Understanding Garfield

We have come to our conclusion. After 4 episodes diving into the specifics of the world Garfield, this week Sam zooms out. Today's episode focuses on how Sam is now feeling about Garfield, with an appearance from his partner, Emily Pearson. Stay tuned to find out the answer to the age-old question, is Garfield good?Today's Garfield  comic:  https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/garfield/images/2/24/2021-11-06.gif/revision/latest?cb=20211106062303

Sometimes we all need a break. This week in an attempt to understand Garfield, Sam sits down with the voice of this podcast's Garfield Dawson Fleming, to discuss the Jim Davis' other comic. They then also weigh in on Chris Pratt in the new Garfield trailer, and get really close to understanding the heart of what makes Garfield the sensation he is. A sample of the Mr. Potato Head comic: https://garfield.fandom.com/wiki/Mr._Potato_Head,_July_2001_comic_stripsThe new Garfield Trailer:

In a continuing effort to understand Garfield, host Sam Pomerant stumbles upon an unfathomable conspiracy. Or a coincidence? Either a conspiracy or a coincidence. Or maybe a third thing?Episodes Discussed today: https://garfield.fandom.com/wiki/Garfield,_January_2011_comic_strips

When you think Garfield what do you think? Mondays? Lasagna? Laziness? Maybe it's the fact that he's a cat? Today's episode dives into the world of cat ownership to see what our host Sam is missing. He talks to cat owner Hayley Forbes to discuss the highs, and even higher highs of owning a cat.

Your intro to the world of Understanding: Garfield

June 19, 1978. This is the day that everything changed. Jimmy Carter is the President. Grease is filling up the multi-plexes. Most importantly Garfield, the hit comic strip, was unleashed upon the world. Today Sam is joined by local Garfield fanatic Emily Barker to dive into the first ever Garfield comic stripLink to the first Garfield Comic: https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1978/06/19