Peanuts creator Charles Schulz redesigned Garfield's feet to help the cartoon cat balance and dance in his first TV special.
Charles Schulz 's Peanuts and Jim Davis ' Garfield are two of the most beloved comic strips of all time. Not only did the creators influence each other, but Schulz actually redesigned Davis' creation as a personal favor. This wasn't a one-time change either, with Davis incorporating Schulz's alteration into what fans consider Garfield 's modern design. In an interview with Heritage Auctions, Davis discusses how Schulz redesigned his iconic tabby cat.
Animating Garfield's first TV special, 1982's Here Comes Garfield, Davis realized that Garfield's design made it impossible for the cartoon cat to dance over the credits as he'd intended. 'I was having a terrible time with it,' Davis admits, 'because he had these tiny little feet and this big round body.' Thankfully, Davis quickly discovered that Charles Schulz was just one room over, working on a Peanuts special. Not only did Schulz have the answer - he sketched out the redesign himself. Why Is Garfield So Iconic? Of All People, Skrillex Knows the Real Reason. Skrillex's comparison of Garfield to Curb Your Enthusiasm's Larry David gets to the heart of why both have been so successful. Davis explains that the two got talking, and he naturally mentioned his artistic issue to Schulz. The Peanuts creator instantly offered up a solution, with Davis recounting: He grabbed my paper, and I was like 'AH!' - he's drawing over my sketch - and he said, 'When Snoopy is on all fours, he has little puppy feet, but when he stands up, his back feet get bigger, giving him better balance and nobody ever notices that, but he looks good standing up as well.' So he drew these big cat feet with Garfield standing up, and all of a sudden Garfield was balanced. ... From that day on, he walked, and it was thanks to Charles Schulz
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