally got the dog to chase the motivational feline and trespassed into the yard to get the pie from the window sill, in which then Binky threw pies at him.
• Nermal: A cute grey Kitten who's the self-proclaimed "World's Cutest Kitty Cat". Nermal seems kind and playful, but likes to annoy Garfield and brag about how much cuter he is. Garfield often attempts (usually unsuccessfully) to mail him to Abu Dhabi as a result. Nermal's arguably feminine preoccupation with being cute, and the fact that a woman provides the voice for Nermal caused many viewers to mistake him for a girl at first, though he is actually male. Deep down Garfield is jealous of Nermal, but he'll never admit it.
• Herman Post: A Mailman who loves delivering the mail. He is constantly the victim of booby traps set by Garfield.
• Dr. Liz Wilson: Garfield's sarcastic Veterinarian and Jon's main love interest. She occasionally dates him, but these outings always become disasters often due to Garfield's actions.

Minor characters

• Dr. Garbonzo Bean: A mad scientist who is responsible for creating robot versions of Odie. He appeared in the second season and again two years later complete with flashback.
• Floyd: Garfield's best friend. A Mouse who shows up at least once every season. A common running gag with the character is his continuous complaints over not appearing often.
• Cactus Jake: The foreman of the Polecat Flats dude ranch; behaves in the manner of an old-fashioned cowboy, and often refuses to have anything to do with modern technology.
• Al G. Swindler: As his name suggests, he is a businessman and con artist who constantly swindles the perennially gullible Jon, but is eventually outwitted by Garfield. In the episode Lemon Aid his name was given as Al J. Swindler. He also always says Jon's last name wrong like, "Mr. Arbeday".

He first appeared in the last week of season 2 episodes and last appeared in the first week of season 5 episodes.

• The Buddy Bears: Their names are Billy, Bobby, and Bertie (though they introduced themselves as William, Robert, and Bertram in "The Garfield Opera"). They are three talking bears who spew conformist propaganda in the form of song and dance ("never have an opinion of your own," "if you ever disagree, it means that you are wrong. Oh, we are the Buddy Bears; we always get along," etc.) Their television show once replaced Binky's, and Roy Rooster of U.S. Acres has twice been stuck as the fall guy of their routines. The Buddy Bears are a satire of The Get Along Gang and other '80s cartoons that placed the importance of group harmony over individualism. They seem to have a habit of dropping sixteen-ton safes on Roy Rooster. However, it is Garfield who always gets the last laugh sometimes causing arguments between the three bears. Later in the series there is a 4th female Buddy Bear, their sister Betty.[1]
• Supersonic Seymour A person who tries to get Jon to do things faster and makes him do unreasonable things (shampooing carpets, Christmas shopping, do 50 push-ups, etc.) Appears only in the episode "Supersonic Seymour."
• Penelope: (Voiced by Victoria Jackson) Penelope is Garfield's girlfriend who takes the place of his love interest Arlene from the comics. Mark Evanier recently explained that the reason Arlene only appeared once in the series was that Jim Davis had a very specific idea of how the Arlene character should be and told the writers that if they couldn't be faithful to it, they shouldn't use her.
• The Singing Ants: The Singing Ants, ants who sing while stealing food, appeared first as the stars of the musical episode "The Picnic Panic," where they steal all of Garfield's picnic lunch. They later made a cameo appearance in "A Vacation From His Senses," where they are seemingly delusions of Jon, who thinks that he has gone crazy. Their final appearance is in "Another Ant Episode," where they have another starring role, this time taking over Garfield's house.
• Ludlow: A bird who only appeared twice. His father always beats up Garfield when he thinks he has eaten his son. The episodes in which he appeared are "Sweet Tweet Treat" and "Catch As Cats Can't."
• Rudy: A dog who beats on Garfield every time he hosts a television program and says something bad about dogs. His name was finally revealed on Dogmother 2.
• Mice: The Mice appeared in two episodes and a "quickie." The episodes were "Good Mouse Keeping," and "Rodent Rampage," and the "quickie" called "Time Share."
• Jon's Dates: Jon's Dates appear many times. One was exactly like him in the episode "The Perfect Match."
• Cat Burglar: The Cat Burglar appeared in only three episodes: "Mistakes Will Happen," "Safe At Home," and "Top Ten." He had two attempts to steal from Jon's home.
• Madman Murray: Similar to Mr. Swindler, he tries to get Jon to buy some cheap junk. He appeared in three episodes.
• Aliens: Sometimes unknown until about halfway through, an alien character will appear, usually cute. Some only appeared once on U.S. Acres, a.k.a. Orson's Farm, and were seen in "Nighty Nightmare" and "Close Encounters of the Garfield Kind".
• Gramps: An old man character who didn't appear in the comics but does have various stores around town.
• J.D.: (a.k.a. Jim Davis). The director of the cartoons who had four "appearances." They were in the episodes: "Flat Tired," "Star Stuck," "Fill In Feline," and the U.S. Acres (Orson's Farm) episode "What's It All About Wade?"
• Cameo Guest Star: In some episodes, one or more of the U.S. Acres characters make cameo appearances.
• The Comedy Robot: An odd, crazy robot Jon builds in the episode "Canned Laughter".

U.S. Acres (a.k.a. Orson's Farm)

Regular characters

• Orson: A friendly Pig whose favorite pastime is reading books and imagining himself into many scenarios, à la Walter Mitty. Orson also has two missions set before him: get Roy to do the right thing and get Wade to be brave. Orson once forced Sheldon to hatch, but as it turns out when Sheldon hatched he was an egg shell underneath. A running gag is that Orson is a neat freak and constantly showers and keeps clean, one time making Wade recall "Cleanest pig I've ever known." He's good friends with Wade, Roy, Bo, and Lanolin and a father figure to Booker and Sheldon. Orson's afraid of his brothers.
• Roy: A self-centered rooster who prides himself on his practical jokes. He's constantly into a scheme which more often than not Orson or another character has to bail him out of. Despite his selfishness he can be a good person but not too often.
• Wade: A cowardly Duck who wears a rubber flotation tube, and has a bunch of phobias no matter how trivial. As a gag, the head on his flotation tube copies every movement and appearance change Wade's real head does. He is Orson's best friend, and when he gets scared (which is almost all the time), he'll blabber with no one understanding what he's saying.
• Bo: An affable Sheep with a positive, laid-back attitude, whose mannerisms and vernacular are like a California beach bum. He's almost impossible to get mad and acts as a guide for Orson when dealing with his three older brothers. He is also a bit dim as well. Is seen less often then Lanolin, Bo's twin sister.
• Lanolin: A loud-mouthed sheep who spends most of her time disagreeing with Bo but she can be nice. Appears more in the series than Bo. Lanolin's twin brother. A running gag through out the series is Lanolin threatening to have the Farmer's wife turn Roy into a Feather duster.
• Booker: A small, cute, but very assertive Chick who is constantly in pursuit of unnamed worms. Got his name from Orson's love of books.
• Sheldon: Booker's brother, who, despite having hatched, is an Egg with feet popped out. He seems to have "all kinds of things" in his shell, including a pinball machine and a stove. In one episode it was revealed that Sheldon actually did hatch but that under his shell was nothing more than another shell. Nobody knows what happened to Booker and Sheldon's parents.

