S03E36: The Cactus Saga
Cactus Jake tells Jon and Garfield the story of how he got to be known as Cactus Jake. The flashback sequence features Cactus Jake's Grandpa Jack and his sidekick (resembling Garfield) The Lasagna Kid.
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Season 1
Peace & Quiet
S1E1 / 17 Sep 1988
Wanted: Wade
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Garfield Goes Hawaiian
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Box o' Fun
S1E4 / 24 Sep 1988
Unidentified Flying Orson
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School Daze
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Nighty Nightmare
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Banana Nose
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Ode to Odie
S1E9 / 01 Oct 1988
Fraidy Cat
S1E10 / 08 Oct 1988
Shell Shocked Sheldon
S1E11 / 08 Oct 1988
Nothing to Sneeze At
S1E12 / 08 Oct 1988
Garfield's Moving Experience
S1E13 / 15 Oct 1988
Wade: You're Afraid
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Good Mousekeeping
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Identity Crisis
S1E16 / 22 Oct 1988
The Bad Sport
S1E17 / 22 Oct 1988
Up a Tree
S1E18 / 22 Oct 1988
Weighty Problem
S1E19 / 29 Oct 1988
The Worm Turns
S1E20 / 29 Oct 1988
Good Cat, Bad Cat
S1E21 / 29 Oct 1988
Cabin Fever
S1E22 / 05 Nov 1988
Return of Power Pig
S1E23 / 05 Nov 1988
Fair Exchange
S1E24 / 05 Nov 1988
The Binky Show
S1E25 / 12 Nov 1988
Keeping Cool
S1E26 / 12 Nov 1988
Don't Move!
S1E27 / 12 Nov 1988
Magic Mutt
S1E28 / 19 Nov 1988
Short Story
S1E29 / 19 Nov 1988
Monday Misery
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Best of Breed
S1E31 / 26 Nov 1988
National Tapioca Pudding Day
S1E32 / 26 Nov 1988
All About Odie
S1E33 / 26 Nov 1988
Caped Avenger
S1E34 / 03 Dec 1988
Shy Fly Guy
S1E35 / 03 Dec 1988
Green Thumbs Down
S1E36 / 03 Dec 1988
Forget Me Not
S1E37 / 10 Dec 1988
I Like Having You Around!
S1E38 / 10 Dec 1988
Sales Resistance
S1E39 / 10 Dec 1988
Season 2
Pest of a Guest
S2E1 / 16 Sep 1989
The Impractical Joker
S2E2 / 16 Sep 1989
Fat & Furry
S2E3 / 16 Sep 1989
Rip Van Kitty
S2E4 / 16 Sep 1989
Grabbity
S2E5 / 16 Sep 1989
The Big Catnap
S2E6 / 16 Sep 1989
The Great Getaway
S2E7 / 23 Sep 1989
Scrambled Eggs
S2E8 / 23 Sep 1989
Hansel and Garfield
S2E9 / 23 Sep 1989
The Sludge Monster
S2E10 / 23 Sep 1989
Fortune Kooky
S2E11 / 23 Sep 1989
Heatwave Holiday
S2E12 / 23 Sep 1989
One Good Fern Deserves Another
S2E13 / 30 Sep 1989
Goody-Go-Round
S2E14 / 30 Sep 1989
The Black Book
S2E15 / 30 Sep 1989
The Legend of the Lake
S2E16 / 30 Sep 1989
Double Oh Orson
S2E17 / 30 Sep 1989
Health Feud
S2E18 / 30 Sep 1989
Binky Gets Cancelled!
S2E19 / 07 Oct 1989
Show Stoppers
S2E20 / 07 Oct 1989
Cutie and the Beast
S2E21 / 07 Oct 1989
The Lasagna Zone
S2E22 / 07 Oct 1989
Sleepytime Pig
S2E23 / 07 Oct 1989
Yojumbo
S2E24 / 07 Oct 1989
Pros and Cons
S2E25 / 14 Oct 1989
Rooster Revenge
S2E26 / 14 Oct 1989
Lights! Camera! Garfield!
