Garfield merchandise

Jim Davis's comic strip Garfield has generated a large amount of merchandise. This article compiles just some of these items.

Books

Extras

In the books, there are numerous 'extras' at the front and/or back. For example, in the 10th Birthday book, the beginning has an extract of a newspaper, stating "JIM DAVIS A FRAUD", with Pooky revealing Garfield has in fact been writing the strips. Garfield states "I hired some down-and-out hack cartoonist to take all the credit." denying several criticisms, which accused Davis was actually using ghostwriters, and not working on the strip at all. There was a bonus strip, which features a single panel at the end page of Garfield At Large showing Garfield walking in the sunset. There was also a bonus strip to fill in the book Garfield Gains Weight, which features a single panel with Garfield holding his face down in front of the TV.

Compilations

These books, generally released twice a year by Ballantine Books, contain reprints of the comic as it appears in newspapers daily. These books were originally printed in black and white, but volumes 37 and later have been in full color. Each book collects approximately six months of comics, including the Sunday comics (in black and white in all except the recent editions).

The titles of these books were styled as double entendres alluding to Garfield’s weight (Note: an extra at the end of a Garfield compilation advertised “rejected book titles”). These books introduced the “Garfield format” in publishing, whereby the rectangular books are horizontally oriented to match comic strip dimensions; Davis has recalled having to invent the format in order to better fit the books on store shelves. Volumes 37 and later introduced a new, larger square book in full color, showing the Sunday strips to be formatted in a size as they usually are, instead of shrunken-down to meet the book size. However, this means that the first panel after the logo box (called the drop panel because newspapers can drop it without ruining the point of the strip) is no longer printed in the compilation books.

Each of the original 36 books will be re-released in the new larger format, dubbed “Garfield Classics”. So far, the first 30 books have been reprinted in this format.

