Last year, I covered "A Flintstones Christmas" from 1977, which you can check out HERE.
I thought I'd expand that series this year into "Creepy Cartoons" for the Halloween season. The toons aren't that creepy, but it goes with the Halloween theme, and I like alliteration. Besides, it's my website, so I make the rules.
Since I covered Garfield's Thanksgiving a few years back (click HERE for that), perhaps I'll start a "Cartoon Cornucopia" for Thanksgiving? Well, we'll see.
Back to the holiday currently at hand, there are many incredible Halloween cartoons from the past to choose from. This year, I've selected one that scared the pants off of me as a little kid when I first saw it, likely at 4 or 5 in 1988 or '89.
Garfield's Halloween Adventure!
I've discovered I wasn't alone in being scared silly. AVClub.com has a long article about how the special, specifically the final scenes, was terrifying for most children.
Originally titled Garfield in Disguise when it debuted on television in 1985, the special was renamed to Garfield's Halloween Adventure the following year. The Garfield in Disguise title was still used for the book adaptation released simultaneously, although, in later reprints, the name was switched to match the animated special.
I had several of those books as a kid and always kept the stack of them on the bookshelf built into my bed's headboard because I liked to read all the holiday ones repeatedly. If you're interested in reading about any other Garfield television specials, you can read the brief synopsis I wrote about my 5 Favorite Specials HERE.
We're here to talk specifically about Garfield's Halloween Adventure today, so let's get started!