Inthisseason,theshowwentbacktoairingonenewepisodeaweek,butstayedinthehour-lengthformat,fillingupthesecondhalf-hourwithepisodesfrompreviousseasonsandsomeoftheprime-timespecialsfromthe1980s.Thisentireseason,alongwiththesecondhalfofseason6,isavailableonGarfieldandFriends:Volume5DVDset.Alsoworthnotingisthathere,anewthemesongwasaddedthatwaswrittenbyJ.R.JohnstonandNeilPanton.ThethemewassungbyJ.R.Johnston.Thisthemesongwasnotshowninternationally,andasaresult,itdoesnotappearontheDVDs(althoughGarfield'squotationsarekeptintact).ThisnewintroductionsequenceusedmostclipsfromSeasons5-7andafewfromthefirsttwoseasons,aswellasGarfieldinParadiseandGarfield'sFelineFantasies.Theepisodesstoppedusingafewsecondsofthethemeplayingintheepisodetitlecardsafterseasonseven'sfourthepisode;musicfromtheepisodeswereusedinthetitlecardsuntiltheshowended,eventhoughseasonsixusedmusicfromsomeoftheirepisodes导演采用平实的艺术策略。影像修复技术让历史更加可感，全彩处理增强细节表现，画面技术提升观看体验。技术使用保持克制，整体色调追求历史真实。整体场面注重精神传达。色彩运用体现严谨态度，声音设计追求内敛风格。