The Garfield Show

The Garfield Show
File:Garfield headerimage.jpg Screenshot from TV show.
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Jim Davis
Developed by	Philippe Vidal Robert Rea Steve Bullvout
Directed by	Philippe Vidal
Voices of	(English) Frank Welker Gregg Berger Wally Wingert Jason Marsden Audrey Wasilewski Julie Payne (French) Gerard Surugue Bruno Choel Philippe Bozzo Marc Saez Veronique Soufflen Gilbert Levy
Composers	Laurent Bertaud Jean-Christophe Prudhomme
Country of origin	France United Kingdom United States
Original languages	English French
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	103
Production
Executive producers	Jim Davis Robert Rea
Producers	Kim Campbell Marie-Pierre Moulinjeune Mark Evanier (Supervising Producer)
Running time	22 minutes (2 x 11 minute episodes)
Production companies	Dargaud Media Paws, Inc.
Original release
Network	France 3 Boomerang Cartoon Network
Release	December 22, 2008 May 5, 2009 November 2, 2009
Release	TheGarfieldShow.com
Release	TheGarfieldShow.com
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Release	TheGarfieldShow.com
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The Garfield Show (french title Garfield et Cie) is a CGI animated television series that premiered in France on France 3 on December 22, 2008 and premiered in the US on Cartoon Network on November 2, 2009 and online at TheGarfieldShow.com, the official website. English-language episodes started airing on Boomerang UK on May 5, 2009 and Cartoon Network on November 2, 2009. Based on the American comic strip Garfield, the series is executive produced by Garfield creator Jim Davis; and co-written and voice directed by Mark Evanier, who also wrote most of the episodes for the Garfield and Friends series. Returning from Garfield and Friends are the voice actors Julie Payne, and Gregg Berger. Frank Welker replaces the late Lorenzo Music as the voice of Garfield, whereas Thom Huge as the voice of Jon Arbuckle is replaced by Wally Wingert. Also returning is David Lander, reprising his role as Doc Boy from earlier Garfield specials. The show is produced by the studios Dargaud Media, Paws Inc., Ellipsanime Productions, Ellipse Films, Dreamwall, Mediatoon, and Citel Video. The show is directed by Philippe Vidal and the music is done by Laurent Bertaud and Jean-Christophe Prudhomme.

In Indonesia, The Garfield Show scheduled aired on MNCTV. In China, The Garfield Show （加菲猫的幸福生活）is shown daily at CCTV-Kids. The title would be translated in English as "Garfield's Happy Life."

Plot

Further information: [[:List of Garfield characters]]

The Garfield Show picks up, mainly, on Garfield's usual antics and frolics, usually in function of his laziness and gluttony. It focuses on his quirky misadventures, while always highlighting the fat cat's love for lasagna. Garfield lives with his owner, Jon Arbuckle, and his owner's dog, Odie, in a detached 2-story house (as opposed to the one-story house in the comics and Garfield and Friends). The 1950s-era television set in the living room still has a rabbit-ears antenna, but it now has a converter box so the family can now watch television in HDTV (in fact, several allusions to 21st-century technology are made in the series). The premise of the show, which is comedic slapstick, lies mainly in the events of each single episode. Usually Garfield has to solve problems that he himself causes, but always tries to skive off, and actually solves them in the end.

Main Characters

• Garfield - a lazy, lasagna eating, Monday-hating, dog-mocking fat orange tabby cat.

• Odie - Jon's stupid slurping Beagle dog.

• Jon Arbuckle - Garfield's nerdy and clumsy owner.

• Eddie Gourmand - A fast-talking food critic and professional cook, Gourmand makes various cameo-appearances throughout the show.

• Professor Bonkers - Bonkers is a scientist who creates un-realistic inventions.

• Doc Boy, Mom & Dad - Mom and Dad have so far only appeared in Home For The Holidays and With Four You Get Pizza. However Doc Boy has starred in five episodes; Home For The Holidays (part 2), Down On The Farm, Heir Apparent, Farm Fresh Feline and With Four You Get Pizza.

Episodes

List of episodes in The Garfield Show

Voice Cast

English Voices

• Frank Welker - Garfield, Eddie Gourmand, Rottweiler, Cleaning Robot, Leprechaun
• Gregg Berger - Odie, Squeak, Harry, Herman Post, Mad Scientist, Hercules, Wolf Cub, Space Creature, Doctor Somnambulo, Al the Dog Catcher, Additional Voices
• Wally Wingert - Jon Arbuckle, Robot Salesman
• Audrey Wasilewski - Arlene, Newscaster, Granny, Heather, Bluebird
• Jason Marsden - Nermal, Vito, Liz's Father, T3000, Doctor Whipple, Peter the Dog Catcher, Additional Voices
• Laura Summer - Drusilla & Minerva the Twins, Additional Voices
• Julie Payne - Dr. Liz Wilson
• Laraine Newman - Aunt Ivy, Additional Voices

French Voices

• Gérard Surugue - Garfield, Additional Voices
• Bruno Choël - Jon, Additional Voices
• Gilbert Levy - Squeak, Additional Voices
• Véronique Soufflet - Arlène, Dr. Liz Wilson, Additional Voices
• Marc Saez - Nermal, Additional Voices
• Philippe Bozo - Harry, Additional Voices

Guest Cast

• Stan Freberg - Dr. Whipple, Fluffykins, Additional Voices
• David Lander - Doc Boy Arbuckle
• Tress MacNeille - Esmeralda (Owner of the Museum)
• Susan Silo - Neferkitty

Reception

Common Sense Media gave the show 3 stars, saying "Infamous cat's antics are fun, if not exactly message laden." The series has a current rating of 6.7 on tv.com

Video Game

A party video game titled "The Garfield Show: Threat of the Space Lasagna", was released in July 2010 for the Wii. It includes over 12 minigames and supports the Wii Balance Board and Wii Motion Plus.

External links

• TheGarfieldShow.com - Watch full episodes of The Garfield Show
• The Garfield Show at Internet Movie Database