Episode 72 - Tuesday, August 29, 1978
Being Jim Davis8 Nov 2016

Episode 72 - Tuesday, August 29, 1978

Listener, please conjure in your mind your own personal conception of the platonic ideal of a Garfield strip. Really think about the nature of that strip: How many panels does it have? Does it contain references to dieting? What is the ontological quality of the discourse between its various players? Is there a perplexing denouement in which one or more characters breaks the fourth wall for no particular reason? Perhaps most significantly, is it bloated with cumbersome dialogue containing allusions to bizarrely juxtaposed real-world entities?

Is Garfield a product, or is it more accurately described as a process? For that matter, is the comic even written by Jim Davis, or is there some fundamental fact of the universe that simply requires its existence? Do newspaper comics necessarily imply some connection with the material world or conscious minds to conceive of them, or is it possible that, like the laws of logic itself, Garfield is perhaps neither physical nor conceptual?

Now compare the image in your mind with the actual strip for today. They're like, totally identical, right??? Nah, probably not.

Today's strip
What is bipolar disorder?
Philosophical zombies

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Episode 14 - Sunday, July 2, 1978

Episode 14 - Sunday, July 2, 1978

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11 Sep 201610min

Episode 13 - Saturday, July 1, 1978

Episode 13 - Saturday, July 1, 1978

Is "cat vs. nature" the ultimate struggle? Is Garfield the hero with a thousand faces? Did they make flat screen TVs back in the 1970s? Did we discuss any of this stuff? Honestly, I edited this episode over a week ago and I can no longer remember. There's genuinely no way of knowing.Today's strip

10 Sep 201610min

Episode 12 - Friday, June 30, 1978

Episode 12 - Friday, June 30, 1978

Thank Garfield it's Friday! Today's strip is, honestly, not all that great, but nonetheless proves fodder for a spirited discussion of acronyms, feline vs. human anatomy, and (implicitly) recent policy changes at the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee.Today's strip

9 Sep 20167min

Episode 11 - Thursday, June 29, 1978

Episode 11 - Thursday, June 29, 1978

Today's episode is truly momentous. Major, major things are happening here. Look, I don't want to spoil it for you in this summary. Just listen, okay?Today's strip

8 Sep 201610min

Episode 10 - Wednesday, June 28, 1978

Episode 10 - Wednesday, June 28, 1978

Do you ever wonder about Jon Arbuckle? Like, really wonder about the guy? Neither did we, until we started Wednesday's enigmatic strip. Or whatever.Today's strip

7 Sep 201610min

Episode 9 - Tuesday, June 27, 1978

Episode 9 - Tuesday, June 27, 1978

We discuss pot roast, Quentin Tarantino, and disappointment in today's thrilling episode of Being Jim Davis, a podcast you are reading about for some reason. Seriously, does anyone actually read these things?Today's strip

6 Sep 20166min

Episode 8 - Monday, June 26, 1978

Episode 8 - Monday, June 26, 1978

Fascinating in-depth discussion of a fictional cartoon bookshelf.Today's strip

5 Sep 201610min

Episode 7 - Sunday, June 25, 1978

Episode 7 - Sunday, June 25, 1978

First Sunday strip! First appearance of Garfield's bed! First usage of the 'blurred face' motion effect. This one's got it all. It'll probably make for a really good episode of Being Jim Davis. Why not give it a listen?Today's stripBill Watterson interview which may or may not be the one we referenced

4 Sep 201626min

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