Garfield on the Town
| Garfield on the Town | |
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The Title
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| Written by | Jim Davis and Lorenzo Music |
| Directed by | Phil Roman |
| Starring |
Lorenzo Music Thom Huge Gregg Berger Julie Payne Sandi Huge George Wendt C. Lindsay Workman Desiree Goyette Allyce Beasley |
| Theme music composer |
Ed Bogas and Desiree Goyette (music and lyrics) Robert Vandervort (co-writer of "Home Again") Desiree Goyette and Lou Rawls (vocals) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Jay Poynor |
| Producer(s) | Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez |
| Cinematography | Amy Barrick |
| Editor(s) | Roger Donley Michael Tomack Richard C. Allen |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Mendelson–Melendez Productions United Media Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | October 28, 1983 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Here Comes Garfield |
| Followed by | Garfield in the Rough |
Garfield on the Town is a 1983 animated television special, directed by Phil Roman and based on the Garfield comic strip by Jim Davis. It once again starred Lorenzo Music as the voice of Garfield, and also featured the voices of Thom Huge, Gregg Berger and Julie Payne.
The special was first broadcast October 28, 1983 on CBS. It won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program and has been released on DVD.
Jon becomes concerned about Garfield's behavior after he and Odie mess up his house. On attempting to take the cat to the veterinarian, Garfield accidentally falls out from Jon's car and becomes lost in the inner city. Garfield soon runs into a large gang of unfriendly alley cats known as the Claws, antagonizing their leader. Garfield flees into an abandoned restaurant called "Mama Leoni's Italian Restaurant", where he is reunited with his estranged mother. The building is Garfield's birthplace and also where he discovered his love for lasagna. Meanwhile, Jon calls Garfield's vet, Dr. Liz Wilson, to tell her about Garfield's disappearance, but Liz hangs up on Jon instead. Jon later calls Lost and Found and ask them to hang posters to find Garfield around the town, but Jon has to cut his sentence short because it cost him lots of money.
The next day, Garfield's mother takes him to see the rest of his extended family including his tough maternal grandfather, as well as his sickly half-brother, Raoul, and cousin, Sly, who is the security guard on watch for the Claws. Garfield is appalled to learn that everyone in the family are mousers. The Claws have finally track Garfield down and later surround the building, demanding Garfield to come out. The family decides to fight instead of giving up Garfield to the Claws. Garfield hides cowardly while his family fights and finally chase the Claws away. Although Garfield is triumphant, his grandfather advises him to go home. Reassured by his mother that they all envy his easy life at Jon's house, Garfield sadly says goodbye to his family and leaves.
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