Fun fact: the leader of the alley cats in Garfield on the Town is voiced by Gregg Berger, Who is also known for being the voice of Odie throughout the entirety of the Garfield franchise.
I grew up on Garfield from when I was 6 back in '91.He's one of the best all time strips that doesn't do politics or gripe about the world.I have 12 Fat packs,several calendars,Garfield And Friends on dvd, and dolls,six of these specials and the first movie,which I still enjoy.Garfield is for everyone,be it the strip,books,shows,specials,etc.He's America's fat cat.
(3:23) 🦃🍗🍽 My favorite part was when Grandma (Pat Caroll) was making the Thanksgiving feast! Garfield: “Deep fat fried! Deep fat fried! Music to my ears!”
Out of all of Jon's relatives I really loved Jon's grandma the best! Here she took the time to save the dinner from becoming a disaster thus saving Jon from utter humiliation. I also liked the part in the Christmas special where she was telling Garfield about her late husband then how it touched her heart when Garfield gave her her old love letters.
In my opinion, Garfield’s Christmas is a underrated holiday masterpiece with a simple yet very enjoyable story and many memorable characters, especially with Jon’s family. If anyone has seen the nostalgia critics other top 10 Christmas list, he says “if you ever have grown up on a farm or knew anyone who grew up on a farm, then you know these people”. Completely agreed. And the animation is really good with its cartoony style. An absolute underrated gem. Plus that scene with Garfield and grandma on the rocking chair is the highlight of the special. That scene was even reanimated after its original airing, with the original version not showing the picture of Jon’s grandma and his belated grandpa. This year, I’m thinking of making a top 10 list of children’s holiday specials for adults and this is easily in my top 5. Rating: 9/10
I not gonna lie, that scene hits me emotionally. My grandpa (on my mother’s side) passed away when I was a little kid and years later, both grandparents (on my father’s side, mostly due to cancer) passed away. I have only my maternal grandmother left. I miss many of my relatives and wish my family could have a reunion so I know who is still around.
I am not surprised that "Garfield in the Rough" won an Emmy due to the music and surprisingly dark nature of this special. I never had associated Garfield with actual heart-pounding action scenes when I was little, due to its mostly cartoony, often snarky humor. It's still one of my favorites to this day.
(8:57) - Bill Melendez and Lee Mendelson (Peanuts) were involved with the first two Garfield specials. - Garfield’s very first animated appearance was in “The Fantastic Funnies”, a 1980 TV special devoting to many different comic book characters!
I met Desiree Goyette at a show last June and asked her about Garfield’s Judgement Day. She told me not only was the story considered too dark, another factor that prevented the movie coming out was that Davis got into a lawsuit with CBS over the rights to Garfield because CBS started demanding more money when they learned he wanted to make a movie. The lawsuit cost Davis a lot of his own money at the time, and doing a movie ended up being unviable for him. It’s a shame studio politics prevented it from being made. Hopefully the Alcon Entertainment Garfield movie that’ll come out in a few years will be better than the Bill Murray ones that came out. It would be a surprise if for the Alcon Entertainment movie, Jim decided to give Garfield’s Judgement Day another shot!
It's rather odd that the excuse was that Garfield's Judgement Day was considered "too dark" for it's audience. And here in the existing TV specials there were some scenes that was considered dark. Like the panther in Garfield In The Rough. The harsh reality of an animal being put to sleep because he is over the time limit in Here Comes Garfield.
The second you played the sad song from Here Comes Garfield I started bawling - I told myself I wouldn't cry when it came up...that was seriously the most heartbreaking scene for me as a child and I guess it stuck with me. It's my personal favorite of all the Garfield specials.
I tear up in Here Comes Garfield at the part where Odie was about to be taken away to be put to sleep. I was frightened at the scene with the panther in Garfield In The Rough. I loved the tender moment between Garfield and his mother in Garfield On The Town. And it was heartwarming to meet Jon's family and enjoy spending their Christmas. As for his nine lives special I loved the Diana sequence the best because of that special bond between Sarah and her cat Diana.
I'm not ashamed to admit that some of these specials, even as an adult, got me bawling like a baby - the atmosphere with these specials are really something special, and it's something rarely seen in animated media today. I think these are what you could consider hidden masterpieces and something that more people should take a look at
That panther terrified me as a kid and I LOVED it. I also really liked how Garfield got all protective and badass and defended Odie and Jon with his own life.
I'm 25 and the Christmas special still gets me to tear up. The scene with the grandma talking about her late husband to Garfield in the rocking chair and also when he found her husband's old love letters to give to her as a present, those were genuinely nice things to add to the special and I always look forward to watching it every year.
I don't remember that one but I'm going to try and find it. Here on UA-cam if you look up Forgotten Christmas specials you can really find some pretty neat stuff. There's a ziggy Christmas special it actually won awards for how good it was and you never see it on TV anymore you really should check that one out
I just recently got back into Garfield. I've been watching the shows and specials over and over and they get funnier each time I watch them. I'd forgotten how much I love this cartoon cat.
