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Garfield, the main character of the series
Garfield is a comic strip series by Jim Davis and originally produced by Universal Press Syndicate which later would be bought out by Nickelodeon.
Comic Strip[]
- Jon (January 8th, 1976 - March 2nd, 1978)
- Garfield (June 19th, 1978 - Present)
Publications[]
- Garfield Classics (February 21st, 1980 - June 7th, 2022)
- Garfield: The Complete Cat Book (1981)
- Garfield: The Knight in Shining Armor (1982)
- Garfield in Space (1983)
- Garfield: His 9 Lives (October 12th, 1984)
- Garfield’s Judgment Day (1990)
- Garfield Fat Cat Three Pack (March 16th, 1993 - Present)
TV[]
Specials[]
- Here Comes Garfield (October 25th, 1982)
- Garfield on the Town (October 28th, 1983)
- Garfield in the Rough (October 26th, 1984)
- Garfield's Halloween Adventure (October 30th, 1985)
- Garfield in Paradise (May 27th, 1986)
- Garfield Goes Hollywood (May 8th, 1987)
- A Garfield Christmas (December 21th, 1987)
- Happy Birthday, Garfield! (May 17th, 1988)
- Garfield: His 9 Lives (November 22th, 1988)
- Garfield's Babes and Bullets (May 23rd, 1989)
- Garfield's Thanksgiving (November 22th, 1989)
- Garfield's Feline Fantasies (May 18th, 1990)
- Garfield Gets a Life (May 8th, 1991)
Series[]
- Garfield and Friends (September 17th, 1988 - December 10th, 1994)
- The Garfield Show (November 2nd, 2009 - October 24th, 2016)
- Garfield Originals (December 6th, 2019 - June 17th, 2020)
Video Games[]
- Garfield, Eat Your Words (1985) for Apple II
- Garfield Double Dares (1985) for Apple II and Commodore 64
- Create With Garfield (1986) for Apple II, Commodore 64 and IBM PC
- Garfield: Big Fat Hairy Deal (1987) for Atari ST, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, and Amiga
- Garfield Trivia Game (1989) for Apple II and IBM PC
- A Week of Garfield (1989) for Famicom
- Garfield: Winter's Tail (1989) for Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, and Amstrad CPC
- Garfield (1991) for Konami LCD Handheld
- Garfield Labyrinth (1993) for Game Boy
- Garfield: Caught in the Act (October 31st, 1995) for Sega Genesis, Game Gear, and PC
- Scholastic's Comic Book Maker Featuring Garfield (1998) for PC and MacOS
- Garfield's Mad About Cats (1999) for PC and MacOS
- Garfield's Typing Pal (2003) for PC
- Garfield (November 19th, 2004) for PlayStation 2 and PC
- Garfield: The Search for Pooky (November 2004) for Game Boy Advance
- Garfield: Saving Arlene (October 2005) for PlayStation 2 and PC
- Garfield and His Nine Lives (May 5th, 2006) for Game Boy Advance
- Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties (August 25th, 2006) for PC, Nintendo DS, and PlayStation 2
- Garfield's Nightmare (March 9th, 2007) for Nintendo DS
- Garfield: Lasagna World Tour (November 30th, 2007) for PlayStation 2 and PC
- Garfield's Fun Fest (August 29th, 2008) for Nintendo DS
- Garfield Gets Real (July 21st, 2009) for Nintendo DS
- The Garfield Show: Threat of the Space Lasagna (July 8th, 2010) for Wii
- Garfield's Wild Ride (2013) for PC
- Garfield Kart (November 7th, 2013) for PC and Nintendo 3DS
- Garfield Kart - Furious Racing (November 6th, 2019) for PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One
- Garfield: Lasagna Party (November 3rd, 2022) for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S
Films[]
- Garfield: The Movie (June 11th, 2004)
- Garfield: A Tail of Two Kittens (June 16th, 2006)
- Garfield Gets Real (August 9th, 2007)
- Garfield's Fun Fest (August 5th, 2008)
- Garfield's Pet Force (June 16th, 2009)
- The Garfield Movie (May 24th, 2024)
Links to Other Series[]
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Mickey Mouse | October 7, 1976 | In a Jon comic strip from October 7, 1976, Garfield watches the Mickey Mouse Club on TV. There's other references to Mickey Mouse throughout the comics. |
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Gnorm Gnat | February 24, 1977 | Some Jon comic strips from 1977 are remakes of Gnorm Gnat comic strips. | 1 |
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Rocky (United Artists) | June 2, 1977 | In the June 2, 1977 Jon comic strip, Garfield thinks about Rocky. | 2 |
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Peanuts | June 23, 1978 | The Garfield comic strip published on June 23, 1978 features a reference to Peanuts. There's other references to Peanuts throughout the comics. Garfield is mentioned in a Peanuts comic strip on April 29, 1988. | 2 |
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The Fantastic Funnies | May 15, 1980 | Garfield and Jon Arbuckle appear in The Fantasic Funnies. | 1 |
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Barbie | June 12, 1980 | Barbie is mentioned in a Garfield comic strip on June 12, 1980. | 2 |
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King Kong | March 4, 1983 | King Kong is mentioned in a Garfield comic strip on March 4, 1983. | 2 |
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The Lone Ranger | August 27, 1985 | The Lone Ranger and Tonto and mentioned in a Garfield comic strip on August 27, 1985. | 2 |
