Lasagna Cat Explained
Lasagna Cat is a web series created by production company Fatal Farm as a parody of the Garfield comic strips created by American cartoonist Jim Davis. The series was uploaded in bulk to YouTube in 2008 and 2017, and consists mainly of humorous live-action recreations of classic Garfield comics.
Format
The majority of Lasagna Cat consists of live-action reenactments of the Garfield comic strip and featuring costumed performers in their roles of Jon Arbuckle, Garfield, and Odie. Each reenactment is followed by an absurd "interlude" segment, related to themes or dialogue found in the original adapted strip. This can either be a music video set to a copyrighted song, or a different form of satirical skit. After which, a smiling mugshot of Jim Davis is shown, sometimes edited to fit the scenario.[1] [2] Most of the series' videos are only a few minutes long, with the exception of "07/27/1978" and "Sex Survey Results", which are one and five hours long, respectively.[3] [4] The series exists mainly to satirize the original Garfield comics' style of humor and as a surreal tribute to Davis.
Episodes
Season 2 (2017)
Reception
Lasagna Cat was well received, with reviewers praising its insight into Garfield and comedy in general.[5] It has been seen as a part of the widespread trend of "weird" Garfield internet memes, with Smithsonian in particular citing it as an example of people who "have taken up the challenge of making Garfield funny."[6]
A popular parody Twitter account was created in response to "07/27/1978", an hour-long episode (set to Philip Glass' score to the 1997 film Kundun) in which actor John Blyth Barrymore philosophically monologues about his adoration and obsession with a Garfield strip published on the titular date.[7] Additionally, the series was cited as an inspiration in the creation of the Adult Swim short Too Many Cooks.[8]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Lasagna Cat stages triumphant return after nearly a decade away. Frank. Allegra. 2017-02-10. Polygon. en. 2020-05-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20180119032946/https://www.polygon.com/2017/2/10/14575484/lasagna-cat-new-episode. January 19, 2018. live.
- Web site: How Garfield Spawned Some of the Internet's Weirdest Memes. Winkie. Luke. 2019-07-25. Vice. en. 2020-05-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20200427094602/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/ywyyk7/how-garfield-spawned-some-of-the-internets-weirdest-memes. April 27, 2020. live.
- Web site: YouTube's weirdest show, Lasagna Cat, returns after nine years with 13 new episodes. Alexander. Julia. 2017-02-24. Polygon. en. 2020-05-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20170426222915/http://www.polygon.com/2017/2/24/14727548/lasagna-cat-returns-youtube. April 26, 2017. live.
- Web site: Celebrating Jim Davis with Lasagna Cat: An Interview with Fatal Farm. Blackard. Cap. 2017-07-28. Consequence of Sound. en-US. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190621060859/https://consequenceofsound.net/2017/07/celebrating-jim-davis-with-lasagna-cat-an-interview-with-fatal-farm/. June 21, 2019. 2020-05-14.
- Web site: Remembering 'Lasagna Cat,' weird YouTube's earliest masterpiece. Winkie. Luke. 2015-09-18. The Daily Dot. en-US. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161231171432/http://www.dailydot.com/unclick/lasagna-cat-weird-youtube/. December 31, 2016. 2020-05-14.
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/its-not-just-you-garfield-is-not-meant-to-be-funny-6199556/ It’s Not Just You: Garfield Is Not Meant to Be Funny
- Web site: Garfield, by smoking a pipe, has opened up a whole new world of dumb internet Garfield jokes. McCarter. Reid. 2019-10-17. AV Club. en-us. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191201064828/https://news.avclub.com/garfield-by-smoking-a-pipe-has-opened-up-a-whole-new-1839132344. December 1, 2019. 2020-05-14.
- Web site: 'Too Many Cooks' Creator Reveals 6 Sources of Inspiration. Kelly. Chris. 2014-11-12. The Hollywood Reporter. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161006142957/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cooks-creator-reveals-6-sources-748534. October 6, 2016. 2020-05-14.
