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No. 5862: Pearls Plagiarizes Garfield

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Pearls Plagiarizes Garfield

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Permanent URL: https://mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=5862

Strip by: shiningpikablu252

Rat: Hi there...I'm Jon Arbuckle. I'm a cartoonist, and this is my cat, Garfield.
Pig: Hi there. I'm Garfield. I'm a cat, and this is my cartoonist, Jon.
Rat {off-panel}: Our only thought is to entertain you.
Pig: Feed me.

The author writes:

What a naughty cat... Four times, count 'em, FOUR TIMES Garfield has been caught plagiarizing poor Peanuts. Well, Garfield's karma Houdini warranty has just run out — today, the shoe is on the other foot, for today Garfield is the victim! How does Garfield feel about being plagiarized by the Pearls Before Swine crew, huh? (No offense to Pearls Before Swine, it's actually among my favorites.)

(Note: This is a companion piece to "Peanuts Plagiarizes Pearls" over on iToons. That piece, if it ran at all, has been available for quite awhile as of this piece's debut...)

Original Pearls Before Swine strip: 2001-12-31 (via iToons #633).

Original strip: 1978-06-19.