Recurring characters

• "The Farmer": The usually unseen owner of the farm, though he once appeared and was a pig.
• Mort, Gort, and Wart: Orson's older brothers, who are constantly trying to steal vegetables from the farm and torment Orson. However they are none too bright and are outsmarted by Bo or Roy on most occasions.
• The Wolf: One of many predators who attempts to steal the chickens.
• The Weasel: Another predator who attempts to steal the chickens. Outsmarted by usually Roy, but Sheldon and Lanolin have done so too.
• The Fox: Yet another predator who attempts to steal the chickens, as well as swindling the main characters.
• The Worms: Cunning worms who occasionally talk. Constantly pursued by the hapless Booker. The worms disappeared after the fifth season.

Minor characters

• Fred Duck: Wade's highly annoying cousin who wears a parachute when flying because he's secretly afraid of heights. Fred disappeared after the fourth season.
• Chloe: Roy's niece and a bookish chick. Roy likes her more than he'll admit. She was first introduced in "Uncle Roy to the Rescue", and then was seen again in "Snow Wade and the 77 Dwarfs, pts. 1-2".
• Edward R. Furrow: The farm's local psychiatrist badger whose named after Edward R. Murrow. His appearenses include "A Mildley Mental Mix-Up" and "Daydream Doctor".
• Aloysius: A pig who appears in the seventh season of U.S. Acres. He works not only as a studio accountant but also as a television executive . He gave problems to Orson and his friends about their show (such as the "unwholesomeness" of nursery rhymes in "Kiddie Korner" and budget of the animators of the cartoon in "The discount of Monte Cristo"). He has a dart board, which he uses to plan each season of TV. However, Orson and his gang find a way to pay him back near the end of each episode.
• Plato: A Rooster who came to the farm to do Roy's job. Roy got really jealous of him. Plato first appeared in the third season and had another appearance in Season 4.
• Cameo Guest Star: Sometimes, a character from the Garfield portion of the show will be seen, heard, or mentioned. Usually this is Garfield himself; Odie is also common.

Production

When the show was originally broadcast on CBS, the episodes usually had three Quickies (30- to 45-second gags), usually two "Garfield Quickies" (the first one being played before the intro theme) and one "U.S. Acres Quickie," the latter of which was never shown in syndication. Midway through the second season, "Screaming with Binky" quickie-style segments were added. These "Screaming with Binky" segments were typically used at the halfway point of hour long blocks of Garfield and Friends (as Garfield ended each one with "We'll be right back.") to let the viewers know that unlike most Saturday morning cartoons at the time, it was not over in the usual half-hour. The DVD sets and Boomerang reruns restore the original rotation. After the third season, only one "Garfield Quickie" is shown per episode.

In syndication, Garfield and Friends aired in a thirty-minute format consisting of one Garfield cartoon and one U.S. Acres cartoon, with a Quickie closing the episode. The rerun package used the theme that debuted during the show's third season.

Episode segments and where they appeared

Each episode featured the following segments:

• Garfield Quickie: This was a segment of the show that featured Garfield Sunday strips from the mid to late 1980's.
• Theme: This usually started with a formal styled Garfield on the fence turning on a record player and an announcer introducing the show. See the theme song section below for more information.
• First Garfield Story: This is a general Garfield episode taking on a more domestic nature mostly involving Jon and Odie.
• U.S. Acres/Orson's Farm Quickie: This Quickie usually aired before the main story and featured strips from the newspaper run for that series.
• U.S. Acres Story: This episode featured the U.S. Acres/Orson's Farm gang in various situations. Included is a song segment that built on the episode's theme.
• Screaming With Binky: Segment that was the length of a Quickie and ran at the midway point of an hour episode. These segments featured narration by Garfield where we would usually find ourselves in someplace where quiet is a must or a person is in a delicate situation such as a golfer making a crucial putt. This would be followed by a Binky appearing and yelling, for example, "Heeeeeeeeeeeey Golfer!," most often causing a mistake of some sort. Most of these segments were removed in syndication. On the DVDs, Screaming With Binky usually follows the U.S. Acres episode.
• Second Garfield Quickie: Just like the first quickie except it would be followed by another Garfield episode.
• Second Garfield Story: Another story starring Garfield. Though stories may have a domestic nature, We might see a parody teaching segment that featured a Garfield lecture of some sort or learning situation.
• End Theme

Cancellation

The seventh season (1994-1995) was the last one because CBS wanted to cut the budget (and in fact CBS's Saturday Morning cartoon lineup would be mostly replaced by CBS News Saturday Morning a few years later). The production company nixed this proposal, so they mutually agreed to cease production, even though Garfield and Friends had still been doing well in the ratings.

Awards

Garfield and Friends won the Young Artist Award in 1989 for "Best Animation Series".

Theme song

The show has had three different theme songs. The first one was used during the first two seasons, and was also occasionally hummed or sung by the characters within the show. It was a song-and-dance style number about friendship ("Friends are there to help you get started / To give you a push on your way"). It was animated by alternating segments of Garfield and the U.S. Acres characters.

