The Wise Man
- 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 takes in a maharishi to give him peace and tranquility but the maharishi's idea of that does not sit well with Garfield.
Characters
Garfield, Jon, Odie, Maharishi Sensei Bhogwan Chang Su Gunga Din
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Jeff Hall
Producing
- Producer
- Bob Nesler
- Executive Producer
- Phil Roman, Lee Mendelson, Jim Davis
Writing
- Writer
- Mark Evanier, Sharman Divono
- Created By
- Jim Davis
Voices
- Voice
- Lorenzo Music (Garfield), Thom Huge (Jon), Gregg Berger (Odie), Jonathan Winters (Maharishi Sensei Bhogwan Chang Su Gunga Din [uncredited]), Lorenzo Music (Charlie), Jim Davis (Police Chief [uncredited]), Mark Evanier (Director [uncredited]), Frank Buxton, Gary Owens, Greg Berg
Music
- Music
- Ed Bogas, Desirée Goyette
- U.S. Acres Song By
- Thom Huge, Jon Barnard
- Garfield Theme Song By
- Desirée Goyette
Animation
- Key Layouts
- Cliff Voorhees, Bob Givens, Warren Marshall
Art Department
- Storyboards
- Karl Toerge, Pete Alvarado, Robert Dranko, Gary Conrad
- Models
- Lin Larsen, Bob Curtis, Mitch Schauer
- Key Backgrounds
- Serge Michaels, Rolando Oliva
- Color Design
- Phyllis Craig, Libby Reed
Editing
- Editor
- Sam Horta, Tim Terrusa, Tim Borquez, Julie Gustafson
Music Department
- Music Recording (Russian Hill Recording)
- Gary Clayton
Casting
- Voice Recording
- Buzzy's Recording Services
Production Management
- Post-Production Supervisor
- Lizabeth Aguiar
- Executive in Charge of Production
- Bill Schultz
- Pre-Production Coordinator
- John Cawley
- Post-Production Coordinator
- Richard Roman
Crew
- Video Transfer
- Complete Post
- Overseas Supervisor
- Paul Gruwell
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.