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5678: Comedy minus time

==Explanation==
In the original, Jon sang "I'm sittin' on my spurs, Mama"; Garfield's reaction was almost the same, except that part of the plan was to make him (Jon) watch. Here, Jon sings part of "5, 6, 7, 8", a techno-pop and country pop song, linked in the second part of the author's note, by British group Steps; this strip's strip number further punctuates this reference. One of its members, Ian Watkins -- very much not to be confused with the Lostprophets singer of the same name -- was given the nickname "H" due to his hyperactive personality; thus, Garfield's plan to make "H" watch.
The first part of the author's note links to another time Manyhills did an author's note linking to the Europop song they had one of the Garfield characters quote.
It has been said that Comedy equals Tragedy plus Time. (This saying is often attributed to Carol Burnett, but its origins are unknown.) Given that, if we subtract Time from Comedy, we get Tragedy, the name of another song by Steps.
==The author writes:==
I believe I was quite clear on this point: NO JOKE HERE JUST EUROPOP.
Original strip: .
==Transcript==
Jon {dressed as a cowboy}: I have the clothes... I have the guitar...
Jon: I'm Jon Arbuckle, singing cowboy!
Jon {yowling}: Foot kickin', finger clickin', leather slappin', hand clappin', hip bumpin', music thumpin', knee hitchin', heel and toe, floor scuffin', leg shufflin', big grinnin', body spinnin', rompin', stompin', pumpin', jumpin', slidin', glidin', here we go!
Garfield {annoyed}: First we hang his guitar and make H watch
Category:Manyhills
Category:Music references
5679: The World Revolves Around Garfield, better version

==Explanation==
==The author writes:==
Since Lubaf wouldn't change the dialogue, I would!
Original Square Root of Minus Garfield comic: 2013-08-08.
Original strip: .
==Transcript==
Jon: The world does revolve around you
Garfield {ignoring the planet revolving around him}: You got that right, pal
Garfield: Because I told the world to!
Category:Reisen U. Inaba
5680: Meta Mid-Point 2

==Explanation==
==The author writes:==
We haven't done this in over 3500 strips, so it's about time we checked up on it. Thankfully all 3 strips were 3 panels, so no semantics needed.
Original Square Root of Minus Garfield strips: 2008-11-15, 2016-08-24, 2023-11-30.
Original strips: , , .
==Transcript==
Flea: Hello, I'm a flea
Jon: OH!
SFX: CROCODILE
{A pan of lasagna}
Category:Daboi491
5681: Garfield Plus Patience

==Explanation==
The original had Garfield say that he's reached his donut limit for the day and that he will eat the first donut of tomorrow. This edit changes just Garfield's thought in the third panel saying that the bell has rung and that it's now midnight as he eats the donut. Garfield waited patiently to eat the donut before the clock striked 12, as according to the transcript.
==The author writes:==
Original strip: .
==Transcript==
{Garfield looks at a donut covered in pink frosting}
Garfield: I've reached my donut limit for the day
{Garfield stares at the donut and patiently waits. The clock strikes twelve, and he wolfs down the donut}
Garfield: The bell has rung! It's now midnight!
Category:Josep Nollette
5682: Jon's having a wonderful Christmas time

==Explanation==
In the original Garfield strip, Jon was singing about going to his family's farm for Christmas. Garfield and Odie couldn't stand Jon's bad singing, so they had to hitchhike.
Here, Jon is singing Wonderful Christmastime by Paul McCartney from the 1980s. 
==The author writes:==
Jon sings "Wonderful Christmastime" by Paul McCartney (one of the Beatles that played the bass)
Original strip: .
==Transcript==
{Jon is driving the car with Garfield and Odie in the back, possibly annoyed by what's going to happen}
Garfield {thinking}: No!
Jon: OHHHHHH...
{Garfield and Odie go crazy from the singing}
Jon: The mood is right, the spirit's up...
Jon: We're here tonight, and that's enough!
Jon: Simply having a wonderful Christmas time!
{Garfield and Odie look at each other}
Jon: Simply having a wonderful Christmas time!
{Close-up of Jon Arbuckle}
Jon: So, what do you boys want to sing next?
{Car drives away, and Garfield and Odie attempt to hitchhike}
Jon {from the car}: Boys?
Category:Dfroggy20
Category:Music references
5683: Merry Seasons