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The Green Hornet | August 27, 1985 | The Green Hornet and Kato are mentioned in a Garfield comic strip on August 27, 1985. | 2 |
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Batman | August 27, 1985 | Batman and Robin are mentioned in a Garfield comic strip on August 27, 1985. Batman's hand appears on the cover of Garfield Vol. 2. | 2 |
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Back to the Future | May 27, 1986 | In Garfield in Paradise, when The Cruiser's spirit waves to the village then he drives off into the sky, the tires leave behind flames similar to those shown in Back to the Future. | 3 |
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U.S. Acres | September 17, 1988 | as both are created by Jim Davis, U.S. Acres characters appear in segments of Garfield and Friends. On the July 4th, 2010 Garfield strip, Jon draws Orson on a piece of paper. Characters from U.S. Acres appear in the logo panel in a Garfield comic strip on August 7, 2016. | 1 |
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Star Trek | October 1, 1988 | Mr. Spock is mentioned in the Garfield and Friends episode Nighty Nightmare. | 2 |
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Disney's Peter Pan | October 1, 1988 | Peter Pan is mentioned in the Garfield and Friends episode Banana Nose. | 2 |
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Tom and Jerry | October 15, 1988 | The Garfield and Friends episode Good Mousekeeping spoofs Tom and Jerry. | 3 |
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Krazy Kat | November 22, 1988 | Krazy Kat characters appear in the TV special Garfield: His 9 Lives. | 1 |
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The Jetsons | September 16, 1989 | In Rip Van Kitty, the futuristic world in Garfield's dream resembles The Jetsons. | 3
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Citizen Kane | November 22, 1989 | The scale mentions Orson Welles and Rosebud in Garfield's Thanksgiving. | 2 |
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Popeye | November 22, 1989 | Jon dresses up as Popeye in Garfield's Thanksgiving. | 2 |
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Cartoon All-Stars To The Rescue | April 21, 1990 | Garfield appears in Cartoon All-Stars To The Rescue. | 1 |
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Marmaduke | November 17, 1990 | Marmaduke appears in the Garfield and Friends episode "Mistakes Will Happen". Garfield appears in the Marmaduke comic published on November 14, 2017. | 1 |
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Look Who's Talking | December 14, 1990 | Garfield is mentioned in Look Who's Talking Too. | 2 |
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 1991 | Garfield and Odie meets Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in an issue of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Magazine. | 1 |
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Rocky & Bullwinkle | May 8, 1991 | In Garfield Gets a Life, Yukon Stinky is a parody of Dudley Do-Right from The Rocky & Bullwinkle Show. | 3 |
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Felix the Cat | November 9, 1991 | In the Garfield and Friends episode "The Automated, Animated Adventure", Garfield's model transforms into Felix the Cat. In The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat episode "The Fuzzy Bunny Show", a kid mistook Felix for Garfield. | 2 |
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Crazy Castle | September 1993 | Garfield Labyrinth is a game in the Crazy Castle series. | 1 |
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Ren & Stimpy | September 18, 1993 | Roy mentioned Ren & Stimpy in the episode The Incredibly Stupid Swamp Monster. | 2 |
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Disney's The Little Mermaid | September 18, 1993 | Roy mentioned The Little Mermaid in the episode "The Incredibly Stupid Swamp Monster". | 2 |
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Honey Nut Cheerios | 1993 | Garfield appears in a Honey Nut Cheerios commercial. | 1 |
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Looney Tunes | October 22, 1994 | Sylvester is mentioned in the episode "The Feline Philosopher" from Garfield and Friends. | 2 |
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Off the Mark | May 25, 1998 | Characters from Garfield appear in Off the Mark. | 1 |
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Sonic | 1999 | Sonic and Garfield games are bundled together in Sonic & Garfield Pack. | 3 |
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Eddsworld | June 6, 2003 | Garfield and Odie appear on a computer in the animation "Edd". Garfield phones appear in "Surf & Turf Wars (Part 1)" | 2 |
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SpongeBob SquarePants | November 16, 2003 | In the logo panel for the Garfield comic strip of November 16 2003, Garfield is dressed as SpongeBob. | 2 |
