Garfield and Friends: Season 5
Season 5 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 4.
- 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 5 Progress Shield
Home Away from Home
Sep 19, 1992
Garfield runs away, and is nearly smothered by his new owner, who believes Garfield is her missing cat.
Rainy Day Robot
Sep 19, 1992
When Roy has to find water, he buys a robot that can alter any weather. Meanwhile, Orson's brothers try to steal the crop, disguised as a car.
Odie the Amazing
Sep 19, 1992
Odie finds a magic wand tossed away by a magician. Garfield and Odie think that it is merely another stick.
The First Annual Garfield Watchers Test
Sep 19, 1992
Garfield hosts a quiz show while a spokesmouse continually advertises products.
Stark Raven Mad
Sep 19, 1992
Orson tells his version of Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven, entitled The Rooster, which is about the main character (played by Orson) trying to guard his vegetables from the rooster (p
The Record Breaker
Sep 19, 1992
When Garfield and Odie accidentally break his record player, Jon tries to find a new one.
Renewed Terror
Sep 26, 1992
After Jon subscribes to a magazine, the magazine salesman begins pestering and stalking him to renew his subscription.
Badtime Story
Sep 26, 1992
Orson, too sick to read Chicken Licken to Booker and Sheldon, has the rest of the farm try to help.
Tooth or Dare
Sep 26, 1992
A saber-tooth tiger—one that should have been extinct millions of years ago—trades places with an unwittingly involved Garfield.
Country Cousin
Sep 26, 1992
In an effort to get married, Jon's cousin Roscoe looks for a job. Roscoe is hired to re-shingle the roof, mow the lawn, and vacuum the house, all of which result in the house being
The Name Game
Sep 26, 1992
Orson reads Rumpelstiltskin to Booker and Sheldon, who (along with Wade and Roy) keep making changes to the story (e.g. showing a miller's son instead of a daughter and making the
The Carnival Curse
Sep 26, 1992
After getting her arrested, Garfield is cursed by a fortune teller.
Home Sweet Swindler
Oct 3, 1992
Heavy rain causes Jon's roof to leak. After a series of scams by Swindler, Jon finally sells his house to him.
Forget-Me-Not Newton
Oct 3, 1992
Wade's dangerously forgetful cousin Newton comes to the farm looking for work. Meanwhile, Roy tries to build a rocket, and Gort tries to steal the tomato crop.
The Great Inventor
Oct 3, 1992
Garfield tells the story of a cat in Ancient Rome who helped create lasagna.
Taste Makes Waist
Oct 3, 1992
Jon buys a health food meal from an infomercial after going on a diet, only for it to be a scam. Garfield tries to get back at the advertiser.
The Wolf Who Cried Boy
Oct 3, 1992
A wolf has been lurking around the farm, so Orson informs everyone of a bell system to alert everyone else if the wolf is seen. This gives Roy an idea to perform a practical joke s
Day of Doom
Oct 3, 1992
Garfield finds a wishing well, and wishes to eliminate Mondays. He soon regrets his wish after learning that Monday is the day the garbage is collected, Jon mows the lawn, and Jon
The Kitty Council
Oct 10, 1992
Garfield is put on trial by the Kitty Council for not meeting their expectations.
The Bo Show
Oct 10, 1992
After the farm animals, except Bo, are kidnapped by Orson's brothers, Bo has to perform the rest of the episode himself by impersonating everyone.
Bad Neighbor Policy
Oct 10, 1992
Garfield's neighbor goes into court to complain about Garfield's constant antics and ends up going mad after seeing Garfield's face.
Canvas Back Cat
Oct 10, 1992
A wrestler challenges Jon to a wrestling match by making an excuse that Garfield eats his pizzas. It is up to Garfield to save Jon from the wrestler.
Make Believe Moon
Oct 10, 1992
Orson imagines himself, Wade, and Roy taking a trip to the moon. Meanwhile, two weasels named Waylon and Spence attempt to steal the chickens.