The second theme song first appeared in the third season and was used for almost the rest of the show's run. This theme was an up-tempo version, featuring clips from the shows, and based on party-themed lyrics. In the seventh (and final) season, an upbeat rap-based theme song was used, sung by J.R. Johnston. [2]

A recurring joke in the theme song is that in each episode, Garfield says a different quote at the end, such as "Welcome to my world... Did you bring food?" "It doesn't start till the fat lady sings," "I think you got this thing confused. I'm real and you're animated," "I can't believe we get away with this every week," or "Hey Heathcliff, eat your heart out!".

Directors

The following people have directed various episodes:

• Steve Clark
• Marija Miletic Daïl
• Jeff Hall
• Karen Peterson
• Tom Ray
• Mitch Schauer
• John Sparey
• Tom Tataranowicz
• John Walker

DVD releases

Region 1

Fox Entertainment and Jim Davis released all seven seasons of Garfield and Friends to Region 1 DVD in five volume box sets, with each set having 24-25 episodes on three discs. Each set features an image of Garfield with a character from U.S. Acres.^[1] Collections of individual episodes were also released in three themed volumes that had 13-15 episodes and were packaged with mini-beanie plushies of Pooky, Odie, and Garfield.

Release Name	Release Date	# Eps	Year Aired
Garfield and Friends, Season One	July 27, 2004	24	1988-1989
Garfield and Friends, Season Two	December 7, 2004	24	1989-1990
Garfield and Friends, Season Three	April 19, 2005	24	1990-1991
Garfield and Friends, Season Four	August 30, 2005	24	1991-1993
Garfield and Friends, Season Five	December 6, 2005	25	1993-1994
Garfield and Friends, Behind The Scenes	December 5, 2006	15
Garfield and Friends, An Ode to Odie	March 20, 2007	13
Garfield and Friends, Dreams & Schemes	September 4, 2007	15
Garfield and Friends, A Cat and His Nerd	May 13, 2008	15

Region 2

Fox Entertainment and Jim Davis released one volume of Garfield and Friends on DVD in the UK on 21 Nov 2005. It was called Box of Fun and it was the same cover as the Vol. 1 box set.

Region 4

Fox Entertainment also released the Volume One set to Region 4 DVD on December 13, 2004. The contents of this set are exactly the same as that of the Region 1 release with only minor changes to the set cover. The set was also made available as individual volumes. The complete "Volume 1" set is now discontinued. The remaining four volumes were never released.

Release Name	Release Date	# Eps
Garfield and Friends, Volume One	December 13, 2004	24
Garfield and Friends, Volume One, Disc 1	November 4, 2005	8
Garfield and Friends, Volume One, Disc 2	November 23, 2005	8
Garfield and Friends, Volume One, Disc 3	November 23, 2005	8

Syndication history

Garfield and Friends has been syndicated on television around the world, beginning in the late 1980s and remaining on air in present day. In Latin America, it played on Cartoon Network from 1992 to 2005, on Boomerang from 2005 to the present, and on Warner Channel from 1998 to the present. Currently, all three of these networks have lost the rights to the show, however.

In Australia, Garfield and Friends began syndication on Network Ten from 1989 to 1999, Most recently it played on FOX8 and ABC1 from 2004 to 2006.

The show was also syndicated in Chile from 1989 to 2003 on Canal 13 and from 1998 to present on Warner Channel. In Estonia, the show appeared on TV 3 from 2000 to 2002, and in Finland on YLE TV2 between the years 1992-1994 and 1998-1999.

The United Kingdom and the United States remain the highest syndicators of the show. In the UK, it appeared on CITV from 1989 through 2002, on Sky1 from 1998 to 2002, and on Boomerang from 2003 to 2006 with Season 1 & 2 only. It also appeared on The Children's Channel for an unknown period of time.

Garfield and Friends was picked up in the United States in 1988 on CBS, where it remained through 1994. It also appeared in syndication from 1993 to 2006, on TBS, TNT, and Cartoon Network from 1995 to 1996, and Nickelodeon from 1997 to 2000. More recently, it appeared on FOX Family Channel and ABC Family in 2001, and on Toon Disney from 2003 to 2008. Boomerang carried it from 2006 to 2007. Canada Was On YTV From 1989-1996.

Only 73 episodes out of the 121 episodes were syndicated by The Program Exchange between 1993 and 2007. This is due to the producers selling syndication rights when the show was still on air and CBS wanting to keep the rights for certain episodes. The show was removed from the Boomerang lineup on December 3, 2006, but returned in May 2007 only to be removed again.

References

External links

• Cat-O-Vision - The Guide to Garfield on Television
• Garfield and Friends at the Internet Movie Database
• Garfield and Friends at TV.com
• Garfield DVD Site

Garfield by Jim Davis Characters Garfield · Jon Arbuckle · Odie Television Here Comes Garfield · Garfield on the Town · Garfield in the Rough · Garfield's Halloween Adventure · Garfield in Paradise · Garfield Goes Hollywood · A Garfield Christmas · Happy Birthday, Garfield · Garfield: His 9 Lives · Garfield and Friends (Episodes) · Garfield's Babes and Bullets · Garfield's Thanksgiving · Garfield's Feline Fantasies · Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (cameo appearance) · Garfield Gets a Life · The Garfield Show Video games Garfield · Garfield: Big Fat Hairy Deal · Garfield: Winter's Tail · Garfield: A Week of Garfield · Garfield Labyrinth · Garfield: Caught in the Act · Garfield's Mad About Cats · Garfield: The Search for Pooky · Garfield and His Nine Lives · Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties · Garfield's Nightmare · Garfield Gets Real · Garfield's Fun Fest Films and DVDs Garfield as Himself · Garfield's Holiday Celebrations · Garfield's Travel Adventures · Garfield's Fantasies · Garfield Cat Tales · Garfield: The Movie · Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties · Garfield Gets Real · Garfield's Fun Fest · Garfield's Pet Force Stage Garfield Live Books Garfield At Large: His First Book · Pet Force · Garfield's Judgment Day  · Garfield at 25: In Dog Years I'd Be Dead Other U.S. Acres · Gnorm Gnat · Mr. Potato Head · Comic strip switcheroo · Klopman diamond · Garfield Minus Garfield  · Am I Cool or What?  · Paws, Inc.  · Professor Garfield

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Garfield and Friends was a popular animated series based on the comic strip Garfield.

