Garfield the Cat
| Garfield | |
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| Garfield character | |
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| First appearance | June 19, 1978 in Garfield |
| Created by | Jim Davis |
| Portrayed by |
Lorenzo Music Bill Murray |
| Voiced by |
Scott Beach (1980) Lorenzo Music (1982–2001) Frank Welker (2007–present) Bill Murray (live-action films) |
| Information | |
| Species | Tabby cat |
| Gender | Male |
| Family |
Jon Arbuckle (owner) Sonja (mother) Raoul (brother) Odie (family pet dog) |
| Significant other(s) | Arlene (girlfriend) |
| Birthday | June 19, 1978 |
| Friends | Arlene Persnikitty Floyd the Mouse Penelope Pussycat Ludlow the Sparrow Guido and Fluffy Pooky Odie Squeak the Mouse |
| Enemies | Lord Dargis Happy Chapman Nermal Odie Mondays Trees Raisins The mailman/most dogs |
| Employees | unnamed agent |
| Interests | Eating Watching TV kicking Odie off the table Sleeping |
| Favorite TV Show(s) | Binky the Clown |
| Powers/Abilities | Can devour lasagna in seconds |
| Awards | Numerous awards; some fictional, some real |
Garfield is a fictional cat and the protagonist of the comic strip Garfield, created by Jim Davis. The comic strip centers on Garfield, portrayed as a lazy, fat, and cynical orange cat. He is noted for his love of lasagna, coffee and sleeping, and his hatred of Mondays, fellow cat Nermal (sometimes), raisins and exercise.
Garfield was born on June 19, 1978, in the kitchen of Mamma Leoni's Italian Restaurant. As a kitten, he developed a taste for lasagna, which would become his favorite food. Because of his appetite, the owner of Mamma Leoni's had to choose between keeping Garfield or closing down his restaurant; so Garfield was sold to a pet shop. Garfield was adopted from the store by Jon Arbuckle on June 19, 1978. In his cartoon appearances, Garfield usually causes mischief in every episode. In June 1983, comic strips introduced Amoeba Man, one of Garfield's alter-egos, yet he was only shown in six strips (June 20–25). In February 2010, another alter ego was introduced called Super Garfield, and his sidekick Odieboy (Odie). Amoeba Man and Super Garfield are only two of his few imaginary alter egos though, his most common one being the Caped Avenger. And for a very short period of time in 2001–02, Garfield would fall prey to an overweight dog assuming various identities (e.g. Bungee Dog, Trapdoor Dog, Warm-Up Dog, etc.), which would appear from out of nowhere and squish him in any direction.
It is also given that Garfield uses the "sandbox" on occasion, such as in one 1978 strip; he says he hates commercials because they're "too long to sit through and too short for a trip to the sandbox". It was revealed on October 27, 1979, that he doesn’t like raisins. His birthday is June 19, 1978, the day the first Garfield strip was published. Interestingly, on Garfield's 25th anniversary in 2003, several strips were featured with him interacting with the version of him from 1978.
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