by Christopher on Sep.12, 2010, under Childhood Nightmares, Halloween, Retro TV

When I was a kid Garfield Television specials were just about the coolest seasonal specials on TV. Back then Garfield didn’t have a regular tv series or any movies so the only way to enjoy Garfield was through the daily comic strip in my local paper. That’s why it was the best thing ever when the first Garfield Holiday special aired on TV. Garfields Halloween Adventure found our favorite weight challenged feline experiencing Halloween for the first time. Other people will tell you that Peanuts Halloween Special was the best but they’re just wrong. Garfield’s take on Halloween was filled with about as much wonderment as any kids first trick or treating experience and it culminated with the classic haunted house filled with vengeful ghosts. How can you go wrong with that? Not to mention the music of Lou Rawls.

Its a little sad that TV is so different now then when I was a kid. With 900 cable channels showing whatever you want plus the internet its hard to explain to today’s kids what it was like to have to wait for a holiday special to appear on one of the 4 channels we had as a kid. We had to wait till Saturday morning for cartoons and so when a cartoon came on during prime time as a holiday special we were delirious with excitement. Ah, simpler times…