History WesternAnimation / TheGarfieldShow

* KickTheSonOfABitch: Thanks to Nermal's more outright Jerkass behavior in this series, he seems to deserve the crap Garfield puts him through a lot more than he does in other Garfield media.

* AluminiumChristmasTrees: [[https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/imsil-cheese-theme-park There is a real-life cheese theme park]] in South Korea similar to Eddie Gourmand's attempt at one, but it isn't literally made out of cheese.

There is a [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/crowner.php/BestEpisode/TheGarfieldShow Best Episode Crowner]] page here.

** Also, in "Gravity of the Situation", Garfield stops the show mid plot to deliver an educational message about gravity, and then he assures the viewers not to worry as they won't do another one "until next season or maybe the one after that"... only to follow it with a [[SpaceIsSlowMotion completely inaccurate portrayal of zero gravity]].

* SeldomSeenSpecies: Paxton from "Parrot Blues" is a green-winged macaw (albeit a small one), rather than the generic parrot usually seen in cartoons. Also the clownfish family from "Underwater World".

Another animated series based on the comic strips of Jim Davis. Unlike ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'', however, this series was CGI-animated, and without ''WesternAnimation/USAcres'', Davis' less-known comic strip which was also featured in ''Garfield and Friends''. The series was launched in 2009. It had numerous 11-minute episodes and half-hour specials during its run, but Cartoon Network eventually stopped airing the show.

[[FacePalm ''[Mama Meany facepalms]'']]\\

* ThirtyMinutesOrItsFree: Garfield exploits this to Vito's Pizza in the episode "Great Pizza Race" to keep feeding himself for free. And he would have gotten away with it... if it weren't for the fact that John was taking Liz to Vito's on a dinner date. [[spoiler:The episode ends with Garfield and Odie, after being busted, having to wash dishes -- which were a lot due to Garfield's scheme -- at Vito's Pizza as reparation, while Vito monitors in person.]]

* AFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonParted: When Jon encounters a massive amount of money, [[StatusQuoIsGod don't expect him to keep it at the end of the episode]]. Both times has him lose it over being stolen by a fraudulent investor or not even exist due to a sauce stain on a nearly-winning lottery ticket.

-->'''Jon:''' (notices Garfield and Odie stuck in a tree) Garfield! Odie! You're stuck in a tree!\\

** (usually he gets called fat) "You're not exactly supermodel material yourself."

-->'''Dr. Whipple:''' But it won’t work. The public is too stupid to catch on. ''Garfield hovers the mic at him'' So ''what if my training program doesn’t work?'' They still send me tons of money, those idiots. I got a sweet racket going here and you won’t stop me.
-->'''Pulver:''' Dr. Whipple, they’re hearing you on national television!
-->'''Dr. Whipple:''' ''They can’t hear me!'' I left my microphone on stage!
-->'''Pulver:''' They can...
-->'''Garfield:''' ''smiles'' Do you have any further words for our listening audience, Doctor?
-->'''Dr. Whipple:''' [[CurseCutShort You miserable little-!]]

-->'''Mama Meany:''' [[TemptingFate They never catch on that the stuff I sell is garbage!]]
-->'''Actor:''' This Awesome Audio Appliance plays the most beautiful music! Listen! ''presses play''
-->'''Mama Meany In The Boombox:''' But basically, it’s another piece of junk. Everything we sell on this station is a piece of junk. The idiots out there never catch on!
-->[[FacePalm ''Mama Meany facepalms'']]
-->'''Garfield:''' I have a feeling they’ll catch on now.
-->'''Mama Meany:''' I’ll get you a refund, cat! Just get out of here!

-->'''Garfield:''' (discussing an earlier episode) Now Harry, he was kinda rotten in [[NoFourthWall that episode.]] Come to think of it he's kinda rotten in this episode too.

* NotNowWereTooBusyCryingoverYou: At the end of the episode "Underwater World", John is stranded on an island lamenting while they believe that Garfield and Odie had died after falling to the bottom of the sea, while the two are right behind him, Garfield speaks to him and John asks them don't comfort them, Garfield counts to three and right after that John realizes they are still alive

-->'''Mrs Wilson:''' (to Jon) This place could use a woman's touch.
-->'''Garfield:''' So could Jon.

Full episodes can be found on [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgDFVgTnw_W5DftgN2NQApQ/videos the official YouTube channel.]]

-->'''Professor Bonkers:''' Oh dear...It seems the world is not yet ready for my genius.

* ''WesternAnimation/HiHiPuffyAmiYumi'': Yumi is characterized as the snarky punk rocker of the duo. This is reflected in her appearance, which includes a spiked collar and bracelets in contrast to Ami's more girl look.

* MismatchedEyes: Recurring character Harry, a stray cat that shows up in "Mother Garfield" has one red and one green eye.

** The episode "Little Yellow Riding Hood" begins with Garfield and Jon escaping from a wolf, and Garfield asks the viewer to pause the show, and then tells the viewer the story

* HowWeGotHere: The "Rodent Rebellion" special starts with Garfield and Odie being hounded by the police and then starts to explain how the two wound up in that situation.

* NotNowWereTooBusyCryingoverYou: At the end of the episode "Underwater World", John is stranded on an island lamenting while they believe that Garfield and Odie had died after falling to the bottom of the sea, while the two are right behind him, Garfield speaks to him and John asks them don't comfort them, Garfield counts to three and right after that John realizes they are still alive

* ChristmasSpecial: "Home for the Holidays", written by the strip's creator, Jim Davis

* WitchSpecies: The Witches especially Cauldrons were not mortals who learned to do magic, but rather a separate supernatural race with inherent magic powers.

* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: Junky, Bunky, and Funky the baboons from "Lion Queen".

* AnimalSweetOnObject: In one episode, Odie, not being very smart, falls in love with a dog brush. Garfield gets tired of this, so he steals the brush and throws it in the garbage bin, which deeply saddens Odie.

--->'''Jon:''' If you want roast turkey, it's easy Garfield. ''You'' go put it in the oven.

* DontExplainTheJoke: Garfield is especially guilty of this. Just one example would be the ThemeTuneCameo in "Unfair Weather".