History Trivia / GarfieldAndFriends

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Prior to 2018, any episode with a "U.S. Acres" title card excluding "Much Ado About Orson" was this, since the FOX and [=SoPeachi=] releases used the "Orson's Farm" variant. The Boomerang restoration has restored these original title cards and some of the quickie screens (for example, the quickie before "Hogcules" [[https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eFe_vLLMBvg/W-NUa7UeVAI/AAAAAAAAA8c/S7sOY_VUhY02JrhXyCIBirxPfggkj4PwQCLcBGAs/s1600/THERACE.JPG used the "Orson's Farm" print]] instead of the U.S. Acres screen).

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Prior to 2018, any episode with a "U.S. Acres" title card excluding "Much Ado About Orson" was this, since the FOX and [=SoPeachi=] releases used the "Orson's Farm" variant. The Boomerang restoration has restored these original title cards and some of the quickie screens (for example, the quickie before "Hogcules"[[https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eFe_vLLMBvg/W-NUa7UeVAI/AAAAAAAAA8c/S7sOY_VUhY02JrhXyCIBirxPfggkj4PwQCLcBGAs/s1600/THERACE.JPG used the "Orson's Farm" print]] instead of the U.S. Acres screen).

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Prior to 2018, any episode with a "U.S. Acres" title card excluding "Much Ado About Orson" was this, since the FOX and [=SoPeachi=] releases used the "Orson's Farm" variant. The Boomerang restoration has restored these original title cards and some of the quickie screens.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Any episode with a "U.S. Acres" title card excluding "Much Ado About Orson" is this.
** The original version of "Orson Goes On Vacation" is this as well, since it shows the full-size U.S. Acres logo at the beginning. The DVD replaced this with the Orson's Farm logo.

* ColbertBump: When Kevin Meaney died in 2016, several websites mentioned his role in ''Garfield and Friends'', leading several people who were fans of the show as kids to discover Aloysius Pig for the first time [[note]] His episodes weren't shown in syndication, so the only people who would remember them were either 1. those who saw the original CBS airings and 2. those who purchased the boxset [=DVDs=] in the 2000s.[[/note]] Even Skiprope Entertainment, the DVD-distributing division of Creator/PBSKids, noticed his sudden popularity and put "Kiddie Korner" on their first DVD release of ''Garfield and Friends''.

** The show was broadcast in Finland in a format that dropped the U.S. Acres segments but kept the opening titles. It was bizarre having characters in the titles that never appeared in the show. Considering what happend in their dub of the episode "Peace and Quiet" (where Binky sings off key) and that "Wanted: Wade" had a scene where Wade does a "song" which is a rap with him talking instead of singing as if it were Website/GoAnimate, it could have been a lot worse.
** Also, it appears the Japanese version dropped the segments featuring US Acres on both of their dubs of the show! And how do we know this? On a Japanese blog, there aren't Japanese names for any US Acres episodes, and the US Acres bug quickie is replaced by "Screaming with Binky." They also only dubbed the first four seasons.

* ActorAllusion:
** In "The Curse of Klopman" Garfield answers the door and remarks to the man knocking [[Series/{{Rhoda}} "This is Garfield, your doorman."]]
** Crosses over with CreditsGag in the episode guest-starring Dick Tufeld, which references his persistent SigningOffCatchPhrase by billing him as [[http://www.newsfromme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/garfieldcredits01.jpg "Dick Tufeld Speaking"]].

** Three Screaming With Binky segments are missing from the [=DVDs=] and from international broadcasts (possibly for time): one about baseball, one about ballerinas and another about a pizza parlor. No info can be found on the former, but the Website/PlatypusComix page on the series has a summary on the latter. They can all be found on Youtube

* TheCastShowoff: Due to Lorenzo Music, Thom Huge, Gregg Berger, and Desirée Goyette all being good singers, the show got many musical episodes over the years.

** The time where Garfield knocks on a door and remarks [[Series/{{Rhoda}} "This is Garfield, your doorman."]]

* TheCastShowoff: Due to Lorenzo Music, Thom Huge, and Desirée Goyette all being good singers, the show got many musical episodes over the years.

* TheCastShowoff: Desirée Goyette is a professional singer (she can even be heard in the ThemeTune) and she got to show it off more than once. Thom Huge has a pretty good singing voice, too, though this leads to VocalDissonance considering that Jon is supposed to be a StrawLoser.
* CreatorCameo: Jim Davis voiced the offscreen director in a few episodes.

** Two Screaming With Binky segments are missing from the [=DVDs=] and from international broadcasts (possibly for time): one about baseball, and another about a pizza parlor. No info can be found on the former, but the Website/PlatypusComix page on the series has a summary on the latter.

** The time where [[Creator/LorenzoMusic Garfield]] knocks on a door and remarks [[Series/{{Rhoda}} "This is Garfield, your doorman."]]

