Garfield merchandise
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Jim Davis's comic strip Garfield has generated a large amount of merchandise. The following is a compiled list of selected merchandise based on Garfield.
Books
Extras
In the books, there are numerous 'extras' at the front and/or back. For example, in the 10th Birthday book, the beginning has an extract of a newspaper, stating "JIM DAVIS A FRAUD", with Pooky revealing Garfield has in fact been writing the strips. Garfield states "I hired some down-and-out hack cartoonist to take all the credit." denying several criticisms, which accused Davis was actually using ghostwriters, and not working on the strip at all. There was a bonus strip, which features a single panel at the end page of Garfield At Large showing Garfield walking in the sunset. There was also a bonus strip to fill in the book Garfield Gains Weight, which features a single panel with Garfield holding his face down in front of the TV.
Compilations
These books, generally released twice a year by Ballantine Books, contain reprints of the comic as it appears in newspapers daily. These books were originally printed in black and white, but volumes 37 and later have been in full color. Each book collects approximately six months of comics, including the Sunday comics (in black and white in all except the recent editions).
The titles of these books were styled as double entendres alluding to Garfield's weight (Note: an extra at the end of a Garfield compilation advertised "rejected book titles"). These books introduced the "Garfield format" in publishing, whereby the rectangular books are horizontally oriented to match comic strip dimensions; Davis has recalled having to invent the format in order to better fit the books on store shelves. Volumes 37 and later introduced a new, larger square book in full color, showing the Sunday strips to be formatted in a size as they usually are, instead of shrunken-down to meet the book size. However, this means that the first panel after the logo box (called the drop panel because newspapers can drop it without ruining the point of the strip) is no longer printed in the compilation books.
Each of the original 36 books have been re-released in the new larger format, dubbed "Garfield Classics".
Title | Comics Years | Release Date |
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Garfield At Large: His First Book | June 19, 1978 – January 22, 1979 | September 16, 1980 |
Garfield Gains Weight: His Second Book | January 23, 1979 – August 26, 1979 | March 25, 1981 |
Garfield Bigger Than Life: His Third Book | August 27, 1979 – March 30, 1980 | September 8, 1981 |
Garfield Weighs In: His Fourth Book | March 31, 1980 – November 2, 1980 | March 15, 1982 |
Garfield Takes the Cake: His Fifth Book | November 3, 1980 – June 7, 1981 | June 16, 1982 |
Garfield Eats His Heart Out: His Sixth Book | June 8, 1981 – January 10, 1982 | February 12, 1983 |
Garfield Sits Around the House: His Seventh Book | January 11, 1982 – August 15, 1982 | March 10, 1983 |
Garfield Tips the Scales: His Eighth Book | August 16, 1982 – March 20, 1983 | February 12, 1984 |
Garfield Loses His Feet: His Ninth Book | March 21, 1983 – October 23, 1983 | September 12, 1984 |
Garfield Makes It Big: His 10th Book | October 24, 1983 – May 27, 1984 | February 12, 1985 |
Garfield Rolls On: His 11th Book | May 28, 1984 – December 30, 1984 | September 12, 1985 |
Garfield Out to Lunch: His 12th Book | December 31, 1984 – August 4, 1985 | February 12, 1986 |
Garfield Food for Thought: His 13th Book | August 5, 1985 – March 11, 1986 | February 12, 1987 |
Garfield Swallows His Pride: His 14th Book | March 12, 1986 – October 12, 1986 | September 12, 1987 |
Garfield Worldwide: His 15th Book | October 13, 1986 – May 17, 1987 | February 12, 1988 |
Garfield Rounds Out: His 16th Book | May 18, 1987 – December 19, 1987 | September 12, 1988 |
Garfield Chews the Fat: His 17th Book | December 20, 1987 – July 24, 1988 | February 18, 1989 |
Garfield Goes to Waist: His 18th Book | July 25, 1988 – February 25, 1989 | February 24, 1990 |
Garfield Hangs Out: His 19th Book | February 26, 1989 – September 30, 1989 | October 3, 1990 |
Garfield Takes Up Space: His 20th Book | October 1, 1989 – May 5, 1990 | February 13, 1991 |
Garfield Says a Mouthful: His 21st Book | May 6, 1990 – December 4, 1990 | September 24, 1991 |
Garfield By the Pound: His 22nd Book | December 5, 1990 – July 7, 1991 | February 25, 1992 |
Garfield Keeps His Chins Up: His 23rd Book | July 8, 1991 – February 4, 1992 | September 8, 1992 |
