Garfield's Thanksgiving
| Garfield's Thanksgiving | |
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The Title
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| Created by | Jim Davis |
| Written by |
Jim Davis Kim Campbell |
| Directed by |
Phil Roman Co-directors Gerard Baldwin Bob Nesler John Sparey |
| Starring |
Lorenzo Music Thom Huge Gregg Berger Julie Payne Pat Carroll |
| Theme music composer |
Ed Bogas and Desiree Goyette (music and lyrics) Lou Rawls and Desiree Goyette (vocals) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Phil Roman |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Film Roman United Media Paws, Inc. |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | November 22, 1989 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Garfield's Babes and Bullets |
| Followed by | Garfield's Feline Fantasies |
Garfield's Thanksgiving is a 1989 animated television special based on the Garfield comic strip. It once again featured Lorenzo Music as the voice of Garfield. The special was first broadcast November 22, 1989 on CBS. It has been released on both VHS and DVD home video. On overseas DVD copies of Garfield's Holiday Celebrations, this special is replaced with Garfield in the Rough.
Garfield (voiced by Lorenzo Music) and Odie (voiced by Gregg Berger) scare Jon (voiced by Thom Huge) out of bed with military music and drill sergeant attitudes ("Rise and shine, Jon Arbuckle! It's time to serve your nation as you serve your fellow men.") as he demands pancakes the size of Australia and plenty of coffee for breakfast ("I wonder if small people with goldfish have this problem."). After the meal, Garfield decides to take a nap but changes his mind to kick Odie off the table ("Next time, a little less pan, a little more cake...". Along the way, Garfield checks the calendar date and discovers to his horror that he has an appointment with the vet today ("Oh, no, not the vet! Jon can't take me to the vet. That's inhumane..."). When he removes the date hoping to make Jon forget, he then notices that tomorrow is Thanksgiving and instantly demands Jon to buy the Thanksgiving food. On the way home from the supermarket, though, Jon remembers the vet appointment, and this causes Garfield to scream all the way to the office.
While at the vet, Dr. Liz Wilson (voiced by Julie Payne) examines Garfield while Jon attempts to talk her into going out on a date with him ("I'm only bringing you to the vet..."). Liz reports Garfield is too fat and must be put on a diet. She tells what the diet is composed of. After this moment Garfield enters a panic, and then he screams. That is after Jon breathes out after he suffocates until Liz says he'll go out with her. When Garfield and Jon simultaneously faint, an exasperated Liz agrees to the date out of annoyance, and Jon invites her to his house for Thanksgiving Dinner.
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