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Garfield's ability to break the fourth wall adds an extra layer of humor to his mischievous antics and witty dialogue. Garfield's unique meta awareness of being a fictional character allows for clever jokes and entertaining interactions with readers. The iconic orange cat consistently keeps readers entertained by pushing the boundaries of reality within his comic strip universe.

Garfield isnt just one of the funniest, most iconic comic strips in history because of the hilarious antics the beloved fat orange cat gets up to, but because its a comic strip that isnt afraid to break the rules. Created by Jim Davis in 1978, Garfield goes above and beyond to make readers laugh, even if that means shattering the divide between reality and fiction by having Garfield break the fourth wall.

Garfield is no stranger to being hilarious by breaking the fourth wall, as hes regularly shown doing so in a number of ways.

Second only to Mel Blanc himself, voice actor Jeff Bergman has voiced the most Looney Tunes characters over the longest stretch of time. He “officially” got the gig — the reason for those quotes will become clear below — in 1989 when Bugs, Daffy and the rest became teachers on Tiny Toon Adventures. He’s continued on through dozens of other projects like 1990’s Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue, 2011’s The Looney Tunes Show, 2015’s New Looney Tunes and last year’s Tiny Toons Looniversity reboot.

While he’s not the only person who’s voiced these characters since Blanc’s passing, he’s been among the most consistent. Which, of course, has steeped him in all sorts of Looney Tunes lore, as well as allowed him to make some of his own. Lore such as…

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Do you remember when Alvin & the Chipmunks, Bugs Bunny, Winnie the Pooh, Garfield, and about a dozen other cartoon stars teamed up to stop adolescent drug use? Back in 1990, nearly every essential television network joined forces with McDonald’s and The Wonderful World of Disney to present an anti-drug PSA titled Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue, and the end result was...well...somehow even more bizarre than you might think. There’s a sense of irony that this drug-hating PSA has retrospectively earned some cult status with those who partake. A great example of the unstoppable power of unintentional comedy, Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue belongs among some of the great stoner comdies due to its outright absurdity. Imagine if Reefer Madness was made for children in the early '90s with a cavalcade of cartoon icons.

Welcome to "Where on the Shelf Is..." In this column, I look at great TV shows and movies that have never been on DVD and/or Blu-ray. For your pleasure and out of all of our frustrations, this column examines the Where, When and, of course, Why?! of these non-releases. Up this week is...Cartoon All-stars To The Rescue What Is It?: Alf, Kermit the Frog, Bugs Bunny, Winnie the Pooh, and Slimer have two things in common: 1) They were sexual icons of their day, and 2) They...

Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey, Alex Pettyfer, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello

"There comes a time, when we heed a certain call ... "

Throughout history, there have been rare instances when the icons of a genre have put aside their egos and differences and come together for the good of humanity. The Superfriends ... Cartoon All-Stars To The Rescue ... Bad English.

They joined forces in a noble spirit to better the world.

Now it's happening again ... with Magic Mike. The Steven Soderbergh stripper epic has gathered five of the world's premiere mystical ab wielders to tell a poignant universal story about friendship, perseverance, and pelvic thrusting.

But as much as we're looking forward to it, there is something ... missing. Diversity.

All of the guys cast so far are white, and while the movie hasn't started filming yet, it's troubling that there are currently no men of color included in the gasp-inducing press releases. I mean,...

I remember the first and only time I was sat down and lectured about drugs, mostly because I think my reaction was something along the lines of “Can I go now?” My attention span lasted far longer when my parents decided to let Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue do the lecturing, but I gather that the improved attentiveness was a direct result of the special’s gross overuse of the ever-hypnotic sparkle sound.

There are no sparkle sounds in any of the advertisements highlighted in this piece about anti-drug PSAs, but there are some memorable ones. I am, however, surprised...