I only read Garfield gets a life,Garfield on town.and Here comes Garfield from a book called Garfield as himself,thank you for showing some clips from the specials
Now he is something to remember. When I was a kid I loved reading the comics, watching some of the specials, the recent Garfield Show (Which today look like it has seen better days) and even the movies. (Say what you will about it, but I do say it's Bill Murray's best thing he has done) my favorite special really has to be the one that was the film noir. That has to be the best.
Even though I don't particularly blame you for not wanting to acknowledge the CGI Garfield show and specials, it is kind of worth noting how those works actually gave Nermal a "correct" boyish voice compare to Garfield and Friends and then how Lyman got his first animated appearance in a special.
Love nine lives. (Book and special) especially as in the latter, Garfield does the nicest thing he’s ever done for Odie. Proving to me once and for all: they’re brothers.
I'm so glad the Garfield christmas special is so high on the list. I remember watching this SO MUCH growing up. It's honestly one of my all-time favorite christmas specials EVER. XD
I watched and read a lot of Garfield as a kid. I remember renting the DVD collection of the Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas special as well as the first two CGI movies and a volume DVD of Garfield and Friends from the now-closed Hollywood Video. I also remember watching the first live action film in theaters, especially the Ice Age short at the beginning. Currently, I own two DVDs of Garfield and Friends ("An Ode to Odie" and "Dreams & Schemes") and a scratched up DVD of the 2004 film. I also watched episodes of The Garfield Show on both Cartoon Network and Netflix. For books, I own the first six volumes of the comics. I am looking forward to the new movie, since the director of Cats Don't Dance and The Emperor's New Groove is directing and Jim Davis is producing. The funny thing is, while I grew up on Garfield, my parents grew up with the Heathcliff cartoon. How ironic is that?
@@zacktastick8563 It would be pure irony if that film got scratched by a cat, since an actual cat tearing up an insult to the species is funny to think about.
I still have yet to see some of these specials like "Babes and Bullets," but I think my favorite Garfield special for now has to be "His 9 Lives." I absolutely loved the idea of telling multiple stories for Garfield, and it provided much creativity with some of the segments having their own art direction. Besides that, I also liked the Christmas special for Jon's family and all the heart surrounding the grandmother, and the one where he reunited with his mom. I even liked the Thanksgiving special for the gags, Liz's snarky moments, and the grandmother coming in to save the day.
(1:47) This special was part of CBS Toon Night. Others ones that aired were “Bugs Bunny’s Overtures to Disaster”, “Snoopy’s Reunion”, and “Daffy Duck Goes Hollywood” (his Thanks-for-giving special gets an alternate title!)
It is strange to think that Garfield could have possibly been part of the Disney Animated Canon. Hey if it meant seeing Disney work their animation magic on Garfield,I would have gladly taken it.
Ah Yes Jon & Liz Being Together Liz Used To Be Jon's Love Interest From 1979-July 27th 2006 And Then On Jon's Birthday On July 28th Him And Liz Started Dating To Present Day
The panther from In The Rough still freaks me out. Easily my favourite of the specials. Come on, Garfield versus a freaking panther! I remember owning Judgement Day. Was one of my fave acquisitions as a kid.
Let me get this straight. You're telling me that DISNEY would have animated a Garfield feature film?!? Um, can I see the universe in which that actually happened? Please?
These specials were really...special. It says something that even something like Babe and Bulletts feels more "Garfield" than the recent movie. Things like the voice acting or decissions like Garfield not moving his mouth when he "talks" gave the animated Garfield a certain personality.
One of the few series where the lowest ranked episode is still a must watch. So long old friend IS the cruelest joke a TV producer ever played on an audience.
i have actually reviewed Garfield: His 9 Lives and i have to say it is a good special the Diana’s Piano segment gets me teary-eyed near the end (mostly due me losing my own pet cat), but the Lab Test Animal segment interests me the most. the animation is similar to Oliver and Company (with Garfield looking like Oliver) as well as having a cat-to-dog transformation akin to a werewolf movie
I love bringing up the test animal segment of Garfield and His 9 Lives without context and having people be absolutely flabbergasted upon finding out it came out of Garfield
Heh will always love these lines Jon: "You're not gonna let her go through with this are you?!" Chief: "Like! She's gotta! Or else the volcano will destroy us all!" Jon: "You mean it appeases the gods?" Chief: "No it plugs up the hole"
I'm a HUGE Garfield fan! I collected ALL the Garfield books, watched the TV specials, and I think Jim Davis did a good job as well as Phil Roman directing them.
Here's two random Garfield factoids for fans out there: 1. Did you know Winnie the Pooh almost got the role of Garfield? No, I ain't pulling your leg; the late great Sterling Holloway volunteered for Garfield in his first ever special in 1982! Man, wouldn't THAT have made for a different special! Still, I'm almost glad it went to Lorenzo Music, as it catapulted him into not only stardom, but also one of the most recognizable voice actors to ever live! 2. And speaking of Lorenzo, he actually guest-wrote for a few of these specials, particularly Garfield on the Town, where he collabed with usual writer Jim Davis.
I love Sterling Holloway, but I just don’t see him being a cynical and lazy character. I listen to his voice and it just doesn’t sound like someone who could inhibit the personality traits I’ve just mentioned. His voice just conveys a friendly person persona, almost like what you’d hear from an old nextdoor neighbor or an old acquaintance or a grandfather. So Lorenzo Music was definitely the better choice for Garfield.