* AdoredByTheNetwork: It was like this on Creator/{{CBS}} since its first episode -- until it was canned during its seventh season for refusing to accept a budget cutback.

** Frank Welker voiced Booker, Sheldon and Bo.

** After the show was canceled, Film Roman tried to reboot the series with a more psychedelic and OffModel style at Creator/FoxKids. When they pitched the idea to the network with [[https://www.instagram.com/p/BF10L2qMkgA/ this reel]], not only did Fox Kids executives reject the concept, but they had security escort the crew out of the FK headquarters.

** After the show was canceled, Film Roman tried to reboot the series with a more psychedelic and OffModel style at Creator/{{FOX}}. When they pitched the idea to the network with [[https://www.instagram.com/p/BF10L2qMkgA/ this reel]], not only did FOX executives reject the concept, but they had security escort the crew out of the FOX network headquarters.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The show was originally going to be just ''U.S. Acres'', but networks refused to pick it up, so they added Garfield.

* HeyItsThatVoice:
** Creator/PaulWinchell voiced the kind-hearted Gramps and the greedy Mr. Baggit in "Supermarket Mania", sounding like [[Franchise/WinnieThePooh Tigger]] and [[TheSmurfs Gargamel]], respectively.
** [[GreenAcres Mr. Haney]] himself, PatButtram, voiced Cactus Jake.
** LorenzoMusic, who also played the unseen doorman Carlton on ''Rhoda'' as well as the first [[WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters Peter Venkman]] and [[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGummiBears Tummi Gummi]], voiced Garfield.
** JuneForay voiced most of Jon's non-Liz love interests in the early episodes, as well as Jon's cousin Marian in ''Wedding Bell Blues'' and the talking car in ''Rolling Romance''.
** Creator/GreggBerger, who also voiced [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers Grimlock, Skyfire]] and [[WesternAnimation/{{Duckman}} Cornfed]] and would later go on to be [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater covered]] [[TheLastDaysOfFoxhound in]] [[MemeticMutation bees]] as The Pain, voiced Odie, Orson, and a Chinese dragon.
** PatCarroll, who also voiced [[Disney/TheLittleMermaid Ursula]], voiced Grandma Evlin Clint Arbuckle.
** Rod Roddy, the announcer for game shows ''ThePriceIsRight'' and ''PressYourLuck'', voiced [[ActorAllusion a game show announcer]] in one episode.
** HowardMorris, who also played ComicStrip/BeetleBailey and [[RetroactiveRecognition Chicken's friend]] ''[[WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken Flem]]'', voiced Wade Duck (as "Howie Morris").
** Creator/BuddyHackett, who also played [[Film/ItsAMadMadMadMadWorld Benjy Benjamin]], [[Film/TheLoveBug Tennessee Steinmetz]] and [[Disney/TheLittleMermaid Scuttle]], voiced The Genie from "Airborne Odie".
** ManOfAThousandVoices Creator/FrankWelker primarily voiced Bo, Booker, Sheldon and Orson's brother Mort.
** Victoria Jackson (a ditzy, blond comedian known for doing headstands and body contortions while reciting poetry. She was in the movie ''Film/{{UHF}}'' and was a cast member on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' during the 1980s) played Garfield's on-again-off-again love interest, Penelope Pussycat.
** Eddie Lawrence played The Feline Philosopher
** Imogene Coca played The Fairy Dogmother
** Kevin Meaney played Aloysius Pig.
** Will Ryan voiced [=McCraven=] the ghost.
** Gary Owens (''Series/RowanAndMartinsLaughIn'', ''WesternAnimation/SpaceGhost'', [[SwatKats Commander Feral]]) voiced the announcer- in one segment, he was even CALLED 'Gary'!

** The "rap" theme song used only in American airings of Season 7.

* AdoredByTheNetwork: It was like this on Creator/{{CBS}} since its day one -- until it was canned during its seventh season for refusing to accept a budget cutback.

** LorenzoMusic, who also played the unseen doorman Carlton on ''Rhoda'' as well as the first [[TheRealGhostbusters Peter Venkman]] and [[AdventuresOfTheGummiBears Tummi Gummi]], voiced Garfield.

** Two Screaming With Binky segments are missing from the [=DVDs=] and from international broadcasts (possibly for time): one about baseball, and another about a pizza parlor. No info can be found on the former, but the PlatypusComix page on the series has a summary on the latter.

** Gary Owens voiced the announcer in a certain segment, he was even CALLED 'Gary'!

** Creator/GreggBerger, who also voiced [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers Grimlock]] and would later go on to be [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater covered]] [[TheLastDaysOfFoxhound in]] [[MemeticMutation bees]] as The Pain, voiced Odie, Orson, and a Chinese dragon.