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Season 2

Season 2

1989
78 Episodes

Episodes

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1. Pest of a Guest

Sep 16, 1989
7 min

Jon takes in a weak stray cat, prompting Garfield to become envious of all of the attention the guest is receiving. With the new cat taking advantage of Jon's hospitality, Garfield sets out to make him leave.

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2. The Impractical Joker

Sep 16, 1989
7 min

Orson fires Roy after he insults all of the animals with mean jokes. In an attempt to bring back Roy, the animals suggest hiring Wade’s cousin Fred Duck, whose behavior is worse than Roy's.

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3. Fat & Furry

Sep 16, 1989
7 min

Garfield purchases a lottery ticket at the supermarket which proves to be a winner. He, Jon, and Odie enjoy living the high life, including having their new mansion explored on a television program about wealthy people.

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4. Rip Van Kitty

Sep 16, 1989
7 min

After Garfield disrupts a picnic because of his desire to nap, Jon scolds him for his laziness. Garfield then dreams about sleeping for twenty years and awakening on a futuristic Earth, which is invaded by aliens that look exactly like Garfield.

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5. Grabbity

Sep 16, 1989
7 min

Roy plays a prank on Wade, who is worried about the law of gravity (or "grabbity", as Roy pronounces it) getting repealed.

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6. The Big Catnap

Sep 16, 1989
7 min

It is Jon's birthday, and his mother has sent him a batch of his favorite cookies. Jon tells the mailman about the many times Garfield has stolen the sweets on past birthdays, and vows to enjoy them for himself this year.

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7. The Great Getaway

Sep 23, 1989
7 min

Jon visits New York City on a trip, unaware that Garfield has snuck along. When Garfield discovers that Jon's date is a pickpocket, he tries to protect his owner wherever he goes.

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8. Scrambled Eggs

Sep 23, 1989
7 min

Orson narrates a previous event about Sheldon and how he was mistaken for a mother turtle's child.

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9. Hansel and Garfield

Sep 23, 1989
7 min

When Nermal comes over for a visit, Garfield is forced to entertain him, and narrates the story of Hansel and Gretel. Nermal protests various elements of the story, and Garfield must change them to satisfy him.

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10. The Sludge Monster

Sep 23, 1989
7 min

Jon, Garfield, and Odie are forced to stay in an old and abandoned hotel after the car breaks down in front of it. Jon plays a prank on Garfield and Odie by telling them that a "sludge monster" lurks in the hotel.

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11. Fortune Kooky

Sep 23, 1989
7 min

Wade becomes superstitious after reading his paper fortunes from Chinese fortune cookies. Roy makes a fake fortune and then stages its events to scare Wade, only for his own fortune to start coming true.

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12. Heatwave Holiday

Sep 23, 1989
7 min

Garfield combats a hot July day by "thinking cool," leading him to set up Christmas decorations. Jon, Odie, and the entire town soon follow suit, prompting a summer holiday.

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13. One Good Fern Deserves Another

Sep 30, 1989
7 min

After Garfield and Odie destroy all of Jon's ferns, he heads to a greenhouse to purchase a new one. The new fern tries to eat everyone in the house, and Garfield must get rid of it.

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14. Goody-Go-Round

Sep 30, 1989
7 min

Bo wants a record player, and Orson sets out to find him one as a gift. A chain reaction is put in effect after the giver wants something in return.

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15. The Black Book

Sep 30, 1989
7 min

Believing that his date is already going out with a different man, Jon swears off women and tells Garfield to hide his little black book of phone numbers. When he changes his mind, Garfield holds to his promise and refuses to reveal his hiding place.

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16. The Legend of the Lake

Sep 30, 1989
7 min

Garfield, hosting a tour of the National Cat Museum, narrates a story about a prehistoric cat. The cat was determined to cross a giant lake to reach the fabled "lasagna trees" that grew on a faraway island.

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17. Double Oh Orson

Sep 30, 1989
7 min

Orson reads a spy novel, and his imagination turns him into "Double-oh-Orson" in a parody of the James Bond film Thunderball. On his adventure, Double-oh-Orson combats the villainous "Pinfeather" (Roy) and tries to stop the top-secret highly-experimental thermonuclear exploding grelbin device before it is too late.

