What is Here Comes Garfield?

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Here Comes Garfield was the first half-hour animated televised special based on the Garfield comic strip. It features the voices of Lorenzo Music as Garfield and others who later went on to voice their characters in future Garfield specials and the television series Garfield and Friends. Here Comes Garfield premiered in 1982 and was nominated for seven Emmy awards. The songs in the special are performed by Lou Rawls and Desirée Goyette, both of whom did songs for future Garfield specials. Desiree Goyette later voiced Nermal in the Garfield and Friends television series.Over 15 million people tuned in to watch Here Comes Garfield.

The show later aired in CBS's rotation of the Garfield and Friends series.

Storyline

Garfield and Odie are outside harassing a neighbor's dog when the owner Hubert (also from the Garfield strip) decides to call the pound. When the dog catcher arrives, Garfield flees but Odie is too stupid to run away and is taken. Garfield decides to go home but realizes how boring life is without Odie around and that night, he goes to rescue him. However Garfield is caught and thrown into the pound himself where he finds Odie. Garfield learns from his cellmate that Odie was going to be euthanized in the morning. Morning comes and after Odie is taken down the hall, a girl arrives at the pound to adopt a pet. She chooses Garfield. When the cage opens Garfield leads a stampede of cats and dogs out of the cage. They go to rescue Odie and break down the pound door. As the dogs and cats run amok in the street, Garfield and Odie run home knocking down Jon's front door.

Soundtrack for Here Comes Garfield

There was a soundtrack for Here Comes Garfield released on LP and cassette. It featured songs from and inspired by the television special. Some of these tracks were re-released or re-recorded on the Am I Cool or What? CD.

Track List

  1. "Here Comes Garfield" (Lou Rawls)
  2. "Move Me" (Desirée Goyette)
  3. "Foolin' Around" (Lou Rawls and Desirée Goyette)
  4. "Long About Midlight" (Lou Rawls)
  5. "Big Fat Hairy Deal" (Lou Rawls)
  6. "Up On a Fence" (Desirée Goyette)
  7. "Life Is Just a Roller Coaster" (Lou Rawls)
  8. "So Long Old Friend" (Desirée Goyette)
  9. "Together Again" (Lou Rawls and Desirée Goyette)
  10. "Here Comes Garfield (Reprise)" (Desirée Goyette)

Lyrics to the songs

  • Together Again: Now we're together again, no need to be lonely, together again, my one and only, together my friend, just you and me!

Quotes adapted from the strips

Numerous lines from this TV special are actual quotes from Garfield strips published before it aired. Here are samples of them:
  • Garfield: (after rudely waking Jon up) Good morning, sunshine. Welcome to another fun-filled day with your favorite pet!
    Jon Arbuckle: I'm so happy to own a cat, I could just throw up (only says this second line in comic strip, not in TV special).
  • Originally from May 6, 1979
  • Garfield: So this is what it feels like to be potato salad.
  • Originally from December 28, 1980
  • Garfield: Ten billion Dogs in this world, and I get Tweedledee the Wonder Dummy
  • Originally from August 11, 1978
  • Garfield: I´m not known for my compassion
  • Originally from December 28, 1978
  • Garfield: Show me a good mouser, and I'll show you a cat with bad breath.
  • Originally from June 21, 1978
  • Garfield: When I want in, I want in now!
  • Originally from April 14, 1980
  • Jon: What would you like for breakfast, Garfield?
  • Garfield: A cup of coffee, a Danish and the newspaper.
  • Jon: Have a warm bowl of milk (line not said in the special).
  • Garfield: You people don't give us cats any credit (line not said in the special)!
  • Originally from January 2, 1979

Trivia

This special is available on the Garfield: As Himself DVD.

In addition, virtually all of the Garfield shorts at the end of the special are a direct adaption of a full strip.


Garfield
Characters
Garfield | Jon Arbuckle | Odie | Nermal | Arlene | List of Garfield characters
Television specials
Here Comes Garfield | Garfield on the Town | Garfield in the Rough | Garfield's Halloween Adventure | Garfield in Paradise | A Garfield Christmas | Garfield Goes Hollywood | Happy Birthday, Garfield | | Garfield's Babes and Bullets | Garfield's Thanksgiving | Garfield's Feline Fantasies | Garfield Gets a Life
Video games
Garfield | | | | Garfield Labyrinth | | Garfield's Mad About Cats | | Garfield & His Nine Lives | | Garfield's Nightmare | | Garfield Gets Real
Films
Garfield | | Garfield Gets Real
Other media
Am I Cool or What? | Garfield As Himself | Garfield and Friends | List of Garfield and Friends episodes | Garfield's Holiday Celebrations | Pet Force | | |
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Brooklyn, New York
Died July 4 2001 (aged 64)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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