@@hunterolaughlin Oh, I agree. Much as I love Sterling's work, his voice just doesn't fit the role Jim cultivated back in the 70's to early 80's. Lorenzo'a distinct, sarcastic voice was perfect for the part, it's no wonder he stuck around as his voice for so many years. RIP, you magnificent feline...
my favorite Garfield specials are: The Garfield Christmas, Garfield Here We Come and the Garfield Halloween. plus you can't go wrong with Lou Rawls singing.
That whole pound scene in Here Comes Garfield used to DESTROY me as a kid. There was actually a point where if I was feeling overwhelmed and I needed to cry, I would think about that song that plays during that scene, and it worked everytime.
I think Garfield's Judgement Day would make a excellent animated movie but my favorite Garfield special would have to be the nine lives one but I do like Garfield in the rough where he fights a black panther
Joseph Rowe sadly a lot of people.. they don’t like Garfield because they think he is boring, lazy comics strip there haven’t been good sense the later 80’s too early 90’s .. personally I like Garfield.. it’s alright.. as far I see..!
FardintheCartoonLover hmm I think many would disagree on that with either saying Peanuts or Calvin and Hobbes is so much better.. but that’s how one take it right..!
Number 3 was likes my Family Tradition thanks to my Grandma recorded it on her VHS When I was a baby, and we like watch it every year along with 3 other Specials and now today My sister got DVD versions of those specials. The Special is Special to my Family.
i didn’t realise i’d seen most of these. honestly, i’m surprised. my favourites are his nine lives and babes and bullets, as well. i can’t help but crying every single time i watch the diana segment.
Garfield in the Rough still my favorite special... but JESUS, that Panther is SCARY!!! i first watched the special when i was 8 years old, now i am 16 and that Panther still give me the CREEPS
One of my favorite Garfield books (although I didn't read a whole lot) was "Camera, Lights, Hairballs! Garfield at the Movies!". I used to check it out all the time in middle school. If you don't know what it is, it's Garfield's takes on movie genres, from Sci-Fi, to teen, to action adventure, and at the end they made a joke with X-rated movies (as in, they put a censor bar over the two pages). They even talked about the process of making the two live-action Garfield movies. I *long* for the day I can finally have the book to myself, as well as a few others.
My obsession with Garfield is the comic stribes. When I first read one, I can't resist reading another one. And before I know it, I've been reading for hours. Also "Garfield's Babes and Bullets" starts to intrigues me.
Am I seriously the only human being on the planet who actually likes the 2008 CGI Garfield show? Yeah don't get me wrong, the animation is downright HIDEOUS but the show itself actually does have some clever writing and keeps a lot of the hilarious self-referential humour from the original. I'd actually recommend you to check out a few episodes. By the way, I'm glad to see you finally received the blu Rays I gave you of Arthur Christmas and The Pirates! Hopefully you also received the Bee Movie DVD I sent as well
In Garfield in Paradise, there are 3 references to old time radio star Jack Benny and his show: 1). The room they stay in is the JACK BENNY SUITE 2). The records listen to be the tribe were Phil Harris records(Phil was Jack's band leader on radio for a long time 3). The man at the hotel and the car rental place is voiced by Frank Nelson, known to drive Jack nuts....and vice versa
My personal favourite would be Babes and Bullets. I'm a fan of the black and white Privite Eye films or episodes, and with Garfield around, I just enjoyed watching it over and overs again! You also made some strong points to why I love it! 8( E3 My second favourite would be Garfield and his 9 lives. I really like his take on his history. It was cool, weird, dark and just good to watch with all the art styles compiled! I also love Garfield goes to town. It was heartwarming to meet his family (or cousins basically) and his mother. I also love the Claws song! ALSO: Disney refusing Garfield's "Dark Film" when Disney has dark moments in their movies themselves? Uuuuuuuhhh... you know kids turned into donkeys to be sold right?
I've got half the animated specials,the 11 Fat Cat pack books,the whole animated show,several Garfield dolls,Murray's Garfield movie(underrated),several specials books including Judgement Day.Personally I think it could've been great as Garfield's a good fit for dealing with a tornado,Sesame Street did something like this once.Disney backing off due to the story is hypocritical.Look at all the violent deaths in their movies from Bambi to The Tarzan.Garfield is one of the greatest strips all time because of the humor and the joy he brings with none of Jim's opinions thrust onto us like Doonesbury,For Better Or For Worse,or Peanuts,etc.,have done.He's here to be funny and has been for 40 plus years.
the specials are great,animat out of all of the garfield specials that are quite rewatchable the one that is quite interesting is when he was in a film noir scenario the special is called garfield's babes and bullets what i like about the special is how garfield portrays sam spayed
I like Here Comes Garfield which has the song So Long Old Friend which it is a sad song about Garfield losing Ode when they were in the pound. Also the special where he finds his mom and his family and then gets into trouble with a cat gang and his family fights them and then they don't want him there.
