History ComicStrip / Garfield

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: [[https://garfield.com/comic/1998/07/27 That one Monday]] Garfield fell into a sinkhole in his own house, even he can't help but be amazed at Monday's originality.

** The 10-24-1999 strip saw Garfield [[https://garfield.com/comic/1999/10/24 destroying daisies, maiming marigolds and mauling mums]].
** [[https://garfield.com/comic/1984/04/05 In a strip]] where Pooky goes missing:

** [[https://garfield.com/comic/2017/01/20 "Welcome to Binky Burger. I'm Binky's Buddy, Biff."]]
* AerosolSprayBackfire: [[https://garfield.com/comic/1986/11/18 Jon corners Garfield]] and triumphantly tells him it's time for his flea spray... then proceeds to spray a huge cloud of it in his own face.

* AintTooProudToBeg: Odie begs to Jon for food (with PuppyDogEyes, to boot) [[https://garfield.com/comic/2020/06/03 in this strip]]. Garfield is shocked that it works.
* AirGuitar: Jon does it in the April 26, 2015 strip. Garfield counters with Air Lasagna.
* AlienAbduction: [[https://garfield.com/comic/2017/04/12 Garfield is worried about his girlfriend Arlene]] because she believed his alien abduction excuse.

** [[https://garfield.com/comic/1999/05/13 Jon got a date]] and asked Garfield to [[PinchMe pinch him]] to be sure it wasn't a dream. It was, and he screamed.
* AlliterativeList: [[https://garfield.com/comic/2020/03/24 Jon lives by three words]]. "Live, laugh, love".

** Jon makes a complicated pizza order in [[https://garfield.com/comic/2007/11/04 this]] strip ending with "2 diet Colas".

** In [[https://garfield.com/comic/2012/09/25 another one]], a mouse tells Garfield mice would rule the world some day. Garfield asked "Then what?" and the mouse said they'd then live in people's house and eat cheese. Garfield was unimpressed by the answer.

* AndThisIsFor: Garfield [[https://garfield.com/comic/1983/11/15 clobbered Odie]] and said "That's for not being a cat." [[https://garfield.com/comic/1983/11/16 Later on]], Garfield realized it was wrong on his part to Clobber Odie for not being a cat since it wasn't Odie's choice. Garfield then kicked Odie. "This is for being a dog."

* AskAStupidQuestion: [[https://garfield.com/comic/1984/07/27 Jon asked if Garfield would sleep all day.]] Garfield then checked his social calendar. He said he'd have a high tea with the Queen of England but had no appointments for that day so he slept and Jon mentioned the trope's name.

** "[[https://garfield.com/comic/2010/03/12 There's a novel new place]] to park the remote."

* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: [[https://garfield.com/comic/2018/06/24 One of the announced movies on TV]] is "Attack of the 50-Foot Calzone".
* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: [[https://garfield.com/comic/2013/04/24 Garfield was grateful for the trope]] when a dog that was chasing him suddenly decided to chase the mailman instead. The dog then decided to chase a squirrel instead of the mailman.

** In a case that hardly happens nowadays, [[https://garfield.com/comic/1980/04/06 Garfield attempting an angry call]].

* ReassignedToAntarctica: Jon was once [[https://garfield.com/comic/2000/10/22 deported to Mongolia]], for some reason.

%%* GilliganCut: [[http://www.garfield.com/comic/2012-12-12 This one]].

** Occasionally used to show how boring a life Jon's family has on the countryside, since the most mundane things excite them (watching the washing machine instead of the TV ("Here comes the red sock again!"), counting every brick in the wall of the house, taking a trip to see the new water tower, going to the airport to watch the planes take off etc.)

* GoryDiscretionShot: [[http://garfield.com/comic/2010-02-23 "Impressive graphics."]]
* GracefulLoser: Liz's Date in the arc where she and Jon finally become an item.

* GrumpyOldMan: Jon's dad. Also his neighbor Hubert (who was mainly a character in the 80's).
* GuestStrip: Davis' father wrote [[http://garfield.com/comic/1982-02-12 this strip.]]
* GuiltyPleasures: In-universe, everything Garfield catches on TV.

* {{Homage}}: Some of the barn animals in the April 22, 2001 may be familiar: among them are Booker, Orson and Roy from ''ComicStrip/USAcres''.

* IllogicalSafe: Done to Odie in one Sunday Strip.

*** The same event was refernced in a another strip, where Jon reads about it and wonders what he can cut of. Garfield suggests "that last shred of dignity".

