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The Best Episodes of The Garfield Show Season 1

Every episode of The Garfield Show Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Garfield Show Season 1!

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Your favorite lazy, fat cat is at it again. Garfield, Odie, Jon and the rest of the gang are back for more funny misadventures. Whether he's scarfing down lasagna or tricking Nermal the kitten, Garfield

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Garfield Show Season 1 Episode 1 - Pasta Wars
    7.0/10(90 votes)

    #1 - Pasta Wars

    S1:E1

    It's Garfield's birthday and Jon forgets. He later remembers, and makes 8 lasagnas but is one short. Meanwhile, an unusual type of Alien which looks like lasagna and can speak English with an Italian accent arrives on Earth. They plan to invade the Earth, but are quickly scared away by Garfield's ravenous appetite.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mark Evanier

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  2. The Garfield Show Season 1 Episode 2 - Mother Garfield
    7.4/10(57 votes)

    #2 - Mother Garfield

    S1:E2

    A Bluebird gets trapped in Garfield's neighbor's garage leaving her eggs abandoned, forcing Garfield to look after them. The eggs hatch, and call Garfield mother. This episode marks the first appearance of Garfield's rival Harry, who is determined to eat the chicks.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mark Evanier

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  3. The Garfield Show Season 1 Episode 3 - Orange and Black
    7.6/10(55 votes)

    #3 - Orange and Black

    S1:E3

    Garfield disguises himself as "Catzilla" for Halloween, but people mistake him for the real Catzilla, a deadly creature who escaped from the zoo.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mark Evanier

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  4. The Garfield Show Season 1 Episode 4 - Freaky Monday
    7.1/10(56 votes)

    #4 - Freaky Monday

    S1:E4

    Garfield and Odie get their bodies swapped by a Saturnian alien when it finds out Odie is tormented by Garfield. Odie wanders off to all the people who hate Garfield without knowing they will hurt him so Garfield must protect his body from the neighborhood dogs, Herman Post and the Chef.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Julien Magnat

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  5. The Garfield Show Season 1 Episode 5 - Bone Diggers
    7.8/10(55 votes)

    #5 - Bone Diggers

    S1:E5

    Odie digs up some bones and finds that they are from the very rare Brachiosaurus. Garfield tries to sell them to the local museum, but the museum curator instead wants to compulsory purchase and demolish Jon's house to search for more dinosaur bones.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mark Evanier

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  6. The Garfield Show Season 1 Episode 6 - The Robot
    6.3/10(54 votes)

    #6 - The Robot

    S1:E6

    Jon tests a cleaning robot.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mark Evanier

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  7. The Garfield Show Season 1 Episode 7 - Cat Nap
    8.0/10(49 votes)

    #7 - Cat Nap

    S1:E7

    Garfield and Odie watch a movie about a villain named Silent Jack and mistakenly believe Jon, with recent tooth surgery, to be Silent Jack. In the end Garfield, Odie and Squeak find out they were attacking Jon, but the real Silent Jack robs them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mark Evanier

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  8. The Garfield Show Season 1 Episode 8 - Agent X
    7.9/10(52 votes)

    #8 - Agent X

    S1:E8

    Nermal finds a cat called "Agent X" who claims to be a Secret Agent, but really a runaway cat. Garfield becomes jealous as Agent X tells everyone about his adventures, so Garfield tries to prove he is a house cat named "Fluffykins".

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mark Evanier

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  9. The Garfield Show Season 1 Episode 9 - A Game of Cat and Mouse
    7.4/10(47 votes)

    #9 - A Game of Cat and Mouse

    S1:E9

    Squeak and his family move in to Jon's house while Jon and Odie are out. Garfield allows Squeak's family to remain in the house on the condition that they be his servants. Jon comes back and Garfield has to remove Squeak and his family before Jon called Rat-Tator Pest, who's hefty bill would have meant that Jon would not be able to afford lasagna for years.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mark Evanier

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  10. The Garfield Show Season 1 Episode 10 - Perfect Pizza
    7.7/10(48 votes)

    #10 - Perfect Pizza

    S1:E10

    Garfield gets an awful tasting Pizza from Mama Meany's Pizza Palace, Vito's rival. Mama Meany is putting Vito out of business through coupons, contests and discounts and plans to expand the restaurant to take over Vito's. Garfield arranges for Eddie Gourmand to compare Mama Meany pizza with Vito's, bringing the closure of Mama Meany, and resumed success of Vito.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mark Evanier

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  11. The Garfield Show Season 1 Episode 11 - King Nermal
    7.2/10(43 votes)

    #11 - King Nermal

    S1:E11

    Nermal lives with Garfield for 10 days because his owner is out of town. Nermal fakes a leg injury and Jon feels pity for Nermal, making Garfield and Odie do whatever he requests. Garfield and Odie get rid of him so they could enjoy their normal house and lives once again.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Julien Magnat

