Garfield's Thanksgiving (TV Short 1989)

Garfield's Thanksgiving (TV Short 1989). 24m | K-7

“u0026#39;Garfieldu0026#39;s Thanksgivingu0026#39; is overall a lesser holiday special for everybodyu0026#39;s favourite cranky orange tabby, but itu0026#39;s still solidly entertaining, thanks to a number of good laughs and some subtlety when it comes to the sentiment. The characters are as engaging as theyu0026#39;ve ever been, with Garfield (voiced by the eternally amusing Lorenzo Music) an irascible hoot as always.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHe starts Wednesday off in typical style, demanding that Jon (voice of Thom Huge) fix him a big breakfast. Heu0026#39;s in a good mood until he realizes that today he has an appointment at the vetsu0026#39;. He doesnu0026#39;t look forward to it, but Jon does, of course, since heu0026#39;s so madly in love with the veterinarian, Liz (voice of Julie Payne). Liz finally relents and agrees on a date, so Jon invites her to Thanksgiving dinner. Heu0026#39;s in danger of botching the whole thing, but gets some last minute help from an appropriate source. Garfield, meanwhile, must go on a diet (horrors!).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThere are some hilarious sight gags (such as when characters are holding their breath), and the eleventh hour arrival / assistance of Grandma (voiced by Pat Carroll) ensures some real liveliness. She stole much of the show in u0026quot;A Garfield Christmasu0026quot;, and does the same thing here. Jon is as hilariously awkward as heu0026#39;s ever been, and thereu0026#39;s a great series of gags when heu0026#39;s modelling outfits for Garfield. He also threatens to send Liz to sleep when he stalls for time by regaling her with Thanksgiving history. Odie (voice of Gregg Berger) is as endearing as ever.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe best jokes revolve around the talking scale; theyu0026#39;re more for adults than kids, who wonu0026#39;t understand the references, but they are priceless.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOverall, a likable, pleasant special, worth watching for any Garfield fan.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSeven out of 10.”