A Garfield Christmas Special
| A Garfield Christmas Special | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Jim Davis |
| Written by | Jim Davis |
| Directed by |
Phil Roman George Singer (co-director) |
| Starring |
Lorenzo Music Thom Huge Gregg Berger Julie Payne Pat Harrington Jr. David L. Lander Pat Carroll |
| Theme music composer |
Ed Bogas and Desiree Goyette (music and lyrics) Lou Rawls, Thom Huge, Gregg Berger, Desiree Goyette and Lorenzo Music (vocals) |
| Country of origin |
 United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Phil Roman |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Film Roman United Media Paws, Inc. |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | December 21, 1987 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Garfield Goes Hollywood |
| Followed by | Happy Birthday, Garfield |
A Garfield Christmas Special is a 1987 American animated television special based on the Garfield comic strip, created by Jim Davis. It is directed by Phil Roman and stars Lorenzo Music as the voice of Garfield the house cat, as well as Thom Huge, Gregg Berger and Julie Payne. The special is about Garfield spending Christmas with the Arbuckle family on their farm, and discovering the true meaning of Christmas.
Davis, who wrote the teleplay, cited it as semi-autobiographical. The special was first broadcast December 21, 1987 on CBS and was often rebroadcast in subsequent years at Christmastime. It was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program and has been released on DVD.
In a dream, Garfield is awakened by his owner Jon dressed as an elf, who feeds him a large amount of lasagna before giving him his gift, a robotic Santa Claus which reads minds and produces whatever Garfield wants. When Jon actually wakes up Garfield, he tells him that it is "Christmas Eve morning" and they and Odie are going to the countryside to celebrate Christmas with Jon's family on their farm. Garfield is annoyed that they always go to the farm and the family never comes to Jon's house. During his drive to his family's farm, Jon talks about Christmases he had when he was a boy, with his parents, brother Doc Boy, and Grandma, while Garfield listens with great cynicism.
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