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  12. The Garfield Show Season 1 Episode 12 - Desperately Seeking Pooky
    7.6/10(42 votes)

    #12 - Desperately Seeking Pooky

    S1:E12

    Garfield searches for his teddy bear Pooky after he is stolen by a dog named Hercules.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mark Evanier

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  13. The Garfield Show Season 1 Episode 13 - High Scale
    7.5/10(42 votes)

    #13 - High Scale

    S1:E13

    Jon and Liz put Garfield on a diet and force him to exercise when an electronic talking scale tells him that he's overweight.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mark Evanier

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  14. The Garfield Show Season 1 Episode 14 - Jon's Night Out
    7.6/10(41 votes)

    #14 - Jon's Night Out

    S1:E14

    Jon has difficulty sleeping, so a Hypnotist attempts to put Jon under hypnosis to make him fall asleep at the sound of a horn. However, Jon hears Odie's bark before the horn, making Odie the hypnosis trigger.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mark Evanier

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  15. The Garfield Show Season 1 Episode 15 - Not So Sweet Sound of Music
    8.0/10(47 votes)

    #15 - Not So Sweet Sound of Music

    S1:E15

    Jon finds his old Accordion but Garfield doesn't like him playing it nor the very sound of it. Garfield tries to get rid of it, but in the end, the Accordion breaks and Jon gets bagpipes instead.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mark Evanier

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  16. The Garfield Show Season 1 Episode 16 - Turkey Trouble
    7.6/10(43 votes)

    #16 - Turkey Trouble

    S1:E16

    Jon wins a turkey in a competition, which he plans to cook for Liz. However, when it is delivered it is still alive. Garfield disguises himself as a turkey to get rid of the real one.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mark Evanier

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  17. The Garfield Show Season 1 Episode 17 - Pup in the Pound
    7.9/10(44 votes)

    #17 - Pup in the Pound

    S1:E17

    Odie gets taken to the dog pound as he's not wearing his license tag Collar. Garfield disguises himself as a dog to rescue Odie.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mark Evanier

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  18. The Garfield Show Season 1 Episode 18 - Odie in Love
    8.0/10(45 votes)

    #18 - Odie in Love

    S1:E18

    Odie falls in love with a shower brush. Garfield gets jealous as Odie is no longer paying attention to him and throws the brush in the recycling bin without Odie knowing it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Julien Magnat

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  19. The Garfield Show Season 1 Episode 19 - Pet Matchers
    7.9/10(40 votes)

    #19 - Pet Matchers

    S1:E19

    Jon and Garfield fight so much against what to watch on TV that they decide to go on a TV show called Pet Matchers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mark Evanier

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  20. The Garfield Show Season 1 Episode 20 - Lucky Charm
    7.7/10(42 votes)

    #20 - Lucky Charm

    S1:E20

    Garfield gets rich after a Leprechaun gives him some good luck.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mark Evanier

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  21. The Garfield Show Season 1 Episode 21 - Curse of the Were-Dog
    7.4/10(41 votes)

    #21 - Curse of the Were-Dog

    S1:E21

    Odie becomes a monster-dog in the middle of the night and eats a lasagna that was for for Jon and Liz. Jon thinks that Garfield is responsible, and blames him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mark Evanier

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  22. The Garfield Show Season 1 Episode 22 - Meet the Parents
    7.5/10(41 votes)

    #22 - Meet the Parents

    S1:E22

    Liz introduces Jon to her parents. Liz's father is a grumpy man, while Liz's mother has a canary named Petey - who Garfield tries to eat.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jessica Menendez

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  23. The Garfield Show Season 1 Episode 23 - Down on the Farm
    7.6/10(40 votes)

    #23 - Down on the Farm

    S1:E23

    Garfield goes to visit Jon's little brother Doc Boy. But with no TV and no pizza, Garfield shows the farm animals how to live life his way.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mark Evanier

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  24. The Garfield Show Season 1 Episode 24 - The Pet Show
    7.2/10(42 votes)

    #24 - The Pet Show

    S1:E24

    Garfield is rejected from The Pet Show because he's too fat to enter, so Odie takes his place and competes against Nermal for lasagna.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mark Evanier

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  25. The Garfield Show Season 1 Episode 25 - Curse of the Cat People
    7.5/10(39 votes)

    #25 - Curse of the Cat People

    S1:E25

    Garfield and Odie get taken to another land through a magic mirror where Neferkitty (voiced by Susan Silo) and her Egyptian colony of cats live, planning their revenge on humans.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mark Evanier

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Pasta Wars" is the best rated episode of "The Garfield Show" season 1. It scored 7/10 based on 90 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Mark Evanier, it aired on 11/2/2009. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Mother Garfield".