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- Studio
- Lee Mendelson Films, Paws, Inc., Film Roman
- Animation studio
- Wang Film Production Co., Ltd., Cuckoo's Nest Studios.
- Distributor
- United Media Productions
Synopsis
Orson reads books and his imagination gets carried away and interferes with Roy and Wade.
Characters
Orson Pig, Weasel, Roy Rooster, Gort, Wade Duck, Wart, Lanolin, Bo, Booker, Sheldon, Fred Duck, Mort, Edward R. Furrow
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
- 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), 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
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.
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.