Season 4
199148 episodes
September 14, 1991
Roy quits the show (with Wade taking his place) and becomes a cast member on The Buddy Bears. He plays Big Bad Buddy Bird, who always disagrees with the gang. After being continually crushed by safes and realizing that bandwagoning is wrong, Roy wants his old job back.
Episode 4
Trial and Error
September 14, 1991
When two mice steal Garfield's blueberry pie, Garfield accuses Odie of stealing it. Odie wants to have a trial.
Episode 5
An Egg-Citing Tale
September 14, 1991
Orson narrates the origin of Sheldon following numerous mail requests for "the deal with the egg".
Episode 6
Supermarket Mania
September 14, 1991
When the Food Monster supermarket is built across the street, all of the customers of Gramps' general store are taken. The owner of Food Monster convinces Jon, the best customer at Gramps', to shop at his store.
Episode 7
The Legend of Cactus Jupiter
September 21, 1991
Cactus Jake tells the story of how one can see into the future by looking into a fire. Garfield sees himself and his friends as space-cowboys in the far future.
Episode 8
Birthday Boy Roy
September 21, 1991
It is Roy's birthday, and everybody on the farm gives him a pocket watch. The watch goes missing, among other things around the farm.
Episode 9
Jukebox Jon
September 21, 1991
Jon wants to work for a man who dislikes people who bite their nails. He buys a record to help him break his habit in his sleep, which gets mixed up among Garfield's and Odie's other records.
Episode 10
Squeak Previews
September 21, 1991
Two mouse movie critics review a movie about mice attempting to steal food.
Episode 11
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Wade
September 21, 1991
Wade hypnotizes himself into turning into a monster when he hears a bell and back again when he hears it again.
Episode 12
A Tall Tale
September 21, 1991
Nermal tells his version of Paul Bunyan stories by the director's request. Garfield is unimpressed.
Episode 13
Frankenstein Feline
September 28, 1991
Jon dreams about a Frankenstein monster cat with the stomach of a whale that eats so much the town chases him and his creator out of town.
Episode 14
Weatherman Wade
September 28, 1991
Orson and the others are tired of the rain. Wade supposedly stops it with a wish. This becomes a problem later on, as the farm runs out of water.
Episode 15
Fill-in Feline
September 28, 1991
Nermal replaces Garfield when the latter becomes sick.
Episode 16
Polar Pussycat
September 28, 1991
Garfield gets lost at the South Pole when he accidentally gets sent on a plane while taking a nap.
Episode 17
Over the Rainbow
September 28, 1991
Roy looks for a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow and winds up participating in a Let's Make a Deal-style game show.
Episode 18
Remote Possibilities
September 28, 1991
Garfield thinks a scientist's experimental remote is the one Jon ordered.
Episode 19
Night of the Living Laundromat
October 5, 1991
In an episode of "Garfield's Tales of Scary Stuff", Garfield narrates the story of how Jon got a washing machine that eats clothes.
Episode 20
Fast Food
October 5, 1991
Orson, Wade, Booker, and Roy complain that Bo is a slow cook, so Roy creates a fast food restaurant called Roy's Rapid Restaurant. Orson, Wade, and Booker find it too "fast" for them.
Episode 21
Cash and Carry
October 5, 1991
After receiving an expensive credit card bill, Jon cuts up his credit cards and buy everything with cash. It becomes a hassle later on when Jon tries to buy a new wastebasket.
Episode 22
Speed Trap
October 5, 1991
Jon is given a speeding ticket by a shady police officer after speeding in an 8 MPH zone. He gets held up when he refuses to pay the ticket.
Episode 23
Flights of Fantasy
October 5, 1991
Orson convinces Wade to use his imagination and Wade imagines that he is saving the chickens from the weasel — unaware that his imagination is real. Meanwhile, trouble goes on when Roy accidentally kisses a bear.
Episode 24
Castaway Cat
October 5, 1991
When the cable goes out, Garfield is forced to turn to books for entertainment. Eventually, Garfield becomes so engrossed in the story of Robinson Crusoe that he starts acting out the novel, incorporating Odie, Jon, and the guy who comes to fix the cable.
