History ComicStrip / USAcres

[[caption-width-right:350:The gang's all here.[[note]] Left to right: Wade, Cody, Lanolin, Booker, Orson, the Worm, Sheldon, Bo, Blue, Roy.[[/note]]]]

* PushoverParents: [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/garfield/images/4/45/Usa1986-03-29.gif In the March 29, 1986 strip]], a kid offers to take Orson in and tells him not to worry about the kid's Dad because he's a pushover.

* TheScream: The [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/garfield/images/6/6d/Usa1989-01-15.gif January 15, 1989 strip]] has Wade sees a fake spider and screams so loud, it circles the world.

* FrivolousLawsuit: When Orson read the tale of Goldilocks and the Three Bears in [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/garfield/images/8/83/Usa1988-05-11.gif in the May 11, 1988 strip]] and asked if any of the listeners knew what she did after trying the too hot and the too cold bowls of porridge, Lanolin suggested she sued the bears.

** [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/garfield/images/5/5d/Usa1987-03-31.gif In the March 31, 1987 strip]], Orson told Booker and Sheldon the story of the boy who [[CryingWolf cried wolf]] and Booker learned the boy... needed a big club to hit the wolf with. Orson isn't too pleased about Booker not realizing that the real moral of there being consequences to constantly lying about emergencies.

* AllPartOfTheShow: [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/garfield/images/3/33/Usa1988-09-11.gif/revision/latest?cb=20200624052032 In the September 11, 1988 strip]], a worm named Marty invited friends named Waler and Orville to watch a shadow puppet show. When Booker started stomping on Marty, his guests thought it was part of the show.

The strip, begun in March 1986, was not a success (especially compared to ''Garfield''), and it came to an end just three years and one month later in April 1989. As a result, ''U.S. Acres'' and its cast are much better-known in [[AnimatedAdaptation animated form]], due to appearing in ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends''. There, it existed for seven years as [[ThreeShorts the "B" in that series's A-B-A format]] – that's right, the animated version lasted more than twice as long as the strip did!

* TheScream: The [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/garfield/images/6/6d/Usa1989-01-15.gif January 15, 1989 strip]] has Wade sees a fake spider and screams so loud, it circles the world.]]

* LowClearance: PlayedForLaughs in [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/garfield/images/9/95/Usa1988-08-21.gif the August 21, 1988 strip]], where [[TheDitz Bo]] hits his head on a tree limb. [[GrumpyBear Lanolin]] asks him how many times Bo has hit his head on that tree limb, and Bo goes to his room to count the tally marks on the wall, which add up to ''132 in total''. He goes back to Lanolin to report the statistics... [[TooDumbToLive where the tally goes up by one at that moment]].

''U.S. Acres'' was a short-lived comic strip created by Jim Davis, far better known for his role as the creator of ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'', and assisted by Brett Koth. The strip focused on a cast of {{talking animal}}s who lived together on an unnamed farm:

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: After three weeks of living with his mom and brothers, [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/garfield/images/f/f6/Usa1986-03-17.gif/revision/latest?cb=20180730061805 Orson was sent away]]. It's accurate because often in pig litters, the runt pig doesn't get fed because it can't fight the other pigs for a suckling spot on his mom. And If a farmer doesn't want to raise it, they'll try to give it away. And if ''another'' farmer doesn't want to raise it, it'll either starve to death or be put out of its misery by rifle.

* PayPhone: [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/garfield/images/5/54/Usa1989-02-28.gif In the February 28, 1989 strip]], Orson is inside a phone booth when the phone rings. It's for Bo, who just takes the phone away, dragging the booth and Orson with him.

** Similarly Roy was nearly always on the recieving end against Lanolin. He did get the last laugh in one Quickie of the show however, when the two get into a crow/bleat match and Roy blasts her with a speaker system.
-->'''Lanolin:''' Hey, that's not fair!
-->'''Roy:''' Welcome to the 20th century, fuuzzzz face.

* TheUnsmile: Taken to comedic extreme in one strip. After studying a book on smiling, Roy and Lanolin dare each other to make a broader smile. The final panel shows Orson gaping at two giant toothy mouths that stretch past the top of the strip.

* ThrowTheDogABone: Since the relation between Booker and the worms is RoadRunnerVsCoyote, with Booker himself playing the role of the coyote, any occasion where he manages to catch a worm is this trope. [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/garfield/images/9/99/Usa1987-11-02.gif/revision/latest?cb=20200226225431 The November 2, 1987 strip]], for example, has the worm [[AccordionMan become flattened into an accordion-like shape and played like an accordion by Booker]].

** The U.S. Acres cast remain in their 87-88 designs throughout ''Garfield and Friends''.

* TheUnsmile: Taken to comedic extreme in one strip. Roy dares Lanolin to smile broader than him. The final panel shows Orson gaping at two giant toothy mouths that stretch past the top of the strip.

* {{Jerkass}}: Roy and Lanolin are the meanest of the cast, both of whom often tried to one-up the other.

The characters also appeared in the Android and iOS ''Garfield's Defense''' games to help said title character against food aliens and zombies.

* TokenEvilTeammate: While the others are rather pleasant, the only ones who are probably far from nice are Roy and Lanolin. While they're aren't malicious, they are at worst plain [[{{Jerkass}} Jerkasses]].