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* Tropers/{{Midna}}: It's not for Garfield being a {{jerkass}} or anything, but the comic for [[http://images.ucomics.com/comics/ga/2010/ga100226.gif February 26, 2010]] has got to be one of the least funny the strip has ever done. Garfield is playing a video game, and it plays music and tells him that he's "[[SaveThePrincess saved the princess]]". And... that's it. That's literally it. That's the entire punchline. This was apparently part of a week-long arc where Jon becomes frustrated with a game he's playing, only to become even more exasperated when he discovers that even his pets (even Odie) can beat it. In that context it is kind of amusing, but I'm still putting it here because, read on its own outside of a print collection that could provide context, it just looks like the punchline is supposed to be "Ha ha, video games exist!"

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* Tropers/{{Midna}}: It's not for Garfield being a {{jerkass}} or anything, but the comic for [[http://images.ucomics.com/comics/ga/2010/ga100226.gif [[https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/2010/02/26 February 26, 2010]] has got to be one of the least funny the strip has ever done. Garfield is playing a video game, and it plays music and tells him that he's "[[SaveThePrincess saved the princess]]". And... that's it. That's literally it. That's the entire punchline. This was apparently part of a week-long arc where Jon becomes frustrated with a game he's playing, only to become even more exasperated when he discovers that even his pets (even Odie) can beat it. In that context it is kind of amusing, but I'm still putting it here because, read on its own outside of a print collection that could provide context, it just looks like the punchline is supposed to be "Ha ha, video games exist!"
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* Grotadmorv: February 2019 is a really lousy month for ''Garfield'' comics. The strips get worse throughout the month, and they hit rock bottom on February 26, with [[https://d1ejxu6vysztl5.cloudfront.net/comics/garfield/2019/2019-02-26.gif this strip]]. Jon tells Garfield, "when you see a problem, you deal with it." This is an incredibly forced setup, but does the punchline make up for that? Not one bit. The final panel shows Garfield wearing sunglasses. I know that Jim Davis has his comics on a queue and all, but really? This is a reference to a meme that peaked in 2013. It's already bad when comic strips start relying on memes and "modern" jokes like this, but using a meme six years too late is just sad. I think it's safe to say that there is no hope for ''Garfield'' after the ''Garfield and Friends'' "remaster," the increasingly bad tie-in video games, and the rancid month of February 2019.
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* Tropers/PieQueen: I thought ''WesternAnimation/TheGarfieldShow'' was a pretty decent show (it's no ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'' but it's still an okay show), but one episode really rubbed me the wrong way: "King Nermal". In this awful episode, Nermal is staying at Garfield's house much to Garfield and Odie's displeasure. He pretty much annoys the living daylights out of the two to the point that Garfield had it and threw him out the pet door. After that, Nermal "breaks his leg" and Jon blames Garfield and Odie for being mean to Nermal. As punishment, they have treat the kitten like royalty by doing whatever the hell Nermal tells them to do. Late on we find out that Nermal was [[WoundedGazelleGambit faking his injury this whole time]] when we see him walking with the cast on. Garfield tries to get Jon to turn around to see that he's faking it, but every time Jon turns around Nermal gives him a [[DeliberatelyCuteChild cute innocent look on his face]], so Jon is not the least bit convinced. To make matters worse, there was a part where Nermal's bandages come off, and Jon thinks that [[WhatAnIdiot Nermal healed quickly]]. [[FlatWhat What?]] Garfield finally had it and decided to take matters to his own hands. Unfortunately Garfield and Odie fall down the stairs and injure themselves. Now they have full body casts. After all that mess [[KarmaHoudini Nermal gets away with every bad thing he did]] and poor Garfield and Odie suffer in one of the worst {{Downer Ending}}s in the whole show. This episode was awful. What were they thinking when they wrote this episode. The sad thing is that Nermal was actually my favorite character in the comic strips and in ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends''. Why did this show had to make Nermal so [[TookALevelInJerkass much of a dick]]? Why? He was actually likable in the other cartoon. Turning him to this much of a {{jerkass}} was why I didn't enjoy this show as much as older one. Seriously, they should have kept Nermal's personality from the older cartoon.

