Lasagna Cat

Lasagna Cat is a web series created by Fatal Farm as a parody of the Garfield comic strips. The series was uploaded to YouTube and ran from November 9, 2007 to February 23, 2017. The series consists mainly of humorous live-action recreations of Garfield comics, as well as absurdist and dark humor.

Lasagna Cat
Presentation
Genre
Created by
  • Zach Johnson
  • Jeffery Max
LanguageEnglish
Production
ProductionFatal Farm
No. of episodes38
Publication
Original releaseNovember 9, 2007 – February 23, 2017
Websitewww.lasagnacat.com

Format

The majority of Lasagna Cat consists of live-action reenactments of Garfield, with each reenactment followed by an absurd "interlude" segment.[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 criticize the original Garfield comics' style of humor and as a tribute to its creator, Jim Davis.[4]

Reception

Lasagna Cat was well received, with reviewers praising its insight into Garfield and comedy in general.[5][4] It has been seen as a part of the widespread trend of "weird" Garfield internet memes.[2] 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.[6] Additionally, the series was cited as an inspiration in the creation of the Adult Swim short Too Many Cooks.[7]

References
  1. Frank, Allegra (February 10, 2017). "Lasagna Cat stages triumphant return after nearly a decade away". Polygon. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  2. Winkie, Luke (July 25, 2019). "How Garfield Spawned Some of the Internet's Weirdest Memes". Vice. Archived from the original on April 27, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  3. Alexander, Julia (February 24, 2017). "YouTube's weirdest show, Lasagna Cat, returns after nine years with 13 new episodes". Polygon. Archived from the original on April 26, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  4. Blackard, Cap (July 28, 2017). "Celebrating Jim Davis with Lasagna Cat: An Interview with Fatal Farm". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on June 21, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  5. Winkie, Luke (September 18, 2015). "Remembering 'Lasagna Cat,' weird YouTube's earliest masterpiece". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on December 31, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  6. McCarter, Reid (October 17, 2019). "Garfield, by smoking a pipe, has opened up a whole new world of dumb internet Garfield jokes". AV Club. Archived from the original on December 1, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  7. Kelly, Chris (November 12, 2014). "'Too Many Cooks' Creator Reveals 6 Sources of Inspiration". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
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