3326: Left Turn in the Last Frame

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Left Turn in the Last Frame

Made by: SonicLover

Explanation

In the original Garfield strip, Garfield used a vine to swoop up Jon's chicken, leaving Jon to wonder where the vine came from. The final panel, in which Jon wonders this, is oriented normally.

In this edit, the last panel is rotated 90 degrees left. This is a literal interpretation of Jim's statement regarding the original strip's gag. What Jim probably meant was that most people would expect Jon to focus more on the fact that Garfield took his chicken than the logistics of how he did it.

The Author Writes:

In 20 Years and Still Kicking!, Jim Davis referred to the gag in this strip as "left-turn-in-the-last-frame". I'm still not sure what he meant, so I got literal.

Original Strip: 1980-02-10.

Transcript

{Garfield smiles from atop a green piece of furniture as he sees Jon put a chicken on a table}

Garfield {now holding a vine}: Watch this. I'm going to swing down on this vine and swoop up Jon's chicken

{Garfield yanks the vine a few times, then jumps down and swings, snatching the chicken to Jon's surprise}

{The last panel is inexplicably rotated counterclockwise 90 degrees}

Jon {looking up… or left?}: Where did the vine come from?