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* Tropers/PieQueen: I thought ''WesternAnimation/TheGarfieldShow'' was a pretty decent show (it's no ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'' but it's still an okay show), but one episode really rubbed me the wrong way: "King Nermal". In this awful episode, Nermal is staying at Garfield's house much to Garfield and Odie's displeasure. He pretty much annoys the living daylights out of the two to the point that Garfield had it and threw him out the pet door. After that, Nermal "breaks his leg" and Jon blames Garfield and Odie for being mean to Nermal. As punishment, they have treat the kitten like royalty by doing whatever the hell Nermal tells them to do. Late on we find out that Nermal was [[WoundedGazelleGambit faking his injury this whole time]] when we see him walking with the cast on. Garfield tries to get Jon to turn around to see that he's faking it, but every time Jon turns around Nermal gives him a [[DeliberatelyCuteChild cute innocent look on his face]], so Jon is not the least bit convinced. To make matters worse, there was a part where Nermal's bandages come off, and Jon the idiot thinks that [[WhatAnIdiot Nermal healed quickly]].quickly. [[FlatWhat What?]] Garfield finally had it and decided to take matters to his own hands. Unfortunately Garfield and Odie fall down the stairs and injure themselves. Now they have full body casts. After all that mess [[KarmaHoudini Nermal gets away with every bad thing he did]] and poor Garfield and Odie suffer in one of the worst {{Downer Ending}}s in the whole show. This episode was awful. What were they thinking when they wrote this episode. The sad thing is that Nermal was actually my favorite character in the comic strips and in ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends''. Why did this show had to make Nermal so [[TookALevelInJerkass much of a dick]]? Why? He was actually likable in the other cartoon. Turning him to this much of a {{jerkass}} was why I didn't enjoy this show as much as older one. Seriously, they should have kept Nermal's personality from the older cartoon.

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* Grotadmorv: February 2019 is a really lousy month for ''Garfield'' comics. The strips get worse throughout the month, and they hit rock bottom on February 26, with [[https://d1ejxu6vysztl5.cloudfront.net/comics/garfield/2019/2019-02-26.gif this strip]]. Jon tells Garfield, "when you see a problem, you deal with it." This is an incredibly forced setup, but does the punchline make up for that? Not one bit. The final panel shows Garfield wearing sunglasses. I know that Jim Davis has his comics on a queue and all, but really? This is a reference to a meme that peaked in 2013. It's already bad when comic strips start relying on memes and "modern" jokes like this, but using a meme six years too late is just sad. I think it's safe to say that there is no hope for ''Garfield'' after the ''Garfield and Friends'' "remaster," the increasingly bad tie-in video games, and the rancid month of February 2019.

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* Grotadmorv: February 2019 is a really lousy month for ''Garfield'' comics. The strips get worse throughout the month, and they hit rock bottom on February 26, with [[https://d1ejxu6vysztl5.cloudfront.net/comics/garfield/2019/2019-02-26.gif this strip]]. Jon tells Garfield, "when you see a problem, you deal with it." This is an incredibly forced setup, but does the punchline make up for that? Not one bit. The final panel shows Garfield wearing sunglasses. I know that Jim Davis has his comics on a queue and all, but really? This is a reference to a meme that peaked in 2013. It's already bad when comic strips start relying on memes and "modern" jokes like this, but using a meme six years too late is just sad. I think it's safe to say that there is no hope for ''Garfield'' after the ''Garfield and Friends'' "remaster," the increasingly bad tie-in video games, and the rancid month of February 2019.2019.
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* Tropers/PieQueen: I thought ''WesternAnimation/TheGarfieldShow'' was a pretty decent show (it's no ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'' but it's still an okay show), but one episode really rubbed me the wrong way: "King Nermal". In this awful episode, Nermal is staying at Garfield's house much to Garfield and Odie's displeasure. He pretty much annoys the living daylights out of the two to the point that Garfield had it and threw him out the pet door. After that, Nermal "breaks his leg" and Jon blames Garfield and Odie for being mean to Nermal. As punishment, they have treat the kitten like royalty by doing whatever the hell Nermal tells them to do. Late on we find out that Nermal was [[WoundedGazelleGambit faking his injury this whole time]] when we see him walking with the cast on. Garfield tries to get Jon to turn around to see that he's faking it, but every time Jon turns around Nermal gives him a [[DeliberatelyCuteChild cute innocent look on his face]], so Jon is not the least bit convinced. To make matters worse, there was a part where Nermal's bandages come off, and Jon thinks that [[WhatAnIdiot Nermal healed quickly]]. [[FlatWhat What?]] Garfield finally had it and decided to take matters to his own hands. Unfortunately Garfield and Odie fall down the stairs and injure themselves. Now they have full body casts. After all that mess [[KarmaHoudini Nermal gets away with every bad thing he did]] and poor Garfield and Odie suffer in one of the worst {{Downer Ending}}s in the whole show. This episode was awful. What were they thinking when they wrote this episode. The sad thing is that Nermal was actually my favorite character in the comic strips and in ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends''. Why did this show had to make Nermal so [[TookALevelInJerkass much of a dick]]? Why? He was actually likable in the other cartoon. Turning him to this much of a {{jerkass}} was why I didn't enjoy this show as much as older one. Seriously, they should have kept Nermal's personality from the older cartoon.
* heartauthor: I grew up watching the animated ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldSpecials'', so they all hold a special place in my heart. However, one scene in ''Garfield on the Town'' just rubs me the wrong way no matter how I try to think of it. Basically, after Garfield [[ItMakesSenseInContext goes missing on the way to a visit to the vet]], Jon decides to call Liz at the pet hospital. In this scene, not once does Jon act [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness how he usually acts around Liz]]; he doesn't even ask her for a date once. Instead, he simply tells her that Garfield is missing, and expresses concern that he might get "hit by a car or something." Liz's response? To say in an annoyed tone "Well, in that case, you don't want a pet hospital. You want a tow truck!" and slam her phone down, ending the conversation right then and there. So, in other words, Liz (a veterinarian, mind you) just told a concerned pet owner that [[UnintentionallyUnsympathetic she didn't give a crap that his pet was missing and potentially injured]]. Wow. Thank goodness the rest of the special is a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}}; otherwise that one scene might have ruined the whole thing.
* Grotadmorv: ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'' is pretty hit-or-miss, but one of the worst episodes has to be "Happy Garfield Day." The plot is this episode is that Jon goes crazy over being reminded about Garfield's birthday. Wherever he goes, he sees a reminder that it's coming. So... Jon doesn't want to hear about his own pet's birthday? They couldn't even stretch this plot out for a 7-minute cartoon, because the last three minutes of the episode are some repetitive parody of ''The 12 Days of Christmas''. It's very grating and adds nothing to the already bad episode.
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* Tropers/{{kablammin45}}: For me, it's this ''{{ComicStrip/Garfield}}'' [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/2011/03/18 right here]], Jon says he's worried about not being good enough for Liz. Garfield responds: "Haha, Oh come on Jon, Might?" Yes, Garfield has a tendency to be a pain to Jon, but his answer is just a little too mean, even for Garfield.