#10, #9, #7, #6, #4, #3, and #2, were one of my personal favorites as a kid along with the original Garfield And Friends once that too was my true Introduction to some of Garfield's adventures along with chilling out at Orson's Farm most of the time as a kid. TO me IT's truly been awhile and I still one of them can come back unlike the CGI Version nowadays and maybe another go with the series just for ol' time sake and capture what made 4th wall breaking a think before both Pinkie Pie and Deadpool toke over. Now If you excuse me I got a big pot of Spaghetti ready to go and gonna enjoy this special lunchtime!
Lorenzo Music was the perfect choice to voice Garfield and 2D was the best animation style to use for the series. I can’t imagine anything else topping the show and the specials.
There was a time i was obsessed with Harfiels when i was younger. I used to collect the comics and owned Garfield and Friends on DVD. I also own Garfield gets a Life, a collection of 3 other specials, and The 9 Lives of Garfield. I even own a Halloween storybook and a history collection
I know it sounds crazy. For the halloween special. My dad had a theory over the old man in the house. And I actually believe it. That when he's telling the ghost pirate story to Garfield and Odie. That the old man was possessed at a very young age by the Cabin boy of the Pirates. And because people thought he was pretending. The cabin boy felt like his story wasn't being heard. So, he tells it all to Garfield and Odie. About how the pirates, the blood contract, and gave them warning. And as a calling card stole their boat to say. "Now do you believe me?" At the end of the episode the ghost of the ten year old cabin boy is at rest. And the man hosts his tv show. It was odd, but it made the episode amazing.
And let’s not forget about the amazing 80s voice actor Lorenzo Music he will always and forever be Garfield to people like us growing up watching Garfield from the 80s to early 90s
I grew up on Garfield ever since I was a kid and I remember when I was in school the teacher passed out a book club pamphlet in which what kind of books that we wanted to read and I would Circle some of the Garfield books along with others and when the books came in which I ordered I was so excited especially when I received the Garfield books and the first one that I read was called Garfield at Large that was Jim Davis first book along with others like Garfield weighs in Garfield gains weight among others I used to laugh a lot at his early books because they were so funny Jim Davis early work in Garfield he looked different and bigger than what we have in Garfield today and I read the comics and seen the tv specials and yes Garfield has been around for a long time
Fun fact: the leader of the alley cats in Garfield on the Town is voiced by Gregg Berger, Who is also known for being the voice of Odie throughout the entirety of the Garfield franchise.
Hey wait a minute! It's the 30th Anniversary of Garfield and Friends!
Makes sense.
Stephen Hilenburg worked on Garfield and friends
@@DanzigFan-vq3zf no he didn't
@@zubernetwork7739 oh
Frei
I grew up on Garfield from when I was 6 back in '91.He's one of the best all time strips that doesn't do politics or gripe about the world.I have 12 Fat packs,several calendars,Garfield And Friends on dvd, and dolls,six of these specials and the first movie,which I still enjoy.Garfield is for everyone,be it the strip,books,shows,specials,etc.He's America's fat cat.
I have a DVD called "Garfield as Himself" which consists of three specials: "Here Comes Garfield", "Garfield on the Town", and "Garfield Gets a Life."
I have that one too
Wow. Looks like i'm not the only one who grew up with Garfield.
Oscar95451, he knows I You Know Food?
Me Either
Tons of people did including me
Hi rareware
I born on the Garfield show......
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🦃🍗🍽 My favorite part was when Grandma (Pat Caroll) was making the Thanksgiving feast!
Garfield: “Deep fat fried! Deep fat fried! Music to my ears!”
she also voiced the villainous sea witch in The Little Mermaid
I knew it! When I heard the name, I was thinking "The Ursula the Sea Witch Pat Caroll?" I was right.
wow
Out of all of Jon's relatives I really loved Jon's grandma the best! Here she took the time to save the dinner from becoming a disaster thus saving Jon from utter humiliation. I also liked the part in the Christmas special where she was telling Garfield about her late husband then how it touched her heart when Garfield gave her her old love letters.
In my opinion, Garfield’s Christmas is a underrated holiday masterpiece with a simple yet very enjoyable story and many memorable characters, especially with Jon’s family. If anyone has seen the nostalgia critics other top 10 Christmas list, he says “if you ever have grown up on a farm or knew anyone who grew up on a farm, then you know these people”. Completely agreed. And the animation is really good with its cartoony style. An absolute underrated gem. Plus that scene with Garfield and grandma on the rocking chair is the highlight of the special. That scene was even reanimated after its original airing, with the original version not showing the picture of Jon’s grandma and his belated grandpa. This year, I’m thinking of making a top 10 list of children’s holiday specials for adults and this is easily in my top 5. Rating: 9/10
I not gonna lie, that scene hits me emotionally. My grandpa (on my mother’s side) passed away when I was a little kid and years later, both grandparents (on my father’s side, mostly due to cancer) passed away. I have only my maternal grandmother left. I miss many of my relatives and wish my family could have a reunion so I know who is still around.
Genuinely my favorite Christmas special ever
I am not surprised that "Garfield in the Rough" won an Emmy due to the music and surprisingly dark nature of this special. I never had associated Garfield with actual heart-pounding action scenes when I was little, due to its mostly cartoony, often snarky humor. It's still one of my favorites to this day.
