"Garfield and Friends" (1988) TV series 1988-1995

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Creator:

Jim Davis
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | unknown

Release Date:

17 September 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Comedy

Plot:

Cartoon series based on Jim Davis' popular comic strip. The star of the series was Garfield, a lazy feline whose only desires in life were lasanga...

Plot Keywords:

Farm | Pig | Rooster | Laziness | Dog

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Thom Huge	...	Jon Arbuckle / ... (116 episodes, 1988-1994)
Gregg Berger	...	Odie / ... (116 episodes, 1988-1994)
Lorenzo Music	...	Garfield / ... (115 episodes, 1988-1994)
Howard Morris	...	Wade Duck / ... (115 episodes, 1988-1994)
Frank Welker	...	Bo / ... (111 episodes, 1988-1994)
Julie Payne	...	Lanolin (77 episodes, 1988-1994)

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Series Directed by
Jeff Hall		(32 episodes, 1989-1990)
Steve Clark		(22 episodes, 1988-1989)
John Walker		(22 episodes, 1988-1989)
Marija Miletic Dail		(18 episodes, 1989)
Karen Peterson		(18 episodes, 1989)
Tom Ray		(18 episodes, 1989)
Mitch Schauer		(18 episodes, 1989)
Dave Brain		(14 episodes, 1994)
Vincent Davis		(14 episodes, 1994)
Emory Myrick		(14 episodes, 1994)
James West		(14 episodes, 1994)
John Sparey		(13 episodes, 1988)
Tom Tataranowicz		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Jim Davis		(76 episodes, 1988-1994)
Mark Evanier		(68 episodes, 1988-1994)
Sharman Divono		(41 episodes, 1988-1990)

Series Produced by
Phil Roman	....	executive producer (64 episodes, 1988-1994)
Bob Curtis	....	producer (29 episodes, 1989-1990)
John Cawley	....	associate producer (28 episodes, 1989-1991)
George Singer	....	producer (22 episodes, 1988-1989)
Mitch Schauer	....	producer (18 episodes, 1989)
Kim Campbell	....	associate producer: Paws Inc. (14 episodes, 1994)
Jim Davis	....	executive producer (14 episodes, 1994)
Vincent Davis	....	producer (14 episodes, 1994)
Mark Evanier	....	co-producer (14 episodes, 1994)
Lee Mendelson	....	executive producer (14 episodes, 1994)
Bob Nesler	....	producer (11 episodes, 1990)
Jim Wyatt	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Ed Bogas		(64 episodes, 1988-1994)
Desirée Goyette		(50 episodes, 1988-1990)

Series Film Editing by
Timothy Borquez		(37 episodes, 1989-1990)
Julie Gustafson		(37 episodes, 1989-1990)
Sam Horta		(37 episodes, 1989-1990)
Brian F. Mars		(26 episodes, 1989)
Tim Terusa		(2 episodes, 1990)

Series Production Management
Bill Schultz	....	executive in charge of production (51 episodes, 1989-1994)
Anne Luiting	....	studio production manager (14 episodes, 1994)
Noel-Quinn Roman	....	post-production supervisor (14 episodes, 1994)
Jim Wyatt	....	production manager (14 episodes, 1994)
Lizabeth Aguiar	....	post-production supervisor (11 episodes, 1990)

