Garfield television specials

The Garfield television specials are a series of twelve half-hour long American animated television specials based on the Garfield comic strip of the same name created by Jim Davis. Most specials were directed by Phil Roman, written by Davis, and featuring the voice of Lorenzo Music as the character. The specials were originally broadcast on CBS from 1982 to 1991. Although 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 of the remaining Garfield specials were produced by Roman's own production company and namesake Film Roman.

Garfield television specials
Title cards for all twelve Garfield television specials
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Jim Davis
Based on	Garfield created by Jim Davis
Written by	Jim Davis
Screenplay by	Jim Davis
Story by	Jim Davis
Directed by	Phil Roman
Voices of	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
Original language	English
No. of episodes	12
Production
Producers	Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez (1982–1983) Phil Roman (1984–1991)
Running time	24 minutes
Production companies	Mendelson/Melendez Productions (1982–1983) Film Roman (1984–1991) United Media Paws, Inc.
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	October 25, 1982 (1982-10-25) – May 8, 1991 (1991-05-08)

List

List of Garfield television specials

Title	Original airing date	Director	Producer(s)	Garfield	Notes
Here Comes Garfield	October 25, 1982	Phil Roman	Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez	Lorenzo Music	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 illustrated/comic book of the same name; 1989 Emmy nominee.
Garfield's Babes and Bullets	May 23, 1989				Adapted from a short story in Garfield: His 9 Lives. 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	John Sparey			1991 Emmy nominee.

Reception

All the Garfield animated specials received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Animated Program, winning four including Garfield on the Town, Garfield in the Rough, Garfield's Halloween Adventure, and Garfield's Babes and Bullets.

See also

• Happy Birthday, Garfield