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Garfield and Friends: Season 3

54 episodes Premiered Sep 15, 1990
Previously on Garfield and Friends

Season 3 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Garfield and Friends Season 2.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season 3 Episodes

Episode Guide

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S3·E1 Mytharc

Skyway Robbery

Sep 15, 1990

Jon wants to go to Miami, only to find that all of the airlines are too expensive. Al Swindler then manages to con him with a cheap flight on a broken airplane.

S3·E2 Core

The Bunny Rabbits Is Coming

Sep 15, 1990

Orson receives a message that simply reads, "The Bunny Rabbits is Coming!" Wade becomes terrified, while others make note of the message's grammar error.

S3·E4 Core

Astrocat

Sep 15, 1990

Garfield tells Odie the story of his great-uncle Buchanan, the first cat in space.

S3·E5 Core

Cock-a-Doodle Duel

Sep 15, 1990

A rooster named Plato moves to the farm and all of the chickens are now in love with Plato, leaving Roy heartbroken. Because of this, Roy moves away. Orson is sure that Plato will

S3·E6 Core

Cinderella Cat

Sep 15, 1990

After discovering a lost copy of Cinderella in the park, Garfield encounters a Fairy Godfather. The "Fairy Godfather" steals things that Garfield wishes for so that he can give the

S3·E7 Core

Ship Shape

Sep 22, 1990

Jon goes on a cruise, and Garfield manages to sneak on board. The captain finds out, so Garfield comes up with strategies to distance himself from the captain.

S3·E8 Core

Barn of Fear II

Sep 22, 1990

Following the events of the original "Barn of Fear", Orson plans to throw a harvest party in the old barn. Wade fears the barn could still be haunted. Meanwhile, Orson's brothers p

S3·E9 Core

Break a Leg

Sep 22, 1990

Garfield and Jon go to a ski resort. Despite Garfield warning Jon that he could get hurt, Jon convinces a girl that he is a great skier, forcing him to prove himself.

S3·E10 Core

Twice Told Tale

Sep 22, 1990

After an accident which results in the house being filled with yogurt, Garfield and Jon each tell their point of view about how it happened. Each one exaggerates and accuses the ot

S3·E11 Core

Orson Goes on Vacation

Sep 22, 1990

When Orson goes on vacation, he leaves Wade in charge. Wade, who is uncertain if he can accomplish the task, encounters Booker chasing the worm, arguments, Orson's brothers and the

S3·E12 Core

Wedding Bell Blues

Sep 22, 1990

When Jon's cousin Marian visits and tells him about her upcoming wedding, Garfield and Odie overhear part of their conversation. Garfield gets confused and thinks that Marian is ma

S3·E13 Core

Clean Sweep

Sep 29, 1990

After getting fed up with Odie's resistance to taking baths, Jon buys a machine that bathes Odie faster and forcefully. Garfield takes advantage of the machine to have fun at Odie'

S3·E14 Core

Secrets of the Animated Cartoon

Sep 29, 1990

Orson explains cartoon physics to the viewers and Wade. The topics include falling, takes (i.e. reactions) and chase scenes.

S3·E15 Core

How the West Was Lost

Sep 29, 1990

After Cactus Jake is fired from the ranch, Jon tries to find him a new job. Jake's cowboy nature gets in the way of each job.

S3·E16 Core

Binky Gets Cancelled...Again!

Sep 29, 1990

Due to the lack of educational material in Binky's show, the WBOR manager replaces Binky the Clown with the Buddy Bears. Garfield, not liking the change, plots to get Binky back on

S3·E17 Core

Orson's Diner

Sep 29, 1990

Whilst putting books away, Orson is inspired to make his own restaurant to make money for himself and Wade. Roy attempts to get free food when Orson makes an offer that if they can

S3·E18 Core

Flat Tired

Sep 29, 1990

Garfield is too tired to do a cartoon, so Odie fills in for him and Garfield watches. In the cartoon, Odie goes to the house of an old lady, who turns out to be a witch. When the w

S3·E19 Core

Return of the Buddy Bears

Oct 6, 1990

Garfield wrecks the house, and Jon tells him to clean it up or he gets no food. He does not seem to have an easy solution until the Buddy Bears show up.

S3·E20 Core

Much Ado About Lanolin

Oct 6, 1990

Orson puts on an imaginary play called The Taming of the Shrew with an imaginary Lanolin as the shrew.

S3·E22 Core

Fit for a King

Oct 6, 1990

Garfield tells a story about Jon the Wide, a king who earns his weight in gold. A jealous duke tries to ruin his life by giving him a fat cat as the king's taster, eventually causi

S3·E23 Core

Ben Hog

Oct 6, 1990

While everyone else is off at the State Fair parade, Orson is guarding the harvest and his brothers distract him with a copy of Ben-Hur.

S3·E24 Core

Dessert in the Desert

Oct 6, 1990

After Jon gets a flat tire, Garfield and Odie get lost in the desert and begin to hallucinate.

S3·E25 Core

The Hound of the Arbuckles

Oct 13, 1990

When Garfield is unable to watch The Hound of the Baskervilles, he dozes off and finds himself playing Watson in a dream sequence entitled The Hound of the Arbuckles.

S3·E26 Core

Read Alert

Oct 13, 1990

As Orson reads books, his imagination gets carried away and interferes with Roy and Wade.

