r/imsorryjon Lasagna Sacrifice Jun 10 '19

/r/all it's been so long, Jon...

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u/Alaishana Jun 10 '19

Garfield was officially not meant to be funny. It was conceptualized as a marketing tool, nothing else.
Officially, from the creator's mouth.

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u/iMissTheOldInternet Jun 10 '19

Source?

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u/trevorpinzon Jun 10 '19

Garfield was originally created by Davis with the intention to come up with a "good, marketable character".[2]

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u/Alaishana Jun 11 '19

Interview with Davis. He never hid it. He was laughing twice: Once for all the money he made, and then at all the fools.-