Title	Comics Years	Release Date
Garfield At Large: His First Book	June 19, 1978 – January 22, 1979	September 16, 1980
Garfield Gains Weight: His Second Book	January 23, 1979 – August 26, 1979	March 25, 1981
Garfield Bigger Than Life: His Third Book	August 27, 1979 – March 30, 1980	September 8, 1981
Garfield Weighs In: His Fourth Book	March 31, 1980 – November 2, 1980	March 15, 1982
Garfield Takes the Cake: His Fifth Book	November 3, 1980 – June 7, 1981	June 16, 1982
Garfield Eats His Heart Out: His Sixth Book	June 8, 1981 – January 10, 1982	February 12, 1983
Garfield Sits Around the House: His Seventh Book	January 11, 1982 – August 15, 1982	March 10, 1983
Garfield Tips the Scales: His Eighth Book	August 16, 1982 – March 20, 1983	February 12, 1984
Garfield Loses His Feet: His Ninth Book	March 21, 1983 – October 23, 1983	September 12, 1984
Garfield Makes It Big: His 10th Book	October 24, 1983 – May 27, 1984	February 12, 1985
Garfield Rolls On: His 11th Book	May 28, 1984 – December 30, 1984	September 12, 1985
Garfield Out to Lunch: His 12th Book	December 31, 1984 – August 4, 1985	February 12, 1986
Garfield Food for Thought: His 13th Book	August 5, 1985 – March 11, 1986	February 12, 1987
Garfield Swallows His Pride: His 14th Book	March 12, 1986 – October 12, 1986	September 12, 1987
Garfield Worldwide: His 15th Book	October 13, 1986 – May 17, 1987	February 12, 1988
Garfield Rounds Out: His 16th Book	May 18, 1987 – December 19, 1987	September 12, 1988
Garfield Chews the Fat: His 17th Book	December 20, 1987 – July 24, 1988	February 18, 1989
Garfield Goes to Waist: His 18th Book	July 25, 1988 – February 25, 1989	February 24, 1990
Garfield Hangs Out: His 19th Book	February 26, 1989 – September 30, 1989	October 3, 1990
Garfield Takes Up Space: His 20th Book	October 1, 1989 – May 5, 1990	February 13, 1991
Garfield Says a Mouthful: His 21st Book	May 6, 1990 – December 4, 1990	September 24, 1991
Garfield By the Pound: His 22nd Book	December 5, 1990 – July 7, 1991	February 25, 1992
Garfield Keeps His Chins Up: His 23rd Book	July 8, 1991 – February 4, 1992	September 8, 1992
Garfield Takes His Licks: His 24th Book	February 5, 1992 – September 5, 1992	February 10, 1993
Garfield Hits the Big Time: His 25th Book	September 6, 1992 – April 10, 1993	August 24, 1993
Garfield Pulls His Weight: His 26th Book	April 11, 1993 – November 9, 1993	September 20, 1994
Garfield Dishes It Out: His 27th Book	November 10, 1993 – June 11, 1994	February 14, 1995
Garfield Life in the Fat Lane: His 28th Book	June 12, 1994 – January 10, 1995	September 26, 1995
Garfield Tons of Fun: His 29th Book	January 11, 1995 – August 12, 1995	February 13, 1996
Garfield Bigger and Better: His 30th Book	August 13, 1995 – March 11, 1996	September 24, 1996
Garfield Hams It Up: His 31st Book	March 12, 1996 – October 12, 1996	March 11, 1997
Garfield Thinks Big: His 32nd Book	October 13, 1996 – May 13, 1997	October 7, 1997
Garfield Throws His Weight Around: His 33rd Book	May 14, 1997 – December 13, 1997	October 6, 1998
Garfield Life to the Fullest: His 34th Book	December 14, 1997 – July 14, 1998	February 22, 1999
Garfield Feeds the Kitty: His 35th Book	July 15, 1998 – February 13, 1999	August 31, 1999
Garfield Hogs the Spotlight: His 36th Book	February 14, 1999 – September 11, 1999	February 29, 2000
Garfield Beefs Up: His 37th Book	September 12, 1999 – April 8, 2000	October 3, 2000
Garfield Gets Cookin’: His 38th Book	April 9, 2000 – November 4, 2000	October 2, 2001
Garfield Eats Crow: His 39th Book	November 5, 2000 – June 2, 2001	January 1, 2003
Garfield Survival of the Fattest: His 40th Book	June 3, 2001 – December 29, 2001	February 3, 2004
Garfield Older and Wider: His 41st Book	December 30, 2001 – July 27, 2002	January 25, 2005
Garfield Pigs Out: His 42nd Book	July 28, 2002 – February 22, 2003	February 7, 2006
Garfield Blots Out The Sun: His 43rd Book	February 23, 2003 – September 20, 2003	January 30, 2007
Garfield Goes Bananas: His 44th Book	September 21, 2003 – April 17, 2004	August 28, 2007
Garfield Large & In Charge: His 45th Book	April 18, 2004 – November 13, 2004	January 29, 2008
Garfield Spills the Beans: His 46th Book	November 14, 2004 – June 11, 2005	September 30, 2008
Garfield Gets His Just Desserts: His 47th Book	June 12, 2005 – January 7, 2006	January 27, 2009
Garfield Will Eat For Food: His 48th Book	January 8, 2006 – August 5, 2006	August 25, 2009
Garfield Weighs His Options: His 49th Book	August 6, 2006 – March 3, 2007	January 26, 2010
Garfield Potbelly of Gold: His 50th Book	March 4, 2007 – September 29, 2007	August 31, 2010
Garfield Shovels It In: His 51st Book	September 30, 2007 - April 26, 2008	January 25, 2011
Garfield Lard of the Jungle: His 52nd Book	April 27, 2008 - November 22, 2008	August 30, 2011
Garfield Brings Home The Bacon: His 53rd Book	November 23, 2008 - June 20, 2009	January 31, 2012
Garfield Gets in a Pickle: His 54th Book	June 21, 2009 - January 16, 2010	September 11, 2012
Garfield Sings for His Supper: His 55th Book	January 17, 2010 - August 14, 2010	March 12, 2013
Garfield Caution: Wide Load: His 56th Book	August 15, 2010 to March 12, 2011	September 10, 2013
Garfield Souped Up: His 57th Book	March 13, 2011 to October 8, 2011	January 28, 2014
Garfield Goes To His Happy Place: His 58th Book	October 9, 2011 to May 5, 2012	August 26, 2014
Garfield the Big Cheese: His 59th Book	May 6, 2012 to December 1, 2012	January 27, 2015
Garfield Cleans His Plate: His 60th Book	December 2, 2012 to June 29, 2013	August 25, 2015
Garfield Chickens Out: His 61st Book	June 30, 2013 to January 25, 2014	May 10, 2016
Garfield Listens To His Gut: His 62nd Book	January 26, 2014 to August 23, 2014	December 20, 2016
Garfield Cooks Up Trouble: His 63rd Book	August 24, 2014 to March 21, 2015	June 13, 2017
Garfield ??: His 64th Book	March 22, 2015 to October 17, 2015	2017
Garfield ??: His 65th Book	October 18, 2015 to May 14, 2016	2018
Garfield ??: His 66th Book	May 15, 2016 to December 10, 2016	2018
Garfield ??: His 67th Book	December, 2016 to July, 2017	2019

Garfield Classics

The Garfield Classics imprint has been in print since 2001, and reprints Garfield's first 36 books in a "remastered" format, with increased page size, bolder lines, and each strip in full-color format. So far, the first 32 have been printed in this format.