I bet Garfield is watching this while eating lasagna.
On a day that isn't Monday.
And odie is just sitting there with his usual open mouth joy.
With t sires
As a fan of Garfield I thank you for this.
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- Bill Melendez and Lee Mendelson (Peanuts) were involved with the first two Garfield specials.
- Garfield’s very first animated appearance was in “The Fantastic Funnies”, a 1980 TV special devoting to many different comic book characters!
That makes me wish even harder for a Peanuts and Garfield crossover
I met Desiree Goyette at a show last June and asked her about Garfield’s Judgement Day. She told me not only was the story considered too dark, another factor that prevented the movie coming out was that Davis got into a lawsuit with CBS over the rights to Garfield because CBS started demanding more money when they learned he wanted to make a movie. The lawsuit cost Davis a lot of his own money at the time, and doing a movie ended up being unviable for him. It’s a shame studio politics prevented it from being made. Hopefully the Alcon Entertainment Garfield movie that’ll come out in a few years will be better than the Bill Murray ones that came out. It would be a surprise if for the Alcon Entertainment movie, Jim decided to give Garfield’s Judgement Day another shot!
It's rather odd that the excuse was that Garfield's Judgement Day was considered "too dark" for it's audience. And here in the existing TV specials there were some scenes that was considered dark. Like the panther in Garfield In The Rough. The harsh reality of an animal being put to sleep because he is over the time limit in Here Comes Garfield.
Melissa Cooper Also Garfield’s Babes and Bullets was a little more mature than u might expect.
Paramount now owns Garfield so if Jim Davis want to do Garfield's Judgement Day he can
@@1Soniccool I did not know that
When Garfield (as Sam Spayed) said: "Have a nice day" to the detective, I absolutely lost it. I must have laughed for a solid 5 minutes.
I'm not going to lie the old man in Garfield's Halloween scared the heck out of me as a kid. I still love that one though.
The second you played the sad song from Here Comes Garfield I started bawling - I told myself I wouldn't cry when it came up...that was seriously the most heartbreaking scene for me as a child and I guess it stuck with me. It's my personal favorite of all the Garfield specials.
I tear up in Here Comes Garfield at the part where Odie was about to be taken away to be put to sleep. I was frightened at the scene with the panther in Garfield In The Rough. I loved the tender moment between Garfield and his mother in Garfield On The Town. And it was heartwarming to meet Jon's family and enjoy spending their Christmas. As for his nine lives special I loved the Diana sequence the best because of that special bond between Sarah and her cat Diana.
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This was the first Garfield special Phil Roman did in his new studio, “Film Roman.”
I'm not ashamed to admit that some of these specials, even as an adult, got me bawling like a baby - the atmosphere with these specials are really something special, and it's something rarely seen in animated media today. I think these are what you could consider hidden masterpieces and something that more people should take a look at
Yeah, Here comes Garfield and the ones with his mom definitely had me choked up.
Man Garfield's been getting some good recognition recently, I don't know why but I'm loving it!
That panther terrified me as a kid and I LOVED it. I also really liked how Garfield got all protective and badass and defended Odie and Jon with his own life.
I'm 25 and the Christmas special still gets me to tear up. The scene with the grandma talking about her late husband to Garfield in the rocking chair and also when he found her husband's old love letters to give to her as a present, those were genuinely nice things to add to the special and I always look forward to watching it every year.
I don't remember that one but I'm going to try and find it. Here on UA-cam if you look up Forgotten Christmas specials you can really find some pretty neat stuff. There's a ziggy Christmas special it actually won awards for how good it was and you never see it on TV anymore you really should check that one out
@@tolfan4438 Here: ua-cam.com/video/TbL-uxd4ZVw/v-deo.html
Sorry, if you already found it.
as a 35 year old recently divorced man, that "so long" song from Here Comes Garfield... that got me, man! 😢😢
Oh I’m sorry that happened to you I hope things turn out better for you
It’s sad I grew up with the computer animated version, even though they can have their moments, but not the 2D version. 90’s were the best.
I just recently got back into Garfield. I've been watching the shows and specials over and over and they get funnier each time I watch them. I'd forgotten how much I love this cartoon cat.
I only read Garfield gets a life,Garfield on town.and Here comes Garfield from a book called Garfield as himself,thank you for showing some clips from the specials
Now he is something to remember. When I was a kid I loved reading the comics, watching some of the specials, the recent Garfield Show (Which today look like it has seen better days) and even the movies. (Say what you will about it, but I do say it's Bill Murray's best thing he has done) my favorite special really has to be the one that was the film noir. That has to be the best.
Even though I don't particularly blame you for not wanting to acknowledge the CGI Garfield show and specials, it is kind of worth noting how those works actually gave Nermal a "correct" boyish voice compare to Garfield and Friends and then how Lyman got his first animated appearance in a special.
Love nine lives. (Book and special) especially as in the latter, Garfield does the nicest thing he’s ever done for Odie. Proving to me once and for all: they’re brothers.