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18. Health Feud

Sep 30, 1989
7 min

Garfield takes revenge on a stereotypical TV health/fitness show host when his influence on Jon becomes a threat to Garfield's lifestyle.

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19. Binky Gets Cancelled!

Oct 7, 1989
7 min

When Binky the Clown's show is cancelled due to low ratings, he eventually gets a new job as a handyman. This coincides with Jon wanting repairs done around the home, which leads to Binky redecorating the whole house.

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20. Show Stoppers

Oct 7, 1989
7 min

The farm animals put on a talent show, with Wade having stage fright. When Orson also gets it when his brothers attend the show, it is up to Wade to save the day.

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21. Cutie and the Beast

Oct 7, 1989
7 min

Nermal runs away after one of Garfield's pranks. Odie is upset and nags Garfield into finding Nermal, which he eventually sets out to do.

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22. The Lasagna Zone

Oct 7, 1989
7 min

When Jon buys a new TV satellite dish, he cautions Garfield about getting lasagna on its surface. After Garfield neglects to heed the warning, he is transported into various TV shows, leaving Odie to try to get him out.

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23. Sleepytime Pig

Oct 7, 1989
7 min

Orson is tired, and his friends and the Sandman's substitute try to make Orson go to sleep.

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24. Yojumbo

Oct 7, 1989
7 min

When Jon and Liz's date is interrupted by a thug, Jon resolves to take martial arts classes and become an "urban samurai" to build confidence. Garfield, knowing that his hapless owner will get into trouble, imagines himself as "Yojumbo," a samurai warrior, to protect him.

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25. Pros and Cons

Oct 14, 1989
7 min

After being assigned to buy groceries, Odie is cheated out of his money by an alley cat, who trades an old sock for Odie's grocery money. Jon is angry and demands that Odie get the money back.

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26. Rooster Revenge

Oct 14, 1989
7 min

After pulling several pranks on Orson, Roy fears that Orson will pull a revenge prank on him, despite Orson saying that he will not.

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27. Lights! Camera! Garfield!

Oct 14, 1989
7 min

Garfield accepts a job as a movie stunt double.

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28. Polecat Flats

Oct 14, 1989
7 min

Jon takes Garfield to a dude ranch called "Polecat Flats", where Garfield learns about ranch life while wondering what a polecat is (a skunk).

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29. Hogcules

Oct 14, 1989
7 min

Orson tells Booker and Sheldon the myth of Hercules. Roy tells him his brothers are coming to visit and then Orson falls asleep, wondering what being Hercules would be like.

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30. Brain Boy

Oct 14, 1989
7 min

Garfield is framed for destruction by the son of Jon's cousin.

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31. Maine Course

Oct 21, 1989
7 min

A lady from a restaurant sends Jon a live lobster to cook. Jon, Garfield, and Odie eventually befriend it as a family member and name him Therm. When Therm gets sick, they must fly to Maine and let him back into the sea.

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32. No Laughing Matter

Oct 21, 1989
7 min

After Roy annoys the farm animals with a new joke book, aliens who lack a sense of humor visit the farm to destroy the Earth's comedy. Since laughter is a weapon to them, the group turns to Roy and his endless bad jokes to defeat the aliens.

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33. Attack of the Mutant Guppies

Oct 21, 1989
7 min

After hearing Garfield's story on giant radioactive mutant guppies, Nermal gets too scared to sleep. As an apology, Garfield tries to prove to Nermal that the story is fake.

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34. Robodie

Oct 21, 1989
7 min

A mad scientist kidnaps Odie to use him as a model for his cloning machine that makes toy robots.

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35. First Aid Wade

Oct 21, 1989
7 min

Wade injures his leg and thinks that Roy and Orson will perform surgery on it.

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36. Video Victim

Oct 21, 1989
7 min

Garfield and Jon make a bet that if Garfield can stop watching TV for 24 hours, Jon will stop using the vacuum, which annoys Garfield. Garfield struggles to resist the temptation of watching television, especially when the TV itself apparently becomes sentient.

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37. The Curse of Klopman

Oct 28, 1989
7 min

Jon's third cousin Norbert has died, and has left the Klopman Diamond to Garfield in his will. Norbert's business partner believes it should go to him and tries to get Garfield to sell him the diamond.

