jon arbuckle threatens suicide to harass a woman into going on a date which he then reveals will be him cooking her a full thanksgiving dinner... its like watching frank zito in maniac

Oh pets know when they have to go to the vet!

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The weakest of Garfield's three specials, but it's still tradition every year regardless.

So, are we just going to collectively ignore how Jon just holds his breath until Liz decides to come to his house for Thanksgiving? Because, let me tell you, that's a joke that would not slide nowadays.

If this special came out today, Liz would try to cancel him for being a "nice guy" who can't take a hint. #JonArbuckleIsOverParty

Other than that, the best way to describe GARFIELD'S THANKSGIVING is that it is batshit insane. It throw all these crazy scenarios at us, and I love it. Of course, most of my viewing consisted of me yelling at the screen whenever Jon did something stupid, but that made it all worth it for me.

Jon didn’t deserve Liz, here she is being a strong independent wahman taking care of animals and then he holds his breath in order to get a date, then makes his gramma makes the dinner and in the end he gets the girl anyway and she smooches him on the face as if he deserved it what the fuck this is bullshit Jon is a sociopath Liz is too good for him I’m outraged >:((((

Also the Rosebud gag was pretty hilarious.

I bet children watching this must find the lengthy “Orson Wells” bit absolutely hilarious. And that “Rosebud” punchline? C’est magnifique!

Whoa, John is kind of a sexist jerk...

if there's one thing the writers knew, it was that kids would love several Orson Welles jokes

I wish there was an episode of Garfield that was just Jon Arbuckle getting his ass kicked for 30 minutes. Stupid asshole.

Bet I didn’t get that CITIZEN KANE joke when I was a kid!

This one isn’t cemented in my memory like the superior Garfield Halloween and Christmas specials and I don’t return to it as often, but it’s a good time!

Jon should be reported for harassment.

YES GRANDMA

this movie looks like jolly time blast o butter smells

I'm a big Garfield fan tbh

Half this movie is them running errands.

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I get Liz. I too would probably only date Jon for the promise of free food. And to hang out with Garfield and Odie, but the free food too.

One of the only films even remotely related to Thanksgiving.

happy thanksgiving, pilgrim

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

More or less the average Garfield TV special, with barely passable animation and mediocre songs. It has some good moments, but its script is pedestrian, and much of the plot has nothing to do with Thanksgiving. I thought this might be an isolated thing, but watching more of these specials seems to yield a pattern.

Also rereading old Garfield comics further reveal the shallow skill Jim Davis had as a gag writer all along. He comes across like a guy who might be mildly funny in acquaintance, but when he actually tries to write a funny story it’s mostly dull. The real strength is the voice acting.

Lorenzo Music was the perfect voice for Garfield, Tom Huge was equally perfect as John, and Pat Carroll is triply perfect as the grandmother. The actress playing Liz wasn’t too great though, she sounded bored. Three stars.