Here Comes Garfield

Here Comes Garfield
Written byJim Davis
Directed byPhil Roman
StarringLorenzo Music
Sandy Kenyon
Henry Corden
Hal Smith
Hank Garrett
Gregg Berger
Angela Lee
Theme music composerDesirée Goyette and Ed Bogas (music and lyrics)
Lou Rawls and Desirée Goyette (vocals)
Country of originUnited States
Production
Executive producerJay Poynor
ProducersLee Mendelson and Bill Melendez
EditorsChuck McCann
Roger Donley
Running time24 minutes
Production companiesUnited Media
Mendelson/Melendez Productions
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseOctober 25, 1982 (1982-10-25)
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Here Comes Garfield is a 1982 animated television special based on the comic strip Garfield by Jim Davis. It was the first half-hour Garfield TV special. It is directed by Phil Roman and features Lorenzo Music as the voice of Garfield the house cat, as well as the voices of Sandy Kenyon, Henry Corden and Gregg Berger.

The special was first broadcast on October 25, 1982, on CBS. It was a Nielsen ratings success and was nominated for two Emmy Awards. It was accompanied by a soundtrack album and a children's book adaptation and has been released on VHS and DVD.

This is the first of twelve Garfield television specials made between 1982 and 1991.