==Explanation==
==The author writes:==
DISCLAIMER: I am not an electrician.
Original strip: .
==Transcript==
{Jon and Garfield are outside, looking up at the Christmas lights hanging on their house; unbeknownst to them, one is starting to crack}
SFX: crrk...
Jon {to Garfield}: All finished, Garfield.
{the bulb starts cracking more, and is glowing brighter; somehow, Jon still doesn't notice}
SFX: crackle crkk...
Jon: {points up at the lights} The lights are up, and we're ready to-
{the bulb explodes; Garfield stares on in solace}
SFX: POP!
Jon {taken aback; a bolt of electricity shoots out towards him}: WHAT THE?!
{Jon gets electrocuted}
Jon {is being electrocuted}: AAAGGGGHHHHH
{Garfield turns and smiles at the reader for some reason}
Category:Crazy56U
5684: Garfield 2.0 – Special Origin Issue

==Explanation==
==The author writes:==
I always wondered at what precise point the old, cat-like Garfield was replaced by the current humanoid monstrosity, and why. Now we know.
(Yes, yes, the teetering and the mismatched feet didn't take, and Garfield occasionally reverts to his original self later on. What, you actually expect consistency from ?)
Original strip: .
==Transcript==
{Garfield, on all fours, has found a pair of glasses on the ground}
Garfield: I wonder whose glasses these are
{Garfield puts on the glasses and instantly the sky darkens, he is struck by lightning and a voice booms from on high}
SFX: Zap
Voice: What the... ?! Garf, I told you not to touch my stuff! For your punishment, you'll walk upright, teeter drunkenly, and have deformed, mismatched feet... forevermore!
{Garfield takes off the glasses and throws them over his shoulder; he now walks upright, teeters drunkenly, and has deformed, mismatched feet}
Garfield: Jim Davis's
Category:Charles Montpetit
5685: Middle of the Night: An Alternative Solution

==Explanation==
In the original, Garfield was barbecuing an owl. Way back in #273: Night Garfield, Nottoostupid changed the sky color so that it was more of a nighttime color. Nyperold's solution, instead, was to change the owl to a caribou, an animal found in high latitudes. This jokingly suggests that they live in a location where, due to the Earth's tilt and revolution, there are times of the year where its rotation never moves them out of sunlight, which would explain the light blue sky.
==The author writes:==
Indiana? Where'd you ever get the impression that they lived there?
Original strip: .
==Transcript==
{Jon, clad in striped pajamas and bunny slippers, stands at the open door and yells out of the doorway. The sky outside is a pleasantly bright shade of blue}
Jon: Garfield, it's the middle of the night!
Jon: What are you doing?!
{He has a realization}
Jon: And what's that smell?
{Garfield stands in the doorway, holding a spatula and wearing a "Kiss the Cook" apron}
Garfield: Barbecuing a caribou
Category:Nyperold
5686: Consistency

==Explanation==
This strip simply dropped the final line of the original Garfield strip, thus implying that Jon couldn't actually hear Garfield's thoughts as would be realistically expected.
==The author writes:==
Just fixing up the continuity here.
Original Square Root of Minus Garfield strip: 2018-03-07.
Original strip: .
==Transcript==
Jon: I have a date with the most beautiful woman on the planet tonight!
{beat panel}
Garfield: And which planet would that be?​
Category:Redgreen
5687: Garfield Landing on His Least Favorite TV Show

