The Cat is Coming!

Next Monday, The Garfield Show debuts on Cartoon Network in the U.S. of A. This is the all-new series that I've been working on for the last couple of years as a producer, writer and voice director. It began airing some time ago in other countries and did so well that we're already into production on our second season. Cartoon Network begins airing the first season on October 26 and then each episode will run twice a day, Monday through Friday. On my set, the two telecasts are at 7:30 AM and Noon but it'll probably be 10:30 AM and 3 PM where you are. Consult, as they say, your local listings.

The show features Frank Welker as the voice of Garfield, Wally Wingert as Jon, Gregg Berger as Odie and Squeak the Mouse, Jason Marsden as Nermal, Julie Payne as Liz, and Audrey Wasilewski as Arlene. All those folks also speak for other characters, plus they've been joined by a number of guest actors including Laura Summer, Tress MacNeille, Stan Freberg, David L. Lander, Melissa Disney and Susan Silo. The shows were animated by Dargaud Media and Ellipsanime Productions, directed by Philippe Vidal. I tell you all this because unless they've remade the end credits without telling me, they'll be unreadable on your set.

But that's about my only complaint. I was initially leery of CGI animation but as I've come to realize, there's good CGI and bad CGI just like any other kind of animation. I think we got some very good CGI. This guy Vidal really knows how to make cartoons…and that's about all the hard sell I'll give it. Hope you'll catch some of them and I hope you'll enjoy what you catch. On the first episode, you can see what happens when Earth is invaded by people from another planet where everyone looks like a piece of lasagna. And don't think that couldn't happen.