GARFIELD VACATION

Vacations are taken by Jon and his pets every so often, usually to exotic places. Early in the series, Garfield had to sneak along in Jon’s suitcase (this tactic is also used in the second Garfield film, Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties).But at some point Jon gave up and took him along as an equal, albeit sometimes dressed as a child. Most often Jon will choose some undesirable tourist trap in a tropical setting. In a particular storyline, Jon takes Garfield to an isle called Guano Guano which actually means “bat feces” in Spanish. Although Jon does say “Aloha” to a native, thereby speaking Hawaiian, it is not said where the isle is on the map. Greeting the native with “Aloha” was implied as the ignorance that Americans have towards tropical cultures, because when he greets the native, it is implied that the native gives Jon an obscene gesture."Aloha This!"