Garfield exhibits the perfect banality of good entertainment. It's not edgy, its something everyone can empathize with, it talks about normal work-a-day proble

Garfield exhibits the perfect banality of good entertainment. It's not edgy, its something everyone can empathize with, it talks about normal work-a-day problems (without too much depth), and most importantly, it makes you think (but not too much). It's literally entertainment, for entertainments sake - there is no higher meaning other than to be a distraction for a couple minutes, and perhaps to be reminding that, yes, someones life is worse than yours.