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Cheaper by the Dozen | June 11, 2004 | Garfield watches Cheaper by the Dozen in Garfield: The Movie. | 2 |
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The Simpsons | June 11, 2004 | Garfield watches The Simpsons in Garfield: The Movie. | 2 |
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Joey | December 2, 2004 | Garfield is mentioned in the Joey episodes: "Joey and the Roadtrip" and "Joey and the Break-Up". | 2 |
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Family Guy | May 1, 2005 | Stewie Griffin is reading Peter Griffin's copy of "Garfield at Large" in "North by North Quahog". | 2 |
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Blondie | September 4, 2005 | Garfield and Jon appeared in the Blondie 75th anniversary comic; Dagwood and Blondie appear in Garfield Gets Real. Elmo Tuttle makes an appearance in the Garfield comic strip from October 30 2005. | 1 |
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Rose is Rose | October 30, 2005 | Pasquale Gumbo makes an appearance in the Garfield comic strip from October 30 2005. | 1 |
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Calvin and Hobbes | October 30, 2005 | Calvin makes an appearance in the Garfield comic strip from October 30 2005. | 1 |
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Robot Chicken | October 15, 2006 | Garfield is parodied in several episodes of Robot Chicken. | 2 |
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Mother Goose and Grimm | August 9, 2007 | Grimm appears in Garfield Gets Real. | 1 |
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James Bond | August 5, 2008 | In Garfield's Fun Fest, Garfield's poses is a parody of James Bond. | 3 |
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Gone with the Wind | August 5, 2008 | In Garfield's Fun Fest, Garfield's poses is a parody of Gone with the Wind. | 3 |
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Wizard Of Oz (MGM) | August 5, 2008 | In Garfield's Fun Fest, Garfield's poses is a parody of The Wizard of Oz. | 3 |
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Lady and the Tramp | August 5, 2008 | In Garfield's Fun Fest, Garfield's poses is a parody of Lady and the Tramp. | 3 |
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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | September 20, 2007 | Dee wears a Garfield shirt in the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episode: "The Gang Gets Held Hostage". | 2 |
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Star Wars | December 22, 2008 | Pasta Wars is a parody of Star Wars. In a Garfield comic strip on April 4, 2015, Garfield says "Give yourself to the cat side", a reference to Star Wars. | 3 |
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Zombieland | October 2, 2009 | Garfield is mentioned in Zombieland and Zombieland: Double Tap. | 2 |
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The Fairly OddParents | March 31, 2010 | Garfield is drawn on a cup in "Manic Mom-Day" | 2 |
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Friday the 13th | February 2, 2011 | Odie wears Jason's mask in the February 2 2011 Garfield comic strip. | 2 |
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Pac-Man | April 24, 2011 | In a logo panel, Garfield is in a box eating dots while chasing a ghost-like creature in the comic strip on April 24, 2011. | 3 |
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Angry Birds | May 13, 2012 | Garfield appears chasing Red after being launched off the Slingshot in the logo panel for the comic strip on May 13, 2012. | 2 |
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Ted | June 29, 2012 | Garfield is mentoined in Ted. | 2 |
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Gravity Falls | October 5, 2012 | In the episode Summerween from Gravity Falls, one of the pictures has the caption "i hate mondais," a reference to Garfield. In Gravity Falls: Lost Legends, there is a parody of Garfield called Sarcasti-Pup who hates Tuesdays. | 3 |
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Thor (Marvel) | April 2, 2013 | Thor's hand appears on the cover of Garfield Vol. 2. | 2 |
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Superman | April 2, 2013 | Superman's hand appears on the cover of Garfield Vol. 2. The November 13th, 2016 Garfield comic strip feature references to Superman. | 2 |
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Green Lantern | April 2, 2013 | Green Lantern's hand appears on the cover of Garfield Vol. 2. | 2 |
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Fantastic Four | April 2, 2013 | The Thing's hand appears on the cover of Garfield Vol. 2. | 2 |
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Wonder Woman | April 2, 2013 | Wonder Woman's hand appears on the cover of Garfield Vol. 2. | 2 |
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Spider-Man | April 2, 2013 | Spider-Man's hand appears on the cover of Garfield Vol. 2. | 2 |
