The BEST episodes of Garfield and Friends

Every episode of Garfield and Friends ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Garfield and Friends!

Curious cat Garfield, his friend Odie the dog, and their owner Jon constantly get into trouble as they live out wild adventures together.

Last Updated: 2/6/2026Network: CBSStatus: Ended
A Little Time Off
star
9.90
30 votes

#1 - A Little Time Off

Season 6 - Episode 29 - Aired 10/16/1993

Orson believes that Lanolin is over worked so they try to give her some time off by fantizizing into books.

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Rainy Day Dreams
star
9.75
32 votes

#2 - Rainy Day Dreams

Season 2 - Episode 39 - Aired 10/28/1989

Garfield's wild fantasies get in the way of Jon trying to entertain a woman whom he think is his date, but turns out to be an insurance agent who is trying to take advantage of him.

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The Perfect Match
star
9.75
32 votes

#3 - The Perfect Match

Season 7 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/24/1994

Writer: Mark Evanier
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Sales Resistance
star
9.66
32 votes

#4 - Sales Resistance

Season 1 - Episode 39 - Aired 12/10/1988

Jon tries to stop Garfield from buying every useless product advertised on television.

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Fan Clubbing
star
8.50
2 votes

#5 - Fan Clubbing

Season 4 - Episode 38 - Aired 10/26/1991

Roy and Wade have fights over who should have the barn for their fan club.

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Basket Brawl
star
8.35
62 votes

#6 - Basket Brawl

Season 2 - Episode 40 - Aired 10/28/1989

Garfield ""plays"" against Jon, Odie and Nermal in a basketball-game-type setting in order to get food into a picnic basket.

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Read Alert
star
8.25
4 votes

#7 - Read Alert

Season 3 - Episode 26 - Aired 10/13/1990

Orson reads a variety of books, but his overactive imagination brings every story to life, including ""Moby Dick,"" dinosaurs, and the North Pole.

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Close Encounters of the Garfield Kind
star
8.13
8 votes

#8 - Close Encounters of the Garfield Kind

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/15/1990

A cute alien lands in Jon's backyard, but Garfield discovers that he is not as friendly as he appears.

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Video Airlines
star
8.00
3 votes

#9 - Video Airlines

Season 2 - Episode 75 - Aired 12/16/1989

Jon and Garfield want to see a movie on T.V.It turns out to be Kung-Fu Creatures On The Rampage.They rent a video,and it is the sequel.They go to a movie theatre,and it`s the third one.

The Ocean Blue
star
8.00
4 votes

#10 - The Ocean Blue

Season 7 - Episode 48 - Aired 12/10/1994

In a musical episode, Garfield, Jon, and Odie go to the beach and have an encounter with a shark.

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The Man Who Hated Cats
star
8.00
2 votes

#11 - The Man Who Hated Cats

Season 7 - Episode 42 - Aired 11/26/1994

A new man, called Theodore Block, moves to the Garfield's neighbourhood. When Jon and Garfield try to say hello to the new neighbour, he pushes them away by just a simple reason: he hates cats.

Jumping Jon
star
8.00
2 votes

#12 - Jumping Jon

Season 5 - Episode 27 - Aired 10/24/1992

Jon tries skydiving and accidently jumps with Garfield in his hands!

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The Garfield Opera
star
8.00
1 votes

#13 - The Garfield Opera

Season 5 - Episode 33 - Aired 10/24/1992

In a parody of Ponchielli's "Dance of the Hours", Jon forces Garfield to go on yet another diet. Going without breakfast, Garfield tries to get Odie's bone. When that fails, Garfield decides the best way to get food is to appeal to Ann McPherson, the chairwoman of "a group that makes sure pets are not mistreated."

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The Creature that Lived in the Refrigerator, Behind the Mayonnaise, Next to the Ketchup and to the Left of the Cole Slaw!
star
8.00
5 votes

#14 - The Creature that Lived in the Refrigerator, Behind the Mayonnaise, Next to the Ketchup and to the Left of the Cole Slaw!

Season 5 - Episode 24 - Aired 10/10/1992

Jon's terrible-tasting leftovers stay in the refrigerator so long that it eventually becomes alive.

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The Pizza Patrol
star
8.00
3 votes

#15 - The Pizza Patrol

Season 4 - Episode 43 - Aired 11/9/1991

When a local pizza place advertises they'll deliver a pizza in 30 minutes or it's free, they didn't take into account a certain fat, orange cat who'd go to any lengths for free pizza.

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Cash and Carry
star
8.00
5 votes

#16 - Cash and Carry

Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 10/5/1991

Jon is fed up with his expensive credit card bills, so he destroys them all and vows to pay for everything with cash from now on. Unfortunately, when he goes to the mall to buy a new wastebasket, no one can figure out what the green paper that Jon offers them is.

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Hog Noon
star
8.00
5 votes

#17 - Hog Noon

Season 2 - Episode 74 - Aired 12/16/1989

Hammerhead Hog, the pig that bullied Orson back in school, writes him a letter saying that he's coming to settle with Orson.

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Little Red Riding Egg
star
8.00
4 votes

#18 - Little Red Riding Egg

Season 2 - Episode 59 - Aired 11/25/1989

Orson and friends make a movie about Little Red Riding Hood and Sheldon becomes the main character and so they then call the film Little Red Riding Egg. But will they make a great movie with Roy getting his lines wrong and the crafty weasel causing trouble?

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Hogcules II
star
8.00
4 votes

#19 - Hogcules II

Season 2 - Episode 56 - Aired 11/25/1989

Roy's latest practical joke sends grain spilling out of the silo, and he and Wade argue over who has to clean it up. Orson imagines what Hogcules would do when confronted with arguing giants like Roy and Wade.

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Swine Trek
star
8.00
4 votes

#20 - Swine Trek

Season 2 - Episode 47 - Aired 11/11/1989

Everyone tries to cure Orson's cold, but Orson insists that rest is the best medicine. And while he is resting, he envisions his friends and himself in a Star Trek-like fantasy.

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First Aid Wade
star
8.00
4 votes

#21 - First Aid Wade

Season 2 - Episode 35 - Aired 10/21/1989

Wade overhears Orson and Roy talking about using a hammer and nails to fix something and he thinks they are talking about his hurt leg, when really they're talking about Orson's table tennis table.

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Brain Boy
star
8.00
4 votes

#22 - Brain Boy

Season 2 - Episode 30 - Aired 10/14/1989

Garfield, Jon and Odie visit Jon's cousin Al and his son Roscoe. Roscoe is mean to Garfield, but Garfield gets his revenge.

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Rooster Revenge
star
8.00
5 votes

#23 - Rooster Revenge

Season 2 - Episode 26 - Aired 10/14/1989

After Roy's latest practical joke on Orson, everyone encourages Orson to get even.

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Fair Exchange
star
8.00
3 votes

#24 - Fair Exchange

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 11/5/1988

Garfield dreams about switching lives with Jon, whom Garfield assumes to have an easier life.

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Pest of a Guest
star
7.92
13 votes

#25 - Pest of a Guest

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/1989

Jon takes in a weak stray cat, prompting Garfield to become envious of all of the attention the guest is receiving. With the new cat taking advantage of Jon's hospitality, Garfield sets out to make him leave.

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