5140: Fat Cat
| Fat Cat |
 Made by: Muk |
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As a college student, Jeff Kinney (author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series) wrote a comic called Igdoof, published in The Diamondback from 1992 to 1993. In one comic detailing different cartoon genres, he calls this a "professional example" of "The Gag Strip".
- The ever-popular gag strip is actually formulaic in nature. The three elements are:
- Setting establishment
- Joke setup
- Punchline
- ("thinking animal" - important for gag strips)
In the years since this has come out, I don't think Garfield has ever actually done this joke. It feels more like a Peanuts joke to me.
Even almost 30 years ago, people were commenting on how repetitive Garfield had gotten. I have to wonder what Kinney thinks of it now, but I feel like he wouldn't have a problem with it, considering Wimpy Kid also hasn't been good since 2013 and yet has no end in sight.
Original strips: 1985-07-29, 1985-07-31, 1990-10-29, 1990-11-18.
Transcript[edit | edit source]
Jon {giving Garfield a bowl of food}: Here you are, Fat Cat
Garfield: The worst thing about a diet isn't watching what you eat...
{Jon and Odie are eating at the table}
Garfield: It's watching what everyone else eats!