S2E27 / 14 Oct 1989
Polecat Flats
S2E28 / 14 Oct 1989
Hogcules
S2E29 / 14 Oct 1989
Brain Boy
S2E30 / 14 Oct 1989
Maine Course
S2E31 / 21 Oct 1989
No Laughing Matter
S2E32 / 21 Oct 1989
Attack of the Mutant Guppies
S2E33 / 21 Oct 1989
Robodie
S2E34 / 21 Oct 1989
First Aid Wade
S2E35 / 21 Oct 1989
Video Victim
S2E36 / 21 Oct 1989
The Curse of Klopman
S2E37 / 28 Oct 1989
Mud Sweet Mud
S2E38 / 28 Oct 1989
Rainy Day Dreams
S2E39 / 28 Oct 1989
Basket Brawl
S2E40 / 28 Oct 1989
Origin of Power Pig!
S2E41 / 28 Oct 1989
Cactus Jake Rides Again
S2E42 / 28 Oct 1989
Binky Goes Bad!
S2E43 / 04 Nov 1989
Barn of Fear
S2E44 / 04 Nov 1989
Mini-Mall Matters
S2E45 / 04 Nov 1989
Attention-Getting Garfield
S2E46 / 11 Nov 1989
Swine Trek
S2E47 / 11 Nov 1989
It Must Be True!
S2E48 / 11 Nov 1989
Arrivederci, Odie!
S2E49 / 18 Nov 1989
Gort Goes Good
S2E50 / 18 Nov 1989
Feeling Feline
S2E51 / 18 Nov 1989
The Bear Facts
S2E52 / 18 Nov 1989
Nothing to Be Afraid of
S2E53 / 18 Nov 1989
The Big Talker
S2E54 / 18 Nov 1989
Cactus Makes Perfect
S2E55 / 25 Nov 1989
Hogcules II
S2E56 / 25 Nov 1989
Crime and Nourishment
S2E57 / 25 Nov 1989
T.V. of Tomorrow
S2E58 / 25 Nov 1989
Little Red Riding Egg
S2E59 / 25 Nov 1989
Well-Fed Feline
S2E60 / 25 Nov 1989
Invasion of the Big Robots
S2E61 / 02 Dec 1989
Shelf Esteem
S2E62 / 02 Dec 1989
Housebreak Hotel
S2E63 / 02 Dec 1989
First Class Feline
S2E64 / 02 Dec 1989
Hamelot
S2E65 / 02 Dec 1989
How to Be Funny!
S2E66 / 02 Dec 1989
Mystic Manor
S2E67 / 09 Dec 1989
Flop Goes the Weasel
S2E68 / 09 Dec 1989
The Legend of Long Jon
S2E69 / 09 Dec 1989
China Cat
S2E70 / 09 Dec 1989
Cock-a-Doodle Dandy
S2E71 / 09 Dec 1989
Beach Blanket Bonzo
S2E72 / 09 Dec 1989
Lemon Aid
S2E73 / 16 Dec 1989
Hog Noon
S2E74 / 16 Dec 1989
Video Airlines
S2E75 / 21 Oct 1989
The Mail Animal
S2E76 / 16 Dec 1989
Peanut-Brained Rooster
S2E77 / 16 Dec 1989
Mummy Dearest
S2E78 / 16 Dec 1989
Season 3
Skyway Robbery
S3E1 / 15 Sep 1990
The Bunny Rabbits Is Coming
S3E2 / 15 Sep 1990
Close Encounters Of The Garfield Kind
S3E3 / 15 Sep 1990
Astrocat
S3E4 / 15 Sep 1990
Cock-a-Doodle Duel
S3E5 / 15 Sep 1990
Cinderella Cat
S3E6 / 15 Sep 1990
Ship Shape
S3E7 / 22 Sep 1990
Barn of Fear II
S3E8 / 22 Sep 1990
Break a Leg
S3E9 / 22 Sep 1990
Twice Told Tale
S3E10 / 22 Sep 1990
Orson Goes on Vacation
S3E11 / 22 Sep 1990
Wedding Bell Blues
S3E12 / 22 Sep 1990
Clean Sweep
S3E13 / 29 Sep 1990
Secrets of the Animated Cartoon
S3E14 / 29 Sep 1990
How the West Was Lost
S3E15 / 29 Sep 1990
Binky Gets Cancelled...Again!