I'm so glad the Garfield christmas special is so high on the list. I remember watching this SO MUCH growing up. It's honestly one of my all-time favorite christmas specials EVER. XD
I watched and read a lot of Garfield as a kid. I remember renting the DVD collection of the Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas special as well as the first two CGI movies and a volume DVD of Garfield and Friends from the now-closed Hollywood Video. I also remember watching the first live action film in theaters, especially the Ice Age short at the beginning.
Currently, I own two DVDs of Garfield and Friends ("An Ode to Odie" and "Dreams & Schemes") and a scratched up DVD of the 2004 film. I also watched episodes of The Garfield Show on both Cartoon Network and Netflix. For books, I own the first six volumes of the comics.
I am looking forward to the new movie, since the director of Cats Don't Dance and The Emperor's New Groove is directing and Jim Davis is producing.
The funny thing is, while I grew up on Garfield, my parents grew up with the Heathcliff cartoon. How ironic is that?
Thank god the 2004 film got scratched
@@zacktastick8563 It would be pure irony if that film got scratched by a cat, since an actual cat tearing up an insult to the species is funny to think about.
Heathcliff? Garfield: HEATHCLIFF, EAT YOUR HEART OUT!!!
I did like both the Halloween and Christmas specials of Garfield. I only knew of 9 Lives because of Family Guy.
I still have yet to see some of these specials like "Babes and Bullets," but I think my favorite Garfield special for now has to be "His 9 Lives." I absolutely loved the idea of telling multiple stories for Garfield, and it provided much creativity with some of the segments having their own art direction.
Besides that, I also liked the Christmas special for Jon's family and all the heart surrounding the grandmother, and the one where he reunited with his mom. I even liked the Thanksgiving special for the gags, Liz's snarky moments, and the grandmother coming in to save the day.
CGI stands for Correct Garfield Imagery
I Know Your Joking. But it's really. Computer. Generated. Imagery
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This special was part of CBS Toon Night.
Others ones that aired were “Bugs Bunny’s Overtures to Disaster”, “Snoopy’s Reunion”, and “Daffy Duck Goes Hollywood” (his Thanks-for-giving special gets an alternate title!)
When did "CBS Toon Night" aired?
Avery Merrick I guess around April - May 1991. I used newspapers.com for research.
28:06 Garfield:speak for yourself Jon some of us where born to be great
(Next scene)
Gets A Pile of snow on him
Garfield:aaaahhhh!
One thing I love about these specials is the music of LOU RAWLS, THE SAXXY BEAST
Nice top 12 list of a classic anime.
It is strange to think that Garfield could have possibly been part of the Disney Animated Canon. Hey if it meant seeing Disney work their animation magic on Garfield,I would have gladly taken it.
Garfield's seventh life...I lost sleep from that.
In the actual comics, I love the arc where Jon finally finds a potential love interest, Liz.
Ah Yes Jon & Liz Being Together Liz Used To Be Jon's Love Interest From 1979-July 27th 2006 And Then On Jon's Birthday On July 28th Him And Liz Started Dating To Present Day
The panther from In The Rough still freaks me out. Easily my favourite of the specials. Come on, Garfield versus a freaking panther!
I remember owning Judgement Day. Was one of my fave acquisitions as a kid.
Same bro!
Let me get this straight. You're telling me that DISNEY would have animated a Garfield feature film?!? Um, can I see the universe in which that actually happened? Please?
These specials were really...special. It says something that even something like Babe and Bulletts feels more "Garfield" than the recent movie. Things like the voice acting or decissions like Garfield not moving his mouth when he "talks" gave the animated Garfield a certain personality.
One of the few series where the lowest ranked episode is still a must watch.
So long old friend IS the cruelest joke a TV producer ever played on an audience.
i have actually reviewed Garfield: His 9 Lives and i have to say it is a good special
the Diana’s Piano segment gets me teary-eyed near the end (mostly due me losing my own pet cat), but the Lab Test Animal segment interests me the most. the animation is similar to Oliver and Company (with Garfield looking like Oliver) as well as having a cat-to-dog transformation akin to a werewolf movie
Yes! I love this.
I love bringing up the test animal segment of Garfield and His 9 Lives without context and having people be absolutely flabbergasted upon finding out it came out of Garfield
Garfield: His 9 Lives should have been #1 IMO
1:20 Everyone's reaction to the Garfield Movies
Garfield’s thanksgiving has the smoothest animation I’ve ever seen for a tv special
(Garfield goes Hollywood is a close second)
Heh will always love these lines
Jon: "You're not gonna let her go through with this are you?!"
Chief: "Like! She's gotta! Or else the volcano will destroy us all!"
Jon: "You mean it appeases the gods?"
Chief: "No it plugs up the hole"
Kind of expected Peter Griffin's thoughts about Primal Self at 24:10. Great video, though.
Me too.
I'm a HUGE Garfield fan! I collected ALL the Garfield books, watched the TV specials, and I think Jim Davis did a good job as well as Phil Roman directing them.
Here's two random Garfield factoids for fans out there:
1. Did you know Winnie the Pooh almost got the role of Garfield? No, I ain't pulling your leg; the late great Sterling Holloway volunteered for Garfield in his first ever special in 1982! Man, wouldn't THAT have made for a different special! Still, I'm almost glad it went to Lorenzo Music, as it catapulted him into not only stardom, but also one of the most recognizable voice actors to ever live!