Title	Comics Years	Release date
Garfield At Large: His First Book	June 19, 1978 – January 22, 1979	May 29, 2001
Garfield Gains Weight: His Second Book	January 23, 1979 – September 22, 1979	November 27, 2001
Garfield Bigger Than Life: His Third Book	September 23, 1979 – March 30, 1980	February 26, 2002
Garfield Weighs In: His Fourth Book	March 31, 1980 – November 2, 1980	June 25, 2002
Garfield Takes the Cake: His Fifth Book	November 3, 1980 – June 7, 1981	June 3, 2003
Garfield Eats His Heart Out: His Sixth Book	June 8, 1981 – January 10, 1982	December 30, 2003
Garfield Sits Around the House: His Seventh Book	January 11, 1982 – August 15, 1982	December 30, 2003
Garfield Tips the Scales: His Eighth Book	August 16, 1982 – March 20, 1983	June 29, 2004
Garfield Loses His Feet: His Ninth Book	March 21, 1983 – October 23, 1983	August 31, 2004
Garfield Makes It Big: His 10th Book	October 24, 1983 – May 27, 1984	June 28, 2005
Garfield Rolls On: His 11th Book	May 28, 1984 – December 30, 1984	July 26, 2005
Garfield Out to Lunch: His 12th Book	December 31, 1984 – August 4, 1985	April 25, 2006
Garfield Food for Thought: His 13th Book	August 5, 1985 – March 9, 1986	November 28, 2006
Garfield Swallows His Pride: His 14th Book	March 10, 1986 – October 12, 1986	April 17, 2007
Garfield World Wide: His 15th Book	October 13, 1986 – May 17, 1987	June 26, 2007
Garfield Rounds Out: His 16th Book	May 18, 1987 – December 19, 1987	June 24, 2008
Garfield Chews the Fat: His 17th Book	December 20, 1987 – July 24, 1988	August 26, 2008
Garfield Goes to Waist: His 18th Book	July 25, 1988 – February 25, 1989	April 28, 2009
Garfield Hangs Out: His 19th Book	February 26, 1989 – September 30, 1989	June 23, 2009
Garfield Takes Up Space: His 20th Book	October 1, 1989 – May 5, 1990	April 27, 2010
Garfield Says a Mouthful: His 21st Book	May 6, 1990 – December 4, 1990	June 22, 2010
Garfield By the Pound: His 22nd Book	December 5, 1990 – July 6, 1991	April 26, 2011
Garfield Keeps His Chins Up: His 23rd Book	July 7, 1991 – February 4, 1992	June 28, 2011
Garfield Takes His Licks: His 24th Book	February 5, 1992 – September 5, 1992	June 26, 2012
Garfield Hits the Big Time: His 25th Book	September 6, 1992 – April 10, 1993	May 21, 2013
Garfield Pulls His Weight: His 26th Book	April 11, 1993 – November 9, 1993	July 16, 2013
Garfield Dishes It Out: His 27th Book	November 10, 1993 – June 11, 1994	April 29, 2014
Garfield Life in the Fat Lane: His 28th Book	June 12, 1994 – January 10, 1995	June 24, 2014
Garfield Tons of Fun: His 29th Book	January 11, 1995 – August 12, 1995	March 10, 2015
Garfield Bigger and Better: His 30th Book	August 13, 1995 – March 12, 1996	June 30, 2015
Garfield Hams It Up: His 31st Book	March 13, 1996 – October 12, 1996	January 26, 2016
Garfield Thinks Big: His 32nd Book	October 13, 1996 – May 13, 1997	July 19, 2016
Garfield Throws His Weight Around: His 33rd Book	May 14, 1997 – December 13, 1997	January 17, 2017
Garfield Life to the Fullest: His 34th Book	December 14, 1997 – July 14, 1998	July 18, 2017
Garfield Feeds the Kitty: His 35th Book	July 15, 1998 – February 13, 1999	2018
Garfield Hogs the Spotlight: His 36th Book	February 14, 1999 – September 11, 1999	2018

Newer books are only available in a similar format, starting with book #37.

In the UK, over 60 Garfield books, mainly “Pocket Books” or paperbacks, have been published by Ravette. The format is slightly different, as the strips are presented in a vertical style. In the Garfield 20th anniversary book, however, Davis said vertical stacking was the one type of comic anthology layout he wanted to avoid the most when compiling the above collections.