S3E16 / 29 Sep 1990
Orson's Diner
S3E17 / 29 Sep 1990
Flat Tired
S3E18 / 29 Sep 1990
Return of the Buddy Bears
S3E19 / 06 Oct 1990
Much Ado About Lanolin
S3E20 / 06 Oct 1990
Reigning Cats and Dogs
S3E21 / 06 Oct 1990
Fit for a King
S3E22 / 06 Oct 1990
Ben Hog
S3E23 / 06 Oct 1990
Dessert in the Desert
S3E24 / 06 Oct 1990
The Hound of the Arbuckles
S3E25 / 13 Oct 1990
Read Alert
S3E26 / 13 Oct 1990
Urban Arbuckle
S3E27 / 13 Oct 1990
Odielocks and the Three Cats
S3E28 / 13 Oct 1990
Quack to the Future
S3E29 / 13 Oct 1990
Beddy Buy
S3E30 / 13 Oct 1990
Count Lasagna
S3E31 / 20 Oct 1990
Mystery Guest
S3E32 / 20 Oct 1990
Rodent Rampage
S3E33 / 20 Oct 1990
Feline Felon
S3E34 / 20 Oct 1990
The Legal Eagle
S3E35 / 20 Oct 1990
The Cactus Saga
S3E36 / 20 Oct 1990
D.J. Jon
S3E37 / 27 Oct 1990
Cornfinger
S3E38 / 27 Oct 1990
Five Minute Warning
S3E39 / 27 Oct 1990
Wonderful World
S3E40 / 27 Oct 1990
Orson Awards
S3E41 / 27 Oct 1990
The Garfield Workout
S3E42 / 27 Oct 1990
All Things Fat and Small
S3E43 / 03 Nov 1990
Robin Hog
S3E44 / 03 Nov 1990
Hare Replacement
S3E45 / 03 Nov 1990
Stick to It
S3E46 / 10 Nov 1990
Orson in Wonderland
S3E47 / 10 Nov 1990
For Cats Only
S3E48 / 10 Nov 1990
Mistakes Will Happen
S3E49 / 17 Nov 1990
The Well Dweller
S3E50 / 17 Nov 1990
The Wise Man
S3E51 / 17 Nov 1990
Star Struck
S3E52 / 17 Nov 1991
Election Daze
S3E53 / 17 Nov 1990
Dirty Business
S3E54 / 17 Nov 1990
Season 4
Moo Cow Mutt
S4E1 / 14 Sep 1991
Big Bad Buddy Bird
S4E2 / 14 Sep 1991
Angel Puss
S4E3 / 14 Sep 1991
Trial and Error
S4E4 / 14 Sep 1991
An Egg-Citing Tale
S4E5 / 14 Sep 1991
Supermarket Mania
S4E6 / 14 Sep 1991
The Legend of Cactus Jupiter
S4E7 / 21 Sep 1991
Birthday Boy Roy
S4E8 / 21 Sep 1991
Jukebox Jon
S4E9 / 21 Sep 1991
Squeak Previews
S4E10 / 21 Sep 1991
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Wade
S4E11 / 21 Sep 1991
A Tall Tale
S4E12 / 21 Sep 1991
Frankenstein Feline
S4E13 / 28 Sep 1991
Weatherman Wade
S4E14 / 28 Sep 1991
Fill-in Feline
S4E15 / 28 Sep 1991
Polar Pussycat
S4E16 / 28 Sep 1991
Over the Rainbow
S4E17 / 28 Sep 1991
Remote Possibilities
S4E18 / 28 Sep 1991
Night of the Living Laundromat
S4E19 / 05 Oct 1991
Fast Food
S4E20 / 05 Oct 1991
Cash and Carry
S4E21 / 05 Oct 1991
Speed Trap
S4E22 / 05 Oct 1991
Flights of Fantasy
S4E23 / 05 Oct 1991
Castaway Cat
S4E24 / 05 Oct 1991
Mind Over Matter
S4E25 / 12 Oct 1991
Orson at Bat
S4E26 / 12 Oct 1991