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* Tropers/{{kablammin45}}: For me, it's this ''{{ComicStrip/Garfield}}'' [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/2011/03/18 right here]], Jon says he's worried about that he might not being be good enough for Liz. Garfield responds: "Haha, Oh come on Jon, Might?" Yes, Garfield has a tendency to be a pain to Jon, but his answer is just a little too mean, even for Garfield.
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* tvtroper98: For me, [[http://www.garfield.com/comics/vault.html?yr=1997&addr=970727 this]] ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' strip. To explain, Garfield is walking around the room, when he hears a message on Jon's answering machine. It's a [[AllGuysWantCheerleaders hot cheerleader]] who Jon met at a pizza parlor, saying that she can't stop thinking about him and her phone number. Garfield then destroys the machine. Why? [[DisproportionateRetribution Because of the fact that Jon had pizza without him]]. Now, Jon is a ButtMonkey, especially when it comes to dating, but this strip is so cruel to Jon, subverting ThrowTheDogABone so hard, it could almost be a TearJerker moment. At least Jon and Liz are an OfficialCouple now.

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* tvtroper98: For me, [[http://www.garfield.com/comics/vault.html?yr=1997&addr=970727 [[https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1997/07/27 this]] ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' strip. To explain, Garfield is walking around the room, when he hears a message on Jon's answering machine. It's a [[AllGuysWantCheerleaders hot cheerleader]] who Jon met at a pizza parlor, saying that she can't stop thinking about him and her phone number. Garfield then destroys the machine. Why? [[DisproportionateRetribution Because of the fact that Jon had pizza without him]]. Now, Jon is a ButtMonkey, especially when it comes to dating, but this strip is so cruel to Jon, subverting ThrowTheDogABone so hard, it could almost be a TearJerker moment. At least Jon and Liz are an OfficialCouple now.
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* Tropers/{{AnarchyBalsac}}: Garfield had the infamous strips from 1989 where Garfield is shown to be in an empty, long abandoned house. It was supposed to be a Halloween scare, but it ended up being an InferredHolocaust of the worst kind. It's resolved with Garfield willing himself back to reality, which, for good reason, has spawned WildMassGuessing that Garfield is imagining the events of the strip while he slowly starves to death in an empty house. WordOfGod states this isn't true, yet no full explanation as to what happened, or if it is even canon has come forth.

