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No. 5535: Garfield Times Table

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Garfield Times Table

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Permanent URL: https://mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=5535

Strip by: Cesium Lightning

Jon: Hi, there... I'm Jon Arbuckle. I'm a cartoonist, and this is my cat, Garfield.
Garfield: Hi, there. I'm Garfield. I'm a cat, and this is my cartoonist, Jon.
Jon: Our only thought is to entertain you.
Garfield: Feed me.
Jon: Happy birthday, Garfield. I have a surprise for you.
Jon: A rubber mousey!
Garfield: Could've used a little salt...
Jon: A mouse! Get it!
Jon: Garfield! You didn't even try!
Garfield: Show me a good mouser, and I'll show you a cat with bad breath.
Jon: I'm putting you on a diet, Garfield ... here's your dinner.

Garfield: Hi, there. I'm Garfield. I'm a cat, and this is my cartoonist, Jon.
Jon: Happy birthday, Garfield. I have a surprise for you.
Garfield: Could've used a little salt...
Jon: Garfield! You didn't even try!
Jon: I'm putting you on a diet, Garfield ... here's your dinner.
{Garfield eats Jon's steak}
Garfield: Ahhhhh...
SFX: Slap
Jon: Don't be cruel, Garfield. Put the catburger out of its misery and eat it.
Garfield: We cats are intelligent, soft, cute...

Jon: Our only thought is to entertain you.
Garfield: Feed me.
Garfield: Could've used a little salt...
Garfield: Show me a good mouser, and I'll show you a cat with bad breath.
{Garfield eats Jon's steak}
Garfield: Happiness is a warm television set.
Jon: Don't be cruel, Garfield. Put the catburger out of its misery and eat it.
Garfield: Furry, cuddly...
{Garfield is attacking Jon in bed}
{Garfield is on a bookshelf}
{Garfield is on the counter, reaching for a ham on the table}

Jon: Happy birthday, Garfield. I have a surprise for you.
Jon: Garfield! You didn't even try!
{Garfield eats Jon's steak}
SFX: Slap
Garfield: We cats are intelligent, soft, cute...
{Garfield is attacking Jon in bed}
Garfield: Help.
Jon {holding a sausage}: Here, Garfield ... beg.
{Jon is drinking coffee at the table as Garfield looks on}
Jon: This is it, Garfield. The late-late movie with Brigitte Bardot.

Jon: A rubber mousey!
Jon: I'm putting you on a diet, Garfield ... here's your dinner.
Garfield: Happiness is a warm television set.
Garfield: We cats are intelligent, soft, cute...
Garfield: And masters of the house.
{Garfield is on the counter, reaching for a ham on the table}
Jon: You can't drink coffee, Garfield. You'll stunt your, uh, your...
Jon: This is it, Garfield. The late-late movie with Brigitte Bardot.
Garfield: I think I'll take up jogging...
{Garfield walks up to Jon's feet}

Garfield: Could've used a little salt...
{Garfield eats Jon's steak}
Jon: Don't be cruel, Garfield. Put the catburger out of its misery and eat it.
{Garfield is attacking Jon in bed}
{Garfield is on the counter, reaching for a ham on the table}
{Jon is drinking coffee at the table as Garfield looks on}
Jon: ZZZZZZ
Garfield: ZZZZZ
Garfield: Pant pant pant pant
{Garfield is looking at a fish in a bowl}
Garfield: Cat food.

Jon: A mouse! Get it!
Garfield: Ahhhhh...
Garfield: Furry, cuddly...
Garfield: Help.
Jon: You can't drink coffee, Garfield. You'll stunt your, uh, your...
Jon: ZZZZZZ
Garfield: ZZZZZ
Garfield: Whew! Made it.
SFX: Itch scratch scratch
{Garfield is caught on the couch}
Garfield: Poomp!

Jon: Garfield! You didn't even try!
SFX: Slap
{Garfield is attacking Jon in bed}
Jon {holding a sausage}: Here, Garfield ... beg.
Jon: This is it, Garfield. The late-late movie with Brigitte Bardot.
Garfield: Pant pant pant pant
SFX: Itch scratch scratch
Garfield: I hate double knit.
Jon: Garfield!
Garfield: Much better.

Garfield: Show me a good mouser, and I'll show you a cat with bad breath.
Jon: Don't be cruel, Garfield. Put the catburger out of its misery and eat it.
{Garfield is on a bookshelf}
{Jon is drinking coffee at the table as Garfield looks on}
Garfield: I think I'll take up jogging...
{Garfield is looking at a fish in a bowl}
{Garfield is caught on the couch}
Jon: Garfield!
Garfield: Love a cookout.
Garfield: I'm just your average, ordinary, cat...

Jon: I'm putting you on a diet, Garfield ... here's your dinner.
Garfield: We cats are intelligent, soft, cute...
{Garfield is on the counter, reaching for a ham on the table}
Jon: This is it, Garfield. The late-late movie with Brigitte Bardot.
{Garfield walks up to Jon's feet}
Garfield: Cat food.
Garfield: Poomp!
Garfield: Much better.
Garfield: I'm just your average, ordinary, cat...
Garfield: You do what you have to...

The author writes:

Every multiplication table I've ever seen goes up to at least 10, so I took the "Garfield Times Garfield" concept (SRoMG #326, by Andrusi) and expanded it.

I carefully counted the panels of the early strips to find the 100th one. It doesn't help that early on, there weren't always 7 panels in a Sunday strip (and hence, 25 panels in a week).

Also, did you know that the strip debuted on a Monday? When I started making this table, I hadn't known that.

Please forgive the blurriness of the Sunday panels. I couldn't find them in the same size as the others.

Believe it or not, the title was an afterthought.

Original strips: 1978-06-19, 1978-06-20, 1978-06-21, 1978-06-22, 1978-06-23, 1978-06-24, 1978-06-25, 1978-06-26, 1978-06-27, 1978-06-28, 1978-06-29, 1978-07-01, 1978-07-02, 1978-07-03, 1978-07-04, 1978-07-05, 1978-07-06, 1978-07-07, 1978-07-09, 1978-07-11, 1978-07-12, 1978-07-15, 1978-07-16.