Garfield Goes Hollywood

*Garfield Goes Hollywood*
Garfield Goes Hollywood
	The Title
Created by	Jim Davis
Written by	Jim Davis
Directed by	Phil Roman
Starring	Lorenzo Music; Thom Huge; Gregg Berger; Nino Tempo; Frank Welker; Desirée Goyette
Theme music composer	Ed Bogas and Desirée Goyette (music and lyrics); Desirée Goyette, Lou Rawls, Lorenzo Music and Thom Huge (vocals)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Phil Roman
Cinematography	Rolf Saxon; Tim Whintall
Editors	Sam Horta; Mark R. Crookston; Timothy J. Borquez
Running time	24 minutes
Production companies	Film Roman; United Media Productions
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	May 8, 1987
Chronology
Preceded by	Garfield in Paradise
Followed by	A Garfield Christmas

Garfield Goes Hollywood is a 1987 American animated television special based on the Garfield comic strip. It once again featured Lorenzo Music as the voice of Garfield. The special was first broadcast May 8, 1987 on CBS and was nominated for Outstanding Animated Program at the 39th Primetime Emmy Awards.^[1] It has been released on both VHS and DVD home video.

This was the sixth of twelve Garfield television specials made between 1982 and 1991. In the special, Garfield attempts to raise money to go to Hollywood and appear on Pet Search.^[2]

Storyline[]

Garfield and Odie believe their dance routines (as performed atop a fence at night) cannot be beaten and so does Jon. They happen to be watching "Pet Search" (a pets' version of Star Search) when they come up with a great idea to go on the show after seeing a past winner. Jon is hoping to win the $1,000 prize, which Garfield is unimpressed with. They perform as an Elvis style trio called "Johnny Bop and the Two-Steps" (rather reluctantly, because they did not want Jon involved in their act, as they think he is awful at music). Garfield believes it is embarrassing because they all have to wear kitschy 1950's-era costumes.

Despite the silly act, they win the regional competition (after a dog that plays five instruments simultaneously is disqualified after Odie exposes him as just a man in a dog costume) and are able to compete at the national competition in Hollywood. They hit the road to Hollywood and arrive at their fancy Beverly Hills hotel. Garfield and Odie agree that their act is too mediocre to win first prize, so they destroy Jon's guitar when he is not looking, but he gets shocked upon seeing the mess. This allows Garfield and Odie to come up with a better act for the show.

Meanwhile the "Pet Search" finals are underway with a different host named Burt and an announcer named Bob. Bob tells Burt about the prizes the top winner will receive including $1,000,000 and the second place winner will receive a boat. While Jon, Garfield. and Odie watch the other competitors, Jon tells them that even though they were happy they won the first "Pet Search" contest, $1,000, made it to Hollywood, and would like to take the prizes for first place, he thinks that Garfield and Odie should lose the finals and return to their old lives as a prize of their own, but Garfield disagrees. Garfield and Odie compete in the finals as a tango dancing duo called "The Dancing Armandos," only to receive the boat for second place and lose the top prize package to an opera-singing cat. Angry over losing, Garfield destroys the set, but Jon assures him that they won the boat as a prize. The special ends back home where Garfield finally admits to Jon that it was all for the best that they are home again, as they are on their boat fantasizing about sailing to exotic locations worldwide, despite the fact that they live in a landlocked area and have to settle for sitting on it in the backyard.

Cast[]

Lorenzo Music - Garfield
Thom Huge - Jon Arbuckle
Gregg Berger - Odie / TV Host / Bob / Grandma Fogerty
Nino Tempo - Herbie
Frank Welker - M.C.

Uncredited[]

Desirée Goyette - Desirée the Classical Cat

Songs[]

"They Love Us" performed by Lou Rawls
"The Wizard of Love" performed by Thom Huge, Lorenzo Music and Desirée Goyette
"Hollywood Feels So Good" performed by Lou Rawls
"Desiree's Meow Solo" performed by Desirée Goyette

References[]

^ Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 166–167. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
^ Terrace, Vincent (2013). Television Specials: 5,336 Entertainment Programs, 1936-2012 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 162. ISBN 9780786474448.

External links[]

[Woolery-1] Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 166–167. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.

[2] Terrace, Vincent (2013). Television Specials: 5,336 Entertainment Programs, 1936-2012 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 162. ISBN 9780786474448.

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