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38. Mud Sweet Mud

Oct 28, 1989
7 min

Everyone chooses to clean up the farm. When the others want to remove Orson's waller, Orson explains what it means to him.

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39. Rainy Day Dreams

Oct 28, 1989
7 min

Garfield and Odie use their imaginations to entertain themselves on a rainy day while Jon is on a date.

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40. Basket Brawl

Oct 28, 1989
7 min

Set as a basketball game that mice attend, Jon, Odie, and Nermal attempt to pack a picnic lunch without Garfield devouring the food.

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41. Origin of Power Pig!

Oct 28, 1989
7 min

Orson tells Wade the story of how he invented Power Pig, while his brothers get an idea for stealing the harvest crops.

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42. Cactus Jake Rides Again

Oct 28, 1989
7 min

Jon, Odie, and Garfield invite Cactus Jake to reside at their home temporarily during a rodeo championship, which they find unpleasant.

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43. Binky Goes Bad!

Nov 4, 1989
7 min

Stinky Davis, a criminal, disguises himself as Binky the Clown to commit crimes around town. When the real Binky is mistaken for Stinky and arrested, he must stand trial and prove his innocence. Garfield, who is appalled that the show is doing an "evil twin" episode, gets involved to save Binky.

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44. Barn of Fear

Nov 4, 1989
7 min

A massive harvest prompts the gang to stay in the farm's old barn, which Wade insists is haunted by the ghosts of the group's ancestors. Orson tries to dissuade him, while his brothers decide to dress up as ghosts to scare the animals off and steal the crops.

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45. Mini-Mall Matters

Nov 4, 1989
7 min

Garfield hosts an "educational" show about mini-malls. He shows how they are grown and maintained, as well as what can be found in them.

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46. Attention-Getting Garfield

Nov 11, 1989
7 min

Garfield tries to win back public attention after he realizes that Odie gets more attention than he does.

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47. Swine Trek

Nov 11, 1989
7 min

While resting due to a terrible cold, Orson dreams that he and the gang are part of a galaxy crew called Swine Trek (a parody of Star Trek).

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48. It Must Be True!

Nov 11, 1989
7 min

Garfield presents a TV show to a live audience called It Must Be True! where he claims everything stated on television is a true fact.

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49. Arrivederci, Odie!

Nov 18, 1989
7 min

Garfield believes that Jon has gotten rid of Odie, who is staying overnight at the vet. Garfield then gets worried and finds himself unable to get Odie off of his mind.

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50. Gort Goes Good

Nov 18, 1989
7 min

One of Orson's brothers, Gort, says that he has given up his evil ways and is now on Orson's side. The farm animals agree to Gort's help, although Wade is suspicious.

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51. Feeling Feline

Nov 18, 1989
7 min

After hearing a claim on television about pet owners becoming like their pets, Jon and Garfield both dismiss the idea. Jon finds himself acting suspiciously like Garfield later that night. This leads to a dream in which Jon slowly transforms into a human version of Garfield, constantly asking for lasagna and sleeping all day.

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52. The Bear Facts

Nov 18, 1989
7 min

While Jon, Garfield, and Odie camp in the forest (much to Garfield's dismay), a stray dancing bear from the circus shows up.

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53. Nothing to Be Afraid of

Nov 18, 1989
7 min

The farm animals are tired of Wade's phobias, so they try to find something that does not scare him.

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54. The Big Talker

Nov 18, 1989
7 min

Garfield is furious with Joe Palaver, a loudmouth television host, who hates cats and says they are not useful whatsoever. After finding out that Palaver is superstitious, Garfield carries out revenge with signs of bad luck.

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55. Cactus Makes Perfect

Nov 25, 1989
7 min

Garfield, Jon, and Odie visit Cactus Jake on his ranch. Cactus Jake shares a story about a cat he encountered, which was similar to Garfield.

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56. Hogcules II

Nov 25, 1989
7 min

Roy tricks Wade into spilling grain from a silo, and Orson ends up trying to clean it up. He later daydreams about Hogcules dealing with a two-headed giant that stole a large birdbath.

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57. Crime and Nourishment

Nov 25, 1989
7 min

When a picnic basket gets stolen, Garfield goes after it. He stumbles upon a strange community of small green people, who use food items as currency and eat money.

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58. T.V. of Tomorrow

Nov 25, 1989
7 min

After their current television set breaks, Jon, Garfield, and Odie go shopping for a new TV.

