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Garfield and Friends, Volume One

starring: Carl Ballantine, Victoria Jackson
directed by: Tom Tataranowicz

: Garfield and Friends, Volume One
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0024543119906
Format: Animated, Box set, Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 27, 2004
Running Time: 576 minutes
Sales Rank: 4474
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: September 17, 1988



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Description:
Get set for the first Garfield & Friends collection, featuring 24 episodes of the hilarious animated Saturday Morning TV series starring that fat and sassy feline who lives for lasagna and can't stand diets, exercise and Mondays!  Along with his not-too-bright pooch pal, Odie, and gullible owner, Jon, Garfield coughs up a hairball of humor that every human will love. Each episode contains a Garfield sandwich, featuring two slices of Garfield & Friends and a chewy center of U.S. Acres, the show featuring Garfield’s farm-fresh friends, also created by comic genius Jim Davis.

Amazon.com:
Garfield, the newspaper cartoon strip by Jim Davis, was such a hit when adapted to occasional animated specials on CBS in the 1980s that the network built a Saturday morning series, Garfield and Friends, around the portly, sardonic cat. The new show, wrapped within its winning programming formula, also proved successful. Episodes of Garfield and Friends featured two eight-minute stories starring Garfield, the airhead pooch Odie, and their owner, bachelor Jon Arbuckle, that were joined by one short, delightful new cartoon called U.S. Acres, concerning the misadventures of a group of barnyard animals led by a clever pig called Orson. Garfield and Friends expanded to an hour by season 2 and lasted seven years; several members of the vocal cast also had leading roles on U.S. Acres, and both shows attracted such celebrity guests as Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, and Debra Messing.

As with the CBS specials, Garfield and Friends fortunately found Jim Davis in a hands-on, production capacity. But if the new shorts prove not quite as soulful as those longer, prior productions, they are nonetheless witty, well-written, and spirited. The 24 episodes (48 individual Garfield 'toons in all) included in Garfield and Friends, Volume 1 are full of fresh ideas and good laughs. Among the highlights are 'Box o' Fun,' in which Garfield proves to have a Snoopy streak when an ordinary cardboard box becomes (courtesy of Garfield's imagination) a vessel for numerous, wild-eyed adventures. In 'Nothing to Sneeze At,' Liz the veterinarian consents to a mercy date with Jon, only to find Garfield jealously tagging along. The slapstick 'Magic Mutt' finds Garfield and a dog dueling in a magic shop, turning one another (and poor Jon) into a variety of animal and human forms. About U.S. Acres: It may take an episode or two to catch on, but once it does, the show proves to have a sweet sophistication similar to Garfield. --Tom Keogh



Customer Reviews
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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Good deal
I loved Garfield & Friends as a kid and was excited to see it as low as $15. It's an excellent ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - The first of many Garfield sets
This was one of the best sets and seasons, it was fresh and funny. The characters are memorable and ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Season One Filled With Orginal Fun
If you're a fan of Garfield, you're absolutely going to love the television fun that Jim Davis, the ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Garfield Rules, Odie Drools!
If you love Garfield, you really need these DVD boxed sets in your collection! The wonderful thing about ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great Videos
These shows are really nice...they are funny without being vulgar, and there is a blessed absence of violence. ... Read More

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