The Best Episodes of Garfield and Friends
Every episode of Garfield and Friends ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Garfield and Friends!
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.
Top Episode Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Garfield and Friends" is "Orson's Diner", rated 8.5/10 from 52 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by Mark Evanier. "Orson's Diner" aired on 9/29/1990 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Home Away from Home".
8.5/10 52 votes#1 - Orson's Diner
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 9/29/1990
Whilst putting books away, Orson is inspired to make his own restaurant to make money for himself and Wade. Roy attempts to get free food when Orson makes an offer that if they cannot fulfill an order, the customer will get meals free for a month.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mark Evanier
- 8.3/10 44 votes
#2 - 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
- 8.1/10 46 votes
#3 - Double Oh Orson
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 9/30/1989
Orson reads a spy novel, and his imagination turns him into "Double-oh-Orson" in a parody of the James Bond film Thunderball. On his adventure, Double-oh-Orson combats the villainous "Pinfeather" (Roy) and tries to stop the top-secret highly-experimental thermonuclear exploding grelbin device before it is too late.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mark Evanier, Sharman DiVono
- 8.1/10 41 votes
#4 - 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
- 8.1/10 40 votes
#5 - Grape Expectations (2)
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 9/17/1994
The Big Cock-A-Doodle puts Roy on trial for being a bad rooster. The other farm animals head over to clear Roy's name.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10 53 votes
#6 - Cutie and the Beast
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 10/7/1989
Nermal runs away after one of Garfield's pranks. Odie is upset and nags Garfield into finding Nermal, which he eventually sets out to do.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mark Evanier, Sharman DiVono
- 8.0/10 51 votes
#7 - Pros and Cons
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 10/14/1989
After being assigned to buy groceries, Odie is cheated out of his money by an alley cat, who trades an old sock for Odie's grocery money. Jon is angry and demands that Odie get the money back.
Director: Karen Peterson, Tom Ray, Jeff Hall, Mitch Schauer
Writer: Mark Evanier, Sharman DiVono
- 8.0/10 40 votes
#8 - Secrets of the Animated Cartoon
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 9/29/1990
Orson explains cartoon physics to the viewers and Wade. The topics include falling, takes (i.e. reactions) and chase scenes.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10 35 votes
#9 - Birthday Boy Roy
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 9/21/1991
It is Roy's birthday, and everybody on the farm gives him a pocket watch. The watch goes missing, among other things around the farm.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10 36 votes
#10 - Next-Door Nuisance
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 9/25/1993
Jon's neighbors moves out due to Garfield's constantly stealing their food. They are replaced by a constantly singing man named Larry Lark.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10 38 votes
#11 - My Fair Feline
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 9/24/1994
Garfield gets kicked out of the house and wanders into an alley, where an animal trainer tries to train him into a proper cat.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/10 41 votes
#12 - Twice Told Tale
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 9/22/1990
After an accident which results in the house being filled with yogurt, Garfield and Jon each tell their point of view about how it happened. Each one exaggerates and accuses the other of causing the accident.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/10 39 votes
#13 - Trial and Error
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 9/14/1991
When two mice steal Garfield's blueberry pie, Garfield accuses Odie of stealing it. Odie wants to have a trial.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/10 38 votes
#14 - Uncle Roy to the Rescue
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 9/25/1993
Roy's niece, Chloe, comes to visit while Roy goes on a date.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/10 35 votes
#15 - Canine Conspiracy
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 10/2/1993
In an episode of "The Garfield Crime Files", Garfield tells the story of how Odie is framed by finding a purse stolen by another dog.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/10 38 votes
#16 - The Best Policy
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 10/2/1993
After Jon crashes his car, he finds that both his insurance agent and the repairman are trying to scam him.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/10 35 votes
#17 - The Perfect Match
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 9/24/1994
Jon finds his ideal match: Jane Arbinkle, who shares all of Jon's flaws as well.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10 49 votes
#18 - Hansel and Garfield
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 9/23/1989
When Nermal comes over for a visit, Garfield is forced to entertain him, and narrates the story of Hansel and Gretel. Nermal protests various elements of the story, and Garfield must change them to satisfy him.
Director: Marija Miletic Dail
Writer: Mark Evanier, Sharman DiVono
- 7.8/10 48 votes
#19 - Astrocat
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 9/15/1990
Garfield tells Odie the story of his great-uncle Buchanan, the first cat in space.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10 41 votes
#20 - Orson Goes on Vacation
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 9/22/1990
When Orson goes on vacation, he leaves Wade in charge. Wade, who is uncertain if he can accomplish the task, encounters Booker chasing the worm, arguments, Orson's brothers and the weasel.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10 41 votes
#21 - Flat Tired
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 9/29/1990
Garfield is too tired to do a cartoon, so Odie fills in for him and Garfield watches. In the cartoon, Odie goes to the house of an old lady, who turns out to be a witch. When the witch puts Odie into a predicament, Garfield is eventually compelled to help.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10 38 votes
#22 - Big Bad Buddy Bird
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/14/1991
Roy quits the show (with Wade taking his place) and becomes a cast member on The Buddy Bears. He plays Big Bad Buddy Bird, who always disagrees with the gang. After being continually crushed by safes and realizing that bandwagoning is wrong, Roy wants his old job back.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10 37 votes
#23 - Jukebox Jon
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 9/21/1991
Jon wants to work for a man who dislikes people who bite their nails. He buys a record to help him break his habit in his sleep, which gets mixed up among Garfield's and Odie's other records.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10 37 votes
#24 - Fill-in Feline
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 9/28/1991
Nermal replaces Garfield when the latter becomes sick.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10 36 votes
#25 - 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