Garfield

Garfield is a multimedia franchise created by Jim Davis, originating as a comic strip that debuted on June 19, 1978. It stars a lazy orange cat named Garfield, his oddball owner Jon Arbuckle, Jon's dopey dog Odie, and their various friends along the way.
On August 6, 2019, Nickelodeon's parent company, ViacomCBS, announced that it had acquired the rights to the franchise through a buyout of Paws, Inc.Viacom, hungry for hits, gobbles up 'Garfield' Nickelodeon will produce a new animated series starring the character.
==Garfield media produced under Nickelodeon==
===Television series===
* Garfield (series)
===Video games===
*Garfield: Lasagna Party
====Crossovers====
*Zen Pinball Party Garfield
* Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
* Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis
* Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway
* Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
==Notes==
* Despite owning the franchise, past Garfield adaptations are not owned by Paramount Global. These include:
** The prime-time animated specials and Garfield and Friends (which are owned by 9 Story Media Group)
** The live-action movies and the CGI direct-to-video movies (which are owned by the Walt Disney Company following their acquisition of 20th Century Fox)
** The CGI animated series, The Garfield Show (which is owned by Dargaud)
** And the CGI animated movie, The Garfield Movie (which will be distributed by Sony Pictures)
*** However, due to Nickelodeon acquiring the franchise, Garfield and Friends received its own channel on the Pluto TV service on September 7, 2021. The first live-action movie would also be added to Paramount+.
* Long prior to the acquisition, syndicated reruns of Garfield and Friends aired on Nickelodeon from 1997 to 2000. Also, Nickelodeon aired the two live-action movies in 2015 and 2016.
==External links==
* Garfield Wiki
* Official Nick Page
* Official website for the comic strip
* Official Garfield Twitter account
==References==
Category:Garfield