==Explanation==
==The author writes:==
Original strip: .
==Transcript==
{Garfield is in the living room on a chair, hoping to watch some quality TV. He gets out the remote and searches for channels. He may be looking for Binky or Uncle Roy, but of course, I'm not the writer of this original comic}
{Instead of changing the channels, however, the TV remains on one single channel}
SFX: CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK
Garfield: I'm stuck on one channel!
{Garfield is surprised, he turns to us readers, whom we are probably just as surprised as he is}
Garfield: What could be worse?
{Unfortunately, there is something worse. A documentary film under the name of...}
Garfield: Welcome to "The History of Raisins".
{And we all know Garfield HATES raisins. He cannot believe it! A film documenting his least favorite food!}
Garfield: ARRRGHH!
{Garfield could have avoided this by just changing the channel using the TV set, not the remote. But again, I'm not the writer of this original comic}
Category:limmey comic
5688: Tale of a Baked Potato

==Explanation==
==The author writes:==
Apparently that baked potato had bacon bits added to it, otherwise Garfield wouldn't have eaten it.
Original strips: , , .
==Transcript==
{Garfield is sleeping on his back}
{Suddenly Garfield gets up from the table smiling after hearing the name of a food}
Voice {presumably Jon}: Cheeseburger
{Garfield looks closely at the cheeseburger and the accompanying food}
Garfield: A double cheeseburger with a baked potato...
Garfield: {looking surprised at the reader}: Instead of french fries
{Garfield eats the baked potato first, and immediately afterwards he also eats the double cheeseburger}
Garfield {smiling while eating}: But what does it matter?
Category:IQ-ranger
5689: Piece of Pipes

==Explanation==
==The author writes:==
Michael is the main character of the manga and anime What's Michael?, which has sometimes been called by westerners "the Garfield of Japan", as he was popular in the 80's for a time.
[See e.g. SRoMG #372 "Manga Garfield". -Ed]
Original strip: .
==Transcript==
{Jon feels for something on his table next to him}
Jon: Now where could my cigarettes be?
{Cut to Michael, smoking a cigarette}
Jon: MICHAEL!!
Category:Weirdproq
Category:Anime and manga references
5690: Prize Reversal

==Explanation==
==The author writes:==
Either Jane is now a crazy admirer, or Jon is really desperate to get rid of his old dishwasher.
Original strip: .
==Transcript==
{Jon is on the phone}
Jon: Jane, congratulations! You have won the grand prize! A dishwasher!
{Jane gives her response between panels, and Jon is not happy about it}
Jon {to Garfield}: She'd rather have a night out with me
Garfield: Counter with a bun warmer
Category:FroggoFan64
5692: Garfield minus Odie plus Yoshi

==Explanation==
==The author writes:==
I decided to replace Odie for this one.
Original strip: .
==Transcript==
Garfield: Here it is!
Garfield: The first snowflake of winter!
{Garfield extends his tongue}
{Garfield dashes excitedly}
{Garfield dashes very excitedly}
{Garfield dashes very, VERY excitedly}
{Garfield crashes into a tree; Yoshi extends its tongue to catch the snowflake}
Category:Captain Lhurgoyf
Category:Video game references
5693: That Game Awards 2

==Explanation==
==The author writes:==
Expect that this one is a continuation of the first one that took jabs at The Game Awards? Not this year!
Original strip: .
==Transcript==
{Garfield proudly standing in his bed}
Garfield: You know what? Astro Bot wins four awards at The Game Awards 2024, including The Game of the Year! And you know what again?
Garfield: Time to celebrate, Garfield style!
{Garfield covers himself in his blanket on his bed while confetti, ribbons and balloons suddenly appear around his bed}
Garfield {blowing whistle}: Z
Category:Amaia
Category:Video game references
5694: And It's Mutual, Apparently

