Portrait of Jim Davis

Writing

Jim Davis

Career

Active from 1982 to 2019, with a break from 1992 to 2003, busiest in 1988 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Here Comes Garfield
Here Comes Garfield
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 3.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jim Davis Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    1.8, average 5.5
  • Tension
    2.5, average 6.0
  • Social Commentary
    2.1, average 4.9
  • Melancholy
    1.9, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Classic Saturday Morning Cartoon 2
  • CGI Animation 2
  • Pop Culture References 2
  • Physical Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

26
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Garfield Movie 2
The Garfield Movie 2

Characters, Executive Producer

2020s

1 title ยท average score 46
The Garfield Movie
The Garfield Movie (2024)
GoodWatch score 46

Executive Producer, Characters

2000s

9 titles ยท average score 41
Garfield's Pet Force
Garfield's Pet Force (2009)
GoodWatch score 46

Writer, Executive Producer

Garfield's Fun Fest
Garfield's Fun Fest (2008)
GoodWatch score 46

Writer, Executive Producer

Garfield Gets Real
Garfield Gets Real (2007)
GoodWatch score 43

Executive Producer, Character Designer

Garfield and Friends: Dreams & Schemes
Garfield and Friends: Dreams & Schemes (2007)

Creator, Writer

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)
GoodWatch score 37

Characters

Garfield
Garfield (2004)
GoodWatch score 35

Comic Book

Garfield as Himself
Garfield as Himself (2004)

Writer, Producer

Garfield: Bringing the Cat to Life
Garfield: Bringing the Cat to Life (2004)

Thanks

I Love 1980's
I Love 1980's (2001)

TV show

1990s

2 titles ยท average score 69
Garfield Gets a Life
Garfield Gets a Life (1991)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer, Executive Producer

Garfield's Feline Fantasies
Garfield's Feline Fantasies (1990)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer

1980s

13 titles ยท average score 74
Garfield's Thanksgiving
Garfield's Thanksgiving (1989)
GoodWatch score 74

Writer

Garfield's Babes and Bullets
Garfield's Babes and Bullets (1989)
GoodWatch score 76

Writer

Garfield and Friends
Garfield and Friends (1988)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท Creator, Producer

Garfield: His 9 Lives
Garfield: His 9 Lives (1988)
GoodWatch score 71

Original Story, Writer

Happy Birthday Garfield
Happy Birthday Garfield (1988)

Executive Producer, Writer

A Garfield Christmas
A Garfield Christmas (1987)
GoodWatch score 76

Writer

Garfield Goes Hollywood
Garfield Goes Hollywood (1987)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer

Garfield In Paradise
Garfield In Paradise (1986)
GoodWatch score 69

Creator, Writer

Garfield's Halloween Adventure
Garfield's Halloween Adventure (1985)
GoodWatch score 75

Writer, Creator

Garfield in the Rough
Garfield in the Rough (1984)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer, Creator

Garfield on the Town
Garfield on the Town (1983)
GoodWatch score 78

Writer

Here Comes Garfield
Here Comes Garfield (1982)
GoodWatch score 78

Writer