Garfield in the Rough
| Garfield in the Rough | |
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| Created by | Jim Davis |
| Written by | Jim Davis |
| Directed by | Phil Roman |
| Starring |
Lorenzo Music Thom Huge Gregg Berger George Wendt Desiree Goyette Hal Smith Orson Bean |
| Composer(s) |
Ed Bogas and Desiree Goyette Desiree Goyette, Lou Rawls, Lorenzo Music and Thom Huge (vocals) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Jay Poynor |
| Producer(s) | Phil Roman |
| Editor(s) | Sam Horta |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Film Roman United Media Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | October 26, 1984 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Garfield on the Town |
| Followed by | Garfield's Halloween Adventure |
Garfield in the Rough is a half-hour 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 October 26, 1984 on CBS. It has been released on both VHS and DVD home video.
Garfield is living in a boring, black and white world, claiming that all the color has gone out of his life (which explains the subtitle at the beginning "Please do not adjust your sets, all the color has temporarily gone out of Garfield's life"). Jon agrees that all the color has gone and suggests a vacation as a remedy. The color suddenly comes back into Garfield's life. He is excited that Jon wants to take him and Odie on vacation, where he imagines himself in places such as Acapulco, Honolulu and Venice. After realizing that each destination has its drawbacks, Garfield concludes it doesn't matter because they won't be staying home. This joy is short-lived once Jon announces that they're going camping. But Jon forces Garfield to go.
After a long, exhausting journey (from Garfield's point of view), the trio arrives at the campgrounds to check in, while Garfield immediately taking a dislike to one of the camp rangers for insulting him. After a few shananigans at their campsite, including placing a live fish in the coffee pot, Jon finally gets his new "super deluxe" tent set up, although the result doesn't really match the ad. Unlike Jon, who is very enthusiastic about it, Garfield doesn't take to the outdoors, stating that "it would be greater if it were inside". As night falls, the trio listen to the radio which is interrupted by news of a black panther that has escaped from a zoo lurking in the Lake Woebegone woods area. Right after this news on the radio, the announcer says: "We now return to our regular broadcast of fun music." It then plays very depressing music. Garfield and Odie are terrified and want to leave but Jon assures them that Lake Woebegone is miles from their location and that they're perfectly safe. Following the announcement they sing a song (and endure Jon's banjo playing) then go to bed. After they go into their tent, on the hilltops, the panther comes out and growls as it eyes their campsite.
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