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. All twelve 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 production company Film Roman.[1]
Garfield television specials | |
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Title cards for all twelve Garfield television specials | |
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 |
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 |
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 | 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 |
Reception
All the animated specials received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Animated Program, winning four by 1989, which includes Garfield on the Town (1983), Garfield in the Rough (1984), Garfield's Halloween Adventure (1985), and Garfield's Babes and Bullets (1989).
List
Title | Original airing date | Producer(s) | Notes |
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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 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 | 1991 Emmy nominee. |
References
- Demosthenes (2017-05-18). "Reel History: Film Roman". Reel History. Retrieved 2018-07-06.