Contents 1 Quotes from Garfield 2 Quotes from U.S. Acres 3 Garfield's Introductory Lines 4 The Garfield Opera 5 Truckin' Odie 6 Garfield's Ode to Odie

Quotes from Garfield

• "Neither rain, nor snow, nor gloom of night--nor cat with bad disposition--will stay this clown from his appointed rounds." ~Binky
• Binky: Is Edna Fogarty here? I'm here to wish Edna Fogarty a happy 97th birthdaaaaayyy!
  Garfield: If he does, Edna won't make 98.
• "Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday. Whoop-de-doo, whoop-de-doo. May your day be pleasant. Open up your present just for you, just for you." ~Binky's birthday song
• Jon: Well guys, how would you like to experience something real scary?
  Garfield: Hmmm, Jon's gonna sing.
  Jon: Something so spooky you'll never get over it.
  Garfield: Hmmm, he's gonna sing and dance.
• Jon: Don't you realize how wrong it was to try and mail Nermal to Abu Dhabi?
  Garfield: You're right. Egypt's further.
• Garfield: Are there any questions?
  Audience member: Uh, yeah! Is wrestling fixed?
  Garfield: Excuse me. I should have asked, "Are there any intelligent questions?"
• "Anyone who sings like that should be drug out into the street and shot. Or worse, made to listen to a tape of themselves." ~Garfield
• "Garfield's been a very bad dog lately. I'm gonna teach him a lesson she'll never forget." ~Jon
• Jon: Garfield! How did you get here?
  Garfield: Knowing you, it was probably economy coach.
• "What luck. Jon finally gets a decent quantity of food in the house and it had to be yogurt." ~Garfield
• "You should never say, 'Things can't possibly get any worse.' Things'll always find a way." ~Garfield
• Garfield's "Abu Dhabi" song to Nermal:
  Abu Dhabi, it's far away
  Abu Dhabi, that's where you'll stay
  Abu Dhabi, the place to be
  For any kitten who's annoying me, yeah!
  Abu Dhabi, it's off the track
  Abu Dhabi, now don't come back
  Abu Dhabi, it's quite a thrill
  For any kitten who can make me ill!
  Now some take a train, and some take a plane
  But I am sending you
  Not on a boat, or even by goat
  But in a box marked "Postage Due"
  Abu Dhabi, you're what they lack
  Abu Dhabi, now you're all packed
  Abu Dhabi, a far commute
  For any kitten who is too darn cute!
• "That's the mad scientist's assistant, Igor. Mad scientists' assistants are always named Igor. It's, like, a law." ~Garfield
• "For a while, [Binky] even hosted the wrestling matches. The wrestlers complained he was loud, they couldn't study their scripts." ~Garfield
• "You know what the sad part is? This is the sixth time Jon's taken me camping, and it's still the most fun I've ever had." ~Garfield
• "...Look what you've found. Do you know what this is, Odie? No, it's not a ball. It's the Klopman Diamond. A priceless gem, as well as a pointless running gag on a popular Saturday morning cartoon series." ~Garfield
• TV announcer: Ladies and gentlemen, Odie and Friends!
  Garfield: Odie and Friends? ...We are very close to the end of civilization as we know it.
  Floyd: What a disgusting, insulting, unfair TV show. Bet it's a hit, though.
• Garfield: Where's the ball, Odie? Stupid creatures love to fetch a ball.
  Jon: (angrily walks up with the ball) You're annoying us, Garfield.
  Garfield: Like I said.
• Judge: "Order in the court."
  Binky: I'll have a ham on rye. Hold the mayo! (laughs)
  Garfield: That's the real Binky.
  Judge: Arrest that phony!
  Stinky Davis: Hey, you can't do this to me! I'll get you for this, cat!
  Garfield: The real Binky could never resist a very old joke.
• "In the history of mankind, no two people have ever been able to agree on the toppings for pizza." ~Garfield
• "This will scare the pants off those three or my name isn't June Arburkle!" ~Jon
• "You! You're not Sylvia! You're one of the Kung-Fu Creatures on the Rampage!... Two!" ~Man in the movie Kung-Fu Creatures on the Rampage II
• "If he's a real cop, then I'm a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle." ~Garfield
• "A beautiful woman is interested in Jon and you're asking what's wrong? How long have you been on this show?" ~Garfield, to Odie
• "I'll see your horse, and raise you... a grand piano... and the mayor of Davenport, Iowa!" ~Garfield during a game of poker
• "Kids! Check your TV listings. Make sure this isn't the last episode!" ~Garfield
• Floyd: Just remember this moment, Garfield, 'cause there'll eventually come the day you'll beg me to do this show. But you know what? I won't be available. I'll be working for, uh, Disney or somebody.
  Garfield: Who's he kidding? Disney's up to here with mice on their contract.
• "Good morning. Sometimes, on the show, we like to teach you something a little educational. No, no! Don't change the channel! It's not that educational!" ~Garfield
• "Let me think how to solve this. Maybe I can call the Ghostbusters! Nah, their show was cancelled." ~Garfield
• Jon: Garfield, come back here with that! I said you could have a light snack.
  Garfield: This is a light snack! A big snack includes soup.
• "This is much better than sending him to Abu Dhabi, and it saves on stamps." ~Garfield, after locking Nermal in a jail cell
• Jon: We'll go to that new multiplex in town. They have 37 screens.
  Garfield: All of which will be showing Kung-Fu Creatures on the Rampage 2.
• "Odie, that is not a watch. That is a head of cabbage. There is a difference." ~Garfield
• Jon: I'll put a stop to this or my name is mud!
  Garfield: "Mud" should be back any minute now.
  Jon: (returns, covered with mud on his face) Hello, my name is Mud.
  Garfield: We were expecting you.
• Jon: Garfield look at you! You need to get in shape!
  Garfield: Round is a shape.
• Garfield: [to viewers] From time to time on this show, we like to bring you something a little educational. [a hand holding a remote control appears, startling Garfield] No, no! Don't change channels! It's not that educational.
• Garfield (to Odie) Rule number 1 in being a sidekick. Never dress better than the hero.
• Jon: It is a great honor to be in your presence, Your Highness.
  Sultan: Oh, you don't have to call me Your Highness. Now, you can call me Ali. Or you can call me Wally. Or you can call me Ben. Or you can call me Benny. Or you can call me Ali Ben. Or you can call me Ali Ben, Jr. Or you can call me Junior. Or you can call me Ali, Jr. Or you can call me Sonny. Or you can call me Ali Benny, Jr. Or you can call me Junie. Or you can call Johnny. Or you can call me Benjie. Or you can call me Benjie, Jr. Or you can call me Ray. Or you can call me Jay. Or you can call me Ray Jay. Or you can call me R.J.J.