==Explanation==
==The author writes:==
A ready-made templated Garfield strip, with fill-in-the-blanks spaces given to create innumerable mad-libs style holiday greetings from? What's the best joke I can think of...
No, that's taking too long; I'll just do this instead. I at least like the contrast between the greeting card company being on (ridiculous) pet-name basis with Jon, and not-even-referring-to-him-with-the-definite-article basis with Garfield. (I could have made that reciprocal as well, I suppose - but then it makes 'a cat' less distinctive word choice on the part of the greeting card co. and loses some of its impact I think)
Bonus strip: I also discovered that if you swap Jon's colour palette around, he almost always ends up looking like a much more present-day comic artist's depiction of themselves! The more things change, the more they stay the same, only now with more hair dye.
Original Square Root of Minus Garfield strip: 2024-01-12.
Original strip: .
==Transcript==
{Jon holds an Annual December Holiday Greeting Card; Garfield watches smugly from one side}
Card {in cursive, with underlined text as filled-in blanks using a different font}: Dear sweety love pigeon,
Card: a very folksy Saturnalia to you, a cat, and yours on this, the most joyous time of year, the greeting card company
Jon: How sweet!
Garfield: He loves the greeting card company
Category:Linguanaut
5695: An Even More OCD Christmas

==Explanation==
The author did indeed correctly count the "red, green, yellow, blue..." panels.
==The author writes:==
Hopefully, this adds some actual Christmas Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder to this strip. Also hopefully, I correctly counted the number of times Jon says "Red green yellow blue" over and over again.
(Hopefully I won't be blamed too hard for this complete waste of bandwidth and time.)
Original strip: .
==Transcript==
Title:
Transcript:
Jon: All finished, Garfield!
Jon: Red, green, yellow, blue...
Jon: Red, green, yellow, blue...
Jon: Red, green, yellow, blue...
Jon: Red, green, yellow, blue...
Jon: Red, green, yellow, blue...
Jon: Red, green, yellow, blue...
Jon: Red, green, yellow, blue...
Jon: Red, green, yellow, blue...
Jon: Red, green, yellow, blue...
Jon: Red, green, yellow, blue...
Jon: Red, green, yellow, blue...
Jon: Red, green, yellow, blue...
Jon: Red, green, yellow, blue...
Jon: Red, green, yellow, blue...
Jon: Red, green, yellow, blue...
Jon: Red, green, yellow, blue...
Jon: Red, green, yellow, blue...
Jon: Red, green, yellow, blue...
Jon: Red, green, yellow, blue...
Jon: Red, green, yellow, blue...
Jon: Red, green, yellow, blue...
Jon: Red, green, yellow, blue...
Jon: Red, green, yellow, blue...
Jon: Red, green, yellow, yellow...
Jon: YELLOW, YELLOW?!
Jon: AAAGGGGHHHH
Garfield: Christmas Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
==Trivia==
The "Title:" and "Transcript:" lines in the transcript are presumably extraneous and weren't meant to actually be part of the transcript proper.
Category:Lubaf
5696: Christmas Eve 2023: Corrections

==Explanation==
==The author writes:==
I immediately spotted a couple mistakes when I saw this strip. One: Garf's ears stick out of the Santa hat (that's not how Santa hats work!), and two: Arlene's face and Garf's face in the last panel looked weird to me. So I resolved to fix those.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, everybody! (And, to quote a certain dirty-mouthed YouTube reviewer back when he actually cared, if you don't like "Happy Holidays" either, then Happy Shut the [REDACTED] Up.)
Original strips: , , .
==Transcript==
{Title card, showing Garfield leaping for a present with his name on the tag}
{Garfield leaps over a fence at night}
{Garfield gives the Big Vicious Dog some tennis balls}
{Garfield gives Liz some flowers}
{Garfield gives Squeak some cheese. And Merry Christmas, Mr. Davis!}
{Garfield gives Arlene a cat toy}
{Garfield gives Jon a Christmas Tree tie}
{Garfield gives Odie a bone}
Garfield: Everyone needs a secret Santa
Category:Trevor
5697: Garfield Plus Aftermath: Christmas Card

