Garfield television specials

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Garfield television specials
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Title cards for all twelve Garfield television specials
Genre Comedy
Created by Jim Davis
Based on Garfield
created by Jim Davis
Written byJim Davis
Screenplay byJim Davis
Story byJim 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 originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes12
Production
Producers Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez (1982–1983)
Phil Roman (1984–1991)
Running time24 minutes
48 minutes (Garfield: His 9 Lives)
Production companies Mendelson/Melendez Productions (1982–1983)
Film Roman (1984–1991)
United Media
Paws, Inc.
Original release
Network CBS
ReleaseOctober 25, 1982 (1982-10-25) 
May 8, 1991 (1991-05-08)

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. [1]

Contents

List

List of Garfield television specials
TitleOriginal airing dateDirectorProducer(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, 19831984 Emmy winner.
Garfield in the Rough October 26, 1984Phil Roman1985 Emmy winner.
Garfield's Halloween Adventure October 30, 19851986 Emmy winner.
Garfield in Paradise May 27, 19861986 Emmy nominee.
Garfield Goes Hollywood May 8, 19871987 Emmy nominee.
A Garfield Christmas December 21, 19871988 Emmy nominee.
Garfield: His 9 Lives November 22, 1988Animated adaptation of the illustrated/comic book of the same name; 1989 Emmy nominee.
Garfield's Babes and Bullets May 23, 1989Adapted from a short story in Garfield: His 9 Lives. 1989 Emmy winner.
Garfield's Thanksgiving November 22, 19891990 Emmy nominee.
Garfield's Feline Fantasies May 18, 19901990 Emmy nominee.
Garfield Gets a Life May 8, 1991John Sparey1991 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

References

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