Quotes from U.S. Acres

• Wade: It's National Don't Mention Meat Or Someone Will Hit You With a Banana Cream Pie Day! If you mention a kind of meat, someone will hit you with a banana cream pie!
  Roy: What? You mean I'll get hit with a banana cream pie if I mention, oh say, prime rib? (a pie hits him) That's a lot of baloney! (another pie hits him) Who do I complain to? I have a real beef! (a third pie hits him) Y'know what?! THERE'S JUST TOO MUCH AT STAKE! (a fourth pie hits him) I said STAKE. S-T-A-K-E. Not STEAK, S-T-E-A-K. (a fifth pie hits him)
• (After Roy has quit the show) Wade: Roy's quit for good? Oh, now we ARE in a stew! (Hit with a pie)
  Orson: Wade, that's what you get for being so frank. (Hit with a pie)
• Orson: ...Maybe you'll look like me.
  Sheldon: Are you trying to scare me?
• Booker: Roy, why are you playing the wake-up call now? It's nine-thirty!
  Roy: I'm on daylight savings' time.
• "Hello, I'm Big Bad Buddy Bird. I never agree with the group. I set a bad example for impressionable children everywhere." ~Roy
• Booker: Let's turn [the princess in the changed Cinderella story] into a cowgirl.
  Sheldon: No, a spacesuit. She's an astronaut.
  Booker: Even better, let's make her a race car driver and she's got an evil twin.
  Orson: No, she's a princess and there's only one of her!
• "You will lose all your feathers during a total eclipse on Arbor day while listening to The Marine Corps Band playing "Home on the range" and watching a badminton match between two guys named Ichabod." ~Roy's fortune cookie
• Wade: Roy, your favorite show is on!
• ': Roy: Garfield and Friends?!
• "And so Chicken Licken, Cocky Locky, Ducky Wucky, Piggy Wiggy, Sheepy Creepy, Lamby Wamby, Puppy Wuppy, Goosey Poosey, Horsey Worsey, Weasel Geasel, Turkey Lurkey, Hawky Tawky, Foxy Woxy, Eggy Leggy, Wooly Bully, Catty Fatty, Beaver Cleaver, Wormy Squirmy, Hoggy Woggy, Rooster Shooster, Fishy Wishy, Apey Wapey, Toady Woady, Mallard Ballard, Hippo Zippo, Mousey Wousey, and Chicky Wicky all went to see the king." ~Wade, reading Chicken Licken
• Roy: Read to the chicks? I can do that.
  Wade: As can I! I wanna read to them.
  Roy: I'm going to read to them.
  Wade: No, I'm going to read to them.
  Roy: Au contraire, ducko.
  Wade: I don't care if you can speak Spanish, I'm still gonna read to them!
• "[The CD is] stuck! That's what I get for buying a stereo from a horse." ~Roy
• Roy: At this rate, I'll be done [putting the grain back in the silo] in time for Christmas.
  Sheldon: What year?
  Roy: That I'm not sure of.
• Wade: Everyone thinks I'm a coward, and I resent it.
  Orson: Wade, you are a coward.
  Wade: That's why I resent it.
• Orson: Aren't you ashamed of yourself?
  Roy: No more than usual.
• "You are bullies! You are nasty swines, you are. I would say that you are not fit to eat with pigs, except for the fact that you are pigs." ~Wade, confronting Orson's brothers
• Orson: Now I'd like to do a little dance for you.
  Roy: Don't! My earthquake insurance isn't paid up.
  Orson: I am not fat! I have the body of a supreme athlete!
  Roy: Well, give it back! You're getting it all stretched out of shape.
  Orson: Roy, aren't you supposed to be selling tickets at the door?
  Roy: What? And miss my chance to heckle you, Pignose?
  Orson: well in that case, I won't dance."[The entire audience applauds]
• Booker: What do you get when you cross a lasagna-loving cat with a bunch of zany farm animals?
  Sheldon: You get picked up for another season.
• "Man, I wish I had a line in this episode." ~Bo
• Roy: Orson! The chickens is missing!
  Orson: Shouldn't that be the chickens are missing? You see, chickens is plural, so of course you need a plural verb--
  Roy: Oh, great! The weasel has the chickens, and you're teaching grammar!
• "What do you mean this is the only show you could get me on? Isn't Hanna-Barbera casting? What about cable? I heard they're doing a funny version of Ren and Stimpy." ~Roy
• Orson: (reading Rumpelstiltskin) After the king let the son out, the little man offered the son a deal.
  Rumpelstiltskin (Roy): You can keep your VCR if you can guess my name.
  Miller's son (Wade): Guess your name? Ha! That oughta be a cinch! Is it Fred?
  Rumpelstiltskin: No.
  Miller's son: Sam?
  Rumpelstiltskin: No.
  Miller's son: Elliot?
  Rumpelstiltskin: Nope!
  Miller's son: Jason?
  Rumpelstiltskin: No way.
  Orson: The son just kept on guessing far into the night...
  Miller's son: Irving? Floyd? Ichabod? Michael? Sidney? John? Paul? George? Ringo? Larry? Moe? Curly? Shemp? Howie? Frank?
  Rumpelstiltskin: Nope.
  Orson: ...but without success.
  Miller's son: Arbuthnot? Trallfaz? Sting? Prince? Engelburt?
  Rumpelstiltskin: Sorry, you only get one more guess.
  Pizzaman (Bo): Hey, like, hi there, Rumpelstiltskin. Qué pasa?
  Miller's son: I know it! I know your name! Your name is...
  Roy: (grabs the book from Orson) But before the duck-son could say the name, a hurricane came up!
  Orson: A hurricane!?
  Roy: Yes, a hurricane. And it blew the duck away, so he couldn't take his VCR back.
  Wade: Uno momento!
  Orson: Guys!
  Wade: Then a spaceship came by! And it rescued the handsome duck and flew him back to reclaim his VCR.
  Orson: Guys, stop this!
  Roy: But the rooster was determined to get it back with the aid of his trained dinosaurs!
  Orson: Trained dinosaurs? Where did the trained dinosaurs come from?
  Roy: Same place all those ninjas came from.
  Wade: But then the Third Marine Division landed with their Anti-Trained Dinosaur Squadron.
  Roy: But the Mole People were too smart for the Marines!
  Orson: Guys!
• Wade: (looks at the "U.S. Acres Quickie" logo) Orson, what's a quickie?
  Orson: It's a short joke.
  Booker: (entering) I don't like jokes about being short!
  Orson: Well, it's not a joke about being short, Booker; it's a joke that is short.
  Roy: (entering with Bo) But couldn't you do a short joke about someone being short?
  Bo: You could even do a long joke about someone being short.
  Roy: Then that'd be a long short joke!
  Orson: Enough already! A quickie is a joke that's only 45 seconds, and it's--
  Sheldon: (entering) Time's up!
  Wade: (as the camera fades out) Shucks! I never found out what a quickie was.
• Roy: (considering moving onto the Buddy Bears' show) You [the Buddy Bears] won't hit me with pies?
  Bobby Buddy Bear: Oh no!
  Billy Buddy Bear: We never hit anyone with pies!
  Bertie Buddy Bear: That's not educational and uplifting!
  All Buddy Bears: We never do anything that's not educational and uplifting!
• Maurice: I take people into fantasy sequences and show them what the world would be like if they had never lived.
  Wade: Oh yeah. Like that movie they show seven million times every Christmas.