2. And speaking of Lorenzo, he actually guest-wrote for a few of these specials, particularly Garfield on the Town, where he collabed with usual writer Jim Davis.
I love Sterling Holloway, but I just don’t see him being a cynical and lazy character. I listen to his voice and it just doesn’t sound like someone who could inhibit the personality traits I’ve just mentioned. His voice just conveys a friendly person persona, almost like what you’d hear from an old nextdoor neighbor or an old acquaintance or a grandfather. So Lorenzo Music was definitely the better choice for Garfield.
@@hunterolaughlin Oh, I agree. Much as I love Sterling's work, his voice just doesn't fit the role Jim cultivated back in the 70's to early 80's. Lorenzo'a distinct, sarcastic voice was perfect for the part, it's no wonder he stuck around as his voice for so many years. RIP, you magnificent feline...
my favorite Garfield specials are: The Garfield Christmas, Garfield Here We Come and the Garfield Halloween. plus you can't go wrong with Lou Rawls singing.
That whole pound scene in Here Comes Garfield used to DESTROY me as a kid. There was actually a point where if I was feeling overwhelmed and I needed to cry, I would think about that song that plays during that scene, and it worked everytime.
I think Garfield's Judgement Day would make a excellent animated movie but my favorite Garfield special would have to be the nine lives one but I do like Garfield in the rough where he fights a black panther
I love garfield
Who doesn't.
Joseph Rowe sadly a lot of people.. they don’t like Garfield because they think he is boring, lazy comics strip there haven’t been good sense the later 80’s too early 90’s .. personally I like Garfield.. it’s alright.. as far I see..!
FardintheCartoonLover hmm I think many would disagree on that with either saying Peanuts or Calvin and Hobbes is so much better.. but that’s how one take it right..!
Number 3 was likes my Family Tradition thanks to my Grandma recorded it on her VHS When I was a baby, and we like watch it every year along with 3 other Specials and now today My sister got DVD versions of those specials. The Special is Special to my Family.
i didn’t realise i’d seen most of these. honestly, i’m surprised. my favourites are his nine lives and babes and bullets, as well. i can’t help but crying every single time i watch the diana segment.
Can we have a review of Archie’s weird mysterys
Garfield predicts a YTP meme: I hope you bring lotsa spaghetti!
I'M SCARED!
Garfield in the Rough still my favorite special... but JESUS, that Panther is SCARY!!! i first watched the special when i was 8 years old, now i am 16 and that Panther still give me the CREEPS
Garfield's 9 Lives will always have a close place in my heart... the book and movie. Dark, funny, and heartfelt at the same time.
Garfield is a good character. these are good Garfield TV specials.
Garfield's Babes and Bullets, was my grandfather's favorite of these specials.
I am a HUGE Garfield fan! I collected ALL the Garfield books,seen all the TV specials and GARFIELD & FRIENDS.
Honestly I like here comes garfield the most because of the soundtrack long about midnight and together again are my favourite
One of my favorite Garfield books (although I didn't read a whole lot) was "Camera, Lights, Hairballs! Garfield at the Movies!". I used to check it out all the time in middle school. If you don't know what it is, it's Garfield's takes on movie genres, from Sci-Fi, to teen, to action adventure, and at the end they made a joke with X-rated movies (as in, they put a censor bar over the two pages). They even talked about the process of making the two live-action Garfield movies. I *long* for the day I can finally have the book to myself, as well as a few others.
I hope you bring lot's of memes!
IM SCARED!
So Long Old Friend from Garfield in the Rough gets stuck in my head on a regular basis it’s so good
I didn’t know Garfield had a detective special. I really want to watch it
I never know if Jon can rally hear Garfield or not.
I love the hand-drawn animation as well. I can't stand that CGI crap. But thanks for putting this up.
It is interesting to see how you ranked each of the specials by your personal experience. Still, it's a nice job you did there.
My obsession with Garfield is the comic stribes.
When I first read one, I can't resist reading another one. And before I know it, I've been reading for hours.
Also "Garfield's Babes and Bullets" starts to intrigues me.
Animat, can you review the theatrical Nickelodeon animated movies for Animat's Classic Reviews??
Would u dare him to review the rugrats go wild
@@yingandyang7542 *yes*
Speaking of Nick, Garfield got adopted as a Nicktoon
Awesome list. How about you do a top 10 Best Garfield and Friends episodes list.
Am I seriously the only human being on the planet who actually likes the 2008 CGI Garfield show? Yeah don't get me wrong, the animation is downright HIDEOUS but the show itself actually does have some clever writing and keeps a lot of the hilarious self-referential humour from the original. I'd actually recommend you to check out a few episodes.
By the way, I'm glad to see you finally received the blu Rays I gave you of Arthur Christmas and The Pirates! Hopefully you also received the Bee Movie DVD I sent as well
I like it too, a bit more than most people. The Garfield Show does have a fanbase, albeit a tiny one. I can tolerate the animation.
I liked it.
I Thought the Garfield Show was ok
But the gravy animation was *HORRIBLE*!
I also liked the show
I still enjoy the CGI show and films to. It's a fun one and has some good lines.