Multiple Choice Cartoon
S4E27 / 12 Oct 1991
Galactic Gamesman
S4E28 / 12 Oct 1991
Sly Spy Guy
S4E29 / 12 Oct 1991
The Thing That Stayed Forever
S4E30 / 12 Oct 1991
Bouncing Baby Blues
S4E31 / 19 Oct 1991
The Ugly Duckling
S4E32 / 19 Oct 1991
Learning Lessons
S4E33 / 19 Oct 1991
Robodie II
S4E34 / 19 Oct 1991
For Butter or Worse
S4E35 / 19 Oct 1991
Annoying Things
S4E36 / 19 Oct 1991
Guaranteed Trouble
S4E37 / 26 Oct 1991
Fan Clubbing
S4E38 / 26 Oct 1991
A Jarring Experience
S4E39 / 26 Oct 1991
The Idol of Id
S4E40 / 02 Nov 1991
Bedtime Story Blues
S4E41 / 02 Nov 1991
Mamma Manicotti
S4E42 / 02 Nov 1991
The Pizza Patrol
S4E43 / 09 Nov 1991
The Son Also Rises
S4E44 / 09 Nov 1991
Rolling Romance
S4E45 / 09 Nov 1991
The Automated, Animated Cartoon
S4E46 / 09 Nov 1991
It's a Wonderful Wade
S4E47 / 09 Nov 1991
Truckin' Odie
S4E48 / 16 Nov 1991
Season 5
Home Away from Home
S5E1 / 19 Sep 1992
Rainy Day Robot
S5E2 / 19 Sep 1992
Odie the Amazing
S5E3 / 19 Sep 1992
The First Annual Garfield Watchers Test
S5E4 / 19 Sep 1992
Stark Raven Mad
S5E5 / 19 Sep 1992
The Record Breaker
S5E6 / 19 Sep 1992
Renewed Terror
S5E7 / 26 Sep 1992
Badtime Story
S5E8 / 26 Sep 1992
Tooth or Dare
S5E9 / 26 Sep 1992
Country Cousin
S5E10 / 26 Sep 1992
The Name Game
S5E11 / 26 Sep 1992
The Carnival Curse
S5E12 / 26 Sep 1992
Home Sweet Swindler
S5E13 / 03 Oct 1992
Forget-Me-Not Newton
S5E14 / 03 Oct 1992
The Great Inventor
S5E15 / 03 Oct 1992
Taste Makes Waist
S5E16 / 03 Oct 1992
The Wolf Who Cried Boy
S5E17 / 03 Oct 1992
Day of Doom
S5E18 / 03 Oct 1992
The Kitty Council
S5E19 / 10 Oct 1992
The Bo Show
S5E20 / 10 Oct 1992
Bad Neighbor Policy
S5E21 / 10 Oct 1992
Canvas Back Cat
S5E22 / 10 Oct 1992
Make Believe Moon
S5E23 / 10 Oct 1992
Airborne Odie
S5E25 / 17 Oct 1992
Once Upon a Time Warp
S5E26 / 17 Oct 1992
Bride and Broom
S5E27 / 17 Oct 1992
Cute for Loot
S5E28 / 17 Oct 1992
The Caverns of Cocoa
S5E29 / 17 Oct 1992
Dream Date
S5E30 / 17 Oct 1992
The Worst Pizza in the History of Mankind
S5E31 / 24 Oct 1992
Jack II: The Rest of the Story
S5E32 / 24 Oct 1992
The Garfield Opera
S5E33 / 24 Oct 1992
Dummy of Danger
S5E34 / 24 Oct 1992
Sooner or Later
S5E35 / 24 Oct 1992
Jumping Jon
S5E36 / 24 Oct 1992
Sound Judgement
S5E37 / 31 Oct 1992
Gross Encounters
S5E38 / 31 Oct 1992
The Perils of Penelope
S5E39 / 31 Oct 1992
The Cartoon Cat Conspiracy
S5E40 / 31 Oct 1992
Who Done It?