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* Tropers/{{AnarchyBalsac}}: Garfield had the infamous strips from 1989 where Garfield is shown to be in an empty, long abandoned long-abandoned house. It was supposed to be a Halloween scare, but it ended up being an InferredHolocaust of the worst kind. It's resolved with Garfield willing himself back to reality, which, for good reason, has spawned WildMassGuessing that Garfield is imagining the events of the strip while he slowly starves to death in an empty house. WordOfGod states this isn't true, yet no full explanation as to what happened, or if it is even canon has come forth.
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* tvtroper98: For me, [[http://www.garfield.com/comics/vault.html?yr=1997&addr=970727 this]] ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' strip. To explain, Garfield is walking around the room, when he hears a message on Jon's answering machine. It's a [[AllGuysWantCheerleaders hot cheerleader]] who Jon met at a pizza parlor, saying that she can't stop thinking about him and her phone number. Garfield then destroys the machine. Why? Because of the fact that Jon had pizza without him. Now, Jon is a ButtMonkey, especially when it comes to dating, but this strip is so cruel to Jon, subverting ThrowTheDogABone so hard, it could almost be a TearJerker moment. At least Jon and Liz are an OfficialCouple now.

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* tvtroper98: For me, [[http://www.garfield.com/comics/vault.html?yr=1997&addr=970727 this]] ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' strip. To explain, Garfield is walking around the room, when he hears a message on Jon's answering machine. It's a [[AllGuysWantCheerleaders hot cheerleader]] who Jon met at a pizza parlor, saying that she can't stop thinking about him and her phone number. Garfield then destroys the machine. Why? [[DisproportionateRetribution Because of the fact that Jon had pizza without him.him]]. Now, Jon is a ButtMonkey, especially when it comes to dating, but this strip is so cruel to Jon, subverting ThrowTheDogABone so hard, it could almost be a TearJerker moment. At least Jon and Liz are an OfficialCouple now.
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[[ComicStrip/Garfield We hate Mondays]]. And we also hate [[DarthWiki/DethroningMomentOfSuck these stinky clumps of kitty litter]].

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We hate Mondays. And we also hate [[DarthWiki/DethroningMomentOfSuck these stinky clumps of kitty litter]].

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[[ComicStrip/Garfield We hate Mondays.Mondays]]. And we also hate [[DarthWiki/DethroningMomentOfSuck these stinky clumps of kitty litter]].
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* Grotadmorv: February 2019 is a really lousy month for ''Garfield'' comics. I was going to complain about [[https://d1ejxu6vysztl5.cloudfront.net/comics/garfield/2019/2019-02-03.gif this strip, a rant about modern technology]], or [[https://d1ejxu6vysztl5.cloudfront.net/comics/garfield/2019/2019-02-06.gif this strip with no joke to be found]]. I could talk about [[https://d1ejxu6vysztl5.cloudfront.net/comics/garfield/2019/2019-02-13.gif this recycled joke]] (there was an identical one, except with diet soda as the punchline), the three strips involving cheese doodles as punchlines, or [[https://d1ejxu6vysztl5.cloudfront.net/comics/garfield/2019/2019-02-24.gif this strip that also seems to have no punchline]]. The strips get worse throughout the month, and they hit rock bottom on February 26, with [[https://d1ejxu6vysztl5.cloudfront.net/comics/garfield/2019/2019-02-26.gif this strip]]. Jon tells Garfield, "when you see a problem, you deal with it." This is an incredibly forced setup, but does the punchline make up for that? Not one bit. The final panel shows Garfield wearing sunglasses. I know that Jim Davis has his comics on a queue and all, but really? This is a reference to a meme that peaked in 2013. It's already bad when comic strips start relying on memes and "modern" jokes like this, but using a meme six years too late is just sad. I think it's safe to say that there is no hope for ''Garfield'' after the ''Garfield and Friends'' "remaster," the increasingly bad tie-in video games, and the rancid month of February 2019.

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* Grotadmorv: February 2019 is a really lousy month for ''Garfield'' comics. I was going to complain about [[https://d1ejxu6vysztl5.cloudfront.net/comics/garfield/2019/2019-02-03.gif this strip, a rant about modern technology]], or [[https://d1ejxu6vysztl5.cloudfront.net/comics/garfield/2019/2019-02-06.gif this strip with no joke to be found]]. I could talk about [[https://d1ejxu6vysztl5.cloudfront.net/comics/garfield/2019/2019-02-13.gif this recycled joke]] (there was an identical one, except with diet soda as the punchline), the three strips involving cheese doodles as punchlines, or [[https://d1ejxu6vysztl5.cloudfront.net/comics/garfield/2019/2019-02-24.gif this strip that also seems to have no punchline]]. The strips get worse throughout the month, and they hit rock bottom on February 26, with [[https://d1ejxu6vysztl5.cloudfront.net/comics/garfield/2019/2019-02-26.gif this strip]]. Jon tells Garfield, "when you see a problem, you deal with it." This is an incredibly forced setup, but does the punchline make up for that? Not one bit. The final panel shows Garfield wearing sunglasses. I know that Jim Davis has his comics on a queue and all, but really? This is a reference to a meme that peaked in 2013. It's already bad when comic strips start relying on memes and "modern" jokes like this, but using a meme six years too late is just sad. I think it's safe to say that there is no hope for ''Garfield'' after the ''Garfield and Friends'' "remaster," the increasingly bad tie-in video games, and the rancid month of February 2019.
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* Tropers/{{Midna}}: It's not for Garfield being a {{jerkass}} or anything, but the comic for [[http://images.ucomics.com/comics/ga/2010/ga100226.gif February 26, 2010]] has got to be one of the least funny the strip has ever done. Garfield is playing a video game, and it plays music and tells him that he's "[[SaveThePrincess saved the princess]]". And... that's it. That's literally it. That's the entire punchline. This was apparently part of a week-long arc where Jon becomes frustrated with a game he's playing, only to become even more exasperated when he discovers that even his pets (even Odie) can beat it. In that context it is kind of amusing, but I'm still putting it here because, read on its own outside of a print collection that could provide context, it just looks like the punchline is supposed to be "Ha ha, video games exist!"

