Episodes: 50 / 78
E1Sep 16, 1989 · 7 min
Jon takes in a weak stray cat, prompting Garfield to become envious of all of the attention the guest is receiving. With the new cat taking advantage of Jon's hospitality, Garfield sets out to make him leave.
E2Sep 16, 1989 · 7 min
Orson fires Roy after he insults all of the animals with mean jokes. In an attempt to bring back Roy, the animals suggest hiring Wade’s cousin Fred Duck, whose behavior is worse than Roy's.
E3Sep 16, 1989 · 7 min
Garfield purchases a lottery ticket at the supermarket which proves to be a winner. He, Jon, and Odie enjoy living the high life, including having their new mansion explored on a television program about wealthy people.
E4Sep 16, 1989 · 7 min
After Garfield disrupts a picnic because of his desire to nap, Jon scolds him for his laziness. Garfield then dreams about sleeping for twenty years and awakening on a futuristic Earth, which is invaded by aliens that look exactly like Garfield.
E5Sep 16, 1989 · 7 min
Roy plays a prank on Wade, who is worried about the law of gravity (or "grabbity", as Roy pronounces it) getting repealed.
E6Sep 16, 1989 · 7 min
It is Jon's birthday, and his mother has sent him a batch of his favorite cookies. Jon tells the mailman about the many times Garfield has stolen the sweets on past birthdays, and vows to enjoy them for himself this year.
E7Sep 23, 1989 · 7 min
Jon visits New York City on a trip, unaware that Garfield has snuck along. When Garfield discovers that Jon's date is a pickpocket, he tries to protect his owner wherever he goes.
E8Sep 23, 1989 · 7 min
Orson narrates a previous event about Sheldon and how he was mistaken for a mother turtle's child.
E9Sep 23, 1989 · 7 min
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.
E10Sep 23, 1989 · 7 min
Jon, Garfield, and Odie are forced to stay in an old and abandoned hotel after the car breaks down in front of it. Jon plays a prank on Garfield and Odie by telling them that a "sludge monster" lurks in the hotel.
E11Sep 23, 1989 · 7 min
Wade becomes superstitious after reading his paper fortunes from Chinese fortune cookies. Roy makes a fake fortune and then stages its events to scare Wade, only for his own fortune to start coming true.
E12Sep 23, 1989 · 7 min
Garfield combats a hot July day by "thinking cool," leading him to set up Christmas decorations. Jon, Odie, and the entire town soon follow suit, prompting a summer holiday.
E13Sep 30, 1989 · 7 min
After Garfield and Odie destroy all of Jon's ferns, he heads to a greenhouse to purchase a new one. The new fern tries to eat everyone in the house, and Garfield must get rid of it.
E14Sep 30, 1989 · 7 min
Bo wants a record player, and Orson sets out to find him one as a gift. A chain reaction is put in effect after the giver wants something in return.
E15Sep 30, 1989 · 7 min
Believing that his date is already going out with a different man, Jon swears off women and tells Garfield to hide his little black book of phone numbers. When he changes his mind, Garfield holds to his promise and refuses to reveal his hiding place.
E16Sep 30, 1989 · 7 min
Garfield, hosting a tour of the National Cat Museum, narrates a story about a prehistoric cat. The cat was determined to cross a giant lake to reach the fabled "lasagna trees" that grew on a faraway island.
E17Sep 30, 1989 · 7 min
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.
E18Sep 30, 1989 · 7 min
Garfield takes revenge on a stereotypical TV health/fitness show host when his influence on Jon becomes a threat to Garfield's lifestyle.
E19Oct 7, 1989 · 7 min
When Binky the Clown's show is cancelled due to low ratings, he eventually gets a new job as a handyman. This coincides with Jon wanting repairs done around the home, which leads to Binky redecorating the whole house.
E20Oct 7, 1989 · 7 min
The farm animals put on a talent show, with Wade having stage fright. When Orson also gets it when his brothers attend the show, it is up to Wade to save the day.
E21Oct 7, 1989 · 7 min
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.
E22Oct 7, 1989 · 7 min
When Jon buys a new TV satellite dish, he cautions Garfield about getting lasagna on its surface. After Garfield neglects to heed the warning, he is transported into various TV shows, leaving Odie to try to get him out.
E23Oct 7, 1989 · 7 min
Orson is tired, and his friends and the Sandman's substitute try to make Orson go to sleep.
E24Oct 7, 1989 · 7 min
When Jon and Liz's date is interrupted by a thug, Jon resolves to take martial arts classes and become an "urban samurai" to build confidence. Garfield, knowing that his hapless owner will get into trouble, imagines himself as "Yojumbo," a samurai warrior, to protect him.
