The BEST episodes of Garfield and Friends season 1

Every episode of Garfield and Friends season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Garfield and Friends season 1!

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: 11/13/2025Network: CBSStatus: Ended
star
9.66
32 votes

#1 - 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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Fair Exchange
star
8.00
3 votes

#2 - 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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Garfield Goes Hawaiian
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7.78
94 votes

#3 - Garfield Goes Hawaiian

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/17/1988

Garfield becomes stricken with the Hawaiian cat flu.

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Fraidy Cat
star
7.76
21 votes

#4 - Fraidy Cat

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/8/1988

Garfield and Odie are spooked when the power goes out after watching a monster movie and they find out Jon is missing.

Ode to Odie
star
7.72
43 votes

#5 - Ode to Odie

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/1/1988

Garfield narrates (in a rapping style) a tale about Odie's encounter with a few dogs in a tough neighborhood

Unidentified Flying Orson
star
7.38
21 votes

#6 - Unidentified Flying Orson

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/24/1988

Orson is determined to not get carried away any more while reading books, but Roy decides to bring Orson's latest story to life.

Box O' Fun
star
7.35
26 votes

#7 - Box O' Fun

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/24/1988

With a cardboard box and his imagination, Garfield gets into a lot of trouble with Jon.

Green Thumbs Down
star
7.33
3 votes

#8 - Green Thumbs Down

Season 1 - Episode 36 - Aired 12/3/1988

Jon thinks grocery shopping is too expensive, so he decides to plant a garden in the backyard to grow his own vegetables.

Magic Mutt
star
7.29
7 votes

#9 - Magic Mutt

Season 1 - Episode 28 - Aired 11/19/1988

Jon and Garfield go to a magic shop and Garfield gets into a battle with the magician's dog.

Nighty Nightmare
star
7.26
19 votes

#10 - Nighty Nightmare

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/1/1988

After consuming a whole pizza and being warned by Jon that he'll have nightmares from it, Garfield dreams he overeats and becomes too big to feed.

Nothing to Sneeze At
star
7.22
9 votes

#11 - Nothing to Sneeze At

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/8/1988

Garfield is allergic to something, but no one can figure out what.

Peace & Quiet
star
7.20
213 votes

#12 - Peace & Quiet

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/1988

Garfield tries to sleep after watching TV all night; but Binky the Clown refuses to go away, believing he's at the home of a 97 year old woman to wish her a happy birthday.

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Caped Avenger
star
7.18
34 votes

#13 - Caped Avenger

Season 1 - Episode 34 - Aired 12/3/1988

Believing Pooky's been kidnapped, Garfield turns himself into a super hero and Odie becomes his sidekick in the search for the teddy bear.

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Cabin Fever
star
7.11
36 votes

#14 - Cabin Fever

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 11/5/1988

Cabin Fever: Garfield and Odie are stuck in a cabin during a blizzard with no food.

School Daze
star
7.06
18 votes

#15 - School Daze

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/24/1988

After catching Garfield trying to mail Nermal to Abu Dhabi, Jon sends Garfield to obedience school.

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Weighty Problem
star
7.03
38 votes

#16 - Weighty Problem

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 10/29/1988

Garfield tampers with a new scale leading Jon to believe he's 50 pounds overweight.

star
7.00
1 votes

#17 - Shy Fly Guy

Season 1 - Episode 35 - Aired 12/3/1988

Wade is determined to fly after his cousin Fred ridicules him.

Don't Move!
star
7.00
3 votes

#18 - Don't Move!

Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 11/12/1988

Odie tags along with Garfield to a fish store. Garfield tells Odie to stay put outside and this cartoon follows the adventures of Odie as he unwittingly travels from one place to another.

star
7.00
2 votes

#19 - Return of Power Pig

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 11/5/1988

Orson begins to tell a story that Sheldon thinks is too scary. He shows that he's scared, which eventually leads to speculation that there is a monster on the farm.

The Binky Show
star
7.00
35 votes

#20 - The Binky Show

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 11/12/1988

The Binky Show: Garfield goes on the Binky show to win presents for Jon's birthday.

Wanted: Wade
star
6.96
102 votes

#21 - Wanted: Wade

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/17/1988

Wade removes a service tag from a sofa and then thinks that the police are going to come after him.

Best of Breed
star
6.88
32 votes

#22 - Best of Breed

Season 1 - Episode 31 - Aired 11/26/1988

After seeing how many medals Nermal has won, pushes Jon to put him in a cat show.

Identity Crisis
star
6.86
37 votes

#23 - Identity Crisis

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 10/22/1988

A dogcatcher thinks Garfield's a dog, Floyd starts meowing and the dog chasing Garfield works on his mouse impersonation.

star
6.64
11 votes

#24 - Banana Nose

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/1/1988

Lanolin gets everyone to call Roy "banana nose" as retaliation for his pirate gag.

Good Mousekeeping
star
6.60
5 votes

#25 - Good Mousekeeping

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 10/15/1988

Mice take over the house after learning that Garfield doesn't chase them.