S5E41 / 31 Oct 1992
The Picnic Panic
S5E42 / 31 Oct 1992
Ghost of a Chance
S5E43 / 07 Nov 1992
Roy Gets Sacked
S5E44 / 07 Nov 1992
Revenge of the Living Lunch
S5E45 / 07 Nov 1992
Supersonic Seymour
S5E46 / 07 Nov 1992
A Mildly Mental Mix-Up
S5E47 / 07 Nov 1992
Garfield Rap
S5E48 / 07 Nov 1992
Season 6
A Vacation From His Senses
S6E1 / 18 Sep 1993
The Incredibly Stupid Swamp Monster
S6E2 / 18 Sep 1993
Dread Giveaway
S6E3 / 18 Sep 1993
The Wright Stuff
S6E4 / 18 Sep 1993
Orson Express
S6E5 / 18 Sep 1993
Safe at Home
S6E6 / 18 Sep 1993
Jon the Barbarian
S6E7 / 25 Sep 1993
Uncle Roy to the Rescue
S6E8 / 25 Sep 1993
The Kitten and the Council
S6E9 / 25 Sep 1993
Next-Door Nuisance
S6E10 / 25 Sep 1993
What's It All About, Wade?
S6E11 / 25 Sep 1993
Bigfeetz
S6E12 / 25 Sep 1993
Canine Conspiracy
S6E13 / 02 Oct 1993
Snow Wade and the 77 Dwarfs (1)
S6E14 / 02 Oct 1993
The Genuine Article
S6E15 / 02 Oct 1993
The Best Policy
S6E16 / 02 Oct 1993
Snow Wade and the 77 Dwarfs (2)
S6E17 / 02 Oct 1993
Fishy Feline
S6E18 / 02 Oct 1993
The Pie-Eyed Piper
S6E19 / 09 Oct 1993
Fine-Feathered Funny Man
S6E20 / 09 Oct 1993
Sweet Tweet Treat
S6E21 / 09 Oct 1993
The Floyd Story
S6E22 / 09 Oct 1993
How Now, Stolen Cow?
S6E23 / 09 Oct 1993
The Second Penelope Episode
S6E24 / 09 Oct 1993
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Mouse
S6E25 / 16 Oct 1993
Payday Mayday
S6E26 / 16 Oct 1993
How to Drive a Human Crazy
S6E27 / 16 Oct 1993
Date of Disaster
S6E28 / 16 Oct 1993
A Little Time Off
S6E29 / 16 Oct 1993
The Longest Doze
S6E30 / 16 Oct 1993
Stairway to Stardom
S6E31 / 23 Oct 1993
Return of the Incredibly Stupid Swamp Monster
S6E32 / 23 Oct 1993
The Life and Times of the Lasagna Kid
S6E33 / 23 Oct 1993
Magic, Monsters And Manicotti
S6E34 / 23 Oct 1993
Midnight Ride of Paul Revere's Duck
S6E35 / 23 Oct 1993
Unreal Estate
S6E36 / 23 Oct 1993
Lost and Foundling
S6E37 / 30 Oct 1993
Winter Wonderland
S6E38 / 30 Oct 1993
Films and Felines
S6E39 / 30 Oct 1993
The Garfield Musical
S6E40 / 30 Oct 1993
Mind Over Melvin
S6E41 / 30 Oct 1993
Madman Meets His Match
S6E42 / 30 Oct 1993
Knights and Daze
S6E43 / 06 Nov 1993
Holiday Happening
S6E44 / 06 Nov 1993
Jailbird Jon
S6E45 / 06 Nov 1993
The Third Penelope Episode
