About this episode
đ Put out the oars and surrender yourself to the mercy of the rivers of time as they take us back to Garfieldâs terrifying 1985 Halloween special. Jeff Somogyi joins us to celebrate the special that turned a generation into scaredy cats. **** đŹ Topics & Tangents: Jim Davis wanted Garfieldâs Halloween Adventure to âat least scare 4-year-oldsâ (The A.V. Club, 2014) Samples of the comic book adaptation, âGarfield in Disguise,â from Rotten Ink and Goodwill Hunting 4 Geeks , including even creepier drawings of the old man and pirate ghosts. The first appearance of Binky the Clown ! The time a raccoon broke into Jeffâs attic and left a hornetâs nest inside a Nativity scene shepherd. Speaking of attics, the Pink Panther advertising Owens Corning fiberglass insulation . The Roy Ogle of âRoy Ogleâs rootsâ was a plant breeder at Clemson . Theyâre sweet potatoes. The black cat pajamas may be a callback to the killer panther from 1984âs â Garfield in the Rough ,â another good special to put on if you want to give your kids nightmares. Was the ghost of Jonâs grandfather watching all the Christmas festivities in that special ? C. Lindsay Workman (Old Man) as Garfieldâs grandfather in â Garfield on the Town â and God in â Garfield: His 9 Lives .â The âdouble burnâ glowing effect used on the ghosts reminds us of the âNight on Bald Mountainâ sequence of Fantasia . We had to ask: Did Garfield and Odie really survive the night, or is everything thereafter really Garfield Minus Garfield ? **** đŒ Commercials: McDonaldâs Halloween Pumpkin Pails (1986) **** âGarfieldâs Halloween Adventureâ ©1985 United Feature Syndicate, Inc./Anderson Digital. Closing Music: â Witchâs Night Out ,â performed by Razoreater, written by Peter Rochon. Full show notes with links at adventcalendar.house .