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* Tropers/{{Midna}}: It's not for Garfield being a {{jerkass}} or anything, but the comic for [[http://images.ucomics.com/comics/ga/2010/ga100226.gif February 26, 2010]] has got to be one of the least funny the strip has ever done. Garfield is playing a video game, and it plays music and tells him that he's "[[SaveThePrincess saved the princess]]". And... that's it. That's literally it. That's the entire punchline. This was apparently part of a week-long arc where Jon becomes frustrated with a game he's playing, only to become even more exasperated when he discovers that even his pets (even Odie) can beat it. In that context it is kind of amusing, but I'm still putting it here because, read on its own outside of a print collection that could provide context, it just looks like the punchline is supposed to be "Ha ha, video games exist!"exist!"
* Grotadmorv: February 2019 is a really lousy month for ''Garfield'' comics. I was going to complain about [[https://d1ejxu6vysztl5.cloudfront.net/comics/garfield/2019/2019-02-03.gif this strip, a rant about modern technology]], or [[https://d1ejxu6vysztl5.cloudfront.net/comics/garfield/2019/2019-02-06.gif this strip with no joke to be found]]. I could talk about [[https://d1ejxu6vysztl5.cloudfront.net/comics/garfield/2019/2019-02-13.gif this recycled joke]] (there was an identical one, except with diet soda as the punchline), the three strips involving cheese doodles as punchlines, or [[https://d1ejxu6vysztl5.cloudfront.net/comics/garfield/2019/2019-02-24.gif this strip that also seems to have no punchline]]. The strips get worse throughout the month, and they hit rock bottom on February 26, with [[https://d1ejxu6vysztl5.cloudfront.net/comics/garfield/2019/2019-02-26.gif this strip]]. Jon tells Garfield, "when you see a problem, you deal with it." This is an incredibly forced setup, but does the punchline make up for that? Not one bit. The final panel shows Garfield wearing sunglasses. I know that Jim Davis has his comics on a queue and all, but really? This is a reference to a meme that peaked in 2013. It's already bad when comic strips start relying on memes and "modern" jokes like this, but using a meme six years too late is just sad. I think it's safe to say that there is no hope for ''Garfield'' after the ''Garfield and Friends'' "remaster," the increasingly bad tie-in video games, and the rancid month of February 2019.
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* tvtroper98: For me, [[http://www.garfield.com/comics/vault.html?yr=1997&addr=970727 this]] ''{{Garfield}}'' strip. To explain, Garfield is walking around the room, when he hears a message on Jon's answering machine. It's a [[AllGuysWantCheerleaders hot cheerleader]] who Jon met at a pizza parlor, saying that she can't stop thinking about him and her phone number. Garfield then destroys the machine. Why? Because of the fact that Jon had pizza without him. Now, Jon is a ButtMonkey, especially when it comes to dating, but this strip is so cruel to Jon, subverting ThrowTheDogABone so hard, it could almost be a TearJerker moment. At least Jon and Liz are an OfficialCouple now.

