Comic strip question

[lucky]

This one is related to Garfield.

During what time was he playing "Karate Cat"?

[Good Ol' Batmanuel!]

http://www.collectorsconnection.org/images/25a832.jpg

That's a plush figure from a company called Dakin made in 1981, so I'm guessing he was Karate Cat right around that time. (late 70's, early 80's) I don't know if he did that again over the years, though.

[Shawn Hopkins]

The movie Karate Kid came out in 1984, so maybe it was shortly after that.