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Jonathan Q. "Jon" Arbuckle [6] is a fictional character from the Garfield comic strip by Jim Davis. He also appears in the animated television series Garfield and Friends and The Garfield Show, two live-action/animated feature films, and four fully animated films. Jon is the owner of Garfield, whom he is frequently yet unknowingly mocked by ...
Garfield is an American comic strip created by Jim Davis.Originally published locally as Jon in 1976 (later changed to Garfield in 1977), then in nationwide syndication from 1978, it chronicles the life of the title character Garfield the cat, Odie the dog, and their owner Jon Arbuckle.
Garfield in his first appearance in 1976, on the strip Jon Garfield in 1980, as portrayed on the back cover of Garfield at Large Garfield is an orange cat belonging to Jon Arbuckle . [ 1 ] He was born on ( 1978-06-19 ) June 19, 1978 (the day the first Garfield strip was published), in the kitchen of Mamma Leoni's Italian Restaurant.
Jon's unnamed father who runs the Arbuckle farm with Jon's mother. He is based on Jim Davis' own father. In The Garfield Show, he is voiced by Frank Welker. [23] He most commonly appears when Jon, Garfield, and Odie visit Jon's childhood home/the Arbuckle family's farm.
The Garfield Show is an animated television series produced by Dargaud Media and Paws, Inc. It is based on the American Garfield comic strip [1] created by Jim Davis.The animated series focuses on a new series of adventures for the characters of Garfield, Odie, and their owner Jon Arbuckle, alongside staple characters from the strip and a number of unique additions for the program. [2]
Davis's childhood on a farm parallels the life of Garfield's owner, Jon Arbuckle, who was also raised on a farm with his parents and a brother, Doc Boy. Jon is a cartoonist, who also celebrates his birthday on July 28. Davis attended Ball State University where he studied art and business, and one of his fellow students was David Letterman.
He played Jon Arbuckle in the live-action Garfield movies. He also voiced teen Joseph Gribble in King of the Hill (2000–2010) and starred as Jared Franklin in Franklin & Bash (2011–2014). His work on the stop-motion animated sketch show Robot Chicken has earned him two Annie Awards and five Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
Garfield in Paradise is a 1986 animated television special directed by Phil Roman, based on the Garfield comic strip by Jim Davis.It features Lorenzo Music as the voice of Garfield the house cat, other regulars Thom Huge and Gregg Berger, and guest star Wolfman Jack.