Episode 266 - Sunday, March 11, 1979

Today, for the first time in Being Jim Davis history, we welcome a third co-host to join us on a standard, non-supplemental episode. Who could it be? Metallica lead singer James Hetfield? Argentinian man of letters Jorge Luis Borges? Perhaps even Jim Davis himself?Or maybe it's just a some guy we grew up with.Today's strip

23 Jan 201721min

Today's strip isn't that remarkable, but did you know that American composer Howard Swanson died on this day in 1978? He's pretty good. Here, check this out. Pretty great, right? Or how about this one? Yeah, pretty great. Anyway, here's some Garfield or whatever.Today's strip

22 Jan 201722min

In Garfield the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below.We are the Dead. Short days agoWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,Loved and were loved, and now we lieIn Garfield.Take up our quarrel with the foe:To you from failing hands we throwThe torch; be yours to hold it high.If ye break faith with us who dieWe shall not sleep, though poppies growIn Garfield.Today's strip

21 Jan 201714min

Y'all read Matthew Tobin Anderson's excellent piece in Slate this week examining the parallels between Stalinist Russia and the incoming American regime? It was a thoughtful appraisal of just how bad things can get, but did you notice @realdonaldtrump looks remarkably like a muppet in the photo they used? No, YOU'RE the muppet!!!Anyway, if y'all like Garfield, great cuz that's what we talk about in today's podcast.Today's strip

20 Jan 201713min

Today on the podcast we determine that the collective noun for a group of Garfield strips is 'gross'. I don't really remember too much else about it, really. I Edited and mixed it a day or two ago at this point so It's all kind of hazy, honestly. I think there's something about a nap attack, maybe? It's hard to know.Today's strip

19 Jan 201720min

Listeners, please do NOT start using the hashtag '#wheresgarfieldsbutthole?' on Twitter. We have absolutely no interest in seeing that become a popular hashtag.On today's episode, two guys who have next to zero knowledge about feline narcolepsy who don't let that stop them from speaking about it for 11 minutes straight.Today's strip

18 Jan 201711min

Garfield suffers from another nap attack and Jon is nonplussed in this, episode 142 of Being Jim Davis. Of course it's Election Day in 1978 today, so is Jon here representing the unwitting American public to Garfield's attention-seeking do-nothing congress? It's certainly makes AS much sense as anything else I guess. Anyway, since this is Being Jim Davis we mainly talk about philosophy.Hey, you know what movie was big around this time in 1978? The Boys from Brazil. Great flick. Great freakin' flick. Hey, watch the trailer if you don't believe me. After you're done you can watch the whole movie for free on YouTube for some reason.Today's strip

17 Jan 201720min

Listeners, if nauseating static noises were something you felt was missing from our podcast up until this point, then boy, do we have a treat in store for you this entire week! You see, Chris had a problem with his audio interface and how he doesn't know how to use it correctly, with the unfortunate result that his audio track ended up with a bunch of noise on it. Honestly, we probably could have gotten it to sound a little better in post-production but who has time for that? This is a fucking Garfield podcast. Today's stripVery Bad Wizards podcast'Yellow Rain' incident

16 Jan 201714min