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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!

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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 his adventures on a farm with his fellow farm animals.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Garfield and Friends Season 1 Episode 8 - Banana Nose
    7.7/10(84 votes)

    S1:E8

    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

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  2. Garfield and Friends Season 1 Episode 4 - Box o' Fun
    7.6/10(97 votes)

    S1:E4

    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

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  3. Garfield and Friends Season 1 Episode 6 - School Daze
    7.6/10(91 votes)

    S1:E6

    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

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  4. Garfield and Friends Season 1 Episode 2 - Wanted: Wade
    7.5/10(106 votes)

    S1:E2

    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

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  5. Garfield and Friends Season 1 Episode 5 - Unidentified Flying Orson
    7.4/10(100 votes)

    S1:E5

    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

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  6. Garfield and Friends Season 1 Episode 7 - Nighty Nightmare
    7.4/10(85 votes)

    S1:E7

    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

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  7. Garfield and Friends Season 1 Episode 9 - Ode to Odie
    7.4/10(79 votes)

    S1:E9

    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

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  8. Garfield and Friends Season 1 Episode 10 - Fraidy Cat
    7.4/10(76 votes)

    S1:E10

    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
    Writers:Sharman DiVono, Mark Evanier

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  9. Garfield and Friends Season 1 Episode 12 - Nothing to Sneeze At
    7.4/10(77 votes)

    S1:E12

    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
    Writers:Sharman DiVono, Mark Evanier

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  10. Garfield and Friends Season 1 Episode 1 - Peace & Quiet
    7.3/10(160 votes)

    S1:E1

    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

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  11. Garfield and Friends Season 1 Episode 3 - Garfield Goes Hawaiian
    7.3/10(110 votes)

    S1:E3

    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

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  12. Garfield and Friends Season 1 Episode 11 - Shell Shocked Sheldon
    7.3/10(80 votes)

    S1:E11

    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
    Writers:Sharman DiVono, Mark Evanier

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  13. Garfield and Friends Season 1 Episode 13 - Garfield's Moving Experience
    7.2/10(72 votes)

    S1:E13

    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

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  14. Garfield and Friends Season 1 Episode 14 - Wade: You're Afraid
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S1:E14

    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

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  15. Garfield and Friends Season 1 Episode 15 - Good Mousekeeping
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S1:E15

    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

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  16. Garfield and Friends Season 1 Episode 16 - Identity Crisis
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S1:E16

    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

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  17. Garfield and Friends Season 1 Episode 17 - The Bad Sport
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S1:E17

    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

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  18. Garfield and Friends Season 1 Episode 18 - Up a Tree
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S1:E18

    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

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  19. Garfield and Friends Season 1 Episode 19 - Weighty Problem
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S1:E19

    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

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  20. Garfield and Friends Season 1 Episode 20 - The Worm Turns
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S1:E20

    Orson narrates a story about how the worm chasing-obsessed Booker turned over a new leaf.

    Director:John Sparey
    Writer:Mark Evanier

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  21. Garfield and Friends Season 1 Episode 21 - Good Cat, Bad Cat
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S1:E21

    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

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  22. Garfield and Friends Season 1 Episode 22 - Cabin Fever
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S1:E22

    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

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  23. Garfield and Friends Season 1 Episode 23 - Return of Power Pig
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S1:E23

    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

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  24. Garfield and Friends Season 1 Episode 24 - Fair Exchange
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S1:E24

    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

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  25. Garfield and Friends Season 1 Episode 25 - The Binky Show
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S1:E25

    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

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Banana Nose" is the best rated episode of "Garfield and Friends" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 84 votes. Directed by John Sparey and written by Mark Evanier, it aired on 10/1/1988. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Box o' Fun".