==Explanation==
This edit is an aftermath of Garfield wanting to see Liz's Christmas card. Jon told Garfield that it's a personal card. Garfield then told Jon that he's the one who's temperature she takes. As a result, Jon and Garfield had a fight, and Jon ended up being beat up for this. Jon then told himself that he should've known better and asked himself, "Why don't I ever learn my lesson?"
==The author writes:==
What can I say? Of course Garfield would rip Jon apart for this! They've gotten into fights over lesser disagreements.
Original strips: , , .
==Transcript==
Jon: Liz's Christmas card arrived!
Garfield: Let's see!
Jon: It's personal
Garfield: Personal?!
Garfield: I'm the one whose temperature she takes!
{They get in a fight}
{Jon is mangled}
Jon: I should have known better. Why don't I ever learn my lesson?
Category:Cesium Lightning
5698: My True Jon Gave to Me...

==Explanation==
The original had Garfield worried about Jon giving Liz a poetry book by Emily Dickinson, and him happy about a Big Mouth Billy Bass. This edit changes his expression around.
==The author writes:==
Changing Garfield's emotions took a bit longer than I thought. While I was at it, I changed the wording using other letters directly from this strip.
Original strip: .
==Transcript==
{Jon presents his gift to Liz to Garfield: a book of poems}
Jon: Well, I decided. Liz said she liked poetry, so I got her a book by Emily Dickinson
{As you may tell by the expression on his face, Garfield likes the gift}
{Jon then presents a "Big Mouth Billy Bass", changing Garfield's attitude completely}
Jon: I also got her the singing fish
Garfield: You had me happy for a minute there
Category:limmey comic
Category:Music references
5699: Garfield plus middle name

==Explanation==
==The author writes:==
Though he does not canonically have a middle name, Garfield does bear the surname Arbuckle.
Christmas bonus!
Title: Garfield minus middle name
Liz: Garfield! Liz: That popcorn was for Garfield: And " " is my middle name, baby!
Garfield: Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! Jon: Why, Garfield Arbuckle... the spirit of Christmas is giving, not receiving Garfield: I'll give you this if you don't give me that. Now GIMME! Jon: That's the spirit
Original strips: , .
==Transcript==
Liz: Garfield!
Liz: That popcorn was for everyone
Garfield: And "Everyone" is my middle name, baby!
Garfield: Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
Jon: Garfield Everyone Arbuckle, the spirit of Christmas is giving, not receiving
Garfield: I'll give you this if you don't give me that. Now GIMME!
Jon: That's the spirit
Category:Uminermal
56: Derivative of Garfield

==Explanation==
The derivative of any constant is zero. Thus, the derivative of Garfield the cat would be nothing, as Jon discovers here. (Garfield's name also fades from existence in Jon's speech bubble, since Garfield's name is also a constant. This is dramatic license, since the derivative would be zero everywhere and so the letters should all turn white when their derivative is taken.)
==The author writes:==
Original strip from .
==Transcript==
Jon: Garfield, get out of bed this instant!</br>
{Garfield vanishes}</br>
Jon: Garfield?
Category:Dataphile
Category:Math-based comics
5700: Garfield explains why Jon is angry

==Explanation==
The original had Jon angrily tell Garfield to keep an eye on his hamburger. Garfield stares at it and eats it and then Jon shouts for Garfield who asks "Problem?"
Here, Garfield's dialogue has been changed to say that it moved relative to the cosmic background radiation.
==The author writes:==
Original strip: .
==Transcript==
Jon {angrily pointing at a hamburger}: That hamburger better be right there when I get back!
{Garfield looks at Jon}
{Garfield stares at the hamburger}
Jon {shouting}: GARFIELD!
Garfield {leaning back with a satisfied look, the hamburger now inside him}: It moved relative to the cosmic background radiation
Category:emmi
5701: Garfield Immunise Garfield