Garfield Takes His Licks: His 24th Book | February 5, 1992 – September 5, 1992 | February 10, 1993 |
Garfield Hits the Big Time: His 25th Book | September 6, 1992 – April 10, 1993 | August 24, 1993 |
Garfield Pulls His Weight: His 26th Book | April 11, 1993 – November 9, 1993 | September 20, 1994 |
Garfield Dishes It Out: His 27th Book | November 10, 1993 – June 11, 1994 | February 14, 1995 |
Garfield Life in the Fat Lane: His 28th Book | June 12, 1994 – January 10, 1995 | September 26, 1995 |
Garfield Tons of Fun: His 29th Book | January 11, 1995 – August 12, 1995 | February 13, 1996 |
Garfield Bigger and Better: His 30th Book | August 13, 1995 – March 11, 1996 | September 24, 1996 |
Garfield Hams It Up: His 31st Book | March 12, 1996 – October 12, 1996 | March 11, 1997 |
Garfield Thinks Big: His 32nd Book | October 13, 1996 – May 13, 1997 | October 7, 1997 |
Garfield Throws His Weight Around: His 33rd Book | May 14, 1997 – December 13, 1997 | October 6, 1998 |
Garfield Life to the Fullest: His 34th Book | December 14, 1997 – July 14, 1998 | February 22, 1999 |
Garfield Feeds the Kitty: His 35th Book | July 15, 1998 – February 13, 1999 | August 31, 1999 |
Garfield Hogs the Spotlight: His 36th Book | February 14, 1999 – September 11, 1999 | February 29, 2000 |
Garfield Beefs Up: His 37th Book | September 12, 1999 – April 8, 2000 | October 3, 2000 |
Garfield Gets Cookin’: His 38th Book | April 9, 2000 – November 4, 2000 | October 2, 2001 |
Garfield Eats Crow: His 39th Book | November 5, 2000 – June 2, 2001 | January 1, 2003 |
Garfield Survival of the Fattest: His 40th Book | June 3, 2001 – December 29, 2001 | February 3, 2004 |
Garfield Older and Wider: His 41st Book | December 30, 2001 – July 27, 2002 | January 25, 2005 |
Garfield Pigs Out: His 42nd Book | July 28, 2002 – February 22, 2003 | February 7, 2006 |
Garfield Blots Out The Sun: His 43rd Book | February 23, 2003 – September 20, 2003 | January 30, 2007 |
Garfield Goes Bananas: His 44th Book | September 21, 2003 – April 17, 2004 | August 28, 2007 |
Garfield Large & In Charge: His 45th Book | April 18, 2004 – November 13, 2004 | January 29, 2008 |
Garfield Spills the Beans: His 46th Book | November 14, 2004 – June 11, 2005 | September 30, 2008 |
Garfield Gets His Just Desserts: His 47th Book | June 12, 2005 – January 7, 2006 | January 27, 2009 |
Garfield Will Eat For Food: His 48th Book | January 8, 2006 – August 5, 2006 | August 25, 2009 |
Garfield Weighs His Options: His 49th Book | August 6, 2006 – March 3, 2007 | January 26, 2010 |
Garfield Potbelly of Gold: His 50th Book | March 4, 2007 – September 29, 2007 | August 31, 2010 |
Garfield Shovels It In: His 51st Book | September 30, 2007 – April 26, 2008 | January 25, 2011 |
Garfield Lard of the Jungle: His 52nd Book | April 27, 2008 – November 22, 2008 | August 30, 2011 |
Garfield Brings Home The Bacon: His 53rd Book | November 23, 2008 – June 20, 2009 | January 31, 2012 |
Garfield Gets in a Pickle: His 54th Book | June 21, 2009 – January 16, 2010 | September 11, 2012 |
Garfield Sings for His Supper: His 55th Book | January 17, 2010 – August 14, 2010 | March 12, 2013 |
Garfield Caution: Wide Load: His 56th Book | August 15, 2010 – March 12, 2011 | September 10, 2013 |
Garfield Souped Up: His 57th Book | March 13, 2011 – October 8, 2011 | January 28, 2014 |
Garfield Goes To His Happy Place: His 58th Book | October 9, 2011 – May 5, 2012 | August 26, 2014 |
Garfield the Big Cheese: His 59th Book | May 6, 2012 – December 1, 2012 | January 27, 2015 |
Garfield Cleans His Plate: His 60th Book | December 2, 2012 – June 29, 2013 | August 25, 2015 |
Garfield Chickens Out: His 61st Book | June 30, 2013 – January 25, 2014 | May 10, 2016 |
Garfield Listens To His Gut: His 62nd Book | January 26, 2014 – August 23, 2014 | December 20, 2016 |
Garfield Cooks Up Trouble: His 63rd Book | August 24, 2014 - March 21, 2015 | June 13, 2017 |
Garfield Feeds His Face: His 64th Book | March 22, 2015 – October 17, 2015 | December 12, 2017 |
Garfield Eats and Runs: His 65th Book | October 18, 2015 – May 14, 2016 | May 15, 2018 |
Garfield Nutty as a Fruitcake: His 66th Book | May 15, 2016 – December 10, 2016 | December 11, 2018 |
Garfield Slurps and Burps: His 67th Book | December 11, 2016 – July 8, 2017 | June 11, 2019 |
Untitled 68th book | July 9, 2017 – February 3, 2018 | 2019 |
Untitled 69th book | February 4, 2018 – September 1, 2018 | 2020 |
Garfield Classics
The Garfield Classics imprint has been in print since 2001, and reprints Garfield's first 36 books in a "remastered" format, with increased page size, bolder lines, and each strip in full-color format.
