About this season
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.
Episodes (48)
1. Moo Cow Mutt
Aired 14 September 1991 • 7 min
Odie is tricked by Garfield into believing he is a cow. When Jon finds out about the trick, he pretends that Odie really is a cow that looks like a dog.
2. Big Bad Buddy Bird
Aired 14 September 1991 • 7 min
Roy quits the show (with Wade taking his place) and becomes a cast member on The Buddy Bears. He plays Big Bad Buddy Bird, who always disagrees with the gang. After being continually crushed by safes and realizing that bandwagoning is wrong, Roy wants his old job back.
3. Angel Puss
Aired 14 September 1991 • 7 min
An angel is assigned to help Odie and Garfield get along.
4. Trial and Error
Aired 14 September 1991 • 7 min
When two mice steal Garfield's blueberry pie, Garfield accuses Odie of stealing it. Odie wants to have a trial.
5. An Egg-Citing Tale
Aired 14 September 1991 • 7 min
Orson narrates the origin of Sheldon following numerous mail requests for "the deal with the egg".
6. Supermarket Mania
Aired 14 September 1991 • 7 min
When the Food Monster supermarket is built across the street, all of the customers of Gramps' general store are taken. The owner of Food Monster convinces Jon, the best customer at Gramps', to shop at his store.
7. The Legend of Cactus Jupiter
Aired 21 September 1991 • 7 min
Cactus Jake tells the story of how one can see into the future by looking into a fire. Garfield sees himself and his friends as space-cowboys in the far future.
8. Birthday Boy Roy
Aired 21 September 1991 • 7 min
It is Roy's birthday, and everybody on the farm gives him a pocket watch. The watch goes missing, among other things around the farm.
9. Jukebox Jon
Aired 21 September 1991 • 7 min
Jon wants to work for a man who dislikes people who bite their nails. He buys a record to help him break his habit in his sleep, which gets mixed up among Garfield's and Odie's other records.
10. Squeak Previews
Aired 21 September 1991 • 7 min
Two mouse movie critics review a movie about mice attempting to steal food.
11. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Wade
Aired 21 September 1991 • 7 min
Wade hypnotizes himself into turning into a monster when he hears a bell and back again when he hears it again.
12. A Tall Tale
Aired 21 September 1991 • 7 min
Nermal tells his version of Paul Bunyan stories by the director's request. Garfield is unimpressed.
13. Frankenstein Feline
Aired 28 September 1991 • 7 min
Jon dreams about a Frankenstein monster cat with the stomach of a whale that eats so much the town chases him and his creator out of town.
14. Weatherman Wade
Aired 28 September 1991 • 7 min
Orson and the others are tired of the rain. Wade supposedly stops it with a wish. This becomes a problem later on, as the farm runs out of water.
15. Fill-in Feline
Aired 28 September 1991 • 7 min
Nermal replaces Garfield when the latter becomes sick.
16. Polar Pussycat
Aired 28 September 1991 • 7 min
Garfield gets lost at the South Pole when he accidentally gets sent on a plane while taking a nap.
17. Over the Rainbow
Aired 28 September 1991 • 7 min
Roy looks for a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow and winds up participating in a Let's Make a Deal-style game show.
18. Remote Possibilities
Aired 28 September 1991 • 7 min
Garfield thinks a scientist's experimental remote is the one Jon ordered.
19. Night of the Living Laundromat
Aired 5 October 1991 • 7 min
In an episode of "Garfield's Tales of Scary Stuff", Garfield narrates the story of how Jon got a washing machine that eats clothes.
20. Fast Food
Aired 5 October 1991 • 7 min
Orson, Wade, Booker, and Roy complain that Bo is a slow cook, so Roy creates a fast food restaurant called Roy's Rapid Restaurant. Orson, Wade, and Booker find it too "fast" for them.
21. Cash and Carry
Aired 5 October 1991 • 7 min
After receiving an expensive credit card bill, Jon cuts up his credit cards and buy everything with cash. It becomes a hassle later on when Jon tries to buy a new wastebasket.
22. Speed Trap
Aired 5 October 1991 • 7 min
Jon is given a speeding ticket by a shady police officer after speeding in an 8 MPH zone. He gets held up when he refuses to pay the ticket.
23. Flights of Fantasy
Aired 5 October 1991 • 7 min
Orson convinces Wade to use his imagination and Wade imagines that he is saving the chickens from the weasel — unaware that his imagination is real. Meanwhile, trouble goes on when Roy accidentally kisses a bear.
