Orson's Brothers

Orson's Brothers in the U.S. Acres cartoons.

Orson's brothers as they appeared in the original comic strip.

Mort, Gort, and Wart, collectively known as Orson's Brothers, are the main antagonists in the U.S. Acres cartoons. Initially featured without names in the first three weeks of the comic strip's run, they are the elder brothers of Orson Pig who enjoy picking on him or bullying him whenever they visit, and have also been known to steal the farm's vegetable crops. However, they are not particularly smart, consenting Orson and his friends to outsmart the pigs and send them running all the way back home.

More specific information on each brother can be found on their respective pages.

Appearances

Garfield and Friends

Season 1

• "Keeping Cool"
• "Short Story"

Season 2

• "Show Stoppers"
• "Hogcules"
• "Origin of Power Pig"
• "Barn of Fear"
• "Swine Trek"
• "Gort Goes Good"
• "Peanut-Brained Rooster"

Season 3

• "Barn of Fear II"
• "Orson Goes On Vacation"
• "Secrets of the Animated Cartoon" (non-speaking)
• "Orson's Diner" (Wart only)
• "Ben Hog"
• "Mystery Guest"
• "The Orson Awards"
• "The Well Dweller"

Season 4

• "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Wade"
• "Orson at the Bat" (non-speaking)
• "The Ugly Duckling"
• "Bedtime Story Blues"
• "It's a Wonderful Wade"

Season 5

• "Rainy Day Robot"
• "Forget-Me-Not Newton" (Gort only)
• "The Name Game"
• "Stark Raven Mad"
• "The Bo Show"
• "The Caverns of Cocoa"
• "Who Done It?"

Season 6

• "How Now, Stolen Cow?" (mentioned)

Season 7

• "The Old Man of the Mountain" (Gort only)
• "If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Alpha Centauri"
• "The Monster Who Couldn't Scare Anybody"

Trivia

• Despite their frequent appearances in the cartoon, Orson's brothers were seen only briefly in the comic strip during its first three weeks.
• In the children's storybook Garfield's Christmas Tales, Mort, Wart, and Gort are referred to in one story as the Grunt Brothers. This name has not been used in any other Garfield or U.S. Acres media.
• Orson's Brothers, along with the Weasel, are the most recurring antagonists in the U.S Acres segments of the cartoon, with the other antagonists being minor characters, or one-offs.
• Orson’s brothers do not appear in Season 6. They only get mentioned in one episode.
• Their appearances are often accompanied by a remix of In the Hall of Mountain King
• Gort is usually the only brother to appear by himself.
  • Wart appears alone once in "Orson's Diner."