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59. Little Red Riding Egg

Nov 25, 1989
7 min

After finding a video camera, Orson plans to make a movie with the farm animals adapting Little Red Riding Hood, using Sheldon as the title character.

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60. Well-Fed Feline

Nov 25, 1989
7 min

When an activist sees Jon outraged at Garfield for eating his lasagna cake (and hearing him say that he'll never feed Garfield again), she threatens to call the police unless Jon feeds Garfield as much as he can.

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61. Invasion of the Big Robots

Dec 2, 1989
7 min

Garfield wakes up in the wrong cartoon, and must return to Garfield and Friends.

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62. Shelf Esteem

Dec 2, 1989
7 min

After Wade crashes into his library, Orson plans to put all of his books away. Since he cannot resist reading whatever he picks up, Lanolin and Roy make a bet to see if Orson will finish the job.

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63. Housebreak Hotel

Dec 2, 1989
7 min

Jon is going out of town and brings Garfield and Odie to a pet hotel. Garfield is impressed with the hotel until he discovers that the animals are kept in cages and neglected.

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64. First Class Feline

Dec 2, 1989
7 min

After a prank by Garfield, Jon, Odie, and Nermal team up to trick him into thinking that he really sent Nermal to Abu Dhabi.

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65. Hamelot

Dec 2, 1989
7 min

Orson loses consciousness after falling off a stack of objects, leading to him dreaming of a Camelot-like setting.

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66. How to Be Funny!

Dec 2, 1989
7 min

Garfield gives a lecture on humor and what it means to be funny. He goes into detail on what is funny and what is not funny.

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67. Mystic Manor

Dec 9, 1989
7 min

When Odie wanders into an old mansion, Garfield goes to get him back to avoid getting in trouble.

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68. Flop Goes the Weasel

Dec 9, 1989
7 min

A weasel is on the farm, lurking around to steal chickens. The farm animals believe Wade is a hero after inadvertently defeating the Weasel.

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69. The Legend of Long Jon

Dec 9, 1989
7 min

While visiting Yorktown, Jon discovers that he had an ancestor named Long Jon Arbuckle, who was apparently a traitorous pirate during the American Revolutionary War. Garfield and Odie read Long Jon Arbuckle's diary to find out more about him.

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70. China Cat

Dec 9, 1989
7 min

While visiting China, a waitress at a restaurant tells Jon a legend about an orange cat similar to Garfield, and how it brings bad luck.

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71. Cock-a-Doodle Dandy

Dec 9, 1989
7 min

Bo tells the viewers about Roy, who is being attacked by a sleepy bear when trying to make his bugle wake-up call on time.

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72. Beach Blanket Bonzo

Dec 9, 1989
7 min

Jon tries to impress a girl at the beach. Garfield does not understand how anyone could go crazy over a pretty face until he falls in love with a female cat named Lola, whose strong boyfriend does not like Garfield.

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73. Lemon Aid

Dec 16, 1989
7 min

Jon gets conned by Al Swindler into getting a new car, only to find that it is broken. Swindler then tries to sell Jon his old car back.

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74. Hog Noon

Dec 16, 1989
7 min

Hammerhead Hog, the pig that bullied Orson back in school, writes Orson a letter reading that he is coming to settle a score with him once and for all. Orson prepares for the visit. Once Hammerhead arrives, he pays Orson back the lunch money he stole and apologizes.

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75. Video Airlines

Oct 21, 1989
7 min

When Garfield, Jon and Odie want to watch a movie, "Kung Fu Creatures on the Rampage II" constantly appears. Their attempts to find another film to watch are constantly hindered by the seemingly-inescapable movie.

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76. The Mail Animal

Dec 16, 1989
7 min

After a prank by Garfield, Herman Post gets fired by the post office chief for being a disgrace and afraid of a cat. To get Herman back his job, Garfield harasses the post office chief.

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77. Peanut-Brained Rooster

Dec 16, 1989
7 min

Orson tells the story of how Roy became obsessed with peanuts.

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78. Mummy Dearest

Dec 16, 1989
7 min

While unconscious after an accident during a museum visit, Garfield dreams that he is a cat in ancient Egypt, where someone is trying get rid of him, as he is the good luck charm of the Pharaoh (Jon).