24. Castaway Cat
Aired 5 October 1991 • 7 min
When the cable goes out, Garfield is forced to turn to books for entertainment. Eventually, Garfield becomes so engrossed in the story of Robinson Crusoe that he starts acting out the novel, incorporating Odie, Jon, and the guy who comes to fix the cable.
25. Mind Over Matter
Aired 12 October 1991 • 7 min
Jon takes Garfield and Odie to see Swami Pastrami, and they run into a woman who swipes Jon's wallet and thus feeds Jon's info to the Swami. The Swami later returns Jon his wallet and also gives Jon a medallion that can supposedly read minds.
26. Orson at Bat
Aired 12 October 1991 • 7 min
While playing baseball, Orson gets hit on the head with a ball and daydreams about being the title character in "Casey at the Bat".
27. Multiple Choice Cartoon
Aired 12 October 1991 • 7 min
Garfield gives the audience a unique episode where they can make choices on what happens in the cartoon.
28. Galactic Gamesman
Aired 12 October 1991 • 7 min
Garfield gets hooked on video games while Jon has appendicitis.
29. Sly Spy Guy
Aired 12 October 1991 • 7 min
When Orson is unable to find his spy novel, he imagines that he is Double Oh Orson instead.
30. The Thing That Stayed Forever
Aired 12 October 1991 • 7 min
Jon's uncle Ed is visiting his house for a while, until Garfield, Jon, and Odie get so fed up with him that they find a way to get rid of him.
31. Bouncing Baby Blues
Aired 19 October 1991 • 7 min
Garfield and Odie go to the supermarket and accidentally take a baby home.
32. The Ugly Duckling
Aired 19 October 1991 • 7 min
Orson tells the story of "The Ugly Duckling", who is Wade with a paper bag over his head, combined with elements of The Wizard of Oz.
33. Learning Lessons
Aired 19 October 1991 • 7 min
The network wants the show to be more educational, so the Buddy Bears are instructed to give educational lessons to anything Garfield mentions.
34. Robodie II
Aired 19 October 1991 • 7 min
Dr. Garbanzo Bean once again makes robotic clones of Odie, with a giant robot dog being accidentally made as well. This episode is a sequel to "Robodie".
35. For Butter or Worse
Aired 19 October 1991 • 7 min
Convinced that Roy stole all the butter on the farm, Orson imagines that he is Power Pig in an effort to prove it.
36. Annoying Things
Aired 19 October 1991 • 7 min
Garfield hosts a television show about what annoys him, and is forced to leave out listing dogs due to threats.
37. Guaranteed Trouble
Aired 26 October 1991 • 7 min
Garfield, Odie, and Jon buy a new TV off of Madman Murray.
38. Fan Clubbing
Aired 26 October 1991 • 7 min
Roy and Wade fight over who should have the barn for their fan club.
39. A Jarring Experience
Aired 26 October 1991 • 7 min
A teenage mouse mistakes that Garfield is responsible for his missing mother, no matter how many times Garfield insists that he is innocent. He then sends in an Arnold Schwarzenegger-like mouse to make Garfield admit where his mother is.
40. The Idol of Id
Aired 2 November 1991 • 7 min
While touring a museum, Garfield and Odie accidentally touch an idol that exchanges their minds.
41. Bedtime Story Blues
Aired 2 November 1991 • 7 min
Orson reads Cinderella to Booker and Sheldon, who keep making changes to the story, much to Orson's dismay.
42. Mamma Manicotti
Aired 2 November 1991 • 7 min
Garfield, Odie, and Jon help make Mamma Manicotti famous by proving that one cannot duplicate recipes cooked with love.
43. The Pizza Patrol
Aired 9 November 1991 • 7 min
After watching a commercial about a pizza delivering service with a deliver-in-30-minutes-or-else-it-is-free guarantee, Garfield takes advantage of the offer.
44. The Son Also Rises
Aired 9 November 1991 • 7 min
When his dad visits the farm, Wade tries to prove to him that he is no longer a coward.
45. Rolling Romance
Aired 9 November 1991 • 7 min
Jon buys a used car from Madman Murray which comes with a computerized female voice and is attracted to Jon.
46. The Automated, Animated Cartoon
Aired 9 November 1991 • 7 min
Animator Mr. Sprocket uses Garfield to demonstrate computer animation to Jon.
47. It's a Wonderful Wade
Aired 9 November 1991 • 7 min
When Orson's brothers steal the vegetables that Wade was meant to guard, Wade is given trouble by the gang, compelling him to leave. Later, a guardian angel shows Wade what the farm would be like if he was never born.
48. Truckin' Odie
Aired 16 November 1991 • 7 min
Garfield sings about Odie riding with a rookie trucker named Billy Bob.