==Explanation==
==The author writes:==
It's been a loooooooong time. How have you been?
I'm surprised to find that this particular meme (You Are Not Immune To Propaganda, by Mark Vomit) has never graced the archives in the past six years. While developing some ideas of things to do with it, I made a curious discovery: in the entire history of Garfield since 1978, the word "immune" appears to have only ever been used in a single comic strip, uttered by Garfield himself in a context which is amazingly ironic.
Since I felt unsure whether superimposing a comic panel over a meme was really about the Garfield comic, per se, rather than about the meme, I also adjusted the meme to clearly reference the comic. This actually changes the implication to me significantly! If the text says "propaganda" as it usually does, Garfield's face and thoughts seem to communicate a displeasure that his image has been not only appropriated without his permission, but linked to a statement which attacks both his franchise and his personal pride:
With "happiness", on the other hand, Garfield's scowl serves the same function as it did in the original comic, simply demonstrating his claim to immunity; the slogan in the background is not for him, but a message to you and Jon. His looming totalitarian visage seems to act as his proxy for the emotions he disdainfully withholds, betraying his smugness in reminding you of your susceptibility to such weaknesses as joy and excitement.
Original strip: .
==Transcript==
{Garfield's large, ominously-smirking face is emblazoned on the back wall, with text beneath it reading "YOU ARE NOT IMMUNE TO HAPPINESS". The word HAPPINESS stands out due to being slightly the wrong size, colour, and sharpness, and because it is not subject to the same subtle looping distortion effect as the rest of the background}
{Garfield stands in the foreground stage right, looking unimpressed, also unaffected by the distortion}
Garfield: I'm immune
Category:Dataphile
Category:Internet references
5702: Ceeffo

==Explanation==
==The author writes:==
Letters in Garfield's words have been alphabetized.
Original strip: .
==Transcript==
Garfield: Eeehirrssst'y eghiiklnnot adgooopt ceefffoo fghiinrstt eghiimnnnort
Garfield: Accehinoptu ceeefffioorssy aaabdemny adghnoootttuu cdeghinnotuu addknnotu chmnu
Garfield: aacdddehinnorst cceiinoopstu, aeghilmnoortw addghnnostuu adeemmnoorr ceeffo
Jon: I'm cutting you off
Category:Teemu Hautala
5703: A Blow For Good Animation

==Explanation==
==The author writes:==
Look, we've had, like, twenty pro-My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic strips on this site already. I think it's only fair that the show's most obnoxious character be taken down a peg.
Incidentally, I was a brony at one point. I stopped watching the show after Season 4, then realized the show was never as good as everyone made it out to be.
Original strip: .
==Transcript==
{Garfield is watching TV, as is Jon, who is peeking out from behind the chair Garfield is sitting in}
TV: My name is Pinkie Pie...
{It should be pretty obvious what show they're watching}
TV: And...
{Garfield turns the TV off}
SFX: Click
Jon {angrily}: Hey!
Garfield: She's even more annoying than Nermal.
Category:MichaelSar
Category:Cartoon references
Category:Television references
Category:Jabs
5704: sromg submission

==Explanation==
==The author writes:==
Original strip: .
==Transcript==
{Garfield walks into the room}
{The original strip is cut off at a sharp diagonal}
L333A333: Look, I'm sorry.
L333A333: I was gonna try and do something novel and funny, but I couldn't come up with anything. Then I realized, "is that what it takes to make this abhorrent strip funny? For someone else to make it funny?" And it is. Of course it is. This strip has definitely overstayed its welcome, especially if the only way to make it funny is to do something different than the last FORTY-THREE years it's been around.
L333A333: I can't do this. I don't even like Garfield. I like SROMG. Much appreciated, L333A333
Category:L333A333
Category:Jabs
5705: Everything, Everywhere

==Explanation==
==The author writes:==
Garfield's breached containment, the end of all that exists is imminent.
...Either that, or someone (That means you, Jeremy) forgot to feed him again.
Original strip: .
==Transcript==
{Garfield is lying down}
Garfield: I've seen it all
{Garfield floats upwards, while continuing to lie on his back}
{Garfield is now outside the comic strip}
Garfield?: EVERYTHING
Category:Tiny Desk Engineer