The Real Reason Why Garfield Isn't Funny...
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There are generally three things everyone knows about Garfield- it’s all about a cat that hates Mondays, loves lasagna, and that it’s not really that funny. While the latter point may seem subjective, according to Garfield creator Jim Davis, the point of Garfield was never for the comic to be hilariously funny, but rather be relatable and, with that accomplished, serve as a vehicle to sell Garfield merchandise.
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Sources:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/its-not-just-you-garfield-is-not-meant-to-be-funny-6199556/
https://web.archive.org/web/20090214062806/http://archives.cnn.com/2000/fyi/student.bureau/10/24/jim.davis/
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=olhEMU5PeE4C&pg=PA177&dq=gnorm+gnat+nobody+can+identify+with+Bugs&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjIiqnO04rbAhVlIcAKHehOB64Q6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=gnorm%20gnat%20nobody%20can%20identify%20with%20Bugs&f=false
http://kathrynwhiteauthor.blogspot.com/2014/02/charles-m-schulz-and-garfield.html
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/assessment/2004/06/garfield.single.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Davis_(cartoonist)
http://mentalfloss.com/article/83344/11-things-you-might-not-know-about-cartoonist-jim-davis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnorm_Gnat
http://mentalfloss.com/article/59797/20-things-you-might-not-know-about-garfield
https://ew.com/article/2014/11/04/garfield-creator-jim-davis/
https://www.wired.com/2014/11/garfield-internet-cats/
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In this video:
There are generally three things everyone knows about Garfield- it’s all about a cat that hates Mondays, loves lasagna, and that it’s not really that funny. While the latter point may seem subjective, according to Garfield creator Jim Davis, the point of Garfield was never for the comic to be hilariously funny, but rather be relatable and, with that accomplished, serve as a vehicle to sell Garfield merchandise.
Want the text version?: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2018/08/when-a-marketer-invents-a-comic-the-story-of-garfield/
Sources:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/its-not-just-you-garfield-is-not-meant-to-be-funny-6199556/
https://web.archive.org/web/20090214062806/http://archives.cnn.com/2000/fyi/student.bureau/10/24/jim.davis/
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=olhEMU5PeE4C&pg=PA177&dq=gnorm+gnat+nobody+can+identify+with+Bugs&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjIiqnO04rbAhVlIcAKHehOB64Q6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=gnorm%20gnat%20nobody%20can%20identify%20with%20Bugs&f=false
http://kathrynwhiteauthor.blogspot.com/2014/02/charles-m-schulz-and-garfield.html
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/assessment/2004/06/garfield.single.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Davis_(cartoonist)
http://mentalfloss.com/article/83344/11-things-you-might-not-know-about-cartoonist-jim-davis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnorm_Gnat
http://mentalfloss.com/article/59797/20-things-you-might-not-know-about-garfield
https://ew.com/article/2014/11/04/garfield-creator-jim-davis/
https://www.wired.com/2014/11/garfield-internet-cats/
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