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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...
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Season 1

  • Peace & Quiet
    7.3/10121 votes
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    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

  • Wanted: Wade
    7.4/1083 votes
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    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

  • Garfield Goes Hawaiian
    7.2/1085 votes
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    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

  • Box o' Fun
    7.5/1071 votes
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    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

  • Unidentified Flying Orson
    7.2/1076 votes
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    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

  • School Daze
    7.6/1068 votes
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    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

  • Nighty Nightmare
    7.4/1064 votes
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    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

  • Banana Nose
    7.7/1064 votes
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    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

  • Ode to Odie
    7.4/1059 votes
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    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

  • Fraidy Cat
    7.4/1055 votes
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    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

  • Shell Shocked Sheldon
    7.3/1062 votes
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    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

  • Nothing to Sneeze At
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    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

  • Garfield's Moving Experience
    7.2/1054 votes
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    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

  • Wade: You're Afraid
    7.0/1010 votes
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    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

  • Good Mousekeeping
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    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

  • Identity Crisis
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    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

  • The Bad Sport
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    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

  • Up a Tree
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    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

  • Weighty Problem
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    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

  • The Worm Turns
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    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

  • Good Cat, Bad Cat
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    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

  • Cabin Fever
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    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

  • Return of Power Pig
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    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

  • Fair Exchange
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    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

  • The Binky Show
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    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

  • Keeping Cool
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    Keeping Cool

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 11/12/1988

    Orson is terrified of the fact that his mean older brothers are coming to visit him. Bo teaches him the philosophy of keeping cool under pressure.

    Director: John Sparey

    Writer: Mark Evanier

  • Don't Move!
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    Don't Move!

    Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 11/12/1988

    Garfield wanders into a fish shop to eat, telling Odie to sit on an X drawn on the sidewalk and not move. Odie then gets caught by the dog catcher, which results in an unusual trip around the city.

    Director: John Sparey

    Writer: Mark Evanier

  • Magic Mutt
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    Magic Mutt

    Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 11/19/1988

    When Jon is asked to perform a magic show at a children's hospital, he goes to a local magic shop to buy some new tricks. Garfield tags along and makes an enemy of Merlin, the owner's dog. They begin to fight using the various magical devices in the store.

    Director: John Sparey

    Writer: Mark Evanier

  • Short Story
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    Short Story

    Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 11/19/1988

    Booker wants more responsibility on the farm, but is told that he is too short. After Orson's brothers try to steal the crops and trap everyone in a silo, Booker is the only one small enough to escape and save the rest of them.

    Director: John Sparey

    Writer: Mark Evanier

  • Monday Misery
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    Monday Misery

    Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 11/19/1988

    Garfield tries to find a way to avoid dealing with the usual bad luck that happens to him on Monday.

    Director: John Sparey

    Writer: Mark Evanier

  • Best of Breed
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    Best of Breed

    Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 11/26/1988

    When Garfield gets jealous of Nermal's awards, he enters a cat talent show, where he is coincidentally up against Nermal.

    Director: John Sparey

    Writer: Mark Evanier

  • National Tapioca Pudding Day
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    National Tapioca Pudding Day

    Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 11/26/1988

    As part of a prank, Roy claims that it is "National Tapioca Pudding Day." Orson shares gifts with people while telling them about the fake holiday.

    Director: John Sparey

    Writer: Mark Evanier

  • All About Odie
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    All About Odie

    Season 1 Episode 33 - Aired 11/26/1988

    Garfield presents a documentary-like presentation on Odie.

    Director: John Sparey

    Writer: Mark Evanier

  • Caped Avenger
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    Caped Avenger

    Season 1 Episode 34 - Aired 12/3/1988

    While a cartoon expert comes to review some of Jon's characters, Garfield's alter ego, the Caped Avenger, searches for Pooky, who has gone missing.

    Director: John Sparey

    Writer: Mark Evanier, Sharman DiVono

  • Shy Fly Guy
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    Shy Fly Guy

    Season 1 Episode 35 - Aired 12/3/1988

    Wade's cousin, Fred, visits the farm to fly with Wade, and laughs at the fact that Wade is afraid to fly. Wade makes a resolution to learn to fly by the end of the winter.

    Director: John Sparey

    Writer: Mark Evanier, Sharman DiVono

  • Green Thumbs Down
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    Green Thumbs Down

    Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 12/3/1988

    Jon vows to grow his own food in a garden after noticing the high cost of groceries. Garfield's hunger leads him to try to rush the process, leading to trouble.

    Director: John Sparey

    Writer: Mark Evanier, Sharman DiVono

  • Forget Me Not
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    Forget Me Not

    Season 1 Episode 37 - Aired 12/10/1988

    Garfield is hit on the head by a pie tin and gets amnesia. Jon and Odie try their best to jog his memory.

    Director: John Sparey

    Writer: Mark Evanier

  • I Like Having You Around!
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    I Like Having You Around!

    Season 1 Episode 38 - Aired 12/10/1988

    Orson writes in his diary about Bo leaving the farm after fighting with his sister Lanolin. Lanolin acts unconcerned, while Orson knows better.

    Director: John Sparey

    Writer: Mark Evanier

  • Sales Resistance
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    Sales Resistance

    Season 1 Episode 39 - Aired 12/10/1988

    Due to Garfield's habit of ordering worthless things from TV infomercials, Jon threatens to stop feeding him lasagna if he buys another item.

    Director: John Sparey

    Writer: Mark Evanier