How It Started - Cartoons and Commercialshttp://flashbacksandmemories.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/how-it-started/
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The above two YouTube videos sparked my initial interest in this “project.” My brother actually posted these videos on my facebook wall. When I first clicked “play” I was so, so excited!!!
Not only did I remember the words to the entire Garfield and Friends theme song and the entire Crossfire commercial, but I absolutely remember every visual of each segment. These really take me back to Saturday mornings and weekday afternoons in elementary school. I actually owned a Crossfire game at one point, and am not sure where it is. I have to go digging for it in my basement. If I recover it, I’ll be sure to post some nice action photos. I can’t promise I’ll be surfing on one of the game pieces though.
In terms of Garfield and Friends, wow did I love that show! What’s there not to love about a cat who eats everything in sight. I did collect lots of Garfield (and Odie!) merchandise over the years. Stuffed animals, T-shirts, pencils (I probably received these in a goody bag from a birthday party) and of course, the Garfield stuffed animal with the suction cups on his paws, that everyone used to stick on the inside of their car windows. What a fun site to see on the Long Island Expressway. The one thing I never fully understood about the show was the cut to Orson and his farmland-friends, but I enjoyed it just the same. It was a nice break from the constant sarcasm and digestion taking place in Jon’s kitchen. But poor Wade with his inner tube. A duck who can’t swim - no wonder he almost got the crap kicked out of him every episode.
I miss this lasagna-loving lump! “Disguises, surprises and pies of all sizes” for all!
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