The Best Episodes of Garfield and Friends Season 1
Every episode of Garfield and Friends Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Garfield and Friends Season 1!
The animated stories of Garfield the cat, Odie the dog, their owner Jon and the trouble they get into. And also Orson the Pig and his adventures on a farm with his fellow farm animals.
Season 1 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Garfield and Friends" season 1 is "Peace & Quiet", rated 7.4/10 from 119 user votes. It was directed by John Sparey and written by Mark Evanier. "Peace & Quiet" aired on 9/17/1988 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Wanted: Wade".
7.4/10 119 votes#1 - Peace & Quiet
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/1988
After staying up all night watching TV, Garfield tries to get some sleep. Binky the Clown mistakenly believes that he is meant to sing a birthday song at Garfield's address, and refuses to leave until he can perform.
Director: John Sparey
Writer: Mark Evanier
7.4/10 81 votes#2 - Wanted: Wade
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/17/1988
Wade believes that the police will arrest him after he rips the tag off the bottom of a couch.
Director: John Sparey
Writer: Mark Evanier
7.2/10 86 votes#3 - Garfield Goes Hawaiian
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/17/1988
Garfield is diagnosed with the Hawaiian Cat Flu, an unusual disease that causes him to dance the hula whenever somebody mentions Hawaii or anything Hawaiian. Jon uses Garfield's ailment to win money on a TV show featuring funny animal stunts.
Director: John Sparey
Writer: Mark Evanier
7.5/10 72 votes#4 - Box o' Fun
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/24/1988
Garfield plays in a cardboard box, imagining himself driving a race car and flying an airplane. When Odie joins, he and Garfield imagine themselves stranded in the ocean.
Director: John Sparey
Writer: Mark Evanier
7.2/10 77 votes#5 - Unidentified Flying Orson
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/24/1988
Roy takes advantage of Orson's overactive imagination to pretend that Earth is being invaded by aliens that resemble cheese danishes. While most of the farm panics, Lanolin investigates Roy's prank.
Director: John Sparey
Writer: Mark Evanier
7.6/10 69 votes#6 - School Daze
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/24/1988
After Garfield is mean to Nermal, Jon sends him to a strict obedience school, where he is treated as a prisoner.
Director: John Sparey
Writer: Mark Evanier
7.4/10 65 votes#7 - Nighty Nightmare
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/1/1988
Overeating leads Garfield to have a nightmare that his appetite runs out of control, prompting him to balloon into a massive, insatiable giant. The military is eventually called in to continue feeding him.
Director: John Sparey
Writer: Mark Evanier
7.7/10 65 votes#8 - Banana Nose
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/1/1988
When Roy accuses the others of not being able to take a joke, they begin to call him "Banana Nose", which hurts his feelings to the point where he leaves the farm. When he relies on his sense of smell to save Booker from a trap, he gains appreciation of his nose.
Director: John Sparey
Writer: Mark Evanier
7.4/10 59 votes#9 - Ode to Odie
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/1/1988
In a poem rapped by Garfield, Odie wanders around the neighborhood and meets a tough dog named Butch and his flunkies.
Director: John Sparey
Writer: Mark Evanier
7.4/10 55 votes#10 - Fraidy Cat
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/8/1988
Garfield watches a horror movie during a thunderstorm while Jon goes out shopping. The electricity goes out and Garfield thinks Jon has been captured by a monster.
Director: John Sparey
Writer: Mark Evanier, Sharman DiVono
7.3/10 62 votes#11 - Shell Shocked Sheldon
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 10/8/1988
Orson and Booker think that it is time for Sheldon to hatch, so Orson sits on him for a night. A fox comes and kidnaps Sheldon while Orson is away.
Director: John Sparey
Writer: Mark Evanier, Sharman DiVono
7.4/10 59 votes#12 - Nothing to Sneeze At
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 10/8/1988
While Jon goes on a date with Liz, Garfield's allergies act up, and he cannot find out what is making him sneeze.
Director: John Sparey
Writer: Mark Evanier, Sharman DiVono
7.2/10 54 votes#13 - Garfield's Moving Experience
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 10/15/1988
Garfield feels mistreated by Jon, so he looks for a new home. A rich girl finds him and takes him to her giant manor.
Director: John Sparey
Writer: Mark Evanier
- 7.0/10 10 votes
#14 - Wade: You're Afraid
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 10/15/1988
Orson uses a book on psychology to hypnotize Wade into being "the bravest duck in the world." Wade begins to act extremely reckless, to the point of disturbing a large bull.
Director: John Sparey
Writer: Mark Evanier
- NaN/10 0 votes
#15 - Good Mousekeeping
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 10/15/1988
A mouse named Floyd realizes Garfield does not chase mice, so he informs a mouse clan about the situation. They end up invading the house.
Director: John Sparey
Writer: Mark Evanier
- NaN/10 0 votes
#16 - Identity Crisis
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 10/22/1988
Garfield is being chased by a dog when he runs into Floyd. The three animals meet and show each other their imitations of the other's sounds (Garfield barks, Floyd meows, and the dog squeaks), and the trick helps them evade an animal catcher from the pound.
Director: John Sparey
Writer: Mark Evanier
- NaN/10 0 votes
#17 - The Bad Sport
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 10/22/1988
The gang is bored, so Orson inspires them to play a game called "Pig Ball" that he found in an old book. Roy pranks the group by making a list of ridiculous rules and swapping them with the real ones.
Director: John Sparey
Writer: Mark Evanier
- NaN/10 0 votes
#18 - Up a Tree
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 10/22/1988
Nermal visits Garfield's house and Garfield gets jealous of the attention Nermal receives. Garfield ends up climbing a tree, eventually becoming too scared to come back down.
Director: John Sparey
Writer: Mark Evanier
- NaN/10 0 votes
#19 - Weighty Problem
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 10/29/1988
After Garfield messes with the scale to say that Jon is overweight, he is dragged into doing an exercise routine with Jon.
Director: John Sparey
Writer: Mark Evanier
- NaN/10 0 votes
#20 - The Worm Turns
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 10/29/1988
Orson narrates a story about how the worm chasing-obsessed Booker turned over a new leaf.
Director: John Sparey
Writer: Mark Evanier
- NaN/10 0 votes
#21 - Good Cat, Bad Cat
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 10/29/1988
When Jon tells Garfield to behave himself, Garfield's conscience manifests as his "good" and "bad" side. The angelic former tries to encourage him to do good deeds, while the demonic latter tempts him into destruction and pranks.
Director: John Sparey
Writer: Mark Evanier
- NaN/10 0 votes
#22 - Cabin Fever
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 11/5/1988
Jon, Garfield, and Odie vacation in a cabin. While Jon goes to buy groceries, Garfield and Odie are snowed inside the cabin without food.
Director: John Sparey
Writer: Mark Evanier
- NaN/10 0 votes
#23 - Return of Power Pig
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 11/5/1988
Orson reading Sheldon the story of Humpty Dumpty spreads into a rumor of a monster lurking around the farm.
Director: John Sparey
Writer: Mark Evanier
- NaN/10 0 votes
#24 - Fair Exchange
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 11/5/1988
Garfield and Jon have a shared dream where they trade places. Jon, as a cat, causes trouble, and Garfield, as a human, must prevent it.
Director: John Sparey
Writer: Mark Evanier
- NaN/10 0 votes
#25 - The Binky Show
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 11/12/1988
To win Jon a birthday present, Garfield goes on a game show titled "Name That Fish", hosted by Binky the Clown.
Director: John Sparey
Writer: Mark Evanier