the fact that this one has all the 1986 commercials intact as well makes it essential yearly viewing

which reminds me once again of this surreal interview about the making of this special the av club did with jim davis a few years back https://tv.avclub.com/jim-davis-wanted-garfield-s-halloween-adventure-to-at-1798273385

like everything he's saying about letting the tension build is GOOD STORYTELLING ADVICE, davis is such a weird fuckin' case

"You really had to stop things and let it build and let the kids let their own imaginations play with them. You have to stand back and let them do a little bit of the work, rather than feeding them everything."

between this & some of the weird shit in the earlier garfield comics this is absolutely a person who knows how to tell a story effectively, he just chose to cash out and be a gajillionare on merchandising instead

anyway just using this thread as a dumping ground for good spooky cartoons now