Garfield television specials

Garfield television specials
Title cards for all the Garfield television specials
Created by Jim Davis
Based on Garfield
Written by Jim Davis
Screenplay by Jim Davis
Story by Jim Davis
Directed by Phil Roman
Starring Lorenzo Music
Theme music composer Ed Bogas and Desirée Goyette (music and lyrics)
Lou Rawls, Gregg Berger, Desirée Goyette and Lorenzo Music (vocals)
Country of origin United States United States
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 12
Production
Producer(s) Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez (1982-1983)
Phil Roman (1984-1991)
Running time 24 minutes
Production company(s) Lee Mendelson Films (1982-1983)
Film Roman (1984-1991)
United Media
Paws, Inc.
Release
Original network CBS
Original release October 25, 1982 – May 8, 1991

The Garfield television specials are a series of half-hour long American animated television specials based on the Garfield comic strip, created by Jim Davis. The specials were produced between 1982 and 1991, all directed by Phil Roman, written by Jim Davis and originally broadcast on CBS. While the first two specials were produced by Lee Mendelson Films, this boutique studio was fully committed to the production of the Peanuts animated specials and could not allocate resources for the Garfield specials. All subsequent specials were produced by director Roman's production company Film Roman[1].

All the animated specials received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Animated Program, winning in 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1989 with Garfield on the Town, Garfield in the Rough, Garfield's Halloween Adventure and Garfield's Babes and Bullets respectively.

List of Garfield television specials
Title Original airing date Producer(s) Notes
Here Comes Garfield October 25, 1982 Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez 1983 Emmy nominee.
Garfield on the Town October 28, 1983 1984 Emmy winner.
Garfield in the Rough October 26, 1984 Phil Roman 1985 Emmy winner.
Garfield's Halloween Adventure October 30, 1985 1986 Emmy winner.
Garfield in Paradise May 27, 1986 1986 Emmy nominee.
Garfield Goes Hollywood May 8, 1987 1987 Emmy nominee.
A Garfield Christmas December 21, 1987 1988 Emmy nominee.
Garfield: His 9 Lives November 22, 1988 Animated adaptation of the 1984 comic book. 1989 Emmy nominee.
Garfield's Babes and Bullets May 23, 1989 Adapted from a story in the Garfield: His 9 Lives comic book. 1989 Emmy winner.
Garfield's Thanksgiving November 22, 1989 1990 Emmy nominee.
Garfield's Feline Fantasies May 18, 1990 1990 Emmy nominee.
Garfield Gets a Life May 8, 1991 1991 Emmy nominee.

References

  1. ↑ Demosthenes (2017-05-18). "Reel History: Film Roman". Reel History. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
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