I had to save one of the best for last! It was a hard decision coming up with just 7 specials to talk about, but there is always next year.
I grew up loving Garfield even before he had a Saturday morning cartoon show. My Mom used to read the Garfield comic to me in its heyday, and I can remember she also would tape the specials that would come on tv since they were on past my bedtime. Many of the specials also had comic books released, which my Mom fully used to her advantage to get me to read. They were super easy, kept my attention and the specials were mostly based off the books so it was easy to figure out what was going on even before I could read fluently. This is one special where you can introduce kids to Garfield because you don't need to know any backstory. However, with this one there are some pirate ghosts that can be scary for young viewers (Jim Davis wanted it to at least scare 4 year olds) so use your discretion. Other than that, this is another safe Halloween special that can be great for the whole family. It's also worth noting that this special won a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program in 1986 (the other nominee being Garfield in Paradise, another great special.)
The movie starts out with Garfield having fallen asleep in front of the television and being woken up by Binky the Clown (a running joke throughout the cartoons, since he's very loud) who announces that it's Halloween and kids have to get in shape to be able to get lots of candy. After falling back asleep, Garfield then has breakfast and decides what to be for Halloween with his buddy, Odie. After dinner they go out trick or treating and Garfield shows Odie there's nothing to be afraid of, or is there? The duo come to a body of water and a boat sitting at a dock, and Garfield thinks surely the people there have tons of candy and no trick or treaters! Due to Odie's stupidity, they drift along to a house down river. The house is inhabited by a little old man who tells them a ghost story where the ghosts promised to come back that very night. Frightened, they decide its time to go and find out that the man has taken their boat and their candy! Garfield and Odie have no choice but to hide from the ghosts. Want to find out what happens? Watch below!
2015 Edit: U.S. Copyright Office strikes again! This is another that's been removed due to copyright violations, including its related videos. However, it is available for digital purchase on Amazon!
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