The Creature that Lived in the Refrigerator, Behind the Mayonnaise, Next to the Ketchup and to the Left of the Cole Slaw!
Oct 10, 1992
In "Garfield's Tales of Scary Stuff", a creature from the refrigerator comes alive and attempts to attack Jon, Garfield, and Odie.
Airborne Odie
Oct 17, 1992
Odie finds a magic lamp inside a small cave at the beach and wishes to be able to fly.
Once Upon a Time Warp
Oct 17, 1992
Wade tries to get his five dollars back from Roy. Orson gets fed up and tries to inspire Wade with historical moments.
Bride and Broom
Oct 17, 1992
A witch wants to make Jon her husband when her boyfriend ditches him. Garfield and Odie must find the witch's boyfriend before the marriage.
Cute for Loot
Oct 17, 1992
Garfield uses Nermal's cuteness to his advantage in an attempt to get food.
The Caverns of Cocoa
Oct 17, 1992
Wade, Roy, and Orson discover a mine infested with chocolate—and then find out why it was abandoned. Orson's brothers show up and hope to eat the cocoa for themselves.
Dream Date
Oct 17, 1992
Jon goes on a rigged dating show. Garfield tries to ruin the date without telling him the truth so that he is not as hurt.
The Worst Pizza in the History of Mankind
Oct 24, 1992
Garfield tells the story of a terrible pizza-maker who angers all of the townspeople with his bad pizza.
Jack II: The Rest of the Story
Oct 24, 1992
Upset with all of the plot-holes in Jack and the Beanstalk, Booker, Sheldon, Wade, and Roy write their own conclusion.
The Garfield Opera
Oct 24, 1992
A musical set to Dance of the Hours based on Garfield's overeating habits is performed in a "serious cultural moment" provided by the Buddy Bears.
Dummy of Danger
Oct 24, 1992
Jon gets a dummy for an upcoming ventriloquist act. Garfield discovers that it is alive and plotting to invade the world and enslave mankind.
Sooner or Later
Oct 24, 1992
The wolf tells Roy about procrastination, and Roy spreads the word to the rest of the farm (except Orson) and starts a procrastinators meeting.
Jumping Jon
Oct 24, 1992
Garfield hosts a show about "great moments in stupidity" after Jon takes up skydiving.
Sound Judgement
Oct 31, 1992
When the sound effects supervisor quits, Garfield gives Odie the job of putting sound effects into the show.
Gross Encounters
Oct 31, 1992
After Orson reads a book about aliens, everyone else on the farm gets addicted to them. This gives the wolf an idea to make everyone think there are aliens around, so that he can g
The Perils of Penelope
Oct 31, 1992
After dumping Brick, Penelope wants Garfield as her new boyfriend. Garfield is terrified of being near Penelope due to a threat from Brick.
The Cartoon Cat Conspiracy
Oct 31, 1992
Garfield complains about cartoons starring cats, and makes his own.
Who Done It?
Oct 31, 1992
Three dogs named Who, What, and Where come to work on the farm. For Roy and Wade, it quickly turns into an Abbott and Costello-type nightmare as they desperately try to figure out
The Picnic Panic
Oct 31, 1992
In a musical episode, Garfield tries to keep ants from ruining a picnic prepared by Jon.
Revenge of the Living Lunch
Nov 7, 1992
In the fourth "Garfield's Tales of Scary Stuff" episode, a meteorite with the power to bring inanimate objects to life lands on Earth. It is passed on for decades, until it finally
Supersonic Seymour
Nov 7, 1992
In an attempt to get organized faster, Jon hires a salesman named Super Sonic Seymour, who cons him into doing way too many chores at a quick pace, to the point that he does not ha
A Mildly Mental Mix-Up
Nov 7, 1992
A psychiatrist badger named Edward R. Furrow counsels Wade while the wolf cons Roy into winning a vacation to Fiji in an attempt to steal the chickens.
Garfield Rap
Nov 7, 1992
Garfield sends in his music video to Meow TV, which becomes the top #1 video of the week.