Keeping Cool
- Studio
- Film Roman
- Animation studio
- Wang Film Production Co., Ltd., Cuckoo's Nest Studios.
- Distributor
- United Media Productions
Synopsis
Orson and his barnyard buddies need a freezer to get cool outside the farm. Orson's older brothers come to the farm and Bo tells him not to worry about how they treat them.
Characters
Orson Pig, Weasel, Roy Rooster, Gort, Wade Duck, Wart, Lanolin, Bo, Booker, Sheldon, Fred Duck, Mort, Edward R. Furrow
Credits
Directing
- Director
- John Walker, Steve Clark, John Sparey
- Supervising Director
- Bob Curtis
Producing
- Producer
- George Singer
- Executive Producer
- Phil Roman, Jim Davis
Writing
- Writer
- Mark Evanier
Voices
- Voice
- Gregg Berger (Orson Pig, Weasel), Thom Huge (Roy Rooster, Gort), Howie Morris (Wade Duck, Wart), Julie Payne (Lanolin), Frank Welker (Bo, Booker, Sheldon, Fred Duck, Mort, Edward R. Furrow), Gary Owens (Announcer)
Music
- Music
- Ed Bogas, Desirée Goyette
- U.S. Acres Song By
- Thom Huge, Jon Barnard
Editing
- Editor
- Sam Horta Editorial
- Editing Supervisor
- Sam Horta
Crew
- Created By
- Jim Davis
- Storyboards
- Mitch Schauer, Gary Conrad, Brett Koth, Bob Nesler
- Key Layout
- Bob Nesler, Bob Givens
- Key Background
- Ellie Bogardus, Dick Thomas
- Models
- Mitch Schauer, Ken Hughart
- Main Title Animation
- Kevin Pertilak
- Color Design
- Phyllis Craig
- Ink and Paint
- Paint Service
- Ink and Paint Supervisor
- Shannon Meyer
- Effects
- Pat Foley, Tim Terusa
- Music
- Timothy J. Borquez
- Production Coordinators
- John Cawley, Lizabeth Aguiar
- Voice Recording
- Buzzy's George Thompson
- Music Recording
- Russian Hill Recording, Gary Clayton
Companies and other credits
- Ink and Paint: C & D Ink
- Video Transfer: AME
- Video Transfer: Inc
- Animation Produced by: Wang Film Productions Co
- Animation Produced by: Ltd
- Animation Produced by: Cuckoo's Nest Studio
- A Film Roman Production
- Produced In Association With
- United Media and Paws
- Inc
- © 1988 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.
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.
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.