Additionally, adaptations of Garfield television specials have been published in comic format:

Garfield as Himself (2004) collects the following books:

Here Comes Garfield (1982)
Garfield on the Town (1983)
Garfield Gets a Life (1991)

Garfield Holiday Celebrations (2004) collects the following books:

Garfield in Disguise (Halloween special) (1985)
Garfield’s Thanksgiving (1988)
A Garfield Christmas (1987)

Garfield Travel Adventures (2005) collects the following books:

Garfield in the Rough (1984)
Garfield in Paradise (1986)
Garfield Goes Hollywood (1987)

Garfield Fat Cat Three Pack

Each Fat Cat volume contains the contents of three successive compilations stacked back to back.

There are two types of Fat Cat books, one features black and white strips and one featuring full color strips.

Volumes 1 to 12 have been released in black and white, but some have since been reissued in full color.

The black and white strips were published semiannually up to Vol. 11 (compilations 31–33) in 1999. Since then, the publication schedule has slowed: Vol. 12 (compilations 34–36) was published in 2001, followed by Vol. 13 (compilations 37–39) in 2006.

Black and white strips:

Vol. 1 (1,2,3) was released on March 16, 1993.
Vol. 2 (4,5,6) was released on August 9, 1994.
Vol. 3 (7,8,9) was released on January 30, 1995. ISBN 978-0-345-39493-4 (0-345-39493-3)
Vol. 4 (10,11,12) was released on August 15, 1995. ISBN 978-0-345-40238-7 (0-345-40238-3)
Vol. 5 (13,14,15) was released on January 30, 1996. ISBN 978-0-345-40404-6 (0-345-40404-1)
Vol. 6 (16,17,18) was released on September 3, 1996. ISBN 978-0-345-40884-6 (0-345-40884-5)
Vol. 7 (19,20,21) was released on April 7, 1997. ISBN 978-0-345-41449-6 (0-345-41449-7)
Vol. 8 (22,23,24) was released on January 20, 1998. ISBN 978-0-345-42601-7 (0-345-42601-0)
Vol. 9 (25,26,27) was released on August 25, 1998. ISBN 978-0-345-42903-2 (0-345-42903-6)
Vol. 10 (28,29,30) was released on February 2, 1999. ISBN 978-0-345-43458-6 (0-345-43458-7)
Vol. 11 (31,32,33) was released on September 7, 1999. ISBN 978-0-345-43801-0 (0-345-43801-9)
Vol. 12 (34,35,36) was released on April 3, 2001. ISBN 978-0-345-44581-0 (0-345-44581-3)

Color strips

The first nine Fat Cat volumes have been reissued in larger, colorized versions. Starting from Fat Cat Vol. 13 (2006), the larger, full-color format of the reissued volumes has also been used.

Vol. 1 (1,2,3) was released on August 26, 2003. ISBN 978-0-345-46455-2 (0-345-46455-9)
Vol. 2 (4,5,6) was released on August 30, 2005. ISBN 978-0-345-46465-1 (0-345-46465-6)
Vol. 3 (7,8,9) was released on September 25, 2007. ISBN 978-0-345-48088-0 (0-345-48088-0)
Vol. 4 (10,11,12) was released on March 24, 2009. ISBN 978-0-345-49171-8 (0-345-49171-8)
Vol. 5 (13,14,15) was released on October 26, 2010. ISBN 978-0-345-49180-0 (0-345-49180-7)
Vol. 6 (16,17,18) was released on March 22, 2011. ISBN 978-0-345-52420-1 (0-345-52420-9)
Vol. 7 (19,20,21) was released on April 24, 2012. ISBN 978-0-345-52588-8 (0-345-52588-4)
Vol. 8 (22,23,24) was released on March 4, 2014. ISBN 978-0345525994 (0-345-52599-X)
Vol. 9 (25,26,27) was released on April 28, 2015. ISBN 978-0345526076 (0-345-5-2607-4)
Vol. 13 (37,38,39) was released on August 29, 2006. ISBN 978-0-345-46460-6 (0-345-46460-5)
Vol. 14 (40,41,42) was released on October 27, 2009. ISBN 978-0-345-49175-6 (0-345-49175-0)
Vol. 15 (43,44,45) was released on October 25, 2011. ISBN 978-0-345-52585-7 (0-345-52585-X)
Vol. 16 (46,47,48) was released on February 12, 2013. ISBN 978-0-345-52592-5 (0-345-52592-5)
Vol. 17 (49,50,51) was released on October 28, 2014. ISBN 978-0-345-52603-8 (0-345-52603-8)
Vol. 18 (52,53,54) was released on June 7, 2016. ISBN 978-0-399-59440-3 (0-399-59440-X)

