"Garfield" TV Specials Trivia Quiz

Answer: Here Comes Garfield

Garfield's first adventure involved Odie being captured by the dog catcher. Soon, Garfield heads to the pound and tries to rescue Odie after he realizes that life is a little too dull without him. This special, which premiered in 1982 (four years after the comic strip began) won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program.

This special predated the "Garfield and Friends" TV show by seven years.

Answer: His mother

In "Garfield on the Town", Garfield falls out of Jon's car on a trip to the vet's and heads through the city. He is chased to the Italian restaurant where he grew up and he reunites with his mother, grandfather, and half brother. They save Garfield from a band of rowdy cats, but his grandfather tells him to leave. Luckily, Garfield makes it home, and his mother watches over him.

The story for this special was later introduced to the comics as a week-long story line in 1984. This special, first shown in 1983, also won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program.

Answer: Panther

In the third special, "Garfield in the Rough", Jon takes the pets camping and by an unfortunate coincidence, their trip falls on the same day that a panther escapes from the local zoo. When the panther attacks, Jon and Odie hide in the family car, but Garfield fights the animal and it's stopped by some park rangers. Once again, Garfield takes home an Emmy Award.

This special first aired in 1984.

Answer: Pirates

In "Garfield's Halloween Adventure", Odie and Garfield get set and go trick-or-treating. When Garfield decides that he wants more candy, they find a boat and attempt to head across the river. Unluckily, they lose their oars and make it to a small island.

A man living on the island warns them of pirate ghosts and leaves in their boat (with their candy), and they hide as the real ghosts enter the cabin. They decide to swim back, and along the way they find their candy again. This special, which debuted in 1985, won the fat cat's fourth Emmy.

Answer: Mai-Tai

In the fifth special, "Garfield in Paradise", Jon and Garfield head on a vacation to 'Paradise' and Odie stows along. When they rent a great car, they head to the beach, but the car drives uncontrollably into the jungle. They come across a native tribe where Jon and Garfield meet Owooda and Mai-Tai, and the tribal mechanic works on the car with Odie.

When the village volcano threatens to erupt, Owooda and Mai-Tai feel that they must sacrifice themselves, but it rejects them. Odie and the mechanic fix the car and drive it into the volcano (which stops it) and they are regarded as heroes.

This special is the first to not win an Emmy Award.

Answer: A back-scratcher

In "A Garfield Christmas", Jon takes Garfield and Odie to the family farm for Christmas, and although Garfield hates the idea, he goes along for the food and presents. All the while, Odie hides away his secret present and Garfield discovers a bit of Grandma Arbuckle's past.

He manages to find letters from her husband (which were lost in the barn) and he gives them to her for Christmas, while Odie reveals his gift to Garfield, a back-scratcher. Although this special didn't win an award, it's regarded as one of Garfield's most famous specials.

Answer: Pet Search

In the seventh special, Garfield, Odie, and Jon perform on a local episode of the hit show "Pet Search" where owners and their pets show their talents. Garfield, Odie, and Jon perform an Elvis-like song (as Johnny Bop and the Two-Steps) and make it to the Hollywood stage to compete for the grand prize. Odie and Garfield decide to break Jon's guitar to have creative control and they perform the tango at the final round.

In the end, the manage to come in second to an opera-singing caterwauler, and they win a boat.

This special first aired in 1987, and once again it did not bring home an Emmy.

Answer: His grandmother

In the ninth Garfield special, Jon invites Garfield's veterinarian, Liz, over for Thanksgiving dinner after she puts Garfield on a diet. Garfield decides to ruin the dinner when he realizes that he can't eat any of it, but when she calls off the diet, he realizes what he's done. Jon and Garfield call in Jon's grandmother and she whips up a feast fit for a king while Jon distracts Liz, and they have a great Thanksgiving Dinner.

This special aired in 1989 for the first time.

Answer: The Banana of Bombay

In "Garfield's Feline Fantasies", Garfield and Odie used their imaginations and spent the day saving the precious Banana of Bombay from the evil Fat Guy and those he thinks are friends. This episode was given an Emmy nomination but failed to win in 1990. The special released the previous year, "Garfield: Babes and Bullets" won the previous Emmy.

Answer: Mona

In the 1991 special, "Garfield Gets a Life", Jon and Garfield go to "Lorenzo's School For The Personality Impaired" in order to help Jon get a life. While attending a class, Jon meets Mona, a woman who, like Jon, really has no personality or style. The two date, but split up quite quickly when Jon finds that Mona is allergic to cats. This special did not earn any award nominations.