** Happens to Garfield on the fence in [[http://garfield.com/comic/1990-03-30 this]] 1990 strip.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[https://garfield.com/comic/1982/09/01 Garfield tries to pounce on Odie from the top of a chair]], only for his blanket that he's wearing as a cape to get caught in the chair before he manages to touch Odie, leaving him hanging high and dry.

** [[http://www.garfield.com/comic/1978/11/25 Jon tells Garfield that he can have "one bite of lasagna and that's it"]]. Garfield then proceeds to eat the rest of the lasagna in one bite.
** [[http://www.garfield.com/comic/1979/09/02 Jon once wanted to take Garfield for a trip but Garfield didn't want to get inside the kitty carrier]]. Jon was quite clear: "Before we go on this trip, one of us is going to have to get into this kitty carrier". Naturally, Garfield then stuffed Jon inside.
** [[http://www.garfield.com/comic/1980/05/23 Last helping]]. Jon took the last helping of lasagna and allowed Garfield to do whatever he wished with the pan. Garfield hit Jon with it.

** [[http://www.garfield.com/comic/1994/04/26 Jon told Garfield not to kick Odie off the table]]. Garfield kicked him ''to'' it.
** [[http://www.garfield.com/comic/1995/05/03 Jon told Garfield not to take the lid off a cookie jar.]] Garfield then turned the jar upside down and "took the jar off the lid".
** [[http://www.garfield.com/comic/2000/03/26 Jon told Garfield not to set foot on Mrs. Feeny's property again]]. He later had to tell him to get his ''toe'' out.
** [[http://garfield.com/comic/1990/05/29 Jon asked Liz out for a date and she said she'd think about it after wheeling Garfield to X-Ray]]. Then she thought and answered "no".
** [[http://www.garfield.com/comic/2004/01/06 Jon told Garfield not to hit him "in the face with that pie".]] Result: "pie down the pants".
** [[http://www.garfield.com/comic/2012/01/08 Garfield was drinking coffee when Odie made a "yip" sound at him.]] Garfield told Odie not to do that and then Odie barked.
** [[https://garfield.com/comic/1995/06/22 Jon told Garfield not to destroy the couch.]] Result: "[[LampshadeHanging Destroyed everything]] ''[[LampshadeHanging but]]'' [[LampshadeHanging the couch, right?]]"

** [[https://garfield.com/comic/2003/05/23 Jon warns Garfield that his hamburger better be on his plate when he comes back]]. Garfield eats the burger and sits on the plate.

** [[https://garfield.com/comic/1998/09/11 Jon asks Garfield to get up and do something.]] Garfield gets up... and scares Jon with a frightening face.

** [[https://garfield.com/comic/2006/12/04 Garfield claims that an evening inside a warm house while it's snowing outside is perfect for "curling up with a good book".]] The strip ends with him curling up on top of a book.
** [[https://garfield.com/comic/2011/07/09 Garfield states that he's saving the cookie he's holding for later.]] He eats it soon afterwards.

* OverlyLongGag: Many Sunday strips are padded out to the maximum seven panels, when they could just as easily work in three.

** [[http://www.listen-project.de/garfield/index.php?date=18.11.1992 That time]] Jon put his pants on when they came straight out of the dryer, and found out the hard way that certain metal parts might still be hot and thus very uncomfortable for a man to wear.

* CrazyPrepared: [[https://garfield.com/comic/2017/05/09 Whoever put the "Stay Off the Grass" sign]] Garfield [[LoopholeAbuse decides to climb]] also put a "Stay Off the "Stay Off the Grass" sign" sign.

* IAlwaysWantedToSayThat: [[http://www.garfield.com/comic/2004/03/02 Jon told]] Garfield "Stop whatever you're doing" and later admitted he "just always wanted to say that".

* MustHaveCaffeine: Garfield [[http://images.ucomics.com/comics/ga/1979/ga791210.gif sure]] [[http://images.ucomics.com/comics/ga/1980/ga800203.gif likes]] [[http://images.ucomics.com/comics/ga/2007/ga070521.gif coffee]]. (and [[KlatchianCoffee he likes it strong]])

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: In the Abandoned House Nightmare arc, Garfield ''wants to wake up'' because of the nightmare he's having.

* IAteWhat: [[http://garfield.com/comic/1995/04/02 This strip]], and before that there was, [[http://garfield.com/comic/1990/05/30/ this one]].

** Garfield makes a business proposal with a large dog, telling said dog to attack Garfield's target and MakeItLookLikeAnAccident. His target of choice turns out to be Nermal. Unfortunately for Garfield, the dog turns out to be a HitmanWithAHeart, takes a liking to Nermal at once and turns on Garfield for asking him to hurt Nermal. [[https://garfield.com/comic/2013/09/08 It ends badly for Garfield as the result.]]