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* tvtroper98: For me, [[http://www.garfield.com/comics/vault.html?yr=1997&addr=970727 this]] ''{{Garfield}}'' ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' strip. To explain, Garfield is walking around the room, when he hears a message on Jon's answering machine. It's a [[AllGuysWantCheerleaders hot cheerleader]] who Jon met at a pizza parlor, saying that she can't stop thinking about him and her phone number. Garfield then destroys the machine. Why? Because of the fact that Jon had pizza without him. Now, Jon is a ButtMonkey, especially when it comes to dating, but this strip is so cruel to Jon, subverting ThrowTheDogABone so hard, it could almost be a TearJerker moment. At least Jon and Liz are an OfficialCouple now.
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* Tropers/{{Midna}}: It's not for Garfield being a {{jerkass}} or anything, but the comic for [[http://images.ucomics.com/comics/ga/2010/ga100226.gif February 26, 2010]] has got to be one of the least funny the strip has ever done. Garfield is playing a video game, and it plays music and tells him that he's "[[SaveThePrincess saved the princess]]". And... that's it. That's literally it. That's the entire punchline. This was apparently part of a week-long arc where Jon becomes frustrated with a game he's playing, only to become even more exasperated when he discovers that even his pets (even Odie) can beat it. In that context it is kind of amusing, but I'm still putting it here because, read on its own outside of a print collection that could provide context, it just looks like the punchline is supposed to be "Ha ha, video games exist!"
* Tropers/{{Drcynic24}}: For me, it was the complete disappearance of Lyman after 1983 with no explanation. That's when the comics slowly began losing steam to me until the mid-90s when they became virtually unbearable.

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* Tropers/{{Midna}}: It's not for Garfield being a {{jerkass}} or anything, but the comic for [[http://images.ucomics.com/comics/ga/2010/ga100226.gif February 26, 2010]] has got to be one of the least funny the strip has ever done. Garfield is playing a video game, and it plays music and tells him that he's "[[SaveThePrincess saved the princess]]". And... that's it. That's literally it. That's the entire punchline. This was apparently part of a week-long arc where Jon becomes frustrated with a game he's playing, only to become even more exasperated when he discovers that even his pets (even Odie) can beat it. In that context it is kind of amusing, but I'm still putting it here because, read on its own outside of a print collection that could provide context, it just looks like the punchline is supposed to be "Ha ha, video games exist!"
* Tropers/{{Drcynic24}}: For me, it was the complete disappearance of Lyman after 1983 with no explanation. That's when the comics slowly began losing steam to me until the mid-90s when they became virtually unbearable.
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* Tropers/{{Midna}}: It's not for Garfield being a {{jerkass}} or anything, but the comic for [[http://images.ucomics.com/comics/ga/2010/ga100226.gif February 26, 2010]] has got to be one of the least funny the strip has ever done. Garfield is playing a video game, and it plays music and tells him that he's "[[SaveThePrincess saved the princess]]". And... that's it. That's literally it. That's the entire punchline. This was apparently part of a week-long arc where Jon becomes frustrated with a game he's playing, only to become even more exasperated when he discovers that even his pets (even Odie) can beat it. In that context it is kind of amusing, but I'm still putting it here because, read on its own outside of a print collection that could provide context, it just looks like the punchline is supposed to be "Ha ha, video games exist!"

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* Tropers/{{Midna}}: It's not for Garfield being a {{jerkass}} or anything, but the comic for [[http://images.ucomics.com/comics/ga/2010/ga100226.gif February 26, 2010]] has got to be one of the least funny the strip has ever done. Garfield is playing a video game, and it plays music and tells him that he's "[[SaveThePrincess saved the princess]]". And... that's it. That's literally it. That's the entire punchline. This was apparently part of a week-long arc where Jon becomes frustrated with a game he's playing, only to become even more exasperated when he discovers that even his pets (even Odie) can beat it. In that context it is kind of amusing, but I'm still putting it here because, read on its own outside of a print collection that could provide context, it just looks like the punchline is supposed to be "Ha ha, video games exist!"exist!"
* Tropers/{{Drcynic24}}: For me, it was the complete disappearance of Lyman after 1983 with no explanation. That's when the comics slowly began losing steam to me until the mid-90s when they became virtually unbearable.
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* Tropers/{{Midna}}: It's not for Garfield being a {{jerkass}} or anything, but the comic for [[http://images.ucomics.com/comics/ga/2010/ga100226.gif February 26, 2010]] has got to be one of the least funny the strip has ever done. Garfield is playing a video game, and it plays music and tells him that he's "[[SaveThePrincess saved the princess]]". And... that's it. That's literally it. That's the entire punchline. I honestly have no idea what's supposed to be funny about this strip. Is the existence of video games in itself funny now?