E25Oct 14, 1989 · 7 min
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.
E26Oct 14, 1989 · 7 min
After pulling several pranks on Orson, Roy fears that Orson will pull a revenge prank on him, despite Orson saying that he will not.
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E28Oct 14, 1989 · 7 min
Jon takes Garfield to a dude ranch called "Polecat Flats", where Garfield learns about ranch life while wondering what a polecat is (a skunk).
E29Oct 14, 1989 · 7 min
Orson tells Booker and Sheldon the myth of Hercules. Roy tells him his brothers are coming to visit and then Orson falls asleep, wondering what being Hercules would be like.
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E31Oct 21, 1989 · 7 min
A lady from a restaurant sends Jon a live lobster to cook. Jon, Garfield, and Odie eventually befriend it as a family member and name him Therm. When Therm gets sick, they must fly to Maine and let him back into the sea.
E32Oct 21, 1989 · 7 min
After Roy annoys the farm animals with a new joke book, aliens who lack a sense of humor visit the farm to destroy the Earth's comedy. Since laughter is a weapon to them, the group turns to Roy and his endless bad jokes to defeat the aliens.
E33Oct 21, 1989 · 7 min
After hearing Garfield's story on giant radioactive mutant guppies, Nermal gets too scared to sleep. As an apology, Garfield tries to prove to Nermal that the story is fake.
E34Oct 21, 1989 · 7 min
A mad scientist kidnaps Odie to use him as a model for his cloning machine that makes toy robots.
E35Oct 21, 1989 · 7 min
Wade injures his leg and thinks that Roy and Orson will perform surgery on it.
E36Oct 21, 1989 · 7 min
Garfield and Jon make a bet that if Garfield can stop watching TV for 24 hours, Jon will stop using the vacuum, which annoys Garfield. Garfield struggles to resist the temptation of watching television, especially when the TV itself apparently becomes sentient.
E37Oct 28, 1989 · 7 min
Jon's third cousin Norbert has died, and has left the Klopman Diamond to Garfield in his will. Norbert's business partner believes it should go to him and tries to get Garfield to sell him the diamond.
E38Oct 28, 1989 · 7 min
Everyone chooses to clean up the farm. When the others want to remove Orson's waller, Orson explains what it means to him.
E39Oct 28, 1989 · 7 min
Garfield and Odie use their imaginations to entertain themselves on a rainy day while Jon is on a date.
E40Oct 28, 1989 · 7 min
Set as a basketball game that mice attend, Jon, Odie, and Nermal attempt to pack a picnic lunch without Garfield devouring the food.
E41Oct 28, 1989 · 7 min
Orson tells Wade the story of how he invented Power Pig, while his brothers get an idea for stealing the harvest crops.
E42Oct 28, 1989 · 7 min
Jon, Odie, and Garfield invite Cactus Jake to reside at their home temporarily during a rodeo championship, which they find unpleasant.
E43Nov 4, 1989 · 7 min
Stinky Davis, a criminal, disguises himself as Binky the Clown to commit crimes around town. When the real Binky is mistaken for Stinky and arrested, he must stand trial and prove his innocence. Garfield, who is appalled that the show is doing an "evil twin" episode, gets involved to save Binky.
E44Nov 4, 1989 · 7 min
A massive harvest prompts the gang to stay in the farm's old barn, which Wade insists is haunted by the ghosts of the group's ancestors. Orson tries to dissuade him, while his brothers decide to dress up as ghosts to scare the animals off and steal the crops.
E45Nov 4, 1989 · 7 min
Garfield hosts an "educational" show about mini-malls. He shows how they are grown and maintained, as well as what can be found in them.
E46Nov 11, 1989 · 7 min
Garfield tries to win back public attention after he realizes that Odie gets more attention than he does.
E47Nov 11, 1989 · 7 min
While resting due to a terrible cold, Orson dreams that he and the gang are part of a galaxy crew called Swine Trek (a parody of Star Trek).
E48Nov 11, 1989 · 7 min
Garfield presents a TV show to a live audience called It Must Be True! where he claims everything stated on television is a true fact.
E49Nov 18, 1989 · 7 min
Garfield believes that Jon has gotten rid of Odie, who is staying overnight at the vet. Garfield then gets worried and finds himself unable to get Odie off of his mind.
E50Nov 18, 1989 · 7 min
One of Orson's brothers, Gort, says that he has given up his evil ways and is now on Orson's side. The farm animals agree to Gort's help, although Wade is suspicious.
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