Garfield: His 9 Lives
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| Author | Jim Davis et al |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Garfield |
| Genre | Humor |
| Publisher | Ballantine Books |
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Publication date
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October 12, 1984 |
| Pages | 128 |
| ISBN | |
| OCLC | 11361460 |
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Title Card
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| Written by |
Jim Davis (writer, creator) David Kuhn (segment "In the Garden") Jim Clements (segment "Space Cat") George Herriman (uncredited) |
| Directed by |
Phil Roman Doug Frankel Ruth Kissane Bill Littlejohn Bob Nesler Bob Scott George Singer John Sparey |
| Starring |
Lorenzo Music Thom Huge Gregg Berger Desirée Goyette |
| Narrated by | Lorenzo Music |
| Music by | Ed Bogas and Desirée Goyette (music and lyrics) Lou Rawls (vocals) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Phil Roman |
| Running time | 60 min. |
| Production company(s) |
Film Roman United Media Paws, Inc. |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | 22 November 1988 (USA) |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Happy Birthday, Garfield |
| Followed by | Garfield's Babes and Bullets |
Garfield: His 9 Lives () is a 1984 book of illustrated short stories showcasing the "nine lives" of comic strip character Garfield. It was adapted into an animated television special in 1988 as well as a screensaver for download on the Garfield website. From 2014 to 2015, BOOM Studios released a comic book version.
The book is divided into ten segments; the first one displays the creation of cats in general, where the latter nine reveal events in Garfield's nine lives. Each of the nine stories has a short preface of Garfield in his modern incarnation, explaining how these various lives shaped aspects of Garfield's personality, such as the origin of his fear of the veterinarian, his love of destructive behavior, his proclivity for a slothful lifestyle, and his extremely playful side.
The one-hour-long television adaptation produced in 1988 featured ten separate segments, just like the book. Six of these were adapted from the book, and an additional four were newly written for the show. "Babes and Bullets" was adapted into a television special of its own, Garfield's Babes and Bullets, the following year, and won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program of 1989. "The Vikings", "The Exterminators," and "Primal Self" have never been adapted for television. The special is included on the DVD Garfield's Fantasies.
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From 2014 to 2015, BOOM Studios adapted His 9 Lives across four comics, with each story drawn by a different artist. It can be seen as a hybrid of the book and the special. Like the special, it features several lives created exclusively for it. Garfield's eighth life, the current one, is also left out altogether.
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