Garfield Originals Explained

Genre:	Comedy Slapstick
Creator:	Philippe Vidal Jim Davis
Developer:	Philippe Vidal Jim Davis
Director:	Philippe Vidal
Num Seasons:	2
Num Episodes:	48
List Episodes:	Episodes
Runtime:	3 minutes
Company:	Dargaud Media Paws, Inc.
Network:	France 3
Related:	Garfield and Friends The Garfield Show

Garfield Originals is a 2D animated short series created by Jim Davis and Philippe Vidal. The series premiered in France on December 6, 2019, on France 3 and Okoo; it is also available on France.tv (a streaming platform available only in France). Half of the show's episodes aired on December 6, 2019; the remaining half aired on June 17, 2020. Unlike most incarnations in the Garfield franchise, Garfield Originals relies on physical comedy and is inspired by silent films.

The series was developed with France's Dargaud Media and Ellipsanime.

Characters

• Garfield
• Jon Arbuckle
• Odie
• Nermal
• Dr. Liz Wilson
• Mr. Praised Man
• Arlene
• Pooky
• Squeak
• Herman Post
• Big Vicious Dog
• Vic
• Jinx
• Otto
• Ronald
• Nolan
• Marge

Cast

• Paul Louis as Garfield, Join Garfield group for the voice message burps and cake
• Gregg Berger as Odie, I have a good dog with you so much better doggy
• Wally Wingert as Jon, I'm just sayin loren going on Jon Arbuckle
• Akiya Henry as Marge Malone, I was just one mommy The Marge Malone
• Dan Russell as Vic, I think it should cat brown.
• Lizzie Freeman as Chang, The Premiere For Was The Episode

Uncredited

Jason Marsden also voices the grouchy Nermal. The cast is uncredited in the show.

French Voice Cast

• Véronique Soufflet
• Antoine Schoumsky
• Gérard Surugue

Structure

It is composed of 120 short films of thirty seconds.^[1] Five short films will be divided into two segments.^[2] Twelve short films are available now on the France TV website. As of October 2021, some of the shorts are now available on Nickelodeon's website.^[3]

Production

MadLab Animations, created by Ankama Animations and Ellipsanime Productions, is the animation studio for the show.^{[4] [5]}

Episodes

Season 2 (2023)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Paws Inc. Closing Indiana Headquarters. Licensing International. February 4, 2019. August 24, 2019.
2. Web site: GARFIELD ORIGINALS - EP01 - Burping madness . . August 30, 2021 .
3. Web site: Garfield - Official TV Series.
4. Web site: Garfield Originals (en production). Mediatoon-distribution.com. August 24, 2019. April 22, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170422123203/http://www.mediatoon-distribution.com/fr/catalogue/277/garfield-originals-en-production. dead.
5. Web site: Garfield Celebrates the Big 4-0 But Skips the Middle-Age Crisis. garfield.com. May 7, 2018. August 24, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190806183539/https://garfield.com/news/garfield-celebrates-the-big-4-0-but-skips-the-middle-age-crisis. August 6, 2019. dead.