Hare Replacement
- Studio
- Lee Mendelson Films, Paws, Inc., Film Roman
- Animation studio
- Wang Film Production Co., Ltd., Cuckoo's Nest Studios.
- Distributor
- United Media Productions.
Synopsis
Jon has magic show to perform, and the grand finally is pulling a rabbit out of his hat. But the rabbit complains to Garfield and Odie about how much he hates it and runs away. So without a rabbit, Jon puts Garfield in a rabbit suit. Garfield tries to get Odie to help him, so Odie runs off. Garfield thinks Odie is abandoning him, so on the way to the magic show he escapes. At the show, Jon thinks Garfield is lost somewhere inside of the hat. But when he tries again at home, he pulls Garfield out. In order to make it up to him, Jon buys pizza for him. Later, Odie returns with the rabbit. Garfield then realizes he misjudged his friend and invites Odie and the rabbit to some pizza.
Characters
Garfield, Jon, Odie, Rabbit
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Jeff Hall
Producing
- Producer
- Bob Curtis, Bob Nesler
- Executive Producer
- Phil Roman, Lee Mendelson, Jim Davis
Writing
- Writer
- Mark Evanier, Sharman Divono
Voices
- Voice
- Lorenzo Music (Garfield), Thom Huge (Jon), Gregg Berger (Odie), John Stocker (Rabbit), Frank Buxton, Gary Owens, Greg Berg, Sharman Divono, Will Ryan
Music
- Music
- Ed Bogas, Desirée Goyette
- U.S. Acres Song By
- Thom Huge, Jon Barnard
- Garfield Theme Song By
- Desirée Goyette
Editing
- Editor
- Sam Horta, Tim Terrusa, Tim Borquez, Julie Gustafson
Crew
- Created By
- Jim Davis
- Storyboards
- Karl Toerge, Pete Alvarado, Robert Dranko, Gary Conrad
- Models
- Lin Larsen, Bob Curtis, Mitch Schauer
- Key Layouts
- Cliff Voorhees, Bob Givens, Warren Marshall
- Key Backgrounds
- Serge Michaels, Rolando Oliva
- Color Design
- Phyllis Craig, Libby Reed
- Voice Recording
- Buzzy's Recording Services
- Music Recording (Russian Hill Recording)
- Gary Clayton
- Video Transfer
- Complete Post
- Overseas Supervisor
- Paul Gruwell
- Executive in Charge of Production
- Bill Schultz
- Pre-Production Coordinator
- John Cawley
- Post-Production Supervisor
- Lizabeth Aguiar
- Post-Production Coordinator
- Richard Roman
Companies and other credits
- Animation Production by: Wang Film Productions Co
- Animation Production by: Ltd
- Animation Production by: Cuckoo's Nest Studio
- Produced In Association With
- © 1990 United Feature Syndicate
Production notes
Following in the footsteps of Peanuts, Jim Davis' Garfield began as a syndicated newspaper comic strip (1978) before moving on to primetime TV specials and then to a Saturday morning series.
Garfield was an overweight, exceedingly lazy tabby cat who usually became enthusiastic only over the promise of lasagna. He also took great pleasure in irking his dopey owner Jon, vacant-minded dog Odie, and Nermal, the impossibly cute kitten.
Garfield's sarcastic commentary, expressed through thought bubbles in the paper, were here done via voiceover. Lorenzo Music, previously Carlton the Doorman on the sitcom Rhoda, supplied the cat's superbly deadpan voice.
The "And Friends" portion of the show centered on the characters from another Davis comic strip, the underrated U.S. Acres. Taking place on a farm, the segments featured a menagerie of highly colorful personalities: the leader, Orson, a kindly pig who was often the brunt of the jokes; Sheldon, a baby chicken who refused to hatch all the way, and so remained with all but his legs in the shell; Booker, his brother, who did make it out; Wade, a nervous duck who persistently wore an inflatable tube around his waist; and Roy, the wisecracking rooster.
The show enjoyed a successful seven-year run on CBS, and Garfield continues to be one of the most popular strips in the funny pages.
Garfield was an overweight, exceedingly lazy tabby cat who usually became enthusiastic only over the promise of lasagna. He also took great pleasure in irking his dopey owner Jon, vacant-minded dog Odie, and Nermal, the impossibly cute kitten.
Garfield's sarcastic commentary, expressed through thought bubbles in the paper, were here done via voiceover. Lorenzo Music, previously Carlton the Doorman on the sitcom Rhoda, supplied the cat's superbly deadpan voice.
The "And Friends" portion of the show centered on the characters from another Davis comic strip, the underrated U.S. Acres. Taking place on a farm, the segments featured a menagerie of highly colorful personalities: the leader, Orson, a kindly pig who was often the brunt of the jokes; Sheldon, a baby chicken who refused to hatch all the way, and so remained with all but his legs in the shell; Booker, his brother, who did make it out; Wade, a nervous duck who persistently wore an inflatable tube around his waist; and Roy, the wisecracking rooster.
The show enjoyed a successful seven-year run on CBS, and Garfield continues to be one of the most popular strips in the funny pages.