Garfield's Introductory Lines

In every episode, right at the end of the theme song, Garfield would always say something different.

• "This show is K-rated - no adults unless accompanied by a kid."
• "Smart kids watch this show; other kids just change the channel."
• "Maybe not as funny as pro wrestling, but a lot more realistic."
• "You folks have this confused. I'm real, and you're animated."
• "I just checked the TV listings; I'm the only thing on right now."
• "Pay careful attention, everyone; there'll be a quiz later."
• "The Garfield Guarantee - no giant robots or annoying little blue people."
• "So if someone wants you to change the channel, kids, just say no."
• "Don't forget, kids, look both ways before crossing your teacher."
• "Hey, Heathcliff! Eat your heart out!"
• "Beware of imitations, accept no substitutes. Batteries not included."
• "You notice how every week I say something different here?"
• "Hey you, the kid who missed last week's show! You'd better have a good excuse."
• "I suppose you're all wondering why I asked you here today."
• "And just remember what you paid to get in."
• "A funny thing happened to me on my way to my cartoon show."
• "Hey you, chewing the gum! I hope you brought enough for everybody."
• "Eat and be lazy, kids, and someday you'll have your own show too."
• "Sell your remote control. I'm the best thing on."
• "I can't believe we get away with this every week."
• "Today featuring Binky the Clown, so turn up the volume, kids!"
• "Don't try any of this at home, kids. We're professionals."
• "Wouldn't I make a great ventriloquist? My lips never move."
• "This offer void where prohibited. Some restrictions may apply. Batteries not included."
• "We've got to stop that chicken from writing on my logo every week."
• "Garfield and Friends is taped in front of an animated studio audience."
• "And a special hello to all you wonderful Nielsen familes out there."
• "And pay attention; there'll be a test at the end."
• "Change channels and you'll never see your dog again."
• "Today's show is brought to you by the letter K and the number 9."
• "It doesn't start until the fat lady screams."
• "My lips never move. Wouldn't I make a great ventriloquist?"
• "I'd like to buy a vowel, please."
• "In a moment, I'll wave my finger and the music will stop."
• "I'll be back right after they sell you stuff."
• "Enough of this entertainment jazz; let's have some commercials."
• "Here are some commercials and then, more of me."
• "Garfield and Friends will be right back. At least I'll be."
• "The Buddy Bears are on the show today, folks, so keep that channel changer handy."
• "Just think of me as like a Teenage Mutant Ninja Pussycat."
• "This show is the only possible reason for getting up this early."
• "Thank you. You know, a funny thing happened to me on the way to the cartoon show."
• "I'm sick of those singers. Can we get some, like, Elvis impersonators for next week?"
• "Welcome to my world. Did you bring food?"
• "Hey, I'll return the favor. When you get your own cartoon show, I'll watch."
• "Serving cartoon watchers the world over since 1988."
• "This show is the most fun you can have without marinara sauce."
• "When they invented television, this is pretty much what they had in mind."
• "The following is made possible by a grant from the lasagna manufacturers of America."
• "I haven't had so much fun since Nermal fell in the mud."
• "If you like this show, tell a friend. If you don't like it, my name is Heathcliff."
• "Where else can you get this much comedy for your viewing dollar?"
• "If this show were any more entertaining, we'd be on Pay-Per-View."
• "If you can find a better show on television, watch it!"
• "Today's show is dedicated to loyal and courageous pizza delivery persons everywhere."
• "The only cartoon show that comes with a double-your-money-back guarantee."
• "And for my next trick, I will make the rest of the show magically appear!"
• "Reproductions of the accounts and descriptions of this cartoon show is prohibited."
• "We're environmentally sound; all of today's jokes are recycled from last week's show."
• "If you could only watch one TV show this year, this is the one to watch."
• "And make sure you stick around after the show for the big cast party."
• "And don't let your dog watch this show. It's too good for him."
• "Hey, you could watch some other show, but why would you want to?"
• "Today's show is brought to you in color, unless the artists ran out of crayons."
• "You'll like today's show, folks. No Binky, no Nermal, no Buddy Bears - just a lot of me."
• "Today's show is inspected for your safety by number 29."
• "And don't bother checking what's on NBC. They've stopped airing cartoons."
• "Everything else you watch on TV this week will just be anticlimatic."
• "If a tree falls while our sound effects man is at lunch, does it make a sound?"
• "Penelope's back today, folks. Some women just can't get enough of me."
• "Critics agree - of all the TV shows on today, this is probably one of them."
• "Think of a number between 1 and 10. The number you're thinking of is 7."
• "And keep watching, or we'll have to change into a shopping network and sell bad jewelry."
• "Today is Hit-a-Duck-in-the-Face-With-a-Lemon-Meringue-Pie Day! We'll explain later."
• "I was gonna do something spontaneous here, but I've been too busy to plan it."
• "The cartoon show to watch when you won't settle for just any cartoon show."
• "The funniest show on TV that doesn't have a 1-800 number to buy cheap junk."
• "Today, featuring the return of the Singing Ants! Boy, they have a good agent."
• "Penelope is singing today, folks, so don't leave any expensive glassware near the TV."
• "Today, a Saturday morning investigative report - where did all those Smurfs go?"
• "This show is the answer. Unfortunately, no one's figured out the question yet."
• "Today, a look into our writer's joke file! That's right, we examine both jokes."
• "The longest-running show on this network except for the news which is unfortunately funnier."
• "Today, an encore performance of our report 'Are There Too Many Reruns of Cartoon Shows'?"
• "After seven seasons, we've pretty much said everything you can say in this spot."
• "It doesn't start until the fat cat burps."
• "Enjoy This Episode Of Garfeild And Freinds."

