"Jon" Arbuckle[16] is a fictional character from the Garfield comic strip by Jim Davis.

A cartoonist by trade, he is largely presented as a comical, bumbling geek who is socially oblivious, especially when it comes to women.

[22] He can play accordion, bagpipes, guitar, banjo, and bongos and sing, although his musical skills are not the greatest.

[26][27][28][29] Contrasting his more bizarre moments and tendencies, Jon is also frequently portrayed as the straight man in certain instances, typically to situations regarding his pets' antics.

Notable examples include Kimmy, a woman raised by wolves who only returned to human civilization the previous Friday before their date, a woman who tried to run Jon over with her truck (although Jon survived this as, in his words, "fortunately 18-wheelers aren't very maneuverable"), Suki, a "sumo belly dancer", and Siamese Triplets Gertie, Gretta, and Bob.

Although she has a deadpan, sardonic persona, she finds Jon's outlandish and goofball behavior endearing on occasion.

[30] Despite his wimpy nature, Jon can be assertive, particularly when it comes to dealing with Garfield (and occasionally Odie) and the latter's antics (sometimes to a fault).

Many of Jon's character traits are shared with his author Jim Davis, who is likewise a cartoonist, raised on a farm and born on July 28.

[citation needed] Jon Arbuckle was voted number one on the Best Week Ever blog's list of "The Most Depressed Comic Book Characters".