“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
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)
- Best of Breed
Season 2
- The Legend of the Lake
- Show Stoppers (mentioned)
- The Lasagna Zone
- The Curse of Klopman
- Rainy Day Dreams
- Binky Goes Bad
- Video Airlines
Season 3
Season 6
Season 7
- The Guy of Her Dreams (mentioned)
The Garfield Show
Season 4
- Lion Queen: Zoo Melody (mentioned)
Trivia
- 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.
- 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]
- In Lion Queen: Zoo Melody, the diamond is said to be owned by Spencer Spendington.