Title | Comics Years | Release date |
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Garfield At Large: His First Book | June 19, 1978 – January 22, 1979 | May 29, 2001 |
Garfield Gains Weight: His Second Book | January 23, 1979 – September 22, 1979 | November 27, 2001 |
Garfield Bigger Than Life: His Third Book | September 23, 1979 – March 30, 1980 | February 26, 2002 |
Garfield Weighs In: His Fourth Book | March 31, 1980 – November 2, 1980 | June 25, 2002 |
Garfield Takes the Cake: His Fifth Book | November 3, 1980 – June 7, 1981 | June 3, 2003 |
Garfield Eats His Heart Out: His Sixth Book | June 8, 1981 – January 10, 1982 | December 30, 2003 |
Garfield Sits Around the House: His Seventh Book | January 11, 1982 – August 15, 1982 | December 30, 2003 |
Garfield Tips the Scales: His Eighth Book | August 16, 1982 – March 20, 1983 | June 29, 2004 |
Garfield Loses His Feet: His Ninth Book | March 21, 1983 – October 23, 1983 | August 31, 2004 |
Garfield Makes It Big: His 10th Book | October 24, 1983 – May 27, 1984 | June 28, 2005 |
Garfield Rolls On: His 11th Book | May 28, 1984 – December 30, 1984 | July 26, 2005 |
Garfield Out to Lunch: His 12th Book | December 31, 1984 – August 4, 1985 | April 25, 2006 |
Garfield Food for Thought: His 13th Book | August 5, 1985 – March 9, 1986 | November 28, 2006 |
Garfield Swallows His Pride: His 14th Book | March 10, 1986 – October 12, 1986 | April 17, 2007 |
Garfield World Wide: His 15th Book | October 13, 1986 – May 17, 1987 | June 26, 2007 |
Garfield Rounds Out: His 16th Book | May 18, 1987 – December 19, 1987 | June 24, 2008 |
Garfield Chews the Fat: His 17th Book | December 20, 1987 – July 24, 1988 | August 26, 2008 |
Garfield Goes to Waist: His 18th Book | July 25, 1988 – February 25, 1989 | April 28, 2009 |
Garfield Hangs Out: His 19th Book | February 26, 1989 – September 30, 1989 | June 23, 2009 |
Garfield Takes Up Space: His 20th Book | October 1, 1989 – May 5, 1990 | April 27, 2010 |
Garfield Says a Mouthful: His 21st Book | May 6, 1990 – December 4, 1990 | June 22, 2010 |
Garfield By the Pound: His 22nd Book | December 5, 1990 – July 6, 1991 | April 26, 2011 |
Garfield Keeps His Chins Up: His 23rd Book | July 7, 1991 – February 4, 1992 | June 28, 2011 |
Garfield Takes His Licks: His 24th Book | February 5, 1992 – September 5, 1992 | June 26, 2012 |
Garfield Hits the Big Time: His 25th Book | September 6, 1992 – April 10, 1993 | May 21, 2013 |
Garfield Pulls His Weight: His 26th Book | April 11, 1993 – November 9, 1993 | July 16, 2013 |
Garfield Dishes It Out: His 27th Book | November 10, 1993 – June 11, 1994 | April 29, 2014 |
Garfield Life in the Fat Lane: His 28th Book | June 12, 1994 – January 10, 1995 | June 24, 2014 |
Garfield Tons of Fun: His 29th Book | January 11, 1995 – August 12, 1995 | March 10, 2015 |
Garfield Bigger and Better: His 30th Book | August 13, 1995 – March 12, 1996 | June 30, 2015 |
Garfield Hams It Up: His 31st Book | March 13, 1996 – October 12, 1996 | January 26, 2016 |
Garfield Thinks Big: His 32nd Book | October 13, 1996 – May 13, 1997 | July 19, 2016 |
Garfield Throws His Weight Around: His 33rd Book | May 14, 1997 – December 13, 1997 | January 17, 2017 |
Garfield Life to the Fullest: His 34th Book | December 14, 1997 – July 14, 1998 | July 18, 2017 |
Garfield Feeds the Kitty: His 35th Book | July 15, 1998 – February 13, 1999 | January 16, 2018 |
Garfield Hogs the Spotlight: His 36th Book | February 14, 1999 – September 11, 1999 | July 17, 2018 |
- Newer books are only available in a similar format, starting with book #37.