Treasury

10 Garfield Treasury compilations have been released featuring the Sunday strips in the large color format.

Garfield Treasury was released on June 12, 1984, Features comic strips from: June 25, 1978 to July 13, 1980^[1]
The Second Garfield Treasury
The Third Garfield Treasury was released on October 12, 1985
The Fourth Garfield Treasury
The Fifth Garfield Treasury
The Sixth Garfield Treasury
The Seventh Garfield Treasury was released on October 19, 1993, Features comic strips from: February 3, 1991 to March 7, 1993
The Eighth Garfield Treasury was released on October 31, 1995, Features comic strips from: March 14, 1993 to April 16, 1995
The Ninth Garfield Treasury was released on November 11, 1997, Features comic strips from: April 23, 1995 to May 25, 1997
The Tenth Garfield Treasury was released on October 5, 1999, Features comic strips from: May 25, 1997 to July 25, 1999

Others

Garfield: His 9 Lives (1984), graphic novel, later made into a TV special.
Garfield: Big Fat Book of Jokes and Riddles (1985)
The Unabridged Uncensored Unbelievable Garfield (1986)
Garfield Book of Cat Names (1988)
Garfield How to Party Book (1988)
Garfield Crazy About Numbers (1988) – (sticker book)
Give Me Coffee and No One Gets Hurt (discontinued)
Garfield the Easter Bunny? (1989)
Garfield and the Santa Spy (1989)
Garfield's Judgment Day (1990)
Garfield: The Me Book (1990) (motivational handbook)
Garfield and the Truth About Cats (1991)
Garfield's Insults, Put-Downs & Slams (1994)
Garfield Discovers America (1994)
Garfield Jolly Holiday 3-pack (1997) – Renamed to Garfield Holiday Celebrations in 2004)
Garfield's Book of Jokes and Riddles (1997)
The Garfield Game Book (1998)
Garfield's Big Book of Excellent Excuses (2000)
Garfield: The Grudesome Truesome 2 in 1 Book (2002)
I'm in the Mood for Food: In the Kitchen with Garfield (2003)
Garfield at 25: In Dogs Years I'd Be Dead (2003)
How to Draw Garfield and the Gang (2004)
Garfield's Guide to Everything (2004)
Odie Unleashed: Garfield Lets the Dog Out Book (2005)
The Garfield Journal (2005)
Lights, Camera, Hairballs: Garfield at the Movies (2006)
30 Years of Laughs & Lasagna (2008)
Garfield Minus Garfield (2008)
Garfield from the Trash Bin: Rescued Rejects & Outrageous Outtakes (2010)
Garfield Left Speechless (2012)
My Laughable Life with Garfield: The Jon Arbuckle Chronicles (2012), a collection of various comic strips throughout the years)

Early-reader adventure novels featuring Garfield

Garfield's Night Before Christmas (1988)
Garfield's Furry Tales (1989)
Garfield and the Haunted Diner (1990)
Garfield Goes Camping (1991)
Garfield's Haunted House and Other Spooky Tales (1994)
Garfield's Stupid Cupid and Other Stories (1995)
Garfield Goes to Disobedience School (1997)
Garfield's Christmas Tales (1994)
Garfield's Ghost Stories (1990)
Garfield and the Beast in the Basement (2002)
Garfield and the Mysterious Mummy (1997)
Garfield and the Teacher Creature (1998)
Garfield and the Wicked Wizard (2002)

Garfield’s Pet Force, series of early-reader novels:

#1: The Outrageous Origin (1997)
#2: Pie Rat’s Revenge (1998)
#3: K-Niner: Dog of Doom (1998)
#4: Menace of the Mutanator (1999)
#5: Attack of the Lethal Lizards (1999)

Garfield Extreme, a series of children’s picture books.

Garfield’s Extreme Cuisine: Pigging the Way Out! (2003)
Garfield’s Ironcat (2003)
Garfield’s Awesome Ski Adventure (2002)
Garfield’s Sumo Beach Bellyball (2002)

DVD releases

Garfield As Himself (June 29, 2004)
Garfield and Friends: Volume 1 (July 27, 2004)
Garfield: the Movie (October 19, 2004)
Garfield's Holiday Celebrations (October 26, 2004)
Garfield and Friends: Volume 2 (December 7, 2004)
Garfield's Travel Adventures (February 15, 2005)
Garfield and Friends: Volume 3 (April 19, 2005)
Garfield's Fantasies (May 24, 2005)
Garfield and Friends: Volume 4 (August 23, 2005)
Garfield Cat Tales (October 18, 2005)
Garfield and Friends: Volume 5 (December 6, 2005)
Garfield The Movie: The Purrrfect Collector's Edition (June 17, 2006)
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (October 10, 2006)
Garfield Two-Movie Box set (October 12, 2007)
Garfield and Friends: Behind the Scenes (December 4, 2007)
Garfield and Friends: An Ode to Odie (March 20, 2008)
Garfield and Friends: Dreams & Schemes (September 4, 2008)
Garfield Gets Real (November 20, 2007)
Garfield and Friends: A Cat and His Nerd (May 13, 2009)
Garfield's Fun Fest (August 5, 2008)^[2]
Garfield's Pet Force (June 16, 2009)
The Garfield Show: Odie Oh! (October 5, 2010)
The Garfield Show: All You Need Is Love (And Pasta)

