Garfield and Friends: Season 4
Season 4 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 3.
- 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.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
Moo Cow Mutt
Sep 14, 1991
Odie is tricked by Garfield into believing he is a cow. When Jon finds out about the trick, he pretends that Odie really is a cow that looks like a dog.
Big Bad Buddy Bird
Sep 14, 1991
Roy quits the show (with Wade taking his place) and becomes a cast member on The Buddy Bears. He plays Big Bad Buddy Bird, who always disagrees with the gang. After being continual
Trial and Error
Sep 14, 1991
When two mice steal Garfield's blueberry pie, Garfield accuses Odie of stealing it. Odie wants to have a trial.
An Egg-Citing Tale
Sep 14, 1991
Orson narrates the origin of Sheldon following numerous mail requests for "the deal with the egg".
Supermarket Mania
Sep 14, 1991
When the Food Monster supermarket is built across the street, all of the customers of Gramps' general store are taken. The owner of Food Monster convinces Jon, the best customer at
The Legend of Cactus Jupiter
Sep 21, 1991
Cactus Jake tells the story of how one can see into the future by looking into a fire. Garfield sees himself and his friends as space-cowboys in the far future.
Birthday Boy Roy
Sep 21, 1991
It is Roy's birthday, and everybody on the farm gives him a pocket watch. The watch goes missing, among other things around the farm.
Jukebox Jon
Sep 21, 1991
Jon wants to work for a man who dislikes people who bite their nails. He buys a record to help him break his habit in his sleep, which gets mixed up among Garfield's and Odie's oth
Squeak Previews
Sep 21, 1991
Two mouse movie critics review a movie about mice attempting to steal food.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Wade
Sep 21, 1991
Wade hypnotizes himself into turning into a monster when he hears a bell and back again when he hears it again.
A Tall Tale
Sep 21, 1991
Nermal tells his version of Paul Bunyan stories by the director's request. Garfield is unimpressed.
Frankenstein Feline
Sep 28, 1991
Jon dreams about a Frankenstein monster cat with the stomach of a whale that eats so much the town chases him and his creator out of town.
Weatherman Wade
Sep 28, 1991
Orson and the others are tired of the rain. Wade supposedly stops it with a wish. This becomes a problem later on, as the farm runs out of water.
Polar Pussycat
Sep 28, 1991
Garfield gets lost at the South Pole when he accidentally gets sent on a plane while taking a nap.
Over the Rainbow
Sep 28, 1991
Roy looks for a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow and winds up participating in a Let's Make a Deal-style game show.
Remote Possibilities
Sep 28, 1991
Garfield thinks a scientist's experimental remote is the one Jon ordered.
Night of the Living Laundromat
Oct 5, 1991
In an episode of "Garfield's Tales of Scary Stuff", Garfield narrates the story of how Jon got a washing machine that eats clothes.
Fast Food
Oct 5, 1991
Orson, Wade, Booker, and Roy complain that Bo is a slow cook, so Roy creates a fast food restaurant called Roy's Rapid Restaurant. Orson, Wade, and Booker find it too "fast" for th
Cash and Carry
Oct 5, 1991
After receiving an expensive credit card bill, Jon cuts up his credit cards and buy everything with cash. It becomes a hassle later on when Jon tries to buy a new wastebasket.
Speed Trap
Oct 5, 1991
Jon is given a speeding ticket by a shady police officer after speeding in an 8 MPH zone. He gets held up when he refuses to pay the ticket.
Flights of Fantasy
Oct 5, 1991
Orson convinces Wade to use his imagination and Wade imagines that he is saving the chickens from the weasel — unaware that his imagination is real. Meanwhile, trouble goes on when
Castaway Cat
Oct 5, 1991
When the cable goes out, Garfield is forced to turn to books for entertainment. Eventually, Garfield becomes so engrossed in the story of Robinson Crusoe that he starts acting out
Mind Over Matter
Oct 12, 1991
Jon takes Garfield and Odie to see Swami Pastrami, and they run into a woman who swipes Jon's wallet and thus feeds Jon's info to the Swami. The Swami later returns Jon his wallet
Orson at Bat
Oct 12, 1991
While playing baseball, Orson gets hit on the head with a ball and daydreams about being the title character in "Casey at the Bat".
Multiple Choice Cartoon
Oct 12, 1991
Garfield gives the audience a unique episode where they can make choices on what happens in the cartoon.
Galactic Gamesman
Oct 12, 1991
Garfield gets hooked on video games while Jon has appendicitis.
Sly Spy Guy
Oct 12, 1991
When Orson is unable to find his spy novel, he imagines that he is Double Oh Orson instead.
The Thing That Stayed Forever
Oct 12, 1991
Jon's uncle Ed is visiting his house for a while, until Garfield, Jon, and Odie get so fed up with him that they find a way to get rid of him.
Bouncing Baby Blues
Oct 19, 1991
Garfield and Odie go to the supermarket and accidentally take a baby home.
The Ugly Duckling
Oct 19, 1991
Orson tells the story of "The Ugly Duckling", who is Wade with a paper bag over his head, combined with elements of The Wizard of Oz.
Learning Lessons
Oct 19, 1991
The network wants the show to be more educational, so the Buddy Bears are instructed to give educational lessons to anything Garfield mentions.
Robodie II
Oct 19, 1991
Dr. Garbanzo Bean once again makes robotic clones of Odie, with a giant robot dog being accidentally made as well. This episode is a sequel to "Robodie".
For Butter or Worse
Oct 19, 1991
Convinced that Roy stole all the butter on the farm, Orson imagines that he is Power Pig in an effort to prove it.
Annoying Things
Oct 19, 1991
Garfield hosts a television show about what annoys him, and is forced to leave out listing dogs due to threats.
Guaranteed Trouble
Oct 26, 1991
Garfield, Odie, and Jon buy a new TV off of Madman Murray.
Fan Clubbing
Oct 26, 1991
Roy and Wade fight over who should have the barn for their fan club.
A Jarring Experience
Oct 26, 1991
A teenage mouse mistakes that Garfield is responsible for his missing mother, no matter how many times Garfield insists that he is innocent. He then sends in an Arnold Schwarzenegg
The Idol of Id
Nov 2, 1991
While touring a museum, Garfield and Odie accidentally touch an idol that exchanges their minds.
Bedtime Story Blues
Nov 2, 1991
Orson reads Cinderella to Booker and Sheldon, who keep making changes to the story, much to Orson's dismay.
Mamma Manicotti
Nov 2, 1991
Garfield, Odie, and Jon help make Mamma Manicotti famous by proving that one cannot duplicate recipes cooked with love.
The Pizza Patrol
Nov 9, 1991
After watching a commercial about a pizza delivering service with a deliver-in-30-minutes-or-else-it-is-free guarantee, Garfield takes advantage of the offer.
The Son Also Rises
Nov 9, 1991
When his dad visits the farm, Wade tries to prove to him that he is no longer a coward.
Rolling Romance
Nov 9, 1991
Jon buys a used car from Madman Murray which comes with a computerized female voice and is attracted to Jon.
The Automated, Animated Cartoon
Nov 9, 1991
Animator Mr. Sprocket uses Garfield to demonstrate computer animation to Jon.
It's a Wonderful Wade
Nov 9, 1991
When Orson's brothers steal the vegetables that Wade was meant to guard, Wade is given trouble by the gang, compelling him to leave. Later, a guardian angel shows Wade what the far
Truckin' Odie
Nov 16, 1991
Garfield sings about Odie riding with a rookie trucker named Billy Bob.