S3·E27 Core

Urban Arbuckle

Oct 13, 1990

Cactus Jake fixes up Jon with his daughter, Cactus Jackie. While on a dinner date (with Garfield and Cactus Jackie's entire family), Jon struggles to ride a mechanical bull in an a

S3·E28 Core

Odielocks and the Three Cats

Oct 13, 1990

While waiting for his microwave lasagna to cool, Garfield tells Odie his version of Goldilocks and the Three Bears by changing it to Odielocks and the Three Cats.

S3·E29 Core

Quack to the Future

Oct 13, 1990

Orson yells at Wade for getting oil spilled on him. Orson soon feels bad about what he did, then dreams about having a time machine to see what may be in the future.

S3·E30 Core

Beddy Buy

Oct 13, 1990

After Garfield breaks his bed, he and Jon go out to buy a new one.

S3·E31 Core

Count Lasagna

Oct 20, 1990

Jon attempts to pitch a comic book featuring Dracula's cat, "Count Lasagna".

S3·E32 Core

Mystery Guest

Oct 20, 1990

Roy hosts a game show called "Mystery Guest" with a tractor as a prize and Garfield as the mystery guest. Orson's brothers show up to try and steal the tractor.

S3·E33 Core

Rodent Rampage

Oct 20, 1990

Floyd's cousin Tyrone visits and is surprised upon discovering Garfield does not chase mice. Once Jon discovers the mice in his house, he tries to get Garfield to chase them away.

S3·E34 Core

Feline Felon

Oct 20, 1990

Jon bakes a pie for a charity bake sale and warns Garfield not to steal the pie, which Garfield does anyway. While falling down a tree with the pie, Garfield fantasizes about being

S3·E35 Core

The Legal Eagle

Oct 20, 1990

When Orson finds a book of farm laws, he elects to have someone make sure that these laws are kept. Orson asks Roy to help out, which soon gets out of hand.

S3·E36 Core

The Cactus Saga

Oct 20, 1990

Cactus Jake tells Jon and Garfield the story of how he got to be known as Cactus Jake. The flashback sequence features Cactus Jake's Grandpa Jack and his sidekick (resembling Garfi

S3·E37 Core

D.J. Jon

Oct 27, 1990

When Jon visits his cousin George, he accepts a job as a disc jockey at a local radio station. The job soon takes over his life, leading him to neglect Garfield and Odie.

S3·E38 Core

Cornfinger

Oct 27, 1990

Orson imagines himself as Double Oh Orson to find the location of the missing corn.

S3·E39 Core

Five Minute Warning

Oct 27, 1990

Jon makes a wager to Garfield that if he can stop eating for 5 minutes to prove Garfield's self-control, he will give him chocolate cake and do a can-can dance. This becomes more c

S3·E40 Core

Wonderful World

Oct 27, 1990

Jon takes Garfield and Odie to an amusement park after watching a commercial for it, only to find out that it has been neglected for years and taken over by Al Swindler.

S3·E41 Core

Orson Awards

Oct 27, 1990

The 32nd annual Orson awards ceremony is being held, and Orson runs into his brothers, who demand an award. Meanwhile, Roy is determined to win an award.

S3·E43 Core

All Things Fat and Small

Nov 3, 1990

While on a camping trip, Garfield accidentally falls into a runaway raft and ends up on another part of the campgrounds. He later encounters a bear and raccoon that have been steal

S3·E44 Core

Robin Hog

Nov 3, 1990

After a walnut falls on his head, Orson fantasizes about becoming Robin Hog; while dreaming, he figures out a way to take back the supply of walnuts that Roy had stolen.

S3·E45 Core

Hare Replacement

Nov 3, 1990

Jon is performing a magic act, complete with a bunny rabbit. The rabbit is getting tired of being part of magic acts and runs away, leaving Jon to put Garfield in a bunny suit as a

S3·E46 Core

Stick to It

Nov 10, 1990

Annoyed with Odie wanting to persistently fetch a stick, Garfield throws the stick as hard as he can so that Odie will not bring it back. Odie chases the stick to virtually every p

S3·E47 Core

Orson in Wonderland

Nov 10, 1990

While playing croquet with Lanolin, Orson's croquet ball goes clear into the woods. After he reaches his ball, he drifts off and dreams of himself in an Alice in Wonderland setting

S3·E48 Core

For Cats Only

Nov 10, 1990

Garfield shows how cats came to Earth from another planet and are pretending to be pets for humans in order to enslave them.

S3·E49 Core

Mistakes Will Happen

Nov 17, 1990

In response to letters about mistakes on the show, Garfield tries to convince viewers that his show does not have any mistakes. He and Odie watch a cartoon that is full of mistakes

S3·E50 Core

The Well Dweller

Nov 17, 1990

While drilling for water, Orson encounters a strange little creature named Al.

S3·E51 Core

The Wise Man

Nov 17, 1990

Jon takes in a Maharishi to give him peace and tranquility. The Maharishi's idea of peace and tranquility does not sit well with Garfield.

S3·E52 Core

Star Struck

Nov 17, 1991

Fed up with being underrepresented in the show, Garfield tries to write his own episode. The scenarios for each end with Garfield eating and sleeping.

S3·E53 Mytharc

Election Daze

Nov 17, 1990

The weasel tricks Roy into challenging Orson for barn leadership and rigs the voting booth in his latest attempt to steal the chickens.

S3·E54 Mytharc

Dirty Business

Nov 17, 1990

Jon takes Garfield and Odie to visit his cousin Berferd. They soon find out that things tend to disappear in Berferd's store.