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Jonathan Q. Arbuckle[5] 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/CGI feature films, and three fully CGI films.

Jon Arbuckle
Garfield character
First appearanceJanuary 8, 1976 in Jon[1]
Created byJim Davis
Portrayed byBreckin Meyer (live-action/CGI 2004–06)
Voiced byThom Huge (1980–2001)
Sandy Kenyon (1982)
Wally Wingert (2007–present)
In-universe information
SpeciesHuman
GenderMale
OccupationCartoonist
FamilyGarfield (pet cat), Odie (pet dog)
Significant otherLiz Wilson (girlfriend)
RelativesDoc 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
BirthdayJuly 28[2][3][4]

Jon is the owner of Garfield and Odie.


Development


The character of Jon Arbuckle was originally envisioned by Jim Davis as an author surrogate, and was the primary character of the comic strip Jon, created by Davis in 1976 and syndicated locally in the Indiana newspaper The Pendleton Times. Jon featured Jon Arbuckle alongside his pet cat, Garfield, and a dog named "Spot", who would eventually evolve into Odie. Davis eventually decided to replace Jon with Garfield as the main character, with the renamed Garfield strip achieving national syndication in 1978.[6]


Fictional biography


Jon told Garfield that he was 29 years old in a December 23, 1980 strip.[7] However, in the episode "T3000" of The Garfield Show, he is described as 22.[8]

Jon may be of Italian origins since he has an Italian ancestor whose name was Tony Arbuccli.[citation needed]

He and his pets live in Jim Davis's hometown of Muncie, Indiana, according to the television specials Garfield Goes Hollywood and Happy Birthday, Garfield.


Occupation and hobbies


In the first strip, Jon is presented as a cartoonist.[9] Garfield and Friends also shows him several times as a cartoonist. In The Garfield Show, his occupation is as a cartoonist. Also, in the strip from May 2, 2010, Liz tells her parents Jon is a cartoonist.[10] Jon was also seen doing his work briefly in the August 2, 2015 strip.[11]

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


Family


Jon was raised on a farm and occasionally visits his mother, father, paternal grandmother, and brother Doc Boy, who live on the farm.[citation needed]

Jon lives with Garfield and Odie, his pets.

Jon acquired Garfield at a pet shop.[citation needed]

Jon acquired Odie when Lyman, an old friend of his (and Odie's original owner), moved in with him and Garfield. After a few years, Lyman disappeared from the strip, never to be heard from again. The book Twenty Years and Still Kicking, which marked Garfield's twentieth year, included parodies of how Lyman left, such as "Had lunch with Jimmy Hoffa and then...".[12] Lyman does appear in an episode of The Garfield Show, during which Jon sets out to look for him.[13] Odie goes back to Lyman, but returns to Garfield at the end.[14]


Personality


Before he met Liz, Jon consistently failed to date any woman. This has been partly due to ridiculous pick-up lines, lack of social skills, his entire wardrobe of incredibly weird, flashy outfits, and his general awkwardness. A consistent running gag is Garfield coming back from a New Year's Eve party and asking how a solitary Jon enjoyed his TV movie and microwave popcorn. Every Friday night, he would invite Garfield to undertake in his Friday night festivities instead of inviting whichever woman he was trying to hook-up with. Otherwise, he would solely stare at his phone, desperately waiting in vain for a woman to call him.[citation needed] Jon's oddness and horrible fashion sense has often been the subject of teasing or outright mockery, usually from Garfield, as one of the major running gags in the series.[15][16][17][18]

Jon has a longstanding crush on Garfield's veterinarian, Dr. Liz Wilson.[citation needed] Although she has a deadpan, sardonic persona, she finds Jon's outlandish and goofball behavior endearing on occasion. Jon often attempts to ask her out on a date, but rarely succeeds, usually due to his lack of fashion sense, and with Garfield making fun of his failure; however, in an extended story arc from June 20 to July 29, 2006, Liz finally admitted she was in love with him and became his girlfriend from that point onwards.[citation needed] As early as 1982, Davis had suggested he would eventually bring Jon and Liz together as a couple.[19]

Despite his somewhat timid and honest nature, Jon is sometimes shown to be quite assertive on Garfield And Friends. Additionally, he shows a tendency to be a miser, as Garfield mentions how Jon passes out seeing the rates on a parking meter.[citation needed]


Characterisation


Many of Jon's character traits are shared with his author Jim Davis, who was likewise a cartoonist, raised on a farm and born on July 28.[20]


Reception


Jon Arbuckle was voted number one on the Best Week Ever blog's list of "The Most Depressed Comic Book Characters".[21]


Other media


Breckin Meyer portrays Jon Arbuckle in the feature film adaptations.
Breckin Meyer portrays Jon Arbuckle in the feature film adaptations.

References


  1. Degg, D.D. (July 28, 2019). "NEWLY DISCOVERED – DAVIS' PRE-GARFIELD GARFIELD". Daily Cartoonist. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  2. "Garfield". Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  3. "Garfield". Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  4. "Garfield". Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  5. "Garfield". December 6, 2001. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  6. Boone, Brian (February 22, 2022). "The Bizarre History of Garfield". Grunge. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  7. "Garfield". Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  8. Magnat, Julien (23 December 2009). "T3000". The Garfield Show. Season 1. Episode 52. Cartoon Network.
  9. "Garfield". garfield.com. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  10. "Garfield". Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  11. "Garfield". Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  12. Davis. 20 Years & Still Kicking!: Garfield's Twentieth Anniversary Collection. p. 32.
  13. Evanier, Mark (14 September 2012). "Long Lost Lyman (Part 1)". The Garfield Show. Season 3. Episode 10. Cartoon Network.
  14. written by Mark Evanier (September 14, 2012). "Long Lost Lyman (Part 4)". The Garfield Show. Season 3. Episode 11. Cartoon Network.
  15. "Garfield | Daily Comic Strip on May 19th, 2006". web.archive.org. 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  16. "Garfield | Daily Comic Strip on June 3rd, 2006". web.archive.org. 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  17. "Garfield | Daily Comic Strip on January 10th, 2002". web.archive.org. 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  18. "Garfield | Daily Comic Strip on October 31st, 2014". web.archive.org. 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  19. Shapiro, Walter (December 12, 1982). "LIVES: The Cat That Rots the Intellect". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  20. "Jim Davis - Biography". Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  21. Cavin, Cory (13 June 2008). "Sunday Weepies: The Most Depressed Cartoon Characters". Best Week Ever. Archived from the original on 15 June 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  22. Doty, Cate (June 2, 2008). "Is the Main Character Missing? Maybe Not". The New York Times. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
  23. "When the Cat's Away, Neurosis Is on Display". The Washington Post. April 6, 2008. Retrieved July 25, 2008.

Further sources



На других языках


- [en] Jon Arbuckle

[fr] Jon Arbuckle

Jon Arbuckle (né le 28 juillet 1950 [1]) est un des principaux personnages de la bande dessinée Garfield. C'est le maître de Garfield et d'Odie.

[it] Jon Arbuckle

Jonathan Q. Arbuckle detto Jon è un personaggio immaginario dei fumetti di Garfield di Jim Davis. