Klopman Diamond

“It's the Klopman Diamond. A rare and priceless gem, as well as a pointless running gag on a Saturday morning cartoon show.„
— Garfield

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".

Appearances

Garfield and Friends

Season 1

• Wanted: Wade (mentioned only)
• Best of Breed

Season 2

• Binky Goes Bad

• Video Airlines
• The Curse of Klopman
• Rainy Day Dreams

Season 3

• Secrets of the Animated Cartoon

Season 7

• The Guy of Her Dreams (mentioned only)

Trivia

• The joke was referenced 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.
• 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.