Jim Davis counted getting Garfield on TV as a highlight of his career; surely he must also have been pleased when the fat cat became part of Halloween tradition. Garfield in Disguise (or Garfield's Halloween Adventure) was a TV special that could be watched every year.
In it, Garfield brings Odie along for trick-or-treating, collecting large amounts of beloved candy while dressed as pirates. Then they stumble upon an old house, where an old man warns them real pirate ghosts are coming.
Occasionally the jokes and songs are cheesy- for example, the song over the opening credits. A couple of times when Garfield is scared, he is curiously slow to react. Still, this special has some pretty good moments. When they're out trick-or-treating they discover real monsters and a ghost are out with them, which is fun and foreshadows the supernatural plot twist to come. The old man is creepy and the pirate ghosts are fun. Odie's sneeze, and Garfield and Odie's grins, are a funny moment. Note that the book version of this special has an added ghost scene at the end, which unfortunately doesn't appear here. Still, Garfield in Disguise is a Halloween treat.
In it, Garfield brings Odie along for trick-or-treating, collecting large amounts of beloved candy while dressed as pirates. Then they stumble upon an old house, where an old man warns them real pirate ghosts are coming.
Occasionally the jokes and songs are cheesy- for example, the song over the opening credits. A couple of times when Garfield is scared, he is curiously slow to react. Still, this special has some pretty good moments. When they're out trick-or-treating they discover real monsters and a ghost are out with them, which is fun and foreshadows the supernatural plot twist to come. The old man is creepy and the pirate ghosts are fun. Odie's sneeze, and Garfield and Odie's grins, are a funny moment. Note that the book version of this special has an added ghost scene at the end, which unfortunately doesn't appear here. Still, Garfield in Disguise is a Halloween treat.