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Garfield #26
Garfield Pulls His Weight: His 26th Book
Another helping of hilarity, please!
Garfield, the lovable feline who never met a lunch he didn’t like, dishes up another book full of his heavy hijinx and weighty wit. Garfield’s put on a few pounds over the years, but he’s not just getting fatter, he’s getting better! So keep the comedy and calories coming! Whether he’s painting Odie or chowing down on Jon’s favorite fern, Garfield proves he’s still a ton of fun!
The GARFIELD CLASSICS series collects the early years of the GARFIELD comic strip in a larger, full-color format. Garfield may have gone through a few changes, but one thing has stayed the same: his enormous appetite for food and fun. So laugh along with the classic cat, because classics are always in style.
Garfield, the lovable feline who never met a lunch he didn’t like, dishes up another book full of his heavy hijinx and weighty wit. Garfield’s put on a few pounds over the years, but he’s not just getting fatter, he’s getting better! So keep the comedy and calories coming! Whether he’s painting Odie or chowing down on Jon’s favorite fern, Garfield proves he’s still a ton of fun!
The GARFIELD CLASSICS series collects the early years of the GARFIELD comic strip in a larger, full-color format. Garfield may have gone through a few changes, but one thing has stayed the same: his enormous appetite for food and fun. So laugh along with the classic cat, because classics are always in style.
96 pages, Paperback
First published September 20, 1994
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About the author
Jim Davis
2,308 books635 followersJames Robert "Jim" Davis is an American cartoonist who created the popular comic strip Garfield. Other comics that he has worked on are Tumbleweeds, Gnorm Gnat, Slapstick, and a strip about Mr. Potato Head.
Jim Davis was born in Fairmount, Indiana, near Marion, where he grew up on a small farm with his father James William Davis, mother Anna Catherine (Carter) Davis, brother Dave, and 25 cats. Davis' childhood on a farm parallels the life of his cartoon character Garfield's owner, Jon Arbuckle, who was also raised on a farm with his parents and a brother, Doc Boy. Jon, too, is a cartoonist, and also celebrates his birthday on July 28. Davis attended Ball State University. While attending Ball State, he became a member of the Theta Xi fraternity. He earned the dubious honor of earning one of the lowest cumulative grade point averages in the history of the university, an honor incidentally shared with Late Show host David Letterman.
Davis as of 2007 resides in Muncie, Indiana, where he and his staff produce Garfield under his company, Paws, Inc., begun in 1981. He was married to Carolyn, a singer and elementary teacher whom he met while both were attending college, and has a son named James with her. However, the couple divorced, and Davis since 2000 has been married to Jill, Paws' senior vice president of licensing, who has worked there approximately 25 years.
Ironically, Davis did not own cats when he started Garfield because of Carolyn's allergies, but they owned a Labrador retriever named Molly. With Jill, the family has expanded to include children Ashley and Chris; three grandchildren, Chloe, Carly and Cody; cats, Spunky and Nermal; and a dog, Pooky.
Jim Davis was born in Fairmount, Indiana, near Marion, where he grew up on a small farm with his father James William Davis, mother Anna Catherine (Carter) Davis, brother Dave, and 25 cats. Davis' childhood on a farm parallels the life of his cartoon character Garfield's owner, Jon Arbuckle, who was also raised on a farm with his parents and a brother, Doc Boy. Jon, too, is a cartoonist, and also celebrates his birthday on July 28. Davis attended Ball State University. While attending Ball State, he became a member of the Theta Xi fraternity. He earned the dubious honor of earning one of the lowest cumulative grade point averages in the history of the university, an honor incidentally shared with Late Show host David Letterman.
Davis as of 2007 resides in Muncie, Indiana, where he and his staff produce Garfield under his company, Paws, Inc., begun in 1981. He was married to Carolyn, a singer and elementary teacher whom he met while both were attending college, and has a son named James with her. However, the couple divorced, and Davis since 2000 has been married to Jill, Paws' senior vice president of licensing, who has worked there approximately 25 years.
Ironically, Davis did not own cats when he started Garfield because of Carolyn's allergies, but they owned a Labrador retriever named Molly. With Jill, the family has expanded to include children Ashley and Chris; three grandchildren, Chloe, Carly and Cody; cats, Spunky and Nermal; and a dog, Pooky.
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January 9, 2025
More hilarious hijinks from the famed cartoon fat cat. Seriously, what else can I say?
