20 Garfield Stories on DVD

Public Media Distribution, LLC announced today it is releasing 20 new hilarious adventures from the classic Saturday morning animated program, “Garfield” on the upcoming DVD “GARFIELD: 20 STORIES.”

Fans of the furry feline will follow he and his friends as they take viewers on a journey of fairy tales, history lessons, crime solving and more.  Children will follow Garfield on a tour of a movie museum and learn about famous cats in films in Films and Felines. Then, they will hear the real story of the Pied Piper who happened to have a cat, in The Pie-Eyed Piper. Eighteen more fun-filled adventures abound in “GARFIELD: 20 STORIES,” which will be available beginning January 15, 2019 for a suggested retail price of $6.99.  The DVD has a running time of 142 minutes.

A few of the other adorable episodes included on the DVD that children will love, are How to Drive a Human Crazy where Garfield lectures kittens on how to drive their owners crazy, The Life and Times of the Lasagna Kid where Garfield sings a ballad about a famous western cat, and Clash of the Titans!where Garfield and Odie find themselves caught in a Superhero Cartoon.

“Garfield” is the most widely syndicated comic strip in the world with over 200 million people reading it each day.  The Garfield books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and the property is licensed in almost every country with over 5,000 products in the global marketplace.

Other titles available from SkipRope include: “GARFIELD: NINE LIVES,” “ROALD DAHL’S THE BFG,” “KATE & MIM-MIM THE MIMILOO ZOO,” and the double-feature “THE GRUFFALO” and “THE GRUFFALO’S CHILD.”

My Thoughts

If anything will get you in a nostalgic mood, it's Garfield and his friends. I grew up watching this lasagna loving cat, and I'm thrilled to be able to share his zany adventures with my own children. This DVD includes twenty of Garfield's best episodes including:

The Wright stuff --
Canine conspiracy --
Snow Wade and the 77 dwarfs, part 1 & 2 --
The pie-eyed piper --
How now, stolen cow? --
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse --
How to drive humans crazy --
Lost and foundling --
The midnight ride of Paul Revere's duck --
Stairway to stardom --
The life and times of the Lasagna Kid --
Films and felines --
Garfield's garbage can and Tin Pan Alley review --
Jonny Ragweedseed --
Top ten --
Puss in high tops --
Kiddie korner --
Alley Katta & the 40 thieves --
Clash of the titans!

This DVD set brings us all these different show, which are the ones I remember seeing on Saturday morning when I was a kid. Along with Garfield, you'll find Odie, John and all their neighborhood friends.  Both of these shows were a wonderful treat for my family. I am so glad to see this classic is still around for another generation to enjoy.