Being Jim Davis
by Jonathan GibsonBeing Jim Davis is the world's premiere daily Garfield chrono-cast. Our mission is to review and discuss each and every strip of the long-running syndicated comic series before eventually dying of old age. We hope you'll come along with us on this journey, and share in the laughter as we catalogue the daily adventures of everyone's favorite indolent feline through a lens of history, humor, and heuristics. Each episode will be a thorough examination of a single strip. We'll place it in its historical context, then attempt to unravel the morals and meanings hidden under the surface. Finally, we'll consider the question of whether the strip stands the test of time. Above all, we promise to always present you with our sincere, personal, reaction to each Garfield comic strip. Our only thought is to entertain you.
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Episodes
Episode 6 - Saturday, June 24, 1978
13m · PublishedConfusing nomenclature abounds in this, the sixth ever Garfield comic strip. The boys discuss just what in the hell a 'catburger' is and why we should care, and then gush over the strip's historic first use of onomatopoeia. At no point does anyone make reference to this strip running on 'Caturday'.
Today's strip
Catburger
Usage of 'nonplussed':
http://grammarist.com/usage/nonplussed/
http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=453
http://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2015/08/nonplussed.html
Episode 5 - Friday, June 23, 1978
13m · PublishedToday's strip appears at first glance to be about three panels wherein absolutely nothing happens, but the boys take a closer look and eventually discover something that will shatter the comic chrono-casting community to the core. Listen to find out!
Today's strip
1960 Peanuts comic
This old chestnut
Episode 4 - Thursday, June 22, 1978
18m · PublishedToday we find out exactly what percent of a full-sized steak Garfield can fit in his mouth at any given time. Plus, more weird shadows and disappearing furniture!
Today's strip
Episode 3 - Wednesday, June 21, 1978
11m · PublishedMo'mice, mo'problems. What's a self-respecting semi-anthropomorphic-cat owner to do? Today's installment officially brings us the third living organism we have seen inhabit the Garfield universe (GarfVerse). Although theologians and natural philosophers alike would continue to debate the precise nature of the GarfVerse for many years to come, this was the final nail in the coffin for the two-organism theory of Garfield cosmology.
Today's strip
Primer on Zen Buddhism
Episode 2 - Tuesday, June 20, 1978
15m · PublishedIt's only the second strip and already we have another first! Yes, that's right, this is the first ever Garfield strip to run on a Tuesday! This strip is notable for establishing Garfield's birthday as June 20th, and not really much else.
Today's Strip
Color-blindness in Star Trek: TAS
Episode 1 - Monday, June 19, 1978
23m · PublishedHere it is, the episode that started it all about the strip that started it all. These three unpretentious panels became the germ of an empire. Join us as we bathe in all the multi-faceted glory that is the very first Garfield comic.
Today's strip
Being Jim Davis has 2526 episodes in total of explicit content. Total playtime is 648:28:32. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on July 29th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 28th, 2024 21:40.