November 16, 2013
Introduction:
Now, I have been a hug fan of the “Garfield” comics for many years now as I used to read them all the time in the Sunday newspapers when I was younger. Now, I finally have the pleasure of being reintroduced into the “Garfield” comics through paper trade backs and I have been enjoying reading these classics again! Well, the twenty-sixth volume of the “Garfield” classics, which is called “Garfield Pulls His Weight,” certainly did not disappoint me with its off-the-wall humor involving everyone’s favorite fat and orange cat!
What is this story about?
Basically, this volume details more of Garfield’s hilarious adventures with both his unlucky owner, Jon Arbuckle and his not so bright dog companion, Odie; as Garfield continues to make jokes at the expense of Jon and Odie while eating and sleeping all the way!
What I loved about this story:
Jim Davis’ writing: Jim Davis’ writing continues to be hilarious and witty as Garfield continues to eat and sleep his way through life while making deadpan jokes at the expense of his owner Jon and his dog companion Odie. I loved the fact that even though these comic strips were made during the 1990s, the humor continues to be fresh and I am pretty sure current generations will enjoy this graphic novel as much as I did! There were many comic strips in this graphic novel that I really enjoyed such as this one comic strip being about Garfield and Jon camping out and the exchange goes like this:
Jon: I love camping. The fresh air…the mountains…the flowers…
(Garfield is suddenly dragged off-screen)
Jon: The trees…
Garfield: (stuck in a large spider web) the big spiders.
As usual, the humor is extremely witty and I always loved the sarcastic comments that Garfield makes towards Jon and Odie as he is easily one of the funniest characters in this entire comic strip!
Jim Davis’ artwork: Jim Davis’ artwork is as usual hilarious to look at, especially the image of Garfield himself as he is shown to be a fat, orange and black cat with large, rounded eyes. I also loved the artwork of the slapstick hijinks that Garfield, Jon and Odie go on as it makes me laugh every time I see them either get hit in the face with food or occasionally picking on each other!
Final Thoughts:
Overall, “Garfield Pulls His Weight” is another fantastic read for “Garfield” fans that love everyone’s favorite orange fat cat and are looking forward to loads of laughter from this series!
Review is also on: Rabbit Ears Book Blog
February 9, 2022
Bueno, qué decir de los Garfields, uno de los compañeros de nuestra infancia (y adolescencia y parte de la vida adulta, recuerdo haberlos leído hasta bien después de acabada la carrera). Recuerdo haberme encontrado el primero en casa de un amigo y habérmelo devorado de una sentada, con 5-6 años, sin entender varios de los chistes pero disfrutando mucho de los más obvios. Hoy en día, en casa, a los ojos entrecerrados con mezcla de desprecio y aburrimiento los seguimos llamando ojos de Garfield:
Esta sensación de saber que siempre iba a encontrar unos cuantos graciosos la tuve durante las dos décadas posteriores en las que Garfield iba apareciendo periódicamente en mi vida. No es una obra culmen de la literatura, pero nos ha alegrado muchos momentos.
Esta sensación de saber que siempre iba a encontrar unos cuantos graciosos la tuve durante las dos décadas posteriores en las que Garfield iba apareciendo periódicamente en mi vida. No es una obra culmen de la literatura, pero nos ha alegrado muchos momentos.
May 21, 2018
I don't ever remember laughing at Garfield. Reading it was like re-watching an episode of a sitcom you've already seen ten times and know all the plot threads and punchlines. There's a bland comfort to it and, for a stretch in early Middle School, bland comfort was preferable to none.
I consumed all the Garfield books in the Middle School library, idly wondering when something new would happen to shake up the Groundhog Day-esque loop in which they lived their lives, for a character to maybe grow or change. As the library's stock dwindled, so to did my desire to wade through any more of Garfield's doldrums.
In some ways the world of Garfield seems to represent some primal desire to keep everything safe by maintaining the conformity of each new day to the mold fixed by the last, but such a life seems more like death by whimper.
I consumed all the Garfield books in the Middle School library, idly wondering when something new would happen to shake up the Groundhog Day-esque loop in which they lived their lives, for a character to maybe grow or change. As the library's stock dwindled, so to did my desire to wade through any more of Garfield's doldrums.
In some ways the world of Garfield seems to represent some primal desire to keep everything safe by maintaining the conformity of each new day to the mold fixed by the last, but such a life seems more like death by whimper.
October 12, 2016
The fat cat is back to his same old funny antics!
January 22, 2021
I've always loved Garfield!
May 31, 2025
Some classics from my childhood in this book. Garfield sticks Jon through the blinds, flattens Odie's tongue with a rolling pin, makes some adjustments to the front door, and collaborates with Odie to steal neighborhood snacks.
December 18, 2019
Loved it
November 10, 2021
What a fun set of comic strips! It definitely pulls its weight!