In the UK, over 60 Garfield books, mainly "Pocket Books" or paperbacks, have been published by Ravette. The format is slightly different, as the strips are presented in a vertical style. In the Garfield 20th anniversary book, however, Davis said vertical stacking was the one type of comic anthology layout he wanted to avoid the most when compiling the above collections.
Additionally, adaptations of Garfield television specials have been published in comic format:
- Garfield as Himself (2004) collects the following books:
- Here Comes Garfield (1982)
- Garfield on the Town (1983)
- Garfield Gets a Life (1991)
- Garfield Holiday Celebrations (2004) collects the following books:
- Garfield in Disguise (Halloween special) (1985)
- Garfield's Thanksgiving (1988)
- A Garfield Christmas (1987)
- Garfield Travel Adventures (2005) collects the following books:
- Garfield in the Rough (1984)
- Garfield in Paradise (1986)
- Garfield Goes Hollywood (1987)
Garfield Fat Cat Three Pack
Each Fat Cat volume contains the contents of three successive compilations stacked back to back.
There are two types of Fat Cat books, one features black and white strips and one featuring full color strips.
Volumes 1 to 12 have been released in black and white, but most have since been reissued in full color.
The black and white strips were published semiannually up to Vol. 11 (compilations 31–33) in 1999. Since then, the publication schedule has slowed: Vol. 12 (compilations 34–36) was published in 2001, followed by Vol. 13 (compilations 37–39) in 2006.
Black and white strips
- Vol. 1 (1,2,3) was released on March 16, 1993.
- Vol. 2 (4,5,6) was released on August 9, 1994.
- Vol. 3 (7,8,9) was released on January 30, 1995. ISBN * 978-0-345-39493-4.
- Vol. 4 (10,11,12) was released on August 15, 1995. ISBN 978-0-345-40238-7.
- Vol. 5 (13,14,15) was released on January 30, 1996. ISBN 978-0-345-40404-6.
- Vol. 6 (16,17,18) was released on September 3, 1996. ISBN 978-0-345-40884-6.
- Vol. 7 (19,20,21) was released on April 7, 1997. ISBN 978-0-345-41449-6
- Vol. 8 (22,23,24) was released on January 20, 1998. ISBN 978-0-345-42601-7
- Vol. 9 (25,26,27) was released on August 25, 1998. ISBN 978-0-345-42903-2
- Vol. 10 (28,29,30) was released on February 2, 1999. ISBN 978-0-345-43458-6
- Vol. 11 (31,32,33) was released on September 7, 1999. ISBN 978-0-345-43801-0
- Vol. 12 (34,35,36) was released on April 3, 2001. ISBN 978-0-345-44581-0
Color strips
The first eleven Fat Cat volumes have been reissued in larger, colorized versions. Starting from Fat Cat Vol. 13 (2006), the larger, full-color format of the reissued volumes has also been used.