Series Art Department
Phyllis Craig	....	color designer (64 episodes, 1988-1994)
Gary Conrad	....	storyboard artist / models (50 episodes, 1988-1990)
Mitch Schauer	....	models / storyboard artist (50 episodes, 1988-1990)
Libby Reed	....	color designer / color assistant (42 episodes, 1989-1994)
Lin Larsen	....	models / storyboard artist (29 episodes, 1989-1990)
Karl Toerge	....	storyboard artist (29 episodes, 1989-1990)
Peter Alvarado	....	storyboard artist (20 episodes, 1989-1990)
Floyd Norman	....	storyboard artist / models (18 episodes, 1989-1994)
Davis Doi	....	storyboard artist (18 episodes, 1989)
Chris Jenkyns	....	storyboard artist (18 episodes, 1989)
Bob Onorato	....	models (18 episodes, 1989)
Michael Swanigan	....	storyboard artist (18 episodes, 1989)
Bob Nesler	....	storyboard artist (17 episodes, 1988-1989)
Bob Boyle	....	models / storyboard artist (14 episodes, 1994)
Dave Brain	....	models / storyboard artist (14 episodes, 1994)
Nora Johnson	....	models / storyboard artist (14 episodes, 1994)
Art Roman	....	models / storyboard artist (14 episodes, 1994)
Salene Weatherwax	....	models (14 episodes, 1994)
Monte Young	....	storyboard artist (14 episodes, 1994)
Bob Curtis	....	models (11 episodes, 1990)
Robert Dranko	....	storyboard artist (11 episodes, 1990)
Ron Hughart	....	models (10 episodes, 1988)
Brett Koth	....	storyboard artist (10 episodes, 1988)
Mark Whiting	....	lead background painter (10 episodes, 1990-1991)
Ron Maidenberg	....	storyboard artist (9 episodes, 1989)
Dan Haskett	....	storyboard artist (6 episodes, 1988-1989)
Cullen Blaine	....	storyboard artist (5 episodes, 1988-1989)
Karl Fisher	....	storyboard artist (4 episodes, 1989)
Scott Jeralds	....	storyboard artist (4 episodes, 1989)
Marty Murphy	....	storyboard artist (4 episodes, 1989)

Series Sound Department
George Thompson	....	voice recordist: Buzzy's Hollyood (26 episodes, 1989)
Tom Amelotte	....	sound re-recording mixer (14 episodes, 1994)
Jennifer Mertens	....	sound editor (14 episodes, 1994)
Thomas Syslo	....	supervising sound editor (14 episodes, 1994)
Les Wolf	....	sound editor (14 episodes, 1994)
Paul J. Diller	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Michael Gollom	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Mark L. Mangino	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
John O. Robinson III	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Pat Foley	....	visual effects (13 episodes, 1988)
Tim Terusa	....	visual effects (13 episodes, 1988)

Series Animation Department
Robert Givens	....	key layout artist (49 episodes, 1988-1990)
Cliff Voorhees	....	key layout artist (43 episodes, 1989-1994)
Richard H. Thomas	....	key background artist (39 episodes, 1988-1989)
Ellie Bogardus	....	key background artist / background artist (22 episodes, 1988-1989)
Elaine Hultgren	....	key layout artist (18 episodes, 1989)
Dan McHugh	....	key layout artist (18 episodes, 1989)
Gloria Wood	....	key background artist (18 episodes, 1989)
Bob Boyle	....	key layout artist (14 episodes, 1994)
Al Budnick	....	key background artist (14 episodes, 1994)
Gary Eggleston	....	key background artist (14 episodes, 1994)
Nora Johnson	....	key layout artist (14 episodes, 1994)
Don Watson	....	key background artist (14 episodes, 1994)
Monte Young	....	key layout artist (14 episodes, 1994)
Shannon Meyer	....	ink and paint supervisor: C & D Ink & Paint Service (13 episodes, 1988)
Kevin Petrilak	....	animator: main title animation (13 episodes, 1988)
Bob Nesler	....	key layout artist (11 episodes, 1988)
Warren Marshall	....	key background artist / key layout artist (11 episodes, 1990)
Serge Michaels	....	key background artist (11 episodes, 1990)
Rolando Oliva	....	key background artist (11 episodes, 1990)
Jim Fletcher	....	key layout artist (5 episodes, 1989)

Series Editorial Department
Sam Horta	....	editorial consultant / editorial supervisor: Sam Horta Editorial (27 episodes, 1988-1994)
Lizabeth Aguiar	....	post-production coordinator (26 episodes, 1989)
Barbara Beck	....	director of post-production (14 episodes, 1994)
Julie Ann Lau	....	picture editor (14 episodes, 1994)
Richard Roman	....	post-production coordinator (11 episodes, 1990)

