Garfield (character)

Garfield
Garfield character

Production information

Voiced by

Scott Beach (The Fantastic Funnies)
Lorenzo Music (1982–2001)
Tom Smothers (Alpo Cat Food commercial)
Jon Barnard (2004–2021)
Frank Welker (2007–present)
Bill Murray (live-action films)
Chris Pratt (The Garfield Movie)^[1]
Unknown Actor (LitterMaid Commercial)

Inspiration

fat housecats that lived with Jim Davis' grandparents and friends
James Garfield Davis (name)

First appearance

January 8, 1976 comic (Jon)
June 19, 1978 comic (official debut)
The Fantastic Funnies (animated debut)
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl (Nickelodeon debut)

Background information

Full name

Garfield Cat (adopted name)
Victor Jr. (birth name)

Species

Cat (Orange Tabby Persian)

Age

43

Birthday

June 19, 1978

Other names

Junior (by Vic), Mr. Garfield, G-Money

Alignment

Good

Personality

Arrogant, Caring, Clever, Cynical, Egotistical, Funny, Grumpy, Hungry, Lazy, Loafer, Loving, Good-hearted, Pessimistic, Proud, Sarcastic, Sharp-tongued, Smart-aleck, Intelligent, Nice, Protective, Laid-back, Helpful, Self-centered, Compassionate, Aggressive, Mischievous, Playful, Loyal, Rambunctious, Selfish, Sympathetic, Rude, Jealous (formerly)

Appearance

Slender, plump orange tabby cat, black stripes, yellow muzzle, pink nose, black eyes (brown in The Garfield Movie)

Occupation

Pet cat of Jon Arbuckle

Citizenship

Jon Arbuckle's house

Relatives

Jon Arbuckle (owner); Sonja (mother); Vic (father); Raoul (brother)

Allies

Odie (best friend and partner); Jon Arbuckle (second best friend and owner); Floyd the Mouse; Arlene (girlfriend); Liz Wilson; Penelope Pussycat; Nermal (friendly rival); Pooky the Teddy Bear; Roland and Nolan

Enemies

Spiders; Flies; Mrs. Feeny; Herman Post; Dogs; Plants; Fish; Bathroom Scales; Mondays; Nermal (sometimes); Binky the Clown; Happy Chapman; Lord Dargis; Drusilla and Minerva; Jinx (arch-nemesis); Roland and Nolan (formerly)

Likes

Lasagna, Pizza, Donuts, Chili dogs, Eating, Sleeping, Playing mean tricks on Odie, Mailing Nermal to Abu Dhabi, Tormenting Jon, Scratching curtains and furniture, Diving in flowers, Eating Jon and Mrs. Feeny's flowers and plants, Harassing Herman, Pooky, Eating Jon's goldfish (or any other fish he brings home) and birds, Befriending mice, Coffee, Stalking and hunting birds out in the backyard, especially in the comics (formerly in The Garfield Show), Squashing spiders and insects and other arthropods, Burping loudly, Insulting dogs, Tormenting his neighbors, particularly Mrs. Feeny, Tormenting Mrs. Feeny's chihuahua, Performing in front of the audience, Stealing food from his neighbors, which was common in Garfield and Friends, particularly with Mr. Burnside, Causing Jon and his neighbor's misery, Watching television, Making the Laundromutt wash Odie, Emptying all of Vito's stock, Binky the Clown (sometimes), Singing, Dancing

Dislikes

Mondays (especially Monday the 13th), Raisins in any form, especially in cookies, muffins, and cupcakes, Spinach (occasionally), Grapefruits, Irma's cooking, Dogs (except Odie), Spiders, Flies, Mice (as food), Nermal (only when he annoys him), Getting vaccination shots from the vet, Rain, Garden sprinklers and accidentally encountering sprinkler heads, Birthdays ("It's really the aging that curdles my cheese" or without any lasagna), Birthday and age-related nightmares, Diets, Alarm clocks (they wake him up from his nap), Splut Pies, Baths (this was only shown happening for the first couple of years), Leashes, Some vegetables, People who know that he hates Mondays and people who like Mondays, especially Jon, February (sporadically in the '80s), March's weather, Healthy foods, Exercise, Fleas, RX-2 taunting or insulting him, Jon's fashion sense and Christmas gift choices, Anybody calling him overweight, or taunting/insulting him for related reasons, Buttermilk, Folding chairs, Leg cramps, Jon threatening to never feed him again, Chores, Disc jockeys, Mimes, Drusilla and Minerva, Aunt Ivy, The Buddy Bears, Binky the Clown (sometimes), Agent X, Mama Meany's Pizza Palace, Dr. Whipple, Virtualodeon, Bullying

Quote

"I hate Mondays/morning/dogs/February."
"Big, fat hairy deal!"
"I love lasagna!"
"Feed me."
"Whoever [invented or coined an unnecessary term/appliance] should be drugged out into the street and shot."
"Show me a good mouser and I'll show you a cat with bad breath."

Garfield Cat, born as Victor Jr., is the titular main protagonist of the newspaper comic franchise of the same name. On August 6, 2019, Nickelodeon's parent company (ViacomCBS) announced that it had acquired most rights to the Garfield franchise through a buyout of Paws, Inc.^[2] Nickelodeon will produce a new animated series starring the Garfield character.^[2]

Garfield is a lazy, overweight, cynical orange cat who lives with his nerdy owner Jon Arbuckle and his dim-witted dog Odie. Born in the kitchen of Mama Leoni's Italian Restaurant in 1978, Garfield enjoys sleeping all the time and eating all the food he can get his hands on, especially lasagna.

From 1997-2000, syndicated reruns of Garfield's first television series, Garfield and Friends aired on Nickelodeon. As a result of ViacomCBS's acquisition of the franchise, Garfield and Friends received its own channel on the Pluto TV service on September 7, 2021.