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. The series also aired on Radio-Canada on May 11, 2021. On October 19, 2021, the series was added to Nick.com in the United States as well as being uploaded to YouTube by the official channel of The Garfield Show. Unlike most incarnations in the Garfield franchise, Garfield Originals relies on physical comedy and is inspired by silent films. It is also the first installment in the franchise since the final episode of Garfield and Friends in 1994 to utilize traditional animation.
The series was developed with France's Dargaud Media and Ellipsanime.
Characters Garfield Jon Arbuckle Odie Nermal Dr. Liz Wilson Arlene Pooky Squeak (Mouse) Big Dog Herman Post (Mailman)
Voice cast Gérard Surugue as Garfield Véronique Soufflet as Nermal, Arlene and Liz Wilson Antoine Schoumsky as Odie, Squeak, Big Dog and Herman Post Bruno Choël as Jon Arbuckle (uncredited)
Structure It is composed of 120 shorts of thirty seconds. One segment contains 5 shorts that make up 24 segments.
Production MadLab Animations, created by Ankama Animations and Ellipsanime Productions, is the animation studio for the series.
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