Television

TV series (1988–1994, 2008–TBA)

Garfield and Friends (animated TV series, 1988–1994)
The Garfield Show (animated TV series, 2008–TBA)

TV specials (1982–1991)

Here Comes Garfield August 5, 1982
Garfield on the Town September 14, 1983
Garfield in the Rough October 27, 1984
Garfield's Halloween Adventure October 30, 1985
Garfield in Paradise June 9, 1986
Garfield Goes Hollywood July 25, 1987
A Garfield Christmas December 21, 1987
Happy Birthday, Garfield June 19, 1988
Garfield: His 9 Lives June 23, 1988
Garfield's Babes and Bullets September 5, 1989
Garfield's Thanksgiving November 24, 1989
Garfield's Feline Fantasies April 16, 1990
Garfield Gets a Life May 1, 1991

Video games

Garfield was also transported into video games, the first being a never-released Atari 2600 prototype in 1984, and there was also an 8-bit Famicom game of Garfield made in Japan in 1989. A Garfield game was also being worked on for the Atari 5200, but the game was cancelled when Atari was taken over by Jack Tramiel.

Title	Details
Garfield Original release date(s):^[3] cancelled	Release years by system: 1984—Atari 2600
Garfield Original release date(s):^[3] cancelled	Notes: Unreleased prototype by Atari.
Create With Garfield Original release date(s):^[4] ‹See Tfd› NA: 1986 ‹See Tfd› EU: 1986	Release years by system: 1986-Apple II, Commodore 64
	Notes: Developed and Published by Ahead Designs.
Garfield: Big Fat Hairy Deal Original release date(s): ‹See Tfd› EU: 1987	Release years by system: 1987-Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
	Notes: Developed and Published by The Edge.
A Week of Garfield Original release date(s): ‹See Tfd› JP: April 7, 1989	Release years by system: 1989-Nintendo Family Computer
	Notes: Developed by MARS corporation and published by Towa Chiki.
Garfield: Winter's Tail Original release date(s): ‹See Tfd› EU: 1989	Release years by system: 1989-Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
	Notes: Developed by Softek and published by The Edge.
Garfield (Tiger Handheld) Original release date(s): ‹See Tfd› NA: 1991	Release years by system: 1991-Tiger Handheld Electronic
	Notes: Developed by Konami.
Garfield Labyrinth Original release date(s): ‹See Tfd› EU: 1993	Release years by system: 1993-Game Boy
	Notes: Developed by Kemco and published by Kotobuki Systems.
Garfield: Caught in the Act Original release date(s): ‹See Tfd› NA: October 31, 1995 ‹See Tfd› EU: December 8, 1995 ‹See Tfd› INT: March 1996	Release years by system: 1995-Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear, IBM PC
	Notes: Developed and published by Sega. Developed by Novotrade International (Game Gear) Developed by Point of View (IBM PC)
Garfield’s Mad About Cats Original release date(s): ‹See Tfd› NA: January 1, 2000	Release years by system: 2000-PC
	Notes: Developed by PAWS and published by Brighter Child.
Garfield Original release date(s): ‹See Tfd› EU: November 19, 2004 ‹See Tfd› NA: May 17, 2005	Release years by system: 2004-PlayStation 2, PC
	Notes: Developed by Hip Interactive and published by The Code Monkeys.
Garfield: The Search for Pooky Original release date(s): ‹See Tfd› EU: November 2004 ‹See Tfd› NA: November 14, 2005	Release years by system: 2004-Game Boy Advance
	Notes: Developed by InterActive Vision and published by The Game Factory.
Garfield: Saving Arlene Original release date(s): ‹See Tfd› JP: April 27, 2006 ‹See Tfd› EU: 2006	Release years by system: 2005-PlayStation 2, PC
	Notes: Developed by ECO software and published by Titus Software and Hip Games.
Garfield and His Nine Lives Original release date(s): ‹See Tfd› PAL: May 5, 2006 ‹See Tfd› NA: May 10, 2006	Release years by system: 2006-Game Boy Advance
	Notes: Developed by Lucky Jump Games and published by The Game Factory.
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties Original release date(s): ‹See Tfd› EU: August 25, 2006 ‹See Tfd› NA: October 17, 2006	Release years by system: 2006-Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PC
	Notes: Developed by Asobo Studio (PS2 and PC) and published by The Game Factory Developed by Two Tribes B.V. (DS)
Garfield's Nightmare Original release date(s): ‹See Tfd› EU: March 9, 2007 ‹See Tfd› NA: June 28, 2007	Release years by system: 2007-Nintendo DS
	Notes: Developed by Shin'en Multimedia and published by The Game Factory
Garfield: Lasagna World Tour Original release date(s): ‹See Tfd› EU: November 30, 2007 ‹See Tfd› NA: June 27, 2008	Release years by system: 2007-PlayStation 2, PC
	Notes: Developed by EKO Software and published by Conspiracy Entertainment
Garfield's Fun Fest Original release date(s): ‹See Tfd› NA: August 29, 2008 ‹See Tfd› EU: August 29, 2008	Release years by system: 2008-Nintendo DS
	Notes: Developed by Black Lantern Studios and published by DSI Games
Garfield Gets Real Original release date(s): ‹See Tfd› EU: October 17, 2008 ‹See Tfd› NA: May 12, 2009 ‹See Tfd› AUS: July 21, 2009	Release years by system: 2008-Wii, Nintendo DS
	Notes: Developed by Gravity-i^[5] and published by Zoo Digital Publishing and DSI Games
The Garfield Show: Threat of the Space Lasagna Original release date(s): July 8, 2010	Release years by system: 2010-Wii, PC
	Notes: Develoepd by Eko Systems and published by Zoo Games
Garfield’s Wild Ride Original release date(s): 2013	Release years by system: 2013-iOS, Android PC
Garfield’s Wild Ride Original release date(s): 2013	Notes: Developed and Published by Namco

