Garfield in the Rough (1984) (TV)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Phil Roman

Writer:

Jim Davis (comic strip)

Release Date:

26 October 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Short | Family | Comedy

Plot:

Garfield, Jon, and Odie head out into the great outdoors.

Plot Keywords:

Cartoon Cat | Garfield The Cat | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Lorenzo Music	...	Garfield (voice)
Thom Huge	...	Jon Arbuckle (voice)
Gregg Berger	...	Odie / Ranger #1 (voice)
George Wendt	...	Ranger #2 (voice)
Hal Smith	...	Dicky Beaver (voice)
Orson Bean	...	Billy Rabbit (voice)
Desirée Goyette	...	Girl Cats (voice)

Directed by
Phil Roman

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jim Davis		comic strip

Produced by
Jay Poynor	....	executive producer
Phil Roman	....	producer

Original Music by
Ed Bogas
Desirée Goyette

Film Editing by
Sam Horta

Production Management
Ted C. Bemiller	....	production manager (as Ted Bemiller)

Art Department
Don Foster	....	graphics

Camera and Electrical Department
Bill Bemiller	....	camera operator (as Bill A. Bemiller)
Ted T. Bemiller	....	camera operator

Animation Department
Irv Anderson	....	animator
Bob Bemiller	....	animator
Ellie Bogardus	....	color designer
Bob Carlson	....	animator
Chuck Downs	....	animator (as Charlie Downs)
John Freeman	....	animator
Andrew Gentle	....	layout artist (as Drew Gentle)
Al Kirsten	....	ink and paint supervisor: C & D Ink and Paint
Fran Kirsten	....	ink and paint supervisor: C & D Ink and Paint (as Frances Kirsten)
Sammie Lanham	....	key animation assistant
Bill Littlejohn	....	animator
Barrie Nelson	....	animator
Al Pabian	....	key animation assistant
Art Roman	....	key animation assistant
Joe Roman	....	key animator
Bruce W. Smith	....	key animation assistant
Robert Taylor	....	animator
Robert Taylor	....	layout artist

Editorial Department
Andrea Horta	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Lee Crowe	....	production assistant
Sam Nicholson	....	sequence director

Production Companies

• Film Roman Productions
• United Media Productions (in association with)

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• CBS/Fox Home Video (????-????) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• C & D Ink and Paint  ink and paint
• Hollywood Sound Recorders  sound recording
• Russian Hill Recording  music recording
• B & B Sound Studios  dubbing

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

South Korea:All | UK:U

Company:

Film Roman Productions

Trivia:

The song that is played in the radio after the news is the one that underscores Garfield and Odie in the brig in the episode "Here comes Garfield".

Quotes:

[describing the panther]
Dicky Beaver: What it did to a friend of mine is too ghastly to repeat.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Garfield Gets Real (2007) (V)

Question

Did Desiree Goyette sing the songs for all the Garfield episodes? I'm just curious. I remember the voice for the shows, but haven't found any credits for the singing. I did notice, however, that on this site she is credited as a composer as well as an actress.