- Vol. 1 (1,2,3) was released on August 26, 2003. ISBN 978-0-345-46455-2
- Vol. 2 (4,5,6) was released on August 30, 2005. ISBN 978-0-345-46465-1
- Vol. 3 (7,8,9) was released on September 25, 2007. ISBN 978-0-345-48088-0
- Vol. 4 (10,11,12) was released on March 24, 2009. ISBN 978-0-345-49171-8
- Vol. 5 (13,14,15) was released on October 26, 2010. ISBN 978-0-345-49180-0
- Vol. 6 (16,17,18) was released on March 22, 2011. ISBN 978-0-345-52420-1
- Vol. 7 (19,20,21) was released on April 24, 2012. ISBN 978-0-345-52588-8
- Vol. 8 (22,23,24) was released on March 4, 2014. ISBN 978-0345525994
- Vol. 9 (25,26,27) was released on April 28, 2015. ISBN 978-0345526076
- Vol. 10 (28,29,30) was released on November 25, 2016. ISBN 978-0425285589
- Vol. 11 (31,32,33) was released on November 14, 2017. ISBN 978-0425285664
- Vol. 12 (34,35,36) will be released on March 19, 2019. ISBN 978-0425285787
- Vol. 13 (37,38,39) was released on August 29, 2006. ISBN 978-0-345-46460-6
- Vol. 14 (40,41,42) was released on October 27, 2009. ISBN 978-0-345-49175-6
- Vol. 15 (43,44,45) was released on October 25, 2011. ISBN 978-0-345-52585-7
- Vol. 16 (46,47,48) was released on February 12, 2013. ISBN 978-0-345-52592-5
- Vol. 17 (49,50,51) was released on October 28, 2014. ISBN 978-0-345-52603-8
- Vol. 18 (52,53,54) was released on June 7, 2016. ISBN 978-0-399-59440-3
- Vol. 19 (55,56,57) was released on March 14, 2017. ISBN 978-0425285619
- Vol. 20 (58,59,60) was released on March 13, 2018. ISBN 978-0425285718
- Vol. 21 (61,62,63) has yet to be released
Treasury
10 Garfield Treasury compilations have been released featuring the Sunday strips in the large color format.
Garfield Treasury was released on June 12, 1984, Features comic strips from: June 25, 1978 to July 13, 1980[1]
The Second Garfield Treasury
The Third Garfield Treasury was released on October 12, 1985
The Fourth Garfield Treasury
The Fifth Garfield Treasury
The Sixth Garfield Treasury
The Seventh Garfield Treasury was released on October 19, 1993, Features comic strips from: February 3, 1991 to March 7, 1993
The Eighth Garfield Treasury was released on October 31, 1995, Features comic strips from: March 14, 1993 to April 16, 1995
The Ninth Garfield Treasury was released on November 11, 1997, Features comic strips from: April 23, 1995 to May 25, 1997
The Tenth Garfield Treasury was released on October 5, 1999, Features comic strips from: May 25, 1997 to July 25, 1999
Others
- Garfield: His 9 Lives (1984), graphic novel, later made into a TV special.
- Garfield: Big Fat Book of Jokes and Riddles (1985)
- The Unabridged Uncensored Unbelievable Garfield (1986)
- Garfield Book of Cat Names (1988)
- Garfield How to Party Book (1988)
- Garfield Crazy About Numbers (1988) – (sticker book)
- Give Me Coffee and No One Gets Hurt (discontinued)
- Garfield the Easter Bunny? (1989)
- Garfield and the Santa Spy (1989)
- Garfield's Judgment Day (1990)
- Garfield: The Me Book (1990) (motivational handbook)
- Garfield and the Truth About Cats (1991)
- Garfield's Insults, Put-Downs & Slams (1994)
- Garfield Discovers America (1994)
- Garfield Jolly Holiday 3-pack (1997) – Renamed to Garfield Holiday Celebrations in (2004)
- Garfield's Book of Jokes and Riddles (1997)
- The Garfield Game Book (1998)
- 20 Years & Still Kicking!: Garfield's Twentieth Anniversary Collection (1998)
- Garfield's Big Book of Excellent Excuses (2000)
- Garfield: The Grudesome Truesome 2 in 1 Book (2002)
- I'm in the Mood for Food: In the Kitchen with Garfield (2003)
- Garfield at 25: In Dogs Years I'd Be Dead (2003)
- How to Draw Garfield and the Gang (2004)
- Garfield's Guide to Everything (2004)
- Odie Unleashed: Garfield Lets the Dog Out Book (2005)
- The Garfield Journal (2005)
- Lights, Camera, Hairballs: Garfield at the Movies (2006)
- 30 Years of Laughs & Lasagna (2008)
- Garfield Minus Garfield (2008)
- Garfield from the Trash Bin: Rescued Rejects & Outrageous Outtakes (2010)
- Garfield Left Speechless (2012)
- My Laughable Life with Garfield: The Jon Arbuckle Chronicles (2012), a collection of various comic strips throughout the years)
Early-reader adventure novels featuring Garfield
- Garfield's Night Before Christmas (1988)
- Garfield's Furry Tales (1989)
- Garfield and the Haunted Diner (1990)
- Garfield Goes Camping (1991)
- Garfield's Haunted House and Other Spooky Tales (1994)
- Garfield's Stupid Cupid and Other Stories (1995)
- Garfield Goes to Disobedience School (1997)
- Garfield's Christmas Tales (1994)
- Garfield's Ghost Stories (1990)
- Garfield and the Beast in the Basement (2002)
- Garfield and the Mysterious Mummy (1997)
- Garfield and the Teacher Creature (1998)
- Garfield and the Wicked Wizard (2002)
Garfield's Pet Force, series of early-reader novels:
- #1: The Outrageous Origin (1997)
- #2: Pie Rat's Revenge (1998)
- #3: K-Niner: Dog of Doom (1998)
- #4: Menace of the Mutanator (1999)
- #5: Attack of the Lethal Lizards (1999)
Garfield Extreme, a series of children's picture books.