Episode 25
Mind Over Matter
October 12, 1991
Jon takes Garfield and Odie to see Swami Pastrami, and they run into a woman who swipes Jon's wallet and thus feeds Jon's info to the Swami. The Swami later returns Jon his wallet and also gives Jon a medallion that can supposedly read minds.
Episode 26
Orson at Bat
October 12, 1991
While playing baseball, Orson gets hit on the head with a ball and daydreams about being the title character in "Casey at the Bat".
Episode 27
Multiple Choice Cartoon
October 12, 1991
Garfield gives the audience a unique episode where they can make choices on what happens in the cartoon.
Episode 28
Galactic Gamesman
October 12, 1991
Garfield gets hooked on video games while Jon has appendicitis.
Episode 29
Sly Spy Guy
October 12, 1991
When Orson is unable to find his spy novel, he imagines that he is Double Oh Orson instead.
Episode 30
The Thing That Stayed Forever
October 12, 1991
Jon's uncle Ed is visiting his house for a while, until Garfield, Jon, and Odie get so fed up with him that they find a way to get rid of him.
Episode 31
Bouncing Baby Blues
October 19, 1991
Garfield and Odie go to the supermarket and accidentally take a baby home.
Episode 32
The Ugly Duckling
October 19, 1991
Orson tells the story of "The Ugly Duckling", who is Wade with a paper bag over his head, combined with elements of The Wizard of Oz.
Episode 33
Learning Lessons
October 19, 1991
The network wants the show to be more educational, so the Buddy Bears are instructed to give educational lessons to anything Garfield mentions.
Episode 34
Robodie II
October 19, 1991
Dr. Garbanzo Bean once again makes robotic clones of Odie, with a giant robot dog being accidentally made as well. This episode is a sequel to "Robodie".
Episode 35
For Butter or Worse
October 19, 1991
Convinced that Roy stole all the butter on the farm, Orson imagines that he is Power Pig in an effort to prove it.
Episode 36
Annoying Things
October 19, 1991
Garfield hosts a television show about what annoys him, and is forced to leave out listing dogs due to threats.
Episode 37
Guaranteed Trouble
October 26, 1991
Garfield, Odie, and Jon buy a new TV off of Madman Murray.
Episode 38
Fan Clubbing
October 26, 1991
Roy and Wade fight over who should have the barn for their fan club.
Episode 39
A Jarring Experience
October 26, 1991
A teenage mouse mistakes that Garfield is responsible for his missing mother, no matter how many times Garfield insists that he is innocent. He then sends in an Arnold Schwarzenegger-like mouse to make Garfield admit where his mother is.
Episode 40
The Idol of Id
November 2, 1991
While touring a museum, Garfield and Odie accidentally touch an idol that exchanges their minds.
Episode 41
Bedtime Story Blues
November 2, 1991
Orson reads Cinderella to Booker and Sheldon, who keep making changes to the story, much to Orson's dismay.
Episode 42
Mamma Manicotti
November 2, 1991
Garfield, Odie, and Jon help make Mamma Manicotti famous by proving that one cannot duplicate recipes cooked with love.
Episode 43
The Pizza Patrol
November 9, 1991
After watching a commercial about a pizza delivering service with a deliver-in-30-minutes-or-else-it-is-free guarantee, Garfield takes advantage of the offer.
Episode 44
The Son Also Rises
November 9, 1991
When his dad visits the farm, Wade tries to prove to him that he is no longer a coward.
Episode 45
Rolling Romance
November 9, 1991
Jon buys a used car from Madman Murray which comes with a computerized female voice and is attracted to Jon.
Episode 46
The Automated, Animated Cartoon
November 9, 1991
Animator Mr. Sprocket uses Garfield to demonstrate computer animation to Jon.
Episode 47
It's a Wonderful Wade
November 9, 1991
When Orson's brothers steal the vegetables that Wade was meant to guard, Wade is given trouble by the gang, compelling him to leave. Later, a guardian angel shows Wade what the farm would be like if he was never born.
Episode 48
Truckin' Odie
November 16, 1991
Garfield sings about Odie riding with a rookie trucker named Billy Bob.