Films

Garfield: The Movie (2004) — Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Bill Murray as the voice of Garfield.
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006) — Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Bill Murray as the voice of Garfield.
Garfield Gets Real (2007)
Garfield's Fun Fest (2008)
Garfield's Pet Force (2009)

Figurines and toys

Danbury Mint has made numerous products for avid Garfield lovers. All but two (Bedtime for Garfield and Bedtime for Odie) are not plush, and all but seven have Garfield with another character.

Small Figurines (no larger than 4" × 4" × 4"): Catnap, Crowning Achievement, Easy Rider, Here's Lookin' at Me, Gourmet Picnic, Love in Bloom, King of the Jungle, Open House, Midnight Serenade, On Vacation, Return to Sender, Sittin' Pretty
Musicals (10" wood base with figurine atop): Anchors Aweigh, La Cucaracha, Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay; Oh, What a Beautiful Morning
Garfield's Christmas Village (11 pieces in all, including): Garfield's House, Post Office, Movies, Toy Shoppe, Candy Store, Courthouse, Church, Bakery, and more.
Large Figurines: Garfield's Retreat, Garfield's Poolside Resort, Garfield's Golf Course, Garfield's Garden
Other: Garfield's Carousel and Garfield's Christmas Train
Plush (2' tall): Bedtime for Garfield and Bedtime for Odie
Diecast Vehicles: Both Ertl and Esci have made a range of diecast toys featuring Garfield driving various vehicles

Miscellaneous

The album Am I Cool or What?
Suction-cupped plush toys of Garfield, known as "Stuck on You", were a phenomenon across America and it took several years for production to meet the demand. In the Twentieth Anniversary book, it states that these car hangers came out in 1988. One such suction-cupped plush Garfield is seen in the 1996 introduction for the original format for the British motoring show Top Gear.^[6] Additionally, Garfield mimics the concept one night while tailing Jon on his date with Liz; this can also be seen in Garfield: The Movie under similar circumstances.
His plush products and other toy replicas were licensed for production by the Dakin Company in the 1980s.
Garfield was featured in a 1988 advertising campaign for Maple Leaf Village Amusement Park.^[7]
Garfield’s merchandising approach has been criticized by a number of commentators including Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson, whose views against merchandising were explained at great detail in The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book. Watterson, when asked for his opinion of fellow cartoonists, including Jim Davis, once tactfully described Garfield as “consistent.” He also criticized Jim Davis’s U.S. Acres cartoon.^[8] Chris Suellentrop of Slate accuses Davis of creating Garfield merely for the merchandising.^[9]
In 2000 Garfield was used as a mascot/recruiting tool for Cub Scouting, appearing on many items, including 4 plush Garfields in Cub Scout uniforms.
Garfield and Odie also are featured on product packaging for the retail chain Meijer.
Baby Garfield is featured on Sam's Club brand diapers.
At Kennywood, an amusement park located near Pittsburgh, Garfield is one of the mascots. There are two Garfield themed rides. They are "Garfield’s Nightmare" a haunted house ride, and a free-fall ride for kids, the "Pounce Bounce". Lake Compounce, also run and owned by Kennywood, uses Garfield theming as well.
Silverwood Theme Park, the Northwests largest theme park near Coeur d'Alene Idaho, has Garfield as the official mascot.
There is a computer program called "Scholastic's Comic Book Maker Featuring Garfield" which allows users to make their own Garfield comics by using different characters, objects, and scenery from the strip.
A frozen lasagne featuring Garfield on the packaging was briefly for sale in the United Kingdom in the late 1980s.
When Microsoft released the Windows 98 edition of Microsoft Plus!, they included in it many brand new desktop themes, some of which were based on popular comics. Garfield was one of them.
More recently, "Get the comic strip on products" with 3 pictures of comic, have been appearing on the main page. It was on the comics page