- Garfield's Extreme Cuisine: Pigging the Way Out! (2003)
- Garfield's Ironcat (2003)
- Garfield's Awesome Ski Adventure (2002)
- Garfield's Sumo Beach Bellyball (2002)
DVD releases
- Garfield As Himself (June 29, 2004)
- Garfield and Friends: Volume 1 (July 27, 2004)
- Garfield: the Movie (October 19, 2004)
- Garfield's Holiday Celebrations (October 26, 2004)
- Garfield and Friends: Volume 2 (December 7, 2004)
- Garfield's Travel Adventures (February 15, 2005)
- Garfield and Friends: Volume 3 (April 19, 2005)
- Garfield's Fantasies (May 24, 2005)
- Garfield and Friends: Volume 4 (August 23, 2005)
- Garfield Cat Tales (October 18, 2005)
- Garfield and Friends: Volume 5 (December 6, 2005)
- Garfield The Movie: The Purrrfect Collector's Edition (June 17, 2006)
- Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (October 10, 2006)
- Garfield Two-Movie Box set (October 10, 2006)[citation needed]
- Garfield and Friends: Behind the Scenes (December 5, 2006)
- Garfield and Friends: An Ode to Odie (March 20, 2007)
- Garfield and Friends: Dreams & Schemes (September 4, 2007)
- Garfield Gets Real (November 20, 2007)
- Garfield and Friends: A Cat and His Nerd (May 13, 2008)
- Garfield's Fun Fest (August 5, 2008)[2]
- Garfield's Pet Force (June 16, 2009)
- The Garfield Show: Odie Oh! (October 5, 2010)
- The Garfield Show: All You Need is Love (and Pasta) (January 18, 2011)
- The Garfield Show: Private-Eye Ventures (April 12, 2011)
- The Garfield Show: Spooky Tails (August 23, 2011)
- The Garfield Show: Dinosaurs Other Animal Adventures (January 10, 2012)
- The Garfield Show: Summer Adventures (May 29, 2012)
- The Garfield Show: Spring Fun Collection (February 19, 2013)
- The Garfield Show: Pizza Dreams (June 25, 2013)
- The Garfield Show: A Purr-Fect Life! (October 22, 2013)
Television
TV series (1988–1994, 2008–2016)
- Garfield and Friends (animated TV series, 1988–1994)
- The Garfield Show (animated TV series, 2008–2016)
TV specials (1982–1991)
- Here Comes Garfield August 5, 1982
- Garfield on the Town September 14, 1983
- Garfield in the Rough October 27, 1984
- Garfield's Halloween Adventure October 30, 1985
- Garfield in Paradise June 9, 1986
- Garfield Goes Hollywood July 25, 1987
- A Garfield Christmas December 21, 1987
- Happy Birthday, Garfield June 19, 1988
- Garfield: His 9 Lives June 23, 1988
- Garfield's Babes and Bullets September 5, 1989
- Garfield's Thanksgiving November 24, 1989
- Garfield's Feline Fantasies April 16, 1990
- Garfield Gets a Life May 1, 1991
Video games
Garfield was also transported into video games, the first being a never-released Atari 2600 prototype in 1984, and there was also an 8-bit Famicom game of Garfield made in Japan in 1989. A Garfield game was also being worked on for the Atari 5200, but the game was cancelled when Atari was taken over by Jack Tramiel.