In Garfield in Paradise, there are 3 references to old time radio star Jack Benny and his show:
1). The room they stay in is the JACK BENNY SUITE
2). The records listen to be the tribe were Phil Harris records(Phil was Jack's band leader on radio for a long time
3). The man at the hotel and the car rental place is voiced by Frank Nelson, known to drive Jack nuts....and vice versa
Animat, continue when How to train your Dragon the Hidden World review?
Garfield gets a life should've been called "Jon finds a wife" so there could be less of a confusion.
I thought this was a Garf Gab video at first
While I didn’t grow up with these specials I enjoy watching them anyways
My personal favourite would be Babes and Bullets. I'm a fan of the black and white Privite Eye films or episodes, and with Garfield around, I just enjoyed watching it over and overs again! You also made some strong points to why I love it! 8( E3
My second favourite would be Garfield and his 9 lives. I really like his take on his history. It was cool, weird, dark and just good to watch with all the art styles compiled!
I also love Garfield goes to town. It was heartwarming to meet his family (or cousins basically) and his mother. I also love the Claws song!
ALSO: Disney refusing Garfield's "Dark Film" when Disney has dark moments in their movies themselves? Uuuuuuuhhh... you know kids turned into donkeys to be sold right?
I've got half the animated specials,the 11 Fat Cat pack books,the whole animated show,several Garfield dolls,Murray's Garfield movie(underrated),several specials books including Judgement Day.Personally I think it could've been great as Garfield's a good fit for dealing with a tornado,Sesame Street did something like this once.Disney backing off due to the story is hypocritical.Look at all the violent deaths in their movies from Bambi to The Tarzan.Garfield is one of the greatest strips all time because of the humor and the joy he brings with none of Jim's opinions thrust onto us like Doonesbury,For Better Or For Worse,or Peanuts,etc.,have done.He's here to be funny and has been for 40 plus years.
My favorite Garfield specials are Here Comes Garfield, and Garfield"s Nine Lives.
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving is definitely better than Garfield's Thanksgiving.
the specials are great,animat
out of all of the garfield specials that are quite rewatchable
the one that is quite interesting is when he was in a film noir scenario
the special is called garfield's babes and bullets
what i like about the special is how garfield portrays sam spayed
I like Here Comes Garfield which has the song So Long Old Friend which it is a sad song about Garfield losing Ode when they were in the pound. Also the special where he finds his mom and his family and then gets into trouble with a cat gang and his family fights them and then they don't want him there.
Garfield's judgment Day is kind of like Pluto's judgment Day.
#10, #9, #7, #6, #4, #3, and #2, were one of my personal favorites as a kid along with the original Garfield And Friends once that too was my true Introduction to some of Garfield's adventures along with chilling out at Orson's Farm most of the time as a kid. TO me IT's truly been awhile and I still one of them can come back unlike the CGI Version nowadays and maybe another go with the series just for ol' time sake and capture what made 4th wall breaking a think before both Pinkie Pie and Deadpool toke over. Now If you excuse me I got a big pot of Spaghetti ready to go and gonna enjoy this special lunchtime!
Lorenzo Music was the perfect choice to voice Garfield and 2D was the best animation style to use for the series. I can’t imagine anything else topping the show and the specials.
22:46 This is it! The animated short that traumatized me when I was a kid, and I never understood why I related it to Garfield until now.
I love garfield, he is my favorite cartoon cat.
I can't say I ever knew a Garfield fanatic growing up. Maybe I was just a smidge too young being born in '81.
There was a time i was obsessed with Harfiels when i was younger. I used to collect the comics and owned Garfield and Friends on DVD. I also own Garfield gets a Life, a collection of 3 other specials, and The 9 Lives of Garfield. I even own a Halloween storybook and a history collection
I know it sounds crazy. For the halloween special. My dad had a theory over the old man in the house. And I actually believe it. That when he's telling the ghost pirate story to Garfield and Odie.
That the old man was possessed at a very young age by the Cabin boy of the Pirates. And because people thought he was pretending. The cabin boy felt like his story wasn't being heard. So, he tells it all to Garfield and Odie. About how the pirates, the blood contract, and gave them warning. And as a calling card stole their boat to say. "Now do you believe me?" At the end of the episode the ghost of the ten year old cabin boy is at rest. And the man hosts his tv show.
It was odd, but it made the episode amazing.
And let’s not forget about the amazing 80s voice actor Lorenzo Music he will always and forever be Garfield to people like us growing up watching Garfield from the 80s to early 90s
Loved this list ElectricDragon505! Agree with most of it, especially Garfield's Nine Lives. That's such an underrated special.
I grew up on Garfield ever since I was a kid and I remember when I was in school the teacher passed out a book club pamphlet in which what kind of books that we wanted to read and I would Circle some of the Garfield books along with others and when the books came in which I ordered I was so excited especially when I received the Garfield books and the first one that I read was called Garfield at Large that was Jim Davis first book along with others like Garfield weighs in Garfield gains weight among others I used to laugh a lot at his early books because they were so funny Jim Davis early work in Garfield he looked different and bigger than what we have in Garfield today and I read the comics and seen the tv specials and yes Garfield has been around for a long time