Promotions

Garfield has also done promotions for food or shops. In 1989, he did a promotion for the fast food restaurant McDonald's. Here, McDonald's sold 4 Happy Meal toys, 4 collectible glasses, and a limited edition stuffed Garfield employee. He also did promos for the Yum! Brands properties KFC and Taco Bell. In 2000, he did a Kid's Meal promotion for Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers, where 6 toys were sold. He did many promos for his film, including 3 Goldfish figures, and 5 Wendy's toys, including a card game, magnet doll, wind up toy, play clock, and a pair of sunglasses.a successful Dairy Queen Kid's Meal promo, with many toys. His most recent promotion was at Kmart where 3 toys were sold in the dining area.

Commercials

April 10, 1986 – American Express
May 29, 1986 – McDonald's Stuck on You
January 14, 1987 – Kellogg's
November 19, 1987 – Alpo Cat Food
December 12, 1987 – Kellogg's
1989 - Cadbury Garfield chocolates (Australia)^[10]
July 23, 1989 – PURR Cat Food (Canada)
December 13, 1989 – General Mills Fruit Snacks
August 13, 1990 – Garfield Fruit Snacks
December 15, 1990 – Alpo Cat Food
September 30, 1991 – Embassy Suites
March 13, 1994 – Campbell's

Garfield has also recently been in a commercial for Chia Pet

References

↑ https://garfield.com/books/garfield-treasury
↑ "Garfield's Fun Fest". 5 August 2008 – via IMDb.
↑ "Garfield - Atari 2600 - Atari". AtariAge. Retrieved 2006-08-07.
↑ "Create With Garfield!". Apple II archive. Archived from the original on 2006-03-02. Retrieved 2006-08-07.
↑ Garfield Gets Real at The Pickford Bros' Website
↑ "YouTube-BBC Top Gear Opening Titles 1996". Retrieved 2006-09-09. .
↑ "Maple Leaf Village Amusement Park - Niagara Falls, Canada - Retro Junk Commercial".
↑ "Bill Watterson interview: Honk Magazine 1997". Retrieved 2006-08-07.
↑ Suellentrop, Chris (2004-06-11). "Garfield: Why we hate the Mouse but not the cartoon copycat". Slate. Retrieved 2006-08-07.
↑ "Cadbury Garfield chocolate commercial Australia 1989". reddit.com.

Garfield by Jim Davis

Characters	Garfield Jon Arbuckle Odie

Television	Here Comes Garfield Garfield on the Town Garfield in the Rough Garfield's Halloween Adventure Garfield in Paradise Garfield Goes Hollywood A Garfield Christmas Happy Birthday, Garfield Garfield: His 9 Lives Garfield and Friends (Episodes) Garfield's Babes and Bullets Garfield's Thanksgiving Garfield's Feline Fantasies Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (cameo appearance) Garfield Gets a Life The Garfield Show (Episodes)

Films and DVDs	Garfield home media Garfield: The Movie Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties Garfield Gets Real Garfield's Fun Fest Garfield's Pet Force Garfield and Friends: Behind the Scenes

Books	Garfield At Large: His First Book Pet Force

Video games	Garfield Garfield: Big Fat Hairy Deal Garfield: Winter's Tail A Week of Garfield Garfield Labyrinth Garfield: Caught in the Act Garfield's Mad About Cats Garfield: The Search for Pooky Garfield and His Nine Lives Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties Garfield's Nightmare Garfield Gets Real Garfield's Fun Fest The Garfield Show: Threat of the Space Lasagna

Other	Lorenzo Music U.S. Acres Gnorm Gnat Comic strip switcheroo Klopman diamond Garfield Minus Garfield Am I Cool or What? Paws, Inc. Film Roman Muncie, Indiana

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