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Garfield #33
Garfield Throws His Weight Around
THE REIGNING KING OF CATS SHOWS YOU WHO'S BOSS!
GARFIELD rules his kingdom with an iron paw. No one is safe from the portly prankster! So whether he's playing snap-the-towel with the constantly clueless Odie, giving Jon a "shocking" makeover, or plotting his next line of attack on the birdbath, GARFIELD always comes out on top!
GARFIELD rules his kingdom with an iron paw. No one is safe from the portly prankster! So whether he's playing snap-the-towel with the constantly clueless Odie, giving Jon a "shocking" makeover, or plotting his next line of attack on the birdbath, GARFIELD always comes out on top!
128 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 1998
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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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February 13, 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.
July 4, 2024
Classic
January 11, 2025
This one deserves special mention because it features one of my favorite strips, where Garfield sees some interesting signs while walking down the sidewalk; I won't give the joke away here...but it's hilarious!
December 31, 2017
Garfield as always is hilarious!
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February 6, 2020I really like Garfield
March 4, 2020
Can you really ever go wrong with Garfield?
September 20, 2022
Another funny Garfield book. I recommend this book to fans of the Garfield comic strips.
October 14, 2022
Classic.
March 9, 2025
Again…HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAVAHH
June 8, 2025
Garfield goes through the car wash, kills lots of spiders, drinks a lot of coffee, goes to the beach with Jon, and accidentally eats the TV remote.
September 17, 2025
Funny♥️🤣
November 18, 2015
Garfield Throws His Weight Around is a nice collection of Garfield comic strips. There are plenty of chuckles to be had when you are reading about America's most dastardly cat. Garfield's dry sense of humor is sure to make you smile. With Jon and Odie beside him, Garfield plays the straight man to the two goofballs he lives with.
I often wonder how Odie understands what Garfield is thinking? How does a dog understand cat anyway? Hmmm . . something to think about.
I was disappointed that there weren't any long storylines in this book. A long storyline is like a breath of fresh air in a daily comic strip. I can always depend on Jim Davis creating some kind of conflict between his three main characters. And when there is conflict in Jon's house, there is usually quite a bit of fun. I love it when Odie outsmarts Garfield. That doesn't happen too often, but when it does, I always smile. You see, I'm a dog person, not a cat person.
Overall, Garfield Throws His Weight Around is a fun collection of daily comic strips starring a fat cat that always has his claws sharpened. The Garfield books are always entertaining, but not necessarily laugh-out-loud funny. Still, I always look forward to turning the page and seeing what kind of trouble he will find himself in next . . . and there is always more trouble.
I often wonder how Odie understands what Garfield is thinking? How does a dog understand cat anyway? Hmmm . . something to think about.
I was disappointed that there weren't any long storylines in this book. A long storyline is like a breath of fresh air in a daily comic strip. I can always depend on Jim Davis creating some kind of conflict between his three main characters. And when there is conflict in Jon's house, there is usually quite a bit of fun. I love it when Odie outsmarts Garfield. That doesn't happen too often, but when it does, I always smile. You see, I'm a dog person, not a cat person.
Overall, Garfield Throws His Weight Around is a fun collection of daily comic strips starring a fat cat that always has his claws sharpened. The Garfield books are always entertaining, but not necessarily laugh-out-loud funny. Still, I always look forward to turning the page and seeing what kind of trouble he will find himself in next . . . and there is always more trouble.
July 25, 2022
Good Clean Garfield Fun
Top notch Garfield fun as usual! How could anybody actually not like this snarky cat and all his lovable sidekicks?
It does make me scratch my head why Kindle has had this one, the previous book and it looks like at least the next book in this series as having to display in portrait mode. There are enough slightly longer panels to where it makes sense to continue to let the reader decide the format they want to read it in.
Top notch Garfield fun as usual! How could anybody actually not like this snarky cat and all his lovable sidekicks?
It does make me scratch my head why Kindle has had this one, the previous book and it looks like at least the next book in this series as having to display in portrait mode. There are enough slightly longer panels to where it makes sense to continue to let the reader decide the format they want to read it in.
March 2, 2010
Funny. Great for kids 10 and up.
This book is funny. I don't remember everything that happened. When I read this book it was with a lot of other Garfield books. I love these comic type books because they are easy to read, and quite funny. I think everyone should read these books. So read them now!
~Bookworm~
This book is funny. I don't remember everything that happened. When I read this book it was with a lot of other Garfield books. I love these comic type books because they are easy to read, and quite funny. I think everyone should read these books. So read them now!
~Bookworm~
March 24, 2008
This book was so funny!!! It kept me reading and laughing!!! I am a TOTAL Garfield fan though so i guess it's natural for me to have loved that book!!!
March 27, 2008
coundn't read it really
May 11, 2010
Garfield is lazy.
November 3, 2010
The shirt on the cover makes him look extra fat:)
May 7, 2012
This book is so funny I almost wet my pants!Oops... I think I did!I'm just warning you it's only in black and white.
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March 28, 2013This book is great even when Jon said to Garfield that he thinks he is to fat and Garfield said(get back to me when you're absolutely certain about that).
February 7, 2017
So stupid.
February 16, 2014
Great laughs.
April 1, 2016
I love Garfield. I love Garfield books. I hope I never turn into Garfield!
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