Jon Arbuckle
| Jonathan Q Arbuckle | |
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| Garfield character | |
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| First appearance | Garfield comic strip (June 19, 1978) |
| Created by | Jim Davis |
| Portrayed by | Breckin Meyer (live-action/CGI films, 2004–2006) |
| Voiced by |
Sandy Kenyon (1982) Thom Huge (1983–1994) Wally Wingert (2007–present) |
| Information | |
| Nickname(s) | Jon |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Cartoonist |
| Family | Garfield, Odie, Mom, Dad, Doc Boy, Grandma, Drusilla and Minerva, Aunt Gussie, Uncle Waldo, Aunt Orleen, sometimes Nermal |
| Significant other(s) | Dr. Liz Wilson |
| Relatives | Doc Boy (brother), Tony Arbuckle, Long John Arbuckle, Judy (cousin), Tammy (niece), Stevie (nephew), Ned (uncle), Roy (uncle), Bill (uncle), Ed (uncle), Orpha (aunt), Edna (aunt), Trudy (aunt), Zelda (aunt), an unnamed great-great-grandmother |
| Years Active | 1978 ~ Present |
| Birthday | July 28 |
Jonathan Quentin "Jon" Arbuckle is a fictional character from the Garfield comic strip by Jim Davis. He has also appeared in the animated television series Garfield and Friends, the computer-animated The Garfield Show, and two live-action/computer-animated feature films.
A geeky and clumsy man, Jon is the owner of Garfield and Odie. He converses with Garfield and is often the butt of his jokes. In the animated Garfield and Friends, he was frequently portrayed as being incredibly gullible when faced with unscrupulous salesmen and rather dumb in general. On The Garfield Show, however, he's portrayed as being smarter, but still a little gullible. In late 2015, Jon was portrayed in many memes and image macros such as a video of Jon dancing to the song "Moskau" and the hashtag #endjon2k15.
Jon's birthday is July 28, as Jon told Garfield that he was 29 years old (he would have been 30 but he was sick a year) in a December 23, 1980 strip. However, in the episode "T3000" of The Garfield Show, he is described as 22. In the animated show Garfield and Friends, we learn that Jon has an Italian ancestor whose name was Tony Arbuccli. Some episodes of the show suggested that Jon and his pets live in Muncie, Indiana. Jon wears contact lenses, his eyes are green, and his favorite music style is polka. Jon believes in God, as he is seen praying before going to bed in the April 29, 1987 strip. His personal will states that he wishes to be cremated and have his ashes spread over his accordion. He can play accordion, guitar, and bongos and sing, though his singing and musical skills are far from good. Jon Arbuckle's favorite color is red, and he likes decaffeinated coffee, chocolate-chip cookies, and unleaded gasoline. According to one episode of Garfield and Friends, some of his "fun" ways to cure boredom are buying new socks, clipping his toenails, or playing "Guess the Burp" with Garfield. Jon was raised on a farm and occasionally visits his mother, father, grandma, and brother Doc Boy, who live on the farm. On a few episodes of Garfield and Friends, Jon is said to have a niece (and possibly a nephew). It is never stated how he can have a niece (or nephew), since his only sibling Doc Boy is not said to be married with kids. It is possible that Doc Boy is divorced or had children out of wedlock. This theory is further supported by the fact that Doc Boy moved back to the family farm in 1983, meaning that for the first 5 years of the strip, he resided elsewhere. This possibly could have been with his now ex-wife or ex-live in girlfriend.
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