Garfield on the Town

Garfield on the Town is a halfhour animated television special based on the Garfield comic strip. It once again featured Lorenzo Music as the voice of Garfield and was the first Garfield special to feature Thom Huge as the voice of Jon. Huge later voiced Jon in the remaining specials and in the Garfield amp Friends TV series. The special was first broadcast October 28, 1983 on CBS. It has been released on both VHS and DVD home video.

The next day, Garfields mother takes him to see the rest of his extended family including his tough maternal grandfather, as well as his sickly halfbrother 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 tracked Garfield down and are surrounded the entire building and demand Garfield to come out for offending them. The family decides to fight instead of giving up Garfield to the Claws. Garfield hides cowardly while his family fights and finally chases the Claws away. Garfields grandfather calls him a lardball and demands Garfield to leave for showing cowardice during the fight with the Claws. Reassured by his mother that they all envy his easy life at Jons house, Garfield sadly says goodbye and leaves. Very tired and hungry, Garfield walks along a street and it soon starts to rain. A car drives by and Garfield realizes it is Jon. Garfield pursues Jon until he collapses onto the sidewalk and passes out, Odie spots him and orders Jon to stop. Jon and Odie reunite with Garfield and Jon puts him into the backseat of the car and takes Garfield home and puts him to bed for the night. The next day, Garfield wakes up and wonders if his entire experience was real or not. However, Garfields mother looks at him through the window, Garfield goes over to the window to see her, but his mom is leaving Jons front yard, then Garfield smiles and emotionally says Thanks Mom, For Everything.A story somewhat similar to the special ran in the comic strip beginning December 3, 1984 and ending on Decemberexcluding Sunday strips. ........

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