This is a list of characters in the Garfield comic strip, created by Jim Davis, organized by category and date of first appearance.
[3] In February 2017, a dispute arose on the talk section of the character's Wikipedia page regarding Garfield's gender.
Lyman, not aiming to trouble Jon too much, brought two things with him: a suitcase and Odie, much to Garfield's dismay.
Lyman is revealed to in fact be the Zabadu and used the guise of the Zabadu (the Zabadu mantle was passed to Lyman by its creator, an elderly retired doctor named Sam who had since passed away from natural causes who needed someone to take his place) to scare poachers away from the area and takes in Odie again, however, he realizes that Odie misses Jon, Garfield, and the rest of his friends and returns to Jon and Garfield's home to give Odie back to Jon.
[11] Odie's main characteristic is his general "lack of intelligence and naiveté", which allows for Garfield to triumph over him in their prankings.
"[13][14] While Garfield's "playful mistreatment" of Odie is a persistent element of the comic,[13] some strips make it clear that "deep down he knows he loves the little scamp".
Jessica Jalali from Screen Rant saw in Odie and Garfield "an iconic duo that made it hard to separate one from the other".
[14] Librarian and cartoonist Katy Kavanagh saw Odie as "the comic relief" used to create humor in opposition to Garfield, who is "represented as the curmudgeon".
When she did accept, the outings normally became disastrous (commonly because of Garfield coming on the date or Jon doing something embarrassing).
First Appearance: September 3, 1979[18] Nermal is smaller than most and prefers to call himself "the world's cutest kitten".
[19] A recurring theme is Nermal's persistent annoyance at Garfield, which usually results in Garfield retaliating, mostly by physical assault, including strangulation, severe beating and as a recurring gag, mailing Nermal to Abu Dhabi, which he has done over 74 times.
In Garfield: The Movie, Nermal is portrayed as a Siamese cat in the neighborhood, and is voiced by David Eigenberg.
First Appearance: December 17, 1980[20] Arlene is a female pink-furred cat with thick eyelashes, large lips, and a gap between her two front teeth (a short-haired pinkish white Turkish angora in the comics and most animated media and a Russian Blue cat in the live-action movies).
In Garfield: The Movie, she appears as a Russian Blue cat, voiced by Debra Messing.
First Appearance: October 30, 1984[21] Squeak is one of the many mice who live in Jon, Garfield, and Odie's house.
First Appearance: August 14, 1981[citation needed] Aunt Gussie was a relative of Jon's who he and Garfield would occasionally visit.
Although portrayed as a stereotypical old woman, Gussie often indicates that she lives a less-than-reserved lifestyle, such as teaching slamdancing for extra money.
In his first appearance, his mother mentions that Doc Boy recently moved back in with his parents and works on the farm as a hired hand.
In The Garfield Show Doc Boy is shown to have moved out and now has his own farm, with a comic appearance in 2022 implying that he still now lives alone (Doc Boy appears in a video call with Jon, Odie, Garfield, & Liz, Arlene, Nermal, Squeak & Guido, and his and Jon's parents on his own camera, implying he no longer lives with his parents as they appear on a separate webcam).
General Washington did however gave him a letter of commendation so that he could prove long Jon’s loyalty.this letter he interested to his, loyal cat to hide & keep it for him First Appearance: December 11, 1984 Sonja first appeared in the animated specials Garfield on the Town and Garfield: His 9 Lives.
She has since made several cameos in the comic strip, including a December 1984 story that is a loose adaptation of Garfield on the Town.
Unlike his son, Vic is more of an outdoor cat who's very adventurous, with his voice provided by Samuel L. Jackson.
First Appearance: July 19, 1978[citation needed] Jon Arbuckle's mailman is a character seen in the first four seasons of Garfield and Friends.
[22] First Appearance: June 9, 1979[citation needed] Irma owns an unnamed diner in which Jon and Garfield often eat.
Working 24-7 with no help, she is famous for food that is not good for you and has unnamed ingredients that even Garfield doesn't want to know.
He is often compared to Krusty the Clown from The Simpsons, who is also portrayed with an exaggeratedly raspy voice, based on Bell's.
In the 2004 movie, he is a black Doberman Pinscher named Luca and voiced by Brad Garrett and has the same frenemy relationship with Garfield that he does in the comic.
Their appearances usually involve them trying to educate their viewers and other characters, such as agreements, friendship and sweetness, but they are usually disturbing and contradictory at best.
When Garfield tells him to, "Go practice your menacing glare," Biff stares at Jon and says, "Fear me, sir," while smiling.
First Appearance: July 21, 2006 Ellen is a woman who Jon asks out many times on the phone before he meets Liz.