Being Jim Davis

    More aphorism-awareness on the part of Garfield, plus an unusually violent threat coming from a cat. Honestly not sure if Davis is even considering humor in this one. Anyway, in this episode we mostly talk about whether Jon is shaving over his toilet.Today's strip

Today we your hosts of Being Jim Davis leave no analytical pit unexamined as we reach deep into the depths for this commentary, pawing around in an effort to share every juicy insight we can squeeze out of our dirty minds, no matter how jarring, to serve you a delicious cocktail for your ears.Today's strip

In today's very exciting episode, we make an honest effort to determine whether this Garfield strip fits into the classic 'nine-act' screenplay structure. Spoiler alert: It totally does if you pretend a bunch of extra shit happens in between panels.Today's strip

    In today's episode, we define what humor is, and discuss Jim Davis' troubling contribution to rape culture. Also, Jon Gibson makes a false claim about the use of silhouettes in Garfield.Today's strip

Listeners, it's been an amazing week of Garfield, possibly the best so far. Today's strip, though, not much to write home about. Whatever, that's fine.Today's strip:

An episode of a podcast. You like podcasts. Why not give this one a try?Today's strip:

So, was your problem with yesterday's podcast that we didn't spend quite enough time chortling over the fact that Garfield was smoking a pipe? If so, enjoy!Today's strip:

Listener, this is it: the strip we've all been waiting for. Look, I don't want to spoil it for you. Let's just say that this is the strip that made former Surgeon General Julius B. Richmond weep.Today's strip:   

In today's episode of Being Jim Davis we discuss anger management, breakfast foods, health and fitness, and what it is -- really -- that separates humanity from the animals.Today's strip:

A relatively mediocre strip in an otherwise fabulous week. Hey, fuck Tuesdays, am I right?Today's strip:

It was the best of podcasts, it was the worst of podcasts, it was the podcast of wisdom, it was the podcast of foolishness, it was the podcast of belief, it was the podcast of incredulity.A lazy episode summary, bordering on plagiarism, you say? True enough. And yet, it's nowhere near as lazy as today's strip, which, actually, we both like pretty well.Today's strip:And here's whatever this is:   Whoops, almost forgot this one:   

I understand how this might be an interesting comic strip to someone who had not read the strip from the previous Wednesday. Whatever. Anyway we get into a much more interesting argument about whether or not Jon Arbuckle had some construction work done on his house in the interim between panels four and eight.CORRECTION: U.S. President James Garfield DID in fact have a mustache.Today's strip

Garfield is yawning. Guess he must be reading one of his comics, amiright?!?!? Anyway, today's strip is a treasure trove of novelties you won't want to miss, unless you have something decent to do instead.Today's strip

Cats, tickling, tickling cats. That's pretty much what we get today. Look, they can't all be zingers, ok?Today's strip

2nd mention of Lasagna! First mention of Thursday! Maybe that will turn out to be significant! But honestly, don't you think it's a little weird that a single guy would even observe a weekly meal based on a particular type of food? Let alone also feed that kind of food to his cat? There's just so much here that seems poorly thought out from the start: Does Jon typically also give his Thursday lasagna to his cat, or is Garfield so excited by the knowledge that this is Lasagna Day that he's forgotten that he's not actually going to get any of it? Does anything make sense in the godless yet stunningly teleological universe of Garfield?Anyway in this episode we discuss the inconsistency of Garfield's taste preferences, the problem of how a cat would be able to throw a bowl of cat food at a high enough velocity to knock over a human, and speculate on Garfield's inevitable gritty reboot.Today's strip

A tremendous letdown after yesterday's monumental offering, this is probably a strip that might have been considered funny back in the 70s. I mean, maybe; I guess we'll never know. We make a half-hearted attempt to rewrite the uninspired basket of deplorables that compose today's strip before Chris blows this shit wide open by coining a brand new catchphrase of Garfieldian derision. You won't want to miss it!Today's strip

Today's strip is a virtual masterpiece that reminds us why we started this show in the first place. Or something. We talk about the lack of transparency in the Carter administration, Jim Davis' role in 9/11, Garfield as a cynical commentary on 1970s stagflation, and why in the fuck anybody would read economic news to their cat.Today's stripYearly index of the price of a cup of coffeeBig Mac IndexLast panel of this strip edited so Garfield is saying "Allahu akbar" (you're welcome)

    Ugh. Monday. Do I really need to write a podcast summary today? What a horrible existence this is. Anyway, today we discuss the inexorable march of senescence, make a few topical references that won't be relevant by the time anyone actually listens to this, and also talk a little bit about this Garfield comic.Today's stripDanny Trejo saying 'dicks out for Harambe' for some reasonA slight correction to our discussion: Christopher Winter at one point laments how society 'missed out' on potential internet memes based on the popular expression 'where's the beef?' However a cursory google image search proves this is, thankfully, not the case.

We already knew there was something wrong with John Arbuckle, but in today's episode we see just how perverse and inexplicable his behavior is. I mean, honestly, what the fuck, Arbuckle?Today's strip

Look, I don't want to spoil this one for you. Let's just say that big things happen in today's strip. Big, major things. There's the world before Saturday, July 15, 1978, and the world after Saturday, July 15, 1978. And never the twain shall meet.Today's strip