At least one episode of our favorite cat’s cartoon show (’It’s About Time.” written by Mark Evanier) includes a time machine in which a jealous Nermal goes back in time to replace Garfield at the pet shop when he was first adopted by Jon. After that, Garfield still has his Jon-centric memories, but nobody at Jon’s house recognizes the lasagna-eating cat.
Interviewer: Professor Bonkers, is it true you’ve invented a time machine?
Professor: That is correct.
Interviewer: How long did it take you?
Professor: The rest of my life. I actually finished it 47 years from now, and then when I was done, I jumped into my time machine and came back here to today in it.

Variants

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  1. The Garfield Show by Jim Davis (18 September 2012).
    2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . written by Jim Davis