Series Music Department
Gary Clayton	....	music recordist: Russian Hill Recording / music recordist (55 episodes, 1988-1994)
J.R. Johnston	....	composer: theme song (14 episodes, 1994)
Neil Panton	....	composer: theme song (14 episodes, 1994)
Chris Rabideau	....	music editor (14 episodes, 1994)
Timothy Borquez	....	music effects (13 episodes, 1988)
Jon Barnard	....	songs: "U.S. Acres" (2 episodes, 1990)
Thom Huge	....	songs: "U.S. Acres" (2 episodes, 1990)
William Griggs	....	music editor (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
John Cawley	....	pre-production coordinator / production coordinator (50 episodes, 1988-1990)
Paul Gruwell	....	supervising director / overseas supervisor (29 episodes, 1989-1990)
Bob Curtis	....	supervising director (21 episodes, 1988-1989)
Lynn Hoag	....	overseas supervisor (14 episodes, 1994)
Kristy Mendelson	....	production coordinator (14 episodes, 1994)
Lizabeth Aguiar	....	production coordinator (13 episodes, 1988)
Stephen P. Arkle	....	video services (13 episodes, 1994)
Mark Evanier	....	voice director (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Film Roman Productions
• United Media Productions (in association with) (1988-1994)
• Lee Mendelson Productions (in association with) (1989-1995)
• Universal Press Syndicate (UPI) (????-????)
• Paws (in association with)

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004-) (USA) (DVD)
• CBS/Fox Home Video (????-????) (USA) (VHS)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1988-1995) (USA) (TV)
• Cool TV (2008) (Hungary) (TV) (re-release)
• Sorozat (2008-) (Hungary) (TV) (re-release)
• The Program Exchange
• Toon Disney (2003-2005) (USA) (TV)

Other Companies

• Wang Film Productions Company  animation production
• Cuckoo's Nest Studios  animation production
• AME  video transfer
• Buzzy's Recording Services  voice recording
• Russian Hill Recording  music recording

Runtime:

Argentina:30 min | USA:30 min (1988-1989) | USA:60 min (1989-1995)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo | Mono

Certification:

Singapore:G | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | USA:TV-Y

Company:

Film Roman Productions

Trivia:

In the first show of the 1992-3 season, Garfield says at the end of the opening theme, "And don't bother checking what's on NBC. They're not running cartoons anymore." In 1992, NBC really stopped broadcasting Saturday morning cartoons.

Quotes:

Garfield: [last intro] After seven seasons, we pretty much said everything you can say on this spot.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Tiny Toon Adventures: Test Stress (#1.4)" (1990)

Soundtrack:

Garfield and Friends

The Best Cartoon of the Time from Jim Davis

I definitely remember this cartoon as one of the bests out there along with the Pink Panther. I mean, who could forget those episodes? There was one where Garfield, Jon, and Odie go out to get a car from the high-bargaining, high-convincing salesman Mr. Swindler (It's getting tougher and tougher to make an honest dollar). There was also the one where Garfield wakes up on the wrong cartoon with a He-man/Transformers atmosphere (See them to find out what Gafield does). Otherwise, Garfield is just another world's laziest cat.

There's also the U.S. Acres (Orson's Farm) segments, based on another strip by Jim Davis preferably for young children (which explains why it aims toward a younger audience). They were great as well, and I liked all the characters (especially Bo and Roy). It was yet another masterpiece in there. And to conclude, there would be a Garfield Quickie based on the comic strips Jim Davis made. I also heard of hidden, or unsyndicated, episodes that never seemed to air on television (but they might appear on the videos/DVDs) All in all, this is most definitely the best cartoon show ever made! Unlike all that violent and vulgar cartoons they're crowding up with nowadays, especially anime, or Japanese animation shows

Still this is my favorite one of cartoons shows in all!!! See if you can find it!