The Garfield Opera

To the tune of Dance of the Hours

Garfield: So a new day's slowly dawning.
Please forgive this cat for yawning.
I see that it's half past seven.
I think I'll go back to bed until eleven.
But the puppy (Odie) makes me cautious,
And our houseguest (Nermal) makes me nauseous.
I would sleep but I'm unable.
Might as well see if my breakfast's on the table.
Where's my meal? I am starving.
Start the cooking! Start the carving!
I eat breakfast as a habit.
(referring to a lettuce) This is quite a lovely meal for a rabbit.
Make an omelette. Make a waffle,
Though your cooking's really awful.
Make me pancakes. Make me bacon.
If you think that I will eat this you're mistaken.

Jon:You're too fat! I can't keep quiet,
You're too fat, It's time to diet,
I insist.
You will not have a feast
Until you lose ten pounds at least!
No more food!
Forgive me if I'm sounding rude,
But you have got to lose some weight!
You get no more to eat,
Until, you look and see your feet!

Garfield: Hiya Odie! Whatcha doing?
How's that bone that you are chewing?
There's a rumbling in my tummy,
And that bone if yours is looking pretty yummy.

Nermal: I am Nermal. I'm a cutie!
I'm the peak of feline beauty!
Folks adore me, if they've met me!
They will line up for miles just to pet me!

Garfield: Sorry, Nermal. Not this morning.
You have had your final warning.
I have taken up a hobby:
Mailing kittens all the way to Abu Dhabi.
Un Momento! Who's that person?
Why, it's Mrs Ann Mcpherson!
She's the chairman, undefeated,
Of a group that makes sure pets are not mistreated.

Ann Mcpherson: You poor cat, I heard you squeal!
You poor cat, you need a meal!
It appears
Your master doesn't give
You all the things to need to live!
(to Jon)Feed this pet!
You know that it's a real threat.
If you don't, I will call the cops,
And they will send some cars
Of men to put you behind bars

Jon: Eat!
Have a bowl of shredded wheat!
Add some sugar make it sweet,
For a treat,
It's so neat
When you have fruit or berries!
Eat!
Dieting is obsolete!
Have another piece of meat!
Can't be beat,
Though you cannot see your feet!
There is nothing in this world,
Like eating everything that's edible!
Have some ice-cream lightly swirled,
It's really quite incredible!
Eat each pie, and roll, and tart,
And do not count a calorie!
Eating is the finest art,
You should be in some gallery!
Chew! Chew! Chew!
Yes, you,you,you.
Stuff yourself until your little tummy aches.
Eat! Eat! Eat!
Each sandwich that your
Weary kitchen master makes.
And cakes!
And steaks!
And Quakes!
And lakes of shakes!
Land sakes! (Garfield has grown into a giant)
Mmmmunch!
Have another glass of punch!
Eat bananas by the bunch!
I've a hunch,
That you're planning something good for dinner.
Munch!
Hear that meal going crunch!
Think your chair is gonna scrunch!
What a brunch!
This should hold you until lunch.
You love to dine on each kind
Of food you can find!
You put it all away although
As you will know it all winds up behind!
Do not let your fork stop!
Have another pork chop!

Truckin' Odie

[Key of G minor] Garfield:

It was on a dark and stormy day,

And the pussycat was snoring.

And since no-one was around to play

The little puppy went exploring.

Odie didn't listen to our warning

That it wasn't safe to roam,

So he left the house on a rainy morning,

And he wandered far from home.

Down the avenue the puppy stumbled,

To the warehouse part of town,

And about that time the storm clouds rumbled,

And the rain came pouring down.

Now as we all know this dog is dense

And is not known for his brain,

But he had at least the common sense

To seek shelter from the rain.

Now the truck in which he chose to nap

Was the rig of Billy Bob,

An honest and hard-working chap

Who was desperate for a job.

'Til the day that rich guy came around,

And said, to Billy's glee,

"If you get this load there safe and sound,

You can come work for me."

It was quite a break for a guy who was broke,

So he loaded up the freight,

And by the time that the dog awoke,

They were on the interstate.

When he found he had a dog aboard,

Billy Bob was shocked, and said

"To take you back, I can't afford,

We will have to press ahead."

Chorus:

Keep on rolling,Keep on rolling,

Rolling down the road.

Keep on rolling,Keep on rolling,

With your heavy load.

Keep on trucking,Keep on trucking,

That's what truckers do.

Got to keep on trucking,

Got to get on through.

Garfield:

Old Trucker Bruce was a local blight,

Who was known from here to Fargo,

For running trucks off the road at night

To relieve them of their cargo.

When he saw Billy's passing rig,

He said with an evil smirk,

"That trucker's hauling something big,

Guess it's time I went to work."

So he got his truck out on the double,

T'was the biggest he could find.

And Billy knew he was in real big trouble

When he saw old Bruce behind.

Billy shook and moaned and shivered,

And he told the puppy why.

"We'll never get this load delivered

If I can't outrun this guy!"

The tire rubber almost burned,

As they zoomed on down the trail.

But no matter which why Billy turned,

He could see Bruce on his tail.

Billy Bob was hurrying,

But it was a hopeless cause.

And Odie sat there worrying

With his face buried in his paws.

He realised, with great dismay,

was more than likely that

He never more would romp and play

With his friend, Garfield Cat.

If you're wondering what became of me,

I was nowhere near the road.

I can't rescue Odie.

I'm not in this episode.

(To tune of refrain) Keep on snoring, keep on snoring.

Back home safe and sound.

