8.3/1043 votes#1 - Home Away from Home
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/1992
Garfield runs away, and is nearly smothered by his new owner, who believes Garfield is her missing cat.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mark Evanier
- 7.6/1035 votes
#2 - Rainy Day Robot
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/19/1992
When Roy has to find water, he buys a robot that can alter any weather. Meanwhile, Orson's brothers try to steal the crop, disguised as a car.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mark Evanier
- 7.6/1036 votes
#3 - Odie the Amazing
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 9/19/1992
Odie finds a magic wand tossed away by a magician. Garfield and Odie think that it is merely another stick.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mark Evanier
- 7.4/1039 votes
#4 - The First Annual Garfield Watchers Test
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 9/19/1992
Garfield hosts a quiz show while a spokesmouse continually advertises products.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mark Evanier
- 7.4/1036 votes
#5 - Stark Raven Mad
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 9/19/1992
Orson tells his version of Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven, entitled The Rooster, which is about the main character (played by Orson) trying to guard his vegetables from the rooster (played by Roy). Meanwhile, Orson's brothers arrive to steal the crops.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mark Evanier
- 7.6/1038 votes
#6 - The Record Breaker
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 9/19/1992
When Garfield and Odie accidentally break his record player, Jon tries to find a new one.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mark Evanier
- 7.5/1036 votes
#7 - Renewed Terror
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 9/26/1992
After Jon subscribes to a magazine, the magazine salesman begins pestering and stalking him to renew his subscription.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mark Evanier
- 7.7/1036 votes
#8 - Badtime Story
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 9/26/1992
Orson, too sick to read Chicken Licken to Booker and Sheldon, has the rest of the farm try to help.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mark Evanier
- 8.1/1040 votes
#9 - Tooth or Dare
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 9/26/1992
A saber-tooth tiger—one that should have been extinct millions of years ago—trades places with an unwittingly involved Garfield.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mark Evanier
- 7.7/1033 votes
#10 - Country Cousin
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 9/26/1992
In an effort to get married, Jon's cousin Roscoe looks for a job. Roscoe is hired to re-shingle the roof, mow the lawn, and vacuum the house, all of which result in the house being wrecked.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mark Evanier
- 7.8/1035 votes
#11 - The Name Game
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 9/26/1992
Orson reads Rumpelstiltskin to Booker and Sheldon, who (along with Wade and Roy) keep making changes to the story (e.g. showing a miller's son instead of a daughter and making the title character a superhero).
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1037 votes
#12 - The Carnival Curse
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 9/26/1992
After getting her arrested, Garfield is cursed by a fortune teller.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1037 votes
#13 - Home Sweet Swindler
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 10/3/1992
Heavy rain causes Jon's roof to leak. After a series of scams by Swindler, Jon finally sells his house to him.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1036 votes
#14 - Forget-Me-Not Newton
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 10/3/1992
Wade's dangerously forgetful cousin Newton comes to the farm looking for work. Meanwhile, Roy tries to build a rocket, and Gort tries to steal the tomato crop.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1039 votes
#15 - The Great Inventor
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 10/3/1992
Garfield tells the story of a cat in Ancient Rome who helped create lasagna.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1037 votes
#16 - Taste Makes Waist
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 10/3/1992
Jon buys a health food meal from an infomercial after going on a diet, only for it to be a scam. Garfield tries to get back at the advertiser.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#17 - The Wolf Who Cried Boy
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 10/3/1992
A wolf has been lurking around the farm, so Orson informs everyone of a bell system to alert everyone else if the wolf is seen. This gives Roy an idea to perform a practical joke similar to The Boy Who Cried Wolf.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#18 - Day of Doom
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 10/3/1992
Garfield finds a wishing well, and wishes to eliminate Mondays. He soon regrets his wish after learning that Monday is the day the garbage is collected, Jon mows the lawn, and Jon gets paid, among others.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#19 - The Kitty Council
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 10/10/1992
Garfield is put on trial by the Kitty Council for not meeting their expectations.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#20 - The Bo Show
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 10/10/1992
After the farm animals, except Bo, are kidnapped by Orson's brothers, Bo has to perform the rest of the episode himself by impersonating everyone.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#21 - Bad Neighbor Policy
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 10/10/1992
Garfield's neighbor goes into court to complain about Garfield's constant antics and ends up going mad after seeing Garfield's face.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#22 - Canvas Back Cat
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 10/10/1992
A wrestler challenges Jon to a wrestling match by making an excuse that Garfield eats his pizzas. It is up to Garfield to save Jon from the wrestler.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#23 - Make Believe Moon
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 10/10/1992
Orson imagines himself, Wade, and Roy taking a trip to the moon. Meanwhile, two weasels named Waylon and Spence attempt to steal the chickens.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#24 - The Creature that Lived in the Refrigerator, Behind the Mayonnaise, Next to the Ketchup and to the Left of the Cole Slaw!
Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 10/10/1992
In "Garfield's Tales of Scary Stuff", a creature from the refrigerator comes alive and attempts to attack Jon, Garfield, and Odie.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#25 - Airborne Odie
Season 5 Episode 25 - Aired 10/17/1992
Odie finds a magic lamp inside a small cave at the beach and wishes to be able to fly.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Garfield and Friends Season 5
Every episode of Garfield and Friends Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Garfield and Friends Season 5!
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...
Genres:AnimationComedyKids
Network:CBS
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Home Away from Home" is the best rated episode of "Garfield and Friends" season 5. It scored 8.3/10 based on 43 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Mark Evanier, it aired on 9/19/1992. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Rainy Day Robot".