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Garfield in Paradise
The Title
Created byJim Davis
Written byJim Davis
Directed byPhil Roman
StarringLorenzo Music
Thom Huge
Gregg Berger
Frank Nelson
Wolfman Jack
Hal Smith
Desiree Goyette
Julie Payne
Nino Tempo
Theme music composerEd Bogas and Desiree Goyette (music and lyrics)
Desiree Goyette, Lou Rawls, Lorenzo Music and Thom Huge (vocals)
Country of originUnited States USA
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerJay Poynor
ProducerPhil Roman
EditorsSam Horta
Mark R. Crookston
Timothy J. Borquez
Running time24 minutes
Production companiesFilm Roman
United Media Productions
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseMay 27, 1986

Garfield in Paradise is a half-hour animated television special based on the Garfield comic strip. It once again featured Lorenzo Music as the voice of Garfield (save for the singing voice of "Garfield Ho" provided by Lou Rawls). The special was first broadcast May 27, 1986 on CBS. It has been released on both VHS and DVD home video.

Plot

Jon and Garfield take their third class airline trip to Paradise World, a cheapskate's version of Hawaii. Jon and Garfield check in at a poorly rated motel and are soon disappointed to find out that there is no beach within sight of the motel, whose only redeeming value is an empty pool in the back. When Jon and Garfield enter their room, they find Odie hiding in their luggage. None of the trio have any fun until Jon, Garfield, and Odie decide to rent a car and go searching for a beach. For a cheap price, Jon, Garfield, and Odie get a really nice and classic Chevrolet Bel Air to hit the beach and later decide where to go when their car mysteriously swerves into a jungle on its own, stopping in the middle of a native village. Jon, Garfield, and Odie presume that they are in trouble until the natives begin to bow down to their car. They meet the tribal chief who explains that the villagers learned English "from watching a lot of beach movies", and that the car was originally owned by the Cruiser, a James Dean/Fonzie-styled legend who drove his car into the village in 1957 and introduced the people to the 1950s pop culture. The Cruiser eventually saved the village by sacrificing himself and driving his car into a nearby volcano to prevent it from erupting. The village is now devoted to a 1950s lifestyle and believes that Jon's rental car is the same one that was originally owned by the Cruiser.

In the village, Jon and Garfield find romance with the tribal princess, Owooda, and her cat, Mai-Tai. Meanwhile, the chief asks the village idiot, Monkey, to fix the car and Odie helps him. Suddenly, the volcano begins to erupt and Owooda tells Jon that she and Mai-Tai must sacrifice themselves to save the village. However, the volcano rejects Owooda and Mai-Tai, and the village shaman, Pigeon, interprets that it wants the car instead, and if it does not have the car within thirty seconds, it will blow the island into pieces. Monkey and Odie make their one last attempt to get the car fixed, which still does not work until Odie simply taps the engine with a hammer. The car finally starts and zooms through the village and up to the volcano with Monkey driving and Odie hanging on the engine hood. The car falls into the crater and the spirit of the Cruiser in the car's ghost flies out and drives off into the night sky; the volcano is now at peace. Monkey and Odie are presumed dead until they climb out of the volcanic crater. In the end, Jon, Garfield, and the villagers carry Monkey and Odie back to the village in a hero's fashion.

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