Season 1

Season 1 • 1988

Episodes

1. Peace & Quiet

After staying up all night watching TV, Garfield tries to get some sleep. Binky the Clown mistakenly believes that he is meant to sing a birthday song at Garfield's address, and refuses to leave until he can perform.

1988-09-17 • 7 min

2. Wanted: Wade

Wade believes that the police will arrest him after he rips the tag off the bottom of a couch.

1988-09-17 • 7 min

3. Garfield Goes Hawaiian

Garfield is diagnosed with the Hawaiian Cat Flu, an unusual disease that causes him to dance the hula whenever somebody mentions Hawaii or anything Hawaiian. Jon uses Garfield's ailment to win money on a TV show featuring funny animal stunts.

1988-09-17 • 7 min

4. Box o' Fun

Garfield plays in a cardboard box, imagining himself driving a race car and flying an airplane. When Odie joins, he and Garfield imagine themselves stranded in the ocean.

1988-09-24 • 7 min

5. Unidentified Flying Orson

Roy takes advantage of Orson's overactive imagination to pretend that Earth is being invaded by aliens that resemble cheese danishes. While most of the farm panics, Lanolin investigates Roy's prank.

1988-09-24 • 7 min

6. School Daze

After Garfield is mean to Nermal, Jon sends him to a strict obedience school, where he is treated as a prisoner.

1988-09-24 • 7 min

7. Nighty Nightmare

Overeating leads Garfield to have a nightmare that his appetite runs out of control, prompting him to balloon into a massive, insatiable giant. The military is eventually called in to continue feeding him.

1988-10-01 • 7 min

8. Banana Nose

When Roy accuses the others of not being able to take a joke, they begin to call him "Banana Nose", which hurts his feelings to the point where he leaves the farm. When he relies on his sense of smell to save Booker from a trap, he gains appreciation of his nose.

1988-10-01 • 7 min

9. Ode to Odie

In a poem rapped by Garfield, Odie wanders around the neighborhood and meets a tough dog named Butch and his flunkies.

1988-10-01 • 7 min

10. Fraidy Cat

Garfield watches a horror movie during a thunderstorm while Jon goes out shopping. The electricity goes out and Garfield thinks Jon has been captured by a monster.

1988-10-08 • 7 min

11. Shell Shocked Sheldon

Orson and Booker think that it is time for Sheldon to hatch, so Orson sits on him for a night. A fox comes and kidnaps Sheldon while Orson is away.

1988-10-08 • 7 min

12. Nothing to Sneeze At

While Jon goes on a date with Liz, Garfield's allergies act up, and he cannot find out what is making him sneeze.

1988-10-08 • 7 min

13. Garfield's Moving Experience

Garfield feels mistreated by Jon, so he looks for a new home. A rich girl finds him and takes him to her giant manor.

1988-10-15 • 7 min

14. Wade: You're Afraid

Orson uses a book on psychology to hypnotize Wade into being "the bravest duck in the world." Wade begins to act extremely reckless, to the point of disturbing a large bull.

1988-10-15 • 7 min

15. Good Mousekeeping

A mouse named Floyd realizes Garfield does not chase mice, so he informs a mouse clan about the situation. They end up invading the house.

1988-10-15 • 7 min

16. Identity Crisis

Garfield is being chased by a dog when he runs into Floyd. The three animals meet and show each other their imitations of the other's sounds (Garfield barks, Floyd meows, and the dog squeaks), and the trick helps them evade an animal catcher from the pound.

1988-10-22 • 7 min

17. The Bad Sport

The gang is bored, so Orson inspires them to play a game called "Pig Ball" that he found in an old book. Roy pranks the group by making a list of ridiculous rules and swapping them with the real ones.

1988-10-22 • 7 min

18. Up a Tree

Nermal visits Garfield's house and Garfield gets jealous of the attention Nermal receives. Garfield ends up climbing a tree, eventually becoming too scared to come back down.

1988-10-22 • 7 min

19. Weighty Problem

After Garfield messes with the scale to say that Jon is overweight, he is dragged into doing an exercise routine with Jon.

1988-10-29 • 7 min

20. The Worm Turns

Orson narrates a story about how the worm chasing-obsessed Booker turned over a new leaf.

1988-10-29 • 7 min

21. Good Cat, Bad Cat

When Jon tells Garfield to behave himself, Garfield's conscience manifests as his "good" and "bad" side. The angelic former tries to encourage him to do good deeds, while the demonic latter tempts him into destruction and pranks.

1988-10-29 • 7 min

22. Cabin Fever

Jon, Garfield, and Odie vacation in a cabin. While Jon goes to buy groceries, Garfield and Odie are snowed inside the cabin without food.

1988-11-05 • 7 min

23. Return of Power Pig

Orson reading Sheldon the story of Humpty Dumpty spreads into a rumor of a monster lurking around the farm.

1988-11-05 • 7 min

24. Fair Exchange

Garfield and Jon have a shared dream where they trade places. Jon, as a cat, causes trouble, and Garfield, as a human, must prevent it.

1988-11-05 • 7 min

25. The Binky Show

To win Jon a birthday present, Garfield goes on a game show titled "Name That Fish", hosted by Binky the Clown.

1988-11-12 • 7 min

26. Keeping Cool

Orson is terrified of the fact that his mean older brothers are coming to visit him. Bo teaches him the philosophy of keeping cool under pressure.

1988-11-12 • 7 min

27. Don't Move!

Garfield wanders into a fish shop to eat, telling Odie to sit on an X drawn on the sidewalk and not move. Odie then gets caught by the dog catcher, which results in an unusual trip around the city.

1988-11-12 • 7 min

28. Magic Mutt

When Jon is asked to perform a magic show at a children's hospital, he goes to a local magic shop to buy some new tricks. Garfield tags along and makes an enemy of Merlin, the owner's dog. They begin to fight using the various magical devices in the store.

1988-11-19 • 7 min

29. Short Story

Booker wants more responsibility on the farm, but is told that he is too short. After Orson's brothers try to steal the crops and trap everyone in a silo, Booker is the only one small enough to escape and save the rest of them.

1988-11-19 • 7 min

30. Monday Misery

Garfield tries to find a way to avoid dealing with the usual bad luck that happens to him on Monday.

1988-11-19 • 7 min

31. Best of Breed

When Garfield gets jealous of Nermal's awards, he enters a cat talent show, where he is coincidentally up against Nermal.

1988-11-26 • 7 min

32. National Tapioca Pudding Day

As part of a prank, Roy claims that it is "National Tapioca Pudding Day." Orson shares gifts with people while telling them about the fake holiday.

1988-11-26 • 7 min

33. All About Odie

Garfield presents a documentary-like presentation on Odie.

1988-11-26 • 7 min

34. Caped Avenger

While a cartoon expert comes to review some of Jon's characters, Garfield's alter ego, the Caped Avenger, searches for Pooky, who has gone missing.

1988-12-03 • 7 min

35. Shy Fly Guy

Wade's cousin, Fred, visits the farm to fly with Wade, and laughs at the fact that Wade is afraid to fly. Wade makes a resolution to learn to fly by the end of the winter.

1988-12-03 • 7 min

36. Green Thumbs Down

Jon vows to grow his own food in a garden after noticing the high cost of groceries. Garfield's hunger leads him to try to rush the process, leading to trouble.

1988-12-03 • 7 min