August 16, 2022
I loved this book. I am a big fan of Garfield and this was a good one. Garfield is so funny, cynical, and fat.
Really good character.
Really good character.
January 28, 2024
"Garfield, I just fed you a half hour ago..."
"Do you know how long that is in cat minutes?"
"If I had a dollar for every cat hair on this rug, I'd be rich!"
Sheds more hair on the rug
"Well, I'm doing MY part."
"Quiet day today."
"Did I mention I rolled Odie up in a blanket and stuffed him onto the top shelf of the hall closet?"
"Very quiet"
"Quiet indeed...."
"Do you know how long that is in cat minutes?"
"If I had a dollar for every cat hair on this rug, I'd be rich!"
Sheds more hair on the rug
"Well, I'm doing MY part."
"Quiet day today."
"Did I mention I rolled Odie up in a blanket and stuffed him onto the top shelf of the hall closet?"
"Very quiet"
"Quiet indeed...."
November 18, 2015
Garfield Pulls His Weight is a good collection of Garfield comic strips that had me chuckling a few of times. I always mark the the strips that make me laugh out loud and saw a trend this time. Two of the three involved Odie outsmarting Garfield. To tell the truth, I am much more of a dog person than a cat person. Sure, I've had cats, but I would never want to have one like Garfield. He's make anyone's life miserable.
Garfield is up to his old tricks in this book of daily comic strips. He is the same old Garfield, with he same old attitude. He is fat, lazy, mean, hungry, and sleepy. Occasionally, he is also adventurous, but that is only occasionally. As for Jon, is there any other specimen of mankind that is more pitiful? I'm sure that all of us can see a little something of ourselves in Jon, but he really is a bit of a loser. He sure lets his cat walk all over him, but that is what makes him funny. He's the straight-man to Garfield's funny-man their comedy duo.
Overall, Garfield Pulls His Weight is another entertaining collection of daily comic strips directly from your local newspaper to you in book format. America's favorite, fat cat is back for more mischief in his latest book, so everyone in his way better watch out. So, if you are looking for a Garfield book to pick up, this one is as good as any other.
Garfield is up to his old tricks in this book of daily comic strips. He is the same old Garfield, with he same old attitude. He is fat, lazy, mean, hungry, and sleepy. Occasionally, he is also adventurous, but that is only occasionally. As for Jon, is there any other specimen of mankind that is more pitiful? I'm sure that all of us can see a little something of ourselves in Jon, but he really is a bit of a loser. He sure lets his cat walk all over him, but that is what makes him funny. He's the straight-man to Garfield's funny-man their comedy duo.
Overall, Garfield Pulls His Weight is another entertaining collection of daily comic strips directly from your local newspaper to you in book format. America's favorite, fat cat is back for more mischief in his latest book, so everyone in his way better watch out. So, if you are looking for a Garfield book to pick up, this one is as good as any other.
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February 16, 2011
I just kind of love this comic, in case you couldn't tell. This collection has more of the painful love between Odie and Garfield, many instances of Garfield's exploits with spiders (shudder), and the continuing sadness that is Jon's fashion sense. What delightful moments of hilarity.
December 31, 2011
While I won't be likely to call Garfield an amazing read, I've always really liked the comic. In my opinion, most of the time, if most of the book is pictures, it had better be funny, and Garfield always is.
February 17, 2014
Like all the other Garfield books I've ever read, Garfield Pulls his Weight is a laugh out loud enjoyable book. As per usual, Jim Davis has wonderful illustrations and great story lines. If you want a good chuckle, make sure to pick this book up!
May 9, 2008
good book funny comics
September 22, 2008
I Though this book was very funny.And the last part of the book was Halirous.
November 8, 2008
Fun but not thoughtful.
April 19, 2010
My personal vocab book.
May 11, 2010
Garfield eats goldfish.
November 3, 2010
Love the cover.
June 22, 2017
Most of the modern Garfield doesn't really do it for me...but this one was funny.
August 5, 2011
Inspiring, made me want some lasagna.
November 21, 2012
Book #26. Typical Garfield humor. Garfield turns 15.
August 23, 2013
I registered a book at BookCrossing.com!
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August 17, 2015
I read these a lot as a kid, and while I wasn't laughing hysterically like I did back then, I still really enjoy Garfield. He never really changes, but that's okay.
February 14, 2015
Garfield will always be my favorite!
January 18, 2016
I felt I needed a laugh. This had several good ones. My eleven year old read a couple of these and said, "That is an evil cat." :-)
May 13, 2016
I didn't find these comics as funny as some of the others. They got a little repetitive
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