Summary

Garfield ’s popularity has never wavered even for a second since first shoot the amusing strip scene in 1978.Created by Jim Davis , Garfieldhas been hold reader for decades in his short - form storylines that see the iconic orange CT pulling pranks on his loved ones , or criticizing stranger , or just just being a slothful honest-to-goodness computerized axial tomography plain about nothing ( and Mondays ) .

While theGarfieldcomic strips themselves are hilarious and fun , the reallycool thing aboutGarfield ’s legacy is how enduring it ’s been . Garfield ’s been around for nearly half a century , and new comic comic strip are still being publish to this day . That ’s a lot ofGarfieldcontent to sift through , mean some really splendid comedic gems can easily be lost in the see-through act of comic strips that exist . That ’s why it ’s crucial to take a instant to look back at specific ERA ofGarfield ’s history - and what good exculpation to do that than during an day of remembrance . As of May 2024 , here are15 of the funniestGarfieldcomics that just sprain 30 !

Garfield is a comic funnies that ’s been enjoyed for decades , and still extend to this Clarence Day . Here are 10 of the funniest that just turned 40 years old .

Garfield with a collage of his comic strips behind him.

15Garfield Comes Up with a Creative Way to Hunt Mice

Garfield- May 21, 1994

Jon points to a mouse pickle in the wall and tells Garfield to do what CT are supposed to do and shoot down the rodent . However , Garfield - being habitually averse to strenuous activity - comes up with a better ( slothful ) resolution : Garfield will introduce the black eye to bungee jump , and merely hope for an accident . This flight strip is a pure representative of Garfield ’s graphic symbol , both as a lazy qat disinterested in practically any sort of body process , and as an downright saucy alec .

14Garfield Fears the Ghost of a ‘Good Dog’

Garfield- May 22, 1994

Garfield is lying on the sidewalk when he ’s approach by an senior couple , who get a squawk out of regard him . However , their conversation quickly deviate from look up to Garfield to neglect their dead click , Bowser . They say that Bowser would have ‘ made a chapeau ’ out of Garfield , before walking away enunciate what a ‘ good dog ’ he was . Garfield finds Bowser so terrific , that he fears even the theme that he could return to life and do the horrible thing these people were describing - asGarfield is unquestionably felicitous that this firedog is dead , and hopes he stay that way .

13Garfield Will Do Anything to Get a Treat, Even Pretend to be a Dog

Garfield- May 25, 1994

Jon call Odie over to give him a goody , but when the puppy does n’t arrive , Garfield runs over in his place . However , Garfield is n’t come near Jon as himself , but rather while impersonating Odie in the hopes that his ruse will yield him a snack . Garfield famously have sex food for thought , practically of any kind , and he also hat Odie . So , he ’s more than willing to slip a treat meant for his rival pet , even if that mean impersonating him - which is authoritative Garfield at his best .

12Garfield Takes His Obsession with Sweets to a Whole New Level

Garfield- May 26, 1994

Garfield dash by Jon holding a slice of patty , shouting “ Dessert ! ” as he goes . second afterward , Garfield sprints past Jon again , this time holding a slice of pie , cry out “ The Son of Dessert : Part Two ! ” . As if to deflect Jon from the fact that he ’s use up too much detritus food with a clever comment , Garfield seemingly gives his afters faux moving picture title , create a duology of gula . Garfield has always been food propel , but pass on his afters ‘ movie title ’ take on his obsession with sweets to a whole Modern level .

11Garfield’s Laziness Can Only Be Treated by an Act of God

Garfield- May 31, 1994

Garfield is lie in on the retort when Jon approaches him , ask if there ’s any chance he ’ll actually move today . Garfield sardonically replies , “ An earthquake is always possible” . Garfield ’s indolence has arguably never been more accurately portrayedthan in this strip , nor has his sarcastic nature . He ’s so committed to doing nothing , that a actual turn of God is the only thing that can get him to move , and Garfield makes that peak very absolved to Jon in a truly hilarious fashion .

10Garfield Shamelessly Laughs at Jon’s Pain

Garfield- May 2, 1994

Garfield is walking through his home , thinking to himself how funny life is . Then , almost serendipitously , Jon tumbles down the staircase with his basket of dirty laundry spilled all over him . Garfield laugh at Jon ’s pain , then continues his opinion by saying life is comical … for some people . Garfield is a niggling scamp in every regard , and while that ’s normally translated through his food compulsion or his sloth , it also shines through with his casual pitilessness - and laughing at Jon ’s pain in the ass is the perfect example of that .

9Garfield’s Disdain for Nature is Matched Only by Jon’s Ignorance of It

Garfield- May 4, 1994

8Garfield Uses Jon to Feel Exciting, Which is a Hilarious Insult

Garfield- May 5, 1994

Garfield is walking through his house , breaking the fourth bulwark as if he ’s the star of an infomercial selling a ‘ ego - aid ’ mathematical product . However , Garfield is n’t essay to deal anything , he ’s just offering reader a turn of advice through object lesson , saying that if someone want to palpate more exciting , then they should hang out with someone who ’s duller than they are . At that point , Garfield comprehend Jon , as if to represent his proprietor as evidence of how well this method acting work for him- and it ’s as hilarious as it is insulting .

7Garfield Can Admit that He Is, Indeed, a Mischievous Scamp

Garfield- May 9, 1994

Jon is noticeably tempestuous at Garfield for some unclear reason . Even Garfield does n’t know what he ’s done to invoke Jon ’s wrath . Garfield asks Jon what he could have said to make Jon so angry , before considering that it may have been any one of several thingshe had done . If Garfield is anything , he ’s ego - aware , as he to the full acknowledge that he ’s playfully cruel , utterly otiose , and absolutely food - crazed , and he also knows how much he can get under Jon ’s peel . And that is what make up this puckish orangeness cat so hilarious , as he does absolutely nothing to vary himself .

6Garfield’s Laziness is Matched Only By His Spitefulness (in the Funniest Way)

Garfield- May 10, 1994

Jon is scolding Garfield about his position , saying that he wants to see less indifference around the star sign . When Jon asks him what he think about that , Garfield replies , “ up to you ” . Jon just state that he need Garfield to be less unbiased , and while Garfield is fully capable of exhibiting strong legal opinion about any given topic or circumstance , he ’s certainly not going to give Jon what he require in this instance . So , if Jon wants Garfield to be less indifferent , thenGarfield is going to be indifferent ‘ even harder ’ , which is a perfect example of Garfield ’s uproarious malice .

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Garfield smiling with his arms crossed.

Garfield refusing to hunt mice at Jon’s request.

Garfield happy that an old couple’s vicious dog is dead.

Garfield pretending to be Odie to get a treat.

Garfield running back and forth with different desserts.

Garfield telling Jon that only an earthquake will get him to move.

Garfield laughing at Jon falling down the stairs.

Garfield commenting on Jon running away from a moth.

Garfield saying that Jon is dull.

Garfield asking Jon why he’s mad at him.

Garfield being spitefully indifferent toward Jon.

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