- 25th Birthday
media alerts sent to 2570 newspapers (May 1-2)
- "It's All
About Me (At Sea) In 2003" - Garfield's Official 25th Birthday
Celebration Cruise
- Jim Davis'
book tour for In Dog Years I'd Be Dead begins on
West Coast
(San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco)
- Garfield Art
Show at Chuck Jones Studio Gallery in Old Town, San Diego (May 29)
- Jim
Davis attends Book Expo in Los Angeles (May 30-June 1)
- Ritter's Frozen
Custard launches new Smoothie line
- Birthday
story appears in Family Fun magazine
- Garfield Birthday
mentions appear in National Geographic Kids and Disney
Adventures magazines
- "Happy
Birthday to Me" Show in Pennsylvania: Clearview Mall (May 14);
North Hills Village Mall (May 15); Washington Mall (May 16)
- "Happy Birthday
to Me" Show at WOKA Radio/Martin Centre in Douglas, GA (May
17)
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June 19, 2003!
Garfield's 25th BIRTHDAY
- Three-day Garfield
Birthday Bash in Muncie, Indiana including The Garfield Collector's
Gathering (June 19-21)
- National book
tour continues in Indianapolis, Carmel, Fort Wayne, Cleveland, Dayton,
Louisville and New York
- Jim Davis
on NBC’s TODAY show (June 19)
- Garfield Art
at Animazing Gallery in SoHo (June 16 or 17)
- Ritter's Frozen
Custard Birthday Parties at all locations, featuring "Happy
Birthday to Me" Show (June 14)
- "Happy Birthday
To Me" show starts 8-week run at Dollywood (June 20)
- Cartoon Network
Latin America celebrates Garfield birthday with on-air promos
- Easton Press releases
leather-bound editions of In Dog Years I'd Be Dead
- Garfield Birthday
mention in YM
- Cat Fancy editorial
- 25th
Anniversary displays begin in PetsMart stores nationwide
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- "Happy Birthday to Me" Show
at Delaware State Fair (July 19)
- "Happy Birthday to Me" Show
at Quick Check New Jersey Festival of Ballooning (July 26-27)
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- Discovery/Travel
Airs 25th Anniversary Special
- Garfield Stuff
Catalog mailing
- Ballantine releases
collector's edition Christmas book
- Magazine mention
in Highlights
- "Happy Birthday
To Me" show at Seminole Towne Center in Sanford, FL (September
6)
- "Happy Birthday
To Me" show at Susquehanna Valley Mall in Selinsgrove, PA (September
27)
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- Garfield
Stuff Catalog mailing
- Release of PBS
Documentary "Garfield: Larger Than Life"
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- Garfield Balloon in the 75th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
- Garfield-Macy's
Holiday Character Promotion - including exclusive PWP Garfield plush
and related promotional support. Includes Macy's East, Macy's
West, Rich's, Bon Marche, Goldsmith's, Lazarus and macys.com.
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