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Garfield Original release date(s):[3] cancelled |
Release years by system: 1984—Atari 2600 |
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Release years by system: 1986-Apple II, Commodore 64 |
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Release years by system: 1987-Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum |
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Release years by system: 1989-Nintendo Family Computer |
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Release years by system: 1991-Tiger Handheld Electronic |
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Release years by system: 1993-Game Boy |
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Release years by system: 1995-Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear, IBM PC |
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Release years by system: 2000-PC |
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Release years by system: 2004-PlayStation 2, PC |
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Release years by system: 2004-Game Boy Advance |
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Release years by system: 2005-PlayStation 2, PC |
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Release years by system: 2006-Game Boy Advance |
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Release years by system: 2006-Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PC |
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Release years by system: 2007-Nintendo DS |
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Garfield: Lasagna World Tour Original release date(s): |
Release years by system: 2007-PlayStation 2, PC |
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Release years by system: 2008-Nintendo DS |
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Release years by system: 2008-Wii, Nintendo DS |
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Original release date(s): July 8, 2010 |
Release years by system: 2010-Wii, PC |
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Garfield's Wild Ride Original release date(s): 2013 |
Release years by system: 2013-iOS, Android, PC |
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Garfield Kart Original release date(s): November 2, 2013 |
Release years by system: 2013-iOS, Android, 3DS, PC, |
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Films
- Garfield: The Movie (2004) — Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Bill Murray as the voice of Garfield.
- Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006) — Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Bill Murray as the voice of Garfield.
- Garfield Gets Real (2007)[7][8]
- Garfield's Fun Fest (2008)
- Garfield's Pet Force (2009)
Crew
Role | Theatrical films | Direct-to-video films | |||
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Garfield: The Movie (2004) |
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006) |
Garfield Gets Real (2007) |
Garfield's Fun Fest (2008) |
Garfield's Pet Force (2009) | |
Director | Peter Hewitt | Tim Hill | Mark A.Z. Dippé | Mark A.Z. Dippé Kyung Ho Lee | |
Producer | John Davis | Jim Davis John Davis |
Jim Davis | Daniel Chuba John Davis Ash R. Shah | |
Writer | Joel Cohen Alec Sokolow |
Jim Davis | |||
Composer | Christophe Beck | Kenneth Burgomaster | N/A | Kenneth Burgomaster | |
Editor | Michael A. Stevenson Peter Berger |
Peter S. Elliot | N/A | Rob Neal Tom Sanders | |
Production companies | Davis Entertainment Paws, Inc. |
Davis Entertainment Paws, Inc. The Animation Picture Company |
Paws, Inc. The Animation Picture Company | ||
Distributor | 20th Century Fox | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | |||
Running time | 80 minutes | 86 minutes | 80 minutes | 79 minutes | |
Release date | June 11, 2004 | June 16, 2006 | August 9, 2007 | August 5, 2008 | June 16, 2009 |
Figurines and toys
Danbury Mint has made numerous products for avid Garfield lovers. All but two (Bedtime for Garfield and Bedtime for Odie) are not plush, and all but seven have Garfield with another character.
- Small Figurines (no larger than 4" × 4" × 4"): Catnap, Crowning Achievement, Easy Rider, Here's Lookin' at Me, Gourmet Picnic, Love in Bloom, King of the Jungle, Open House, Midnight Serenade, On Vacation, Return to Sender, Sittin' Pretty
- Musicals (10" wood base with figurine atop): Anchors Aweigh, La Cucaracha, Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay; Oh, What a Beautiful Morning
- Garfield's Christmas Village (11 pieces in all, including): Garfield's House, Post Office, Movies, Toy Shoppe, Candy Store, Courthouse, Church, Bakery, and more.
- Large Figurines: Garfield's Retreat, Garfield's Poolside Resort, Garfield's Golf Course, Garfield's Garden
- Other: Garfield's Carousel and Garfield's Christmas Train
- Plush (2' tall): Bedtime for Garfield and Bedtime for Odie
- Diecast Vehicles: Both Ertl and Esci have made a range of diecast toys featuring Garfield driving various vehicles
Miscellaneous
- The album Am I Cool or What?
