Garfield and Friends facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Garfield and Friends
The cast of Garfield and Friends. Clockwise from bottom left: Sheldon, Wade, Orson, Odie, Garfield, Roy and Booker.
Genre	Comedy Slapstick
Created by	Jim Davis
Written by	Mark Evanier Sharman DiVono
Directed by	Jeff Hall Tom Ray Dave Brain Vincent Davis Ron Myrick Others
Voices of	Lorenzo Music Gregg Berger Thom Huge Desirée Goyette Howie Morris Frank Welker Julie Payne Pat Buttram
Narrated by	Gary Owens Charles Aidman (Day of Doom)
Opening theme	see Theme Song
Ending theme	"Friends Are There" (Instrumental) (Seasons 1–2) "We're Ready to Party" (Instrumental) (Seasons 3–7)
Composer(s)	Ed Bogas Desirée Goyette
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	7
No. of episodes	121 (whole) 363 (segments) (Garfield: 242 U.S. Acres: 121) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jim Davis Lee Mendelson Phil Roman
Producer(s)	George Singer (1–21) Mitch Schauer (22–38) Bob Curtis (22–55) Bob Nesler (40–72) Vincent Davis (70–121) Phil Roman (114–117)
Running time	22–48 minutes
Production company(s)	Film Roman United Media (Season 1) United Media/Mendelson (Seasons 2–3) United Media/Lee Mendelson Productions (Seasons 4–6) Lee Mendelson Productions (Season 7) Paws, Inc.
Distributor	9 Story Media Group
Release
Original network	CBS
Picture format	480i SDTV
Audio format	Mono (1988–1990) CBS Stereosound (1990–1994)
Original release	September 17, 1988 (1988-09-17) – December 10, 1994 (1994-12-10)
Chronology
Followed by	The Garfield Show

Garfield and Friends is a fun animated TV show based on the famous comic strip Garfield. It aired on the CBS network every Saturday morning from 1988 to 1994. The show features not only cartoons about Garfield but also stories from another comic strip by Jim Davis called U.S. Acres.

What is Garfield and Friends?

This popular cartoon series brings the beloved characters from the Garfield comic strip to life. Each episode usually had three parts: two Garfield segments and one U.S. Acres segment in between. The show was known for its silly humor and catchy theme song.

How Many Episodes Were Made?

Garfield and Friends ran for seven seasons. In total, there were 121 full episodes. However, if you count each cartoon story separately, there were 363 segments! This included 242 Garfield cartoons and 121 U.S. Acres cartoons.

Who Created the Show?

The show was created by Jim Davis, who also created the original comic strips. Many talented people worked on the show, including writers like Mark Evanier and voice actors like Lorenzo Music, who was the voice of Garfield.

Meet the Characters

The show features a main group of characters from the Garfield comic strip and a different set of farm animals from U.S. Acres.

Garfield

Garfield is the main character and a very famous orange cat. He is super lazy and loves to eat, especially lasagna. He also enjoys sleeping a lot and watching TV. Garfield often tries to trick his owner, Jon, or annoy Odie.

Jon Arbuckle

Jon is Garfield and Odie's owner. He is a bit nerdy but very kind and loyal to his pets. Jon often tries to go on dates, but they usually don't end well for him. He loves Garfield and Odie, even when they cause trouble.

Odie

Odie is a yellow dog who lives with Garfield and Jon. He is not very smart and often has his tongue hanging out. Odie is very friendly and happy, but he can sometimes annoy Garfield, who loves to kick him off the table.

Nermal

Nermal is a cute, gray cat who often visits Jon's house. He thinks he is the cutest cat in the world and loves to remind Garfield of it. This makes Garfield very annoyed, and he often tries to send Nermal to Abu Dhabi.

See also

In Spanish: Garfield y sus amigos para niños