S6E46 / 06 Nov 1993
Hare Force
S6E47 / 06 Nov 1993
Garfield's Garbage Can and Tin Pan Alley Revue
S6E48 / 06 Nov 1993
Season 7
The Legend Of Johnny Ragweedseed
S7E1 / 17 Sep 1994
Grape Expectations (1)
S7E2 / 17 Sep 1994
Catch As Cats Can't
S7E3 / 17 Sep 1994
A Matter of Conscience
S7E4 / 17 Sep 1994
Grape Expectations (2)
S7E5 / 17 Sep 1994
Top Ten
S7E6 / 17 Sep 1994
Change of Mind
S7E7 / 24 Sep 1994
Temp Trouble
S7E8 / 24 Sep 1994
The Perfect Match
S7E9 / 24 Sep 1994
My Fair Feline
S7E10 / 24 Sep 1994
Double Trouble Talk
S7E11 / 24 Sep 1994
Half-Baked Alaska
S7E12 / 24 Sep 1994
Puss in Hi-Tops
S7E13 / 01 Oct 1994
Egg Over Easy
S7E14 / 01 Oct 1994
The Beast From Beyond
S7E15 / 01 Oct 1994
Model Behavior
S7E16 / 01 Oct 1994
Egg Over Easy (2)
S7E17 / 01 Oct 1994
Another Ant Episode
S7E18 / 01 Oct 1994
Guy of Her Dreams
S7E19 / 08 Oct 1994
The Discount of Monty Cristo
S7E20 / 08 Oct 1994
The Fairy Dogmother
S7E21 / 08 Oct 1994
The Stand Up Mouse
S7E22 / 08 Oct 1994
Daydream Doctor
S7E23 / 08 Oct 1994
Happy Garfield Day
S7E24 / 08 Oct 1994
Sit on it
S7E25 / 15 Oct 1994
Kiddy Korner
S7E26 / 15 Oct 1994
Brainware Broadcast
S7E27 / 15 Oct 1994
The Suburban Jungle
S7E28 / 22 Oct 1994
The Thing in the Box
S7E29 / 22 Oct 1994
The Feline Philosopher
S7E30 / 22 Oct 1994
Thoroughly Mixed-Up Mouse
S7E31 / 29 Oct 1994
The Old Man and the Mountain
S7E32 / 29 Oct 1994
Food Fighter
S7E33 / 29 Oct 1994
The Jelly Roger
S7E34 / 05 Nov 1994
The Farmyard Feline Philosopher
S7E35 / 05 Nov 1994
Dogmother 2
S7E36 / 05 Nov 1994
Alley Katta & the 40 Thieves
S7E37 / 19 Nov 1994
If It's Tuesday, This Must be Alpha Centauri
S7E38 / 19 Nov 1994
Clash of Titans
S7E39 / 19 Nov 1994
Canned Laughter
S7E40 / 26 Nov 1994
Deja Vu
S7E41 / 26 Nov 1994
The Man Who Hated Cats
S7E42 / 26 Nov 1994
Horror Hostess (1)
S7E43 / 03 Dec 1994
Newsworthy Wade
S7E44 / 03 Dec 1994
Horror Hostess (2)
S7E45 / 03 Dec 1994
Arbuckle the Invincible
S7E46 / 10 Dec 1994
The Monster Who Couldn't Scare Anybody
S7E47 / 10 Dec 1994
The Ocean Blue
S7E48 / 10 Dec 1994
Lorenzo Music
Garfield (voice)
Gregg Berger
Odie / Orson (voice)
Howard Morris
Wade (voice)
Frank Welker
Bo / Booker / Sheldon (voice)
Julie Payne
Dr. Liz / Lanolin (voice)