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Wolverine | April 2, 2013 | Wolverine's hand appears on the cover of Garfield Vol. 2. | 2 |
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Iron Man | April 2, 2013 | Iron Man's hand appears on the cover of Garfield Vol. 2. | 2 |
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Hulk | April 2, 2013 | Hulk's hand appears on the cover of Garfield Vol. 2. | 2 |
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Nyan Cat | April 14, 2013 | Garfield dresses as Nyan Cat in the comic strip on April 14, 2013. | 2 |
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The Big Bang Theory | October 10, 2013 | Garfield is mentioned in the Big Bang Theory episode “The Raiders Minimization. | 2 |
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Anchorman | November 14, 2013 | A book of Garfield comics can be seen in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. | 2 |
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Rick and Morty | March 17, 2014 | In the episode "Rixty Minutes", Rick and Morty watch Gazorpazorpfield who is a parody of Garfield which is the actual character mentioned in the episode. | 2 |
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Bojack Horseman | August 22, 2014 | There is a reference to Garfield in the episode "Bojack Hates the Troops" of Bojack Horseman. | 2.5 |
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Modern Family | February 18, 2015 | Garfield is mentioned in the Modern Family episodes: "Fight of Flight", "The More You Ignore Me", "Did the Chicken Cross the Road?" and "Finale (Part 2)". | 2 |
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The Thundermans | March 28, 2015 | There's a minor reference to Garfield in the episode "A Hero is Born" from The Thundermans. | 3 |
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Nostalgia Critic | August 4, 2015 | The Nostalgia Critic reviews "Garfield: The Movie". | 2 |
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Heathcliff | December 1, 2015 | An image of Garfield appears in a Heathcliff comic strip. | 2 |
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | December 19, 2015 | Garfield mentions Rudolph in the December 19th, 2015 Garfield comic strip. | 2 |
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Grumpy Cat | December 13, 2017 | Garfield and Grumpy Cat have a crossover in the Grumpy Cat/Garfield Collection. | 1 |
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The Tribez | June 20, 2018 | Garfield makes an appearance in The Tribez as apart of a special collaboration. | 1 |
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Hello Kitty | 2018 | Hello Kitty x Garfield is a crossover between the two series. | 1 |
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Close Enough | July 9, 2020 | Garfield was referenced by Alex in the Close Enough episode “The Perfect House”. | 2 |
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MeatCanyon | April 4, 2021 | Garfield is parodied in the MeatCanyon episode "Lasagna - A Garfield Cartoon". | 3 |
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Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl | December 9, 2021 | Garfield is a playable character in Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl. | 1 |
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Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis | January 21, 2022 | Garfield appears in Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis. | 1 |
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Roblox | March 31, 2022 | Nickverse was released as a Roblox experience and the player's Roblox Avatar can be used in it. Garfield characters appear in the experience. | 1 |
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Chip 'n' Dale | May 20, 2022 | A bootleg version of Garfield appears in Rescue Rangers (2022). | 3 |
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Angry Video Game Nerd | December 22, 2022 | The Angry Video Game Nerd episode "Garfield" is a review of three Garfield games. | 2 |
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Monica's Gang | 2022 | Monica's Gang and Garfield have a comic crossover. | 1 |
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Pinball FX | February 16, 2023 | A pinball table based on Garfield was added to the Pinball FX series starting with Pinball FX that features characters from the series. | 1 |
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Turnip Boy | January 18, 2024 | A mug can be found in Turnip Boy Robs a Bank that features a reference to Garfield. | 3 |
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Hatsune Miku | May 24, 2024 | An official Youtooz figure was released that featured Hatsune Miku wearing Garfield attire. | 2
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Links to Non-Media Series[]
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Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure | October 1, 2004 | Garfield appears in Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure. | 3 |