Garfield

Permanent URL: https://mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=5341

Strip by: Lubaf

{The Loud Dog is barking at Garfield, while Garfield closely examines him}

Dog: You found the cause of the rattling noise yet?

Garfield: Not yet. Start her up again and I'll go check around back

The author writes:

It's a failing hydraulic leg lifter. It'll probably cost the dog upward of $300 for a replacement job.

Original strip: 2021-08-11:

Transcript:

SFX: POOK!

Trivia:

Almost completely recycled for the July 28, 1978 strip in the syndicated version.

Confused about what this strip is? See the first post here

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Transcript:

Jon: You're really getting into this farm thing, aren't you, Garfield?

Garfield: Yup. Wanna swap sheep jokes?

Permanent URL: https://mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=954

Strip by: unstattedCommoner

Jon: Hi, there ... I'm Jon Arbuckle, and this is my cat, Garfield.

Jon: Our only thought is to entertain you.

Garfield: You may as well stop reading now; it's not getting any funnier.

The author writes:

Original strip: 1978-06-19.

Transcript:

Jon: What are you doing tonight Lyman?

Lyman: I'm going to the bijou to see their new movie

Lyman: It's about this kid who puts a tack in his teacher's chair and she sits on it

Jon: Not much of a plot

Lyman: I suppose so. But I still like the movies where the boy gets the girl in the end

Trivia:

Recycled for the September 9th, 1978 comic strip in the syndicated version:

Confused about what this strip is? See the first post here

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Transcript:

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Jon: Dad, you didn't.

Dad: A good chew never hurt nobody.

Permanent URL: https://mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=303

Strip by: Quaternion

{Garfield notices his reflection in a mirror is upside down}

{Garfield turns the mirror upside down}

{Garfield notices his reflection in the mirror is upright, but he is now upside down}

{Garfield turns the mirror upside down}

...

The author writes:

For best enjoyment, print this one out, then fold it along the horizontal axis, twist it once and glue the ends together.

If you are too lazy, (like me) then start at any panel and start reading to the right. When you get to the right end, continue on the left, but in the opposite row.

Möbius strip.

Original strip: 1991-01-17.

Transcript:

Lyman: Look behind you Jon... There's Farah Fawcett in the nude!

SFX: pok!

Jon: Wha...

Lyman: Point, game, set, match

Jon: I should have seen right through it when he said, "in the nude"

Trivia:

Remake of the Gnorm Gnat strip from August 23rd, 1973.

Confused about what this strip is? See the first post here

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Transcript:

Jon: This is where milk comes from, Garfield.

Garfield: How interesting, how informative. I'll never, EVER drink milk again as long as I live.

Permanent URL: https://mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=3108

Strip by: Jacob Huller

{Generic Garfield Title Card}

{Garfield is suspended by the jaw from a tree branch. Odie is pulling on his legs}

Garfield: I don't think this is exactly the way to get me down, Odie.

{Odie bends down branch}

Garfield: Congratulations Odie! You did something right for a change!

{Odie allows Garfield to be flung off by the branch}

SFX: TOING!!

Garfield {later}: Well Odie, you almost broke every bone in my body, but you did get me down from that tree.

Garfield: Some day I hope to do the same for you.

{Odie is now suspended from the tree branch as Garfield walks away}

Garfield: But not today.

The author writes:

Inspired by #754 and #227, I decided to take the most important beats of the Garfield Gets His Mouth Stuck in a Tree week-long arc and condense it into a Sunday strip, even squashing the panels to better match the Sunday formatting. The generic Garfield title card from the early 1970s has been used (specifically the one from 1978-06-25).

Original strips: 1978-06-25, 1988-07-05, 1988-07-06, 1988-07-07, 1988-07-08.

Transcript:

Lyman: What's the score?

Jon: Thirty, Love

Lyman: Thirty to what? Sweetheart?

Jon: Love. Love is nothing

Lyman: (gasp)... Does this mean you want your fraternity pin back?

Jon: I don't deserve this

Trivia:

Remake of the Gnorm Gnat comic from June 14th, 1973:

Confused about what this strip is? See the first post here

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Transcript:

Jon: Say, mom, whatever happened to Nadine, my pet chicken?

Mom: She's fine.

Jon: This is great! What is it?

Dad: Nadine noodle soup.

Garfield: She was family!

Permanent URL: https://mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=3105

Strip by: Punksu

{Title card with Garfield as Thomas Anderson, Jon as Morpheus, Odie as Cypher and Lyman as Dujour}

{Jon/Morpheus peeks through flowers in a vase}

Jon: Ohh Andersoon!

{Jon spots Garfield/Anderson behind a chair}

Jon: Aha!

{Jon chases Garfield across the room}

Jon: Got'cha!

{Jon and Garfield struggle and Garfield escapes}

{Jon holds out a red pill}

Jon: Anderson! Come back here and take your vitamin pill!

The author writes:

The pill in the original comic was red so this had to happen sooner or later.

Original strips: 1978-10-22, 1981-07-05, 1981-12-18.

Transcript:

Jon: Uh, what's your name?

Liz: Liz

Jon: Gee, what a pretty name. Is that short for Elizabeth?

Liz: No... it's short for "Lizard"

Jon: I don't think "Liz" likes small talk

Trivia:

First instance of Liz's name. Liz's sarcastic quip would be reused for the June 27th, 1979 strip in the syndicated version:

Confused about what this strip is? See the first post here

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Transcript:

Jon: Hey, Garfield, we're going to visit dad and mom on the farm this week. Where are you going?

Garfield: To pack my bibs, and stuff some hayseeds between my teeth.

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Transcript:

Garfield: Hello, sunrise. Hello, flower garden.

WACHOO

Garfield: Hello, hay fever.

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Permanent URL: https://mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=1859

Strip by: Andrew Kepple

Jon: {tossing a banana onto the bench in front of Garfield} Happy diet, Garfield. Here's a banana for breakfast.

{Jon at the computer, typing}

Text: 'Sup Tumblr, my cat is now 100% vegan! U mad?

Jon: {facing Garfield} My blog is getting edgier!

The author writes:

Promoting feeding cats a vegan diet is an effective way to gain attention and notoriety on Tumblr.

Note: The submitter of this SRoMG strip does not support the (eventually) lethal practice of enforcing a vegan diet on obligate carnivores. Jon really is a cruel, cruel man.

Original strips: 1983-08-17, 2010-04-22.

Transcript:

Irma: Guess what hon? We have a new girl working here

Jon: Oh?

Jon: I think I just died and went to heaven

Trivia:

First appearance of Liz at Irma’s diner. The dialogue in the final panel would be recycled for the June 26, 1979 strip in the syndicated version)

Confused about what this strip is? See the first post here

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