- Suction-cupped plush toys of Garfield, known as "Stuck on You", were a phenomenon across America and it took several years for production to meet the demand. In the Twentieth Anniversary book, it states that these car hangers came out in 1988. One such suction-cupped plush Garfield is seen in the 1996 introduction for the original format for the British motoring show Top Gear.[9] Additionally, Garfield mimics the concept one night while tailing Jon on his date with Liz; this can also be seen in Garfield: The Movie under similar circumstances.
- His plush products and other toy replicas were licensed for production by the Dakin Company in the 1980s.
- Garfield was featured in a 1988 advertising campaign for Maple Leaf Village Amusement Park.[10]
- Garfield's merchandising approach has been criticized by a number of commentators including Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson, whose views against merchandising were explained at great detail in The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book. Watterson, when asked for his opinion of fellow cartoonists, including Jim Davis, once tactfully described Garfield as "consistent." He also criticized Jim Davis's U.S. Acres cartoon.[11] Chris Suellentrop of Slate accuses Davis of creating Garfield merely for the merchandising.[12]
- In 2000 Garfield was used as a mascot/recruiting tool for Cub Scouting, appearing on many items, including 4 plush Garfields in Cub Scout uniforms.
- Garfield and Odie also are featured on product packaging for the retail chain Meijer.
- Baby Garfield is featured on Sam's Club brand diapers.
- At Kennywood, an amusement park located near Pittsburgh, Garfield is one of the mascots. There are two Garfield themed rides. They are "Garfield's Nightmare" a haunted house ride, and a free-fall ride for kids, the "Pounce Bounce". Lake Compounce, also run and owned by Kennywood, uses Garfield theming as well.
- Silverwood Theme Park, the Northwests largest theme park near Coeur d'Alene Idaho, has Garfield as the official mascot.
- There is a computer program called "Scholastic's Comic Book Maker Featuring Garfield" which allows users to make their own Garfield comics by using different characters, objects, and scenery from the strip.
- A frozen lasagne featuring Garfield on the packaging was briefly for sale in the United Kingdom in the late 1980s.
- When Microsoft released the Windows 98 edition of Microsoft Plus!, they included in it many brand new desktop themes, some of which were based on popular comics. Garfield was one of them.
Promotions
Garfield has also done promotions for food or shops. In 1987, he did a promotion for the fast food restaurant McDonald's. Here, McDonald's sold 4 Happy Meal toys, 4 collectible glasses, and a limited edition stuffed Garfield employee. He also did promos for the Yum! Brands properties KFC and Taco Bell. In 2000, he did a Kid's Meal promotion for Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers, where 6 toys were sold. He did many promos for his film, including 3 Goldfish figures, and 5 Wendy's toys, including a card game, magnet doll, wind up toy, play clock, and a pair of sunglasses. He also had a successful Dairy Queen Kid's Meal promo, which included 5 toys of Garfield and 1 toy of Odie doing various outside activities. His most recent promotion was at Kmart, where 3 toys were sold in the dining area.
Commercials
- April 10, 1986 – American Express
- May 29, 1986 – McDonald's Stuck on You
- January 14, 1987 – Kellogg's
- November 19, 1987 – Alpo Cat Food
- December 12, 1987 – Kellogg's
- 1989 - Cadbury Garfield chocolates (Australia)[13]
- July 23, 1989 – PURR Cat Food (Canada)
- December 13, 1989 – General Mills Fruit Snacks
- August 13, 1990 – Garfield Fruit Snacks
- December 15, 1990 – Alpo Cat Food
- September 30, 1991 – Embassy Suites
- March 13, 1994 – Campbell's
- Chia Pet
References
- ^ "Garfield & Friends". garfield.com.
- ^ "Garfield's Fun Fest". 5 August 2008 – via IMDb.
- ^ "Garfield - Atari 2600 - Atari". AtariAge. Retrieved 2006-08-07.
- ^ "Create With Garfield!". Apple II archive. Archived from the original on 2006-03-02. Retrieved 2006-08-07.
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- ^ http://davisdvd.com/news/dvd.html
- ^ "Entertainment, Movie & TV News - Moviefone.com". Moviefone.
- ^ "YouTube-BBC Top Gear Opening Titles 1996". Retrieved 2006-09-09..
- ^ "Maple Leaf Village Amusement Park - Niagara Falls, Canada - Retro Junk Commercial".
- ^ "Bill Watterson interview: Honk Magazine 1997". Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2006-08-07.
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- ^ "Cadbury Garfield chocolate commercial Australia 1989". reddit.com.