Keep on snoring, keep on snoring.

Most fun I have found.

Keep on sleeping, keep on sleeping.

Peaceful here alone.

Got to keep on sleeping.

(with chorus)Odie's on his own.

Garfield:

Now, Odie tried to leave his seat,

When a spill he chanced to take,

And he tumbled down by Billy's feet

And fell onto the brake.

The truck came to a sudden stop,

Right there on the interstate.

And Bruce found himself on top

Of an accident of first rate.

But Bruce he had both skill and luck,

And he swerved up on that ridge.

And he didn't run into Billy's truck,

But he did drive off the bridge.

He hit the lake with a mighty splash,

And it looked like there he'd stay.

So Billy Bob, like a lightning flash,

Hit the gas and sped away.

They didn't see old Bruce climb out

Of his truck all wringing wet.

They didn't hear his angry shout,

"I'll catch up with you yet!"

An hour later, Billy stopped

To get something quick to eat.

And Odie napped, while Billy shopped,

'Til a stranger took his seat.

That truck bad Bruce was gonna nab,

But his plan had but one flaw.

For Billy seen him by the cab,

And he notified the law.

The sheriff slapped the cuffs on Bruce,

Been hunting him all year.

But then they saw the truck was loose,

'Cause he left the thing in gear.

Chorus:

Stop the rolling,Stop the rolling,

Do not let it roll.

Stop the rolling,Stop the rolling,

Truck's out of control.

Stop the trucking,Stop the trucking,

Or he won't survive.

Got to stop the trucking,

Odie cannot drive.

[Key change to A major] Garfield:

The puppy dog was filled with fear,

His horn went "BEEP BEEP BEEP".

He tried in vain the truck to steer,

It hit things in a heap.

Just when it seemed to be a loss,

The sheriff lent a hand.

And Billy Bob, he swung across

And quickly took command.

The puppy covered up his eyes,

They rolled into a shop.

And they both had a big surprise

When the truck came to a stop.

This building was, they quickly found,

The company's address.

They'd brought the cargo safe and sound,

With approximate success.

The job was Billy Bob's to claim,

As promised by the man.

Who had them paint his product's name

On the side of Billy's van.

Next morning on another run,

The pup came home for real.

But when he told me what he'd done

I said, "Big fat hairy deal."

It made no difference to this cat,

But I was thunderstruck,

When I saw the sign that revealed that

It was a lasagna truck.

There are heroes of most every kind,

But the ones this cat adores,

Are the heroes who should be enshrined,

Who bring pasta to our stores.

Garfield and Chorus:

Keep on rolling,Keep on rolling,

Rolling down the road.

Keep on rolling,Keep on rolling,

With your heavy load.

Keep on trucking,Keep on trucking,

That's what truckers do.

Got to keep on trucking,

Got to get on through.

Garfield's Ode to Odie

• Garfield: [Rapping style]
  I decided late one Sunday
  I would sleep till half past Monday.
  Suddenly, I felt a tap,
  Which awoke me from my nap.
  I awoke and found before me
  Someone who was sure to bore me.
  "Please leave me to sleep," I chirped.
  That was when the creature slurped!
  Just then, the surprise was sprung:
  Seven yards of doggie tongue.
  Doggie tongues'll always trick ya;
  Look so harmless 'til they lick ya.
  He let out a loving howl;
  I went out to get a towel.
  When a dog's enthusiastic,
  What you want to do is drastic.
  All my fur was wringing wet.
  Should've had it washed and set.
  "Let me sleep!" I'd often told him.
  Looked like I would have to scold him.
  I was in for a surprise
  When I looked into his eyes;
  Pleading, as they were, for mercy
  Left me with a controversy.
  Then I got a wondrous notion
  How to sleep without commotion.
  So he'd leave this cat alone,
  I dug out his favorite bone.
  Figured if I couldn't cure him,
  Next best thing would be to lure him.
  When he came back, he would find
  I had locked the door behind.
  Now at least his dripping yap
  Wouldn't interrupt my nap.
  In my world, there's no excusing
  When you interrupt my snoozing.
  So while I was busy snoring,
  My friend Odie went exploring.
  Usually, he doesn't roam
  Quite this far away from home,
  But he wandered to an alley
  Where the tough dogs often dally.
  You would be a little nuts
  To go near these mangy mutts.
  Odie never comprehends.
  He decided to make friends.
  When they saw this shy intruder,
  They could scarcely have been ruder.
  Odie's thoughts are always sunny.
  What, he wondered, was so funny?
  "This," one said, "is not a dog.
  Maybe this is someone's frog!"
  "It's no frog," the other said.
  "It's a rat that ain't been fed!"
  "Nah," the biggest one exclaimed.
  "I know what this runt is named.
  Not a frog and not a rat;
  This is just a teensy gnat!"
  And he grabbed poor Odie's bone
  And he claimed it for his own.
  Odie, you must understand,
  Always wants to lend a hand.
  Anytime or anywhere,
  Odie would be glad to share.
  But you have to do it right.
  Taking things is not polite.
  Odie wanted it returned.
  His request was promptly spurned.
  Odie wound up wet and soggin'
  With a frog upon his noggin.
  He made sure the frog was thrown back.
  Now he'd go to get his bone back.
  But before our friend returned,
  One of them seemed most concerned.
  She said she was not amused
  At the way he'd been abused.
  "Butch," she said, "you're very tough!
  Did you have to be so rough?"
  Just then, Odie reappeared.
  The bulldog gave a laugh and sneered.
  Picked up Odie very crass;
  Threw him for a forward pass.
  Now the other dog agreed
  That was not a funny deed,
  And she told the bulldog he
  Really should let Odie be.
  Butch said that he wasn't done.
  Pounding Odie's too much fun.
  That was when he looked and found
  That his ladies weren't around.
  They decided they would flee with
  Someone much more nice to be with.
  They led Odie to a world
  Where he'd not be kicked or hurled.
  Butch was left there all alone
  With no friends, just Odie's bone.
  So they marched the little waif
  To the home where he'd be safe.
  Odie had made lifelong pals
  With a couple doggie gals.
  Someone had not figured fully;
  People never love a bully.
  So our tale is adjourned
  With this lesson to be learned:
  Helpless folk you shouldn't flog;
  People love an underdog.
  The end, and that's a wrap.