“It's the Klopman Diamond. A rare and priceless gem, as well as a pointless running gag on a popular Saturday morning cartoon series.„
— Garfield, Rainy Day Dreams
The Klopman Diamond is a legendary diamond said to have a curse on it.
It is best known for being a running gag in Garfield and Friends, first referenced to by a cellmate in the U.S. Acres episode "Wanted: Wade".
It is also featured in the Garfield Kart video game as a stinky time bomb.
Appearances[]
Garfield and Friends[]
Season 1[]
- "Wanted: Wade" (mentioned)
- ”School Daze” (mentioned)
- "Best of Breed"
Season 2[]
- "The Legend of the Lake"
- "Show Stoppers" (mentioned)
- "The Lasagna Zone"
- "Screaming with Binky (Diamond Cutter)"
- "Attack of the Mutant Guppies" (mentioned)
- "The Curse of Klopman"
- "Rainy Day Dreams"
- "Binky Goes Bad"
- "Video Airlines"
Season 3[]
- "Secrets of the Animated Cartoon"
- "The Feline Felon" (mentioned)
Season 4[]
- "Trial and Error" (mentioned)
- "Mind Over Matter" (mentioned)
Season 5[]
Season 6[]
Season 7[]
- "Puss In Hi-Tops"
- "The Guy of Her Dreams" (mentioned)
The Garfield Show[]
Season 1[]
Season 2[]
Season 4[]
- "Lion Queen: Zoo Melody" (mentioned)
- "Home Sweet Home" (mentioned)
Trivia[]
- The Klopman Diamond is based off of the Hope Diamond due to being passed down for generations and are believed to carry curses with them.
- The origin of the Klopman Diamond is an old joke usually associated with either Myron Cohen or Johnny Carson. Mark Evanier loved this joke so much that he put a reference in the scripts. According to him, at the recording session, all the actors instantly recognized the joke.[1]
- The joke was featured in Garfield's Pet Force as The Klopman Crystal, a powerful diamond Vetvix was after.
- In a few episodes of The Garfield Show, Garfield watches a documentary named Who Stole The Klopman Diamond.
- In "Lion Queen: Zoo Melody", the diamond is said to be owned by Spencer Spendington.