Garfield in Paradise (1986) (TV)

Director:

Phil Roman

Writers:

Jim Davis (comic strip)
Jim Davis (writer)

Release Date:

27 May 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Short | Comedy

Plot:

The Garfield gang is in Hawaii with a 1957 Chevy.

Plot Keywords:

Hawaii | Chevy | Volcano | Vacation | Cartoon Cat

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Lorenzo Music	...	Garfield (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gregg Berger	...	Pigeon / Odie (voice)
Desirée Goyette	...	Owooda (voice)
Thom Huge	...	Jon Arbuckle (voice)
Wolfman Jack	...	Chief (voice)
Frank Nelson	...	Hotel Clerk / Salesman (voice)
Julie Payne	...	Mai-Tai / Stewardess (voice)
Hal Smith	...	Off Camera Voice (voice)
Nino Tempo	...	Monkey (voice)

Runtime:

24 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

South Korea:All | UK:U

Company:

Film Roman Productions

Trivia:

The concierge's reference to "the Jack Benny suite" and the subsequent gag surrounding its third-world condition are tips of the hat to both Jack Benny and Frank Nelson. Benny's TV persona was that of a miser who would have gleefully jumped at a room that cheap (and on his radio show, often did), while Nelson (who plays the concierge) was a frequent comic foil of Benny's.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the tribe and their chief, Garfield, Jon, Mai-Tai, and Owooda are at the volcano mourning Odie and Monkey's death, Owooda takes off her lei and throws it into the volcano. However, when Odie and Monkey climb out and everyone cheers for them, Owooda has her lei back again.

Quotes:

Chief: Hmm... Hey Monkey come over here... Hey, listen, this car won't run, fix it!
Monkey: [Monkey starts drumming on car hood and chanting... ] Chicka-ba-mooka-mooka uh uh, Chicka-ba-mooka-mooka, uh uh Chicka-ba-mooka-mooka
Chief: Ay! Ay! Raise the hood, Mango Brain!
Monkey: [Monkey looks puzzled] Oh, yeah...

Movie Connections:

Follows Here Comes Garfield (1982) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Inversion Layer Airlines Jingle

Great summer classic

"Garfield" is one of the classic comic strips of all time, and it spawned several classic TV series and specials. This is one of them.

Okay, the idea of taking the usual gang of people and sending them to Hawaii for some fun in the sun is not a new idea for sequels. Not even the idea of having the gang get mixed up with a forgotten tribe of polynesians who worship the volcano god and want to toss people into the pit of lava as a sacrifice is new. Having the lost tribe of Polynesians be a bunch of neo-1950's beatniks and surfer dudes is possibly a new spin on the old premise, however, and the humor is up to the usual Garfield standards.

Yes, this is a bunch of corporate-created commercial fluff, but for what it is, it's still pretty darn funny.