History ShoutOut / SquareRootOfMinusGarfield

* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' and ''[[http://herecomesskeeter.thecomicseries.com/ Skeeter]]'': The [[MindScrew nonsensical]] strip [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=2020 Fishing trip]] contains, among other random elements, the notorious "Hentai Woody" and some images from the webcomic ''Skeeter'', [[ShamelessSelfPromoter which the author draws]].

* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'': [[https://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=4091 My Name is Talking Tabby]] has Garfield's pull-string food dish spew phrases from Woody's voice-box.

* ''WesternAnimation/BluesClues'': [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=3148 Mail Time]] has Steve receiving a letter containing [[http://picayune.uclick.com/comics/ga/2014/ga140619.gif this]] Garfield strip.

* Music/{{Rush}} and ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'': [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=2212 Try Not to Rush]] has a title and comments that obliquely refer to Questionable Content and its 2112th strip. The content of the strip refers to Alex Lifeson's speech at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, though buffer issues meant it was too late to be comic 2112, shifting its number to 2212.

* ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}'':
** [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=2326 Splatoonfield]] references one of the [[MemeticMutation infamous]] North American commercials for the game.

* ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'':

* Wiki/TVTropes:

* Franchise/{{Batman}}: The [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=111 Why]] [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=114 So]] [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=117 Serious?]] [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=167 series]] has Odie paraphrase The Joker from ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', to differing results.

* ComicBook/ChickTracts: [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=343 Garfield Undergoes Chickification]]
* Comicbook/DoctorStrange: [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=645 Cloak of Garfield Impersonation FAIL]] takes a strip where Jon says "You're strange" to Garfield and makes it so that Garfield turns into Doctor Strange when he says that.

* ComicBook/ThePunisher: [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=612 Jon's Punishment]]

* ComicBook/{{Thor}}: [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=1136 Mighty Thor]]

* ''LetsPlay/TwitchPlaysPokemon'': [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=2165 Lord Helix]], as explained in the author's comments, refers to ''LetsPlay/TwitchPlaysPokemonRed'', where Lord Helix is the name of the Omanyte so heavily revered by Red.

* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' and ''Film/{{Roadhouse}}'': [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=1158 Family Garfield]] (Technically, FG referencing Roadhouse)

* {{Music/Genesis}}: ''[[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=1152 It.]]''

*** [[https://mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=4561 Paper Garfield: Lasagna Splash]] takes a line where Jon calls for the Rescue Squad and edits in the [[https://www.mariowiki.com/Rescue_Squad Rescue Squad]] from ''Paper Mario: Color Splash''.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}:'' [[https://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=3962 Square Root of Minus Brain]] was made in anticipation of ''Psychonauts 2'', and depicts Jon in the same state as a brainless student from the original game.

** [[https://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=4579 I Hope You're Prepared For An Unforgettable Christmas]] has Jon accidentally cause a fire in his oven, leading to the upper half of the room being covered in smoke. This results in a Christmas-themed parody of Skinner's dialogue from "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E2122ShortFilmsAboutSpringfield 22 Short Films About Springfield]]" about going to purchase food from elsewhere and disguising it as his own cooking (delightfully devilish).

*** [[https://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=3596 "It"]] is a reference to ''VideoGame/PaperMarioColorSplash''.

*** [[https://mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=4561 Paper Garfield: Lasagna Splash]] takes a line where Jon calls for the Rescue Squad and edits in the [[https://www.mariowiki.com/Rescue_Squad Rescue Squad]] from ''VideoGame/PaperMarioColorSplash''.

** [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=1843 30 Garf]] reenacts Tracy Jordan's ''Garfield'' movie from the episode "Emanuelle Goes to Dinosaur Land".

** [[https://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=4180 Petless John]] has Jon watching the episode "[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E5TanksForTheMemories Tanks for the Memories]]" while he's trying to convince himself not to worry about Garfield and Odie being missing.

* ''Comicbook/TeenTitans'': [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=429 Garfield at the Zoo]]
* ComicBook/{{Thor}}: [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=1136 Mighty Thor]]

* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'': [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=1379 Kooloo-Limpahfield]]

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'': [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=1012 Beedlefield]] has a dog texting. The message is Beedle "Terry"'s face on it and saying "Grrrrrr".

* ''VideoGame/{{Metroid}}'': [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=3090 Mandibles Bite, Dog]] edits [[http://picayune.uclick.com/comics/ga/1984/ga840607.gif this strip]] so that Old Bob the dog goes to be a Phazon test subject, causing Garfield to quip "And I'm Samus Aran."

* Franchise/StreetFighter: [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=1745 Jon Arblanka]] takes a strip where Jon's hair is messy and recolors his skin and hair to make him look like Blanka.
* Franchise/SuperMarioBros:

** [[https://mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=4561 Paper Garfield: Lasagna Splash]] is named after, and features characters from, ''VideoGame/PaperMarioColorSplash''.

* ''VideoGame/{{WarioWare}}'':

** [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=2215 Taco Tuesday]] has Sonata Dusk, a siren from ''RainbowRocks'' who was famously excited about it being Taco Tuesday, stalking a taco.
** [[https://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=4180 PetlessJohn]] has Jon watching the episode "Tanks for the Memories" while he's trying to convince himself not to worry about Garfield and Odie being missing.

** [[https://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=3268 Fools in April]] is named after an episode of the show.

* ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean'':

** [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=477 Waiting for Garfield]]

* ''Series/SesameStreet'' and ''Literature/TheBible'': [[https://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=3314 1 Corinthians 13:11]] (which has the passage itself quoted in the Author's Note for the strip, sees an obese Garfield idly rocking on his stomach while singing the Number Guy song[[note]]''How many sheep will jump over my bed...''[[/note]] before abruptly stopping and berating himself for singing childish things.
** ''Series/SesameStreet'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': [[https://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=3479 You Ever Sat Down and Read This Thing?]], meanwhile, alters the strip to instead have Garfield berate ''Sesame Street'' for having [[EarWorm way too catchy songs]], as he ''just'' got "Rubber Ducky" out of his head. Meanwhile, the title of the strip comes from the episode [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS5E22SecretsOfASuccessfulMarriage "Secrets of a Successful Marriage"]], and the scene where [[TakeThat Reverand Lovejoy points out how flawed the Bible is in what it teaches]].

* Creator/AndyWarhol: [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=49 Andy Warfield]] edits [[http://picayune.uclick.com/comics/ga/2001/ga010513.gif a strip]] with Garfield dreaming in several artists' styles[[labelnote:*]]which already included Warhol's, mind[[/labelnote]] to make it solely a replica of Andy's famous multicolored painting.

* [[https://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=4507 Get the point?]] references the pointilist style of Georges Seurat. "Grande Jatte", and the author's note, refer to ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Sunday_Afternoon_on_the_Island_of_La_Grande_Jatte A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte]]''.