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* Tropers/{{Midna}}: It's not for Garfield being a {{jerkass}} or anything, but the comic for [[http://images.ucomics.com/comics/ga/2010/ga100226.gif February 26, 2010]] has got to be one of the least funny the strip has ever done. Garfield is playing a video game, and it plays music and tells him that he's "[[SaveThePrincess saved the princess]]". And... that's it. That's literally it. That's the entire punchline. I honestly have no idea what's This was apparently part of a week-long arc where Jon becomes frustrated with a game he's playing, only to become even more exasperated when he discovers that even his pets (even Odie) can beat it. In that context it is kind of amusing, but I'm still putting it here because, read on its own outside of a print collection that could provide context, it just looks like the punchline is supposed to be funny about this strip. Is the existence of "Ha ha, video games in itself funny now?exist!"
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* Tropers/{{Midna}}: It's not for Garfield being a {{jerkass}} or anything, but the comic for [[http://images.ucomics.com/comics/ga/2010/ga100226.gif February 26, 2010]] has got to be one of the least funny the strip has ever done. Garfield is playing a video game, and it plays music and tells him that he's "[[SaveThePrincess saved the princess]]". And... that's it. That's literally it. That's the entire punchline. I honestly have no idea what's supposed to be funny about this strip. Is the existence of video games in itself funny now?
** makeascene: If you look at previous comics a few days back, you see Jon is horrible at video games. So naturally Jon's furious when he finds out his cat manages to beat Mario/Zelda/whatever before he does.

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* Tropers/{{Midna}}: It's not for Garfield being a {{jerkass}} or anything, but the comic for [[http://images.ucomics.com/comics/ga/2010/ga100226.gif February 26, 2010]] has got to be one of the least funny the strip has ever done. Garfield is playing a video game, and it plays music and tells him that he's "[[SaveThePrincess saved the princess]]". And... that's it. That's literally it. That's the entire punchline. I honestly have no idea what's supposed to be funny about this strip. Is the existence of video games in itself funny now?
** makeascene: If you look at previous comics a few days back, you see Jon is horrible at video games. So naturally Jon's furious when he finds out his cat manages to beat Mario/Zelda/whatever before he does.
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* Tropers/{{Midna}}: It's not for Garfield being a {{jerkass}} or anything, but the comic for [[http://images.ucomics.com/comics/ga/2010/ga100226.gif February 26, 2010]] has got to be one of the least funny the strip has ever done. Garfield is playing a video game, and it plays music and tells him that he's "[[SaveThePrincess saved the princess]]". And... that's it. That's literally it. That's the entire punchline. I honestly have no idea what's supposed to be funny about this strip. Is the existence of video games in itself funny now?

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* Tropers/{{Midna}}: It's not for Garfield being a {{jerkass}} or anything, but the comic for [[http://images.ucomics.com/comics/ga/2010/ga100226.gif February 26, 2010]] has got to be one of the least funny the strip has ever done. Garfield is playing a video game, and it plays music and tells him that he's "[[SaveThePrincess saved the princess]]". And... that's it. That's literally it. That's the entire punchline. I honestly have no idea what's supposed to be funny about this strip. Is the existence of video games in itself funny now?now?
** makeascene: If you look at previous comics a few days back, you see Jon is horrible at video games. So naturally Jon's furious when he finds out his cat manages to beat Mario/Zelda/whatever before he does.
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* Tropers/{{Midna}}: It's not for Garfield being a {{jerkass}} or anything, but the comic for [[http://images.ucomics.com/comics/ga/2010/ga100226.gif February 26, 2010]] has got to be one of the least funny the strip has ever done. Garfield is playing a video game, and it plays music and tells him that he's "[[SaveThePrincess saved the princess]]". And... that's it. That's literally it. That's the entire punchline. I literally have no idea what's supposed to be funny about this strip. Is the existence of video games in itself funny now?

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* Tropers/{{Midna}}: It's not for Garfield being a {{jerkass}} or anything, but the comic for [[http://images.ucomics.com/comics/ga/2010/ga100226.gif February 26, 2010]] has got to be one of the least funny the strip has ever done. Garfield is playing a video game, and it plays music and tells him that he's "[[SaveThePrincess saved the princess]]". And... that's it. That's literally it. That's the entire punchline. I literally honestly have no idea what's supposed to be funny about this strip. Is the existence of video games in itself funny now?
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* Mic1988: In one of the early strips it shows Jon and Garfield on a bench in the park when a couple walks by, Garfield whistles at the lady causing the man to threaten Jon who claims he didn't do anything. They go to leave when Garfield again whistles causing Jon to get beaten up despite him claiming he didn't do it while Garfield looks on smiling! Then when they leave and Jon's beaten up another couple walks by and Garfield whistles again! Frankly the fat blob deserves any kind of bad things Jon does to him after that!

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* Mic1988: In one of the early strips it shows Jon and Garfield on a bench in the park when a couple walks by, Garfield whistles at the lady causing the man to threaten Jon who claims he didn't do anything. They go to leave when Garfield again whistles causing Jon to get beaten up despite him claiming he didn't do it while Garfield looks on smiling! Then when they leave and Jon's beaten up another couple walks by and Garfield whistles again! Frankly the fat blob deserves any kind of bad things Jon does to him after that!that!
* Tropers/{{Midna}}: It's not for Garfield being a {{jerkass}} or anything, but the comic for [[http://images.ucomics.com/comics/ga/2010/ga100226.gif February 26, 2010]] has got to be one of the least funny the strip has ever done. Garfield is playing a video game, and it plays music and tells him that he's "[[SaveThePrincess saved the princess]]". And... that's it. That's literally it. That's the entire punchline. I literally have no idea what's supposed to be funny about this strip. Is the existence of video games in itself funny now?
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* tvtroper98: For me, [[http://www.garfield.com/comics/vault.html?yr=1997&addr=970727 this]] ''{{Garfield}}'' strip. To explain, Garfield is walking around the room, when he hears a message on Jon's answering machine. It's a [[AllGuysWantCheerleaders hot cheerleader]] who Jon met at a pizza parlor, saying that she can't stop thinking about him and her phone number. Garfield then destroys the machine. Why?'Because of the fact that Jon had pizza without him. Now, Jon is a ButtMonkey, especially when it comes to dating, but this strip is so cruel to Jon, subverting ThrowTheDogABone so hard, it could almost be a TearJerker moment. At least Jon and Liz are an OfficialCouple now.

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* tvtroper98: For me, [[http://www.garfield.com/comics/vault.html?yr=1997&addr=970727 this]] ''{{Garfield}}'' strip. To explain, Garfield is walking around the room, when he hears a message on Jon's answering machine. It's a [[AllGuysWantCheerleaders hot cheerleader]] who Jon met at a pizza parlor, saying that she can't stop thinking about him and her phone number. Garfield then destroys the machine. Why?'Because Why? Because of the fact that Jon had pizza without him. Now, Jon is a ButtMonkey, especially when it comes to dating, but this strip is so cruel to Jon, subverting ThrowTheDogABone so hard, it could almost be a TearJerker moment. At least Jon and Liz are an OfficialCouple now.
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* Tropers/{{TheSnowSquirrel}}: I hate a similar strip that involves Garfield eating when the phone rings. He picks it up and it turns out to be Jon's date asking what time he'll pick her up. Garfield simply lets out a huge burp into the receiver. Last panel we see Jon singing to himself "Got a date with an angel," while the JerkAss of a cat walks by smiling saying "Not anymore!"
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* Tropers/{{Demetrios}}: For many fans, the short but strenuous time in 2006 when ''{{ComicStrip/Garfield}}'' started its over-reliance on the title character ending each strip with "We're bachelors, baby!" Sure it was funny the first couple of times, but after an entire week, well, it's an OverusedRunningGag.
** timmyturner98: The "we're bachelors baby" line doesn't even make sense now because Jon is successfully dating Liz now. Speaking of which, there are quite a few fans that say Jon finally getting a girlfriend was the start of Garfield's downhill turn.
* Tropers/{{AnarchyBalsac}}: Garfield had the infamous strips from 1989 where Garfield is shown to be in an empty, long abandoned house. It was supposed to be a Halloween scare, but it ended up being an InferredHolocaust of the worst kind. It's resolved with Garfield willing himself back to reality, which, for good reason, has spawned WildMassGuessing that Garfield is imagining the events of the strip while he slowly starves to death in an empty house. WordOfGod states this isn't true, yet no full explanation as to what happened, or if it is even canon has come forth.
* tvtroper98: For me, [[http://www.garfield.com/comics/vault.html?yr=1997&addr=970727 this]] ''{{Garfield}}'' strip. To explain, Garfield is walking around the room, when he hears a message on Jon's answering machine. It's a [[AllGuysWantCheerleaders hot cheerleader]] who Jon met at a pizza parlor, saying that she can't stop thinking about him and her phone number. Garfield then destroys the machine. Why?'Because of the fact that Jon had pizza without him. Now, Jon is a ButtMonkey, especially when it comes to dating, but this strip is so cruel to Jon, subverting ThrowTheDogABone so hard, it could almost be a TearJerker moment. At least Jon and Liz are an OfficialCouple now.
* Tropers/{{kablammin45}}: For me, it's this ''{{ComicStrip/Garfield}}'' [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/2011/03/18 right here]], Jon says he's worried about not being good enough for Liz. Garfield responds: "Haha, Oh come on Jon, Might?" Yes, Garfield has a tendency to be a pain to Jon, but his answer is just a little too mean, even for Garfield.
* Mic1988: In one of the early strips it shows Jon and Garfield on a bench in the park when a couple walks by, Garfield whistles at the lady causing the man to threaten Jon who claims he didn't do anything. They go to leave when Garfield again whistles causing Jon to get beaten up despite him claiming he didn't do it while Garfield looks on smiling! Then when they leave and Jon's beaten up another couple walks by and Garfield whistles again! Frankly the fat blob deserves any kind of bad things Jon does to him after that!
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