Garfield Gets a Life (1991)

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Lorenzo Music; Thom Huge; Gregg Berger; Frank Welker; June Foray

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Garfield and his owner, Jon Arbuckle, are in a rut. Life for them is a complete bore. They both need a life. Jon tries several unsuccessful times to get a date. Then he attends a class for the personality impaired where he meets a young woman and all seems to be great for Jon, but Garfield starts to feel neglected and left out.


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