Garfield

For the U.S. President, see James A. Garfield.

Garfield is a famous comic strip created by Jim Davis.

The comic is about an 8-year-old cat called Garfield, a 5-year-old dog called Odie, and their owner, Jon Arbuckle. The cat is named after Davis's grandfather, James Garfield Davis (who was probably named after former U.S. President James Garfield). It debuted on June 19, 1978, in 41 US newspapers. Garfield at Large was Garfield's first book, published in 1980. It was listed in the New York Times bestseller list at #1. By 1983, Garfield was featured in 1400 newspapers, and was translated into seven different languages.

Garfield got a website in 1996. In 2002, Garfield was declared "Most widely syndicated comic strip in the world" by the Guinness Book of World Records. Garfield's first cookbook was published in 2003. In 2004, Garfield: The Movie was the first full-length feature movie based on Garfield. Garfield is a fun-loving cat who loves lasagna but hates Mondays and is enjoyed by many people around the world.

As of 2024, six Garfield movies have been made. notable production companies of Garfield franchise, primary those involvement such as Film Roman from 1982-1994, now owned by 9 Story USA , The Garfield Show now owned by Dargaud Media and distributed by Cineverse Corp., while the live-action duology and the Dippé direct-to-video trilogy now owned by 20th Century Studios and Davis Entertainment under Disney, the upcoming animated series produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio and the 2024 CG animated film produced by Sony.

Main characters

• Garfield - an 8-year-old orange tabby cat
• Odie - a 5-year-old yellow beagle
• Jon Arbuckle - Garfield and Odie's owner
• Dr. Liz Wilson - Garfield's veterinarian and a long-time girlfriend of Jon Arbuckle
• Arlene - a 9-year-old pink cat with big red lips and Garfield's partner/girlfriend
• Nermal - a 7-year-old gray tabby cat and Garfield's neighbor

Dates

• June 19, 1978 (USA/UK)
• August 12, 1978 (Australia)
• July 14, 1979 (Worldwide)
• December 21, 1980 (Brazil)
• July 31, 1981 (Japan)

Television series and specials

Specials

• Here Comes Garfield (1982)
• Garfield on the Town (1983)
• Garfield in the Rough (1984)
• Garfield's Halloween Adventure (1985)
• Garfield in Paradise (1986)
• Garfield Goes Hollywood (1987)
• A Garfield Christmas (1987)
• Happy Birthday, Garfield (1988)
• Garfield: His 9 Lives (1988)
• Garfield's Babes and Bullets (1989)
• Garfield's Thanksgiving (1989)
• Garfield's Feline Fantasies (1990)
• Garfield Gets a Life (1991)

Animated series

• Garfield and Friends (1988-1994)
• The Garfield Show (2009-2016)
• Garfield Originals (2019-2020)
• Garfield: The Series (2025)

Films

• Garfield: The Movie (2004)
• Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)
• Garfield Gets Real (2007)
• Garfield's Fun Fest (2008)
• Garfield's Pet Force (2009)

• The Garfield Movie (2024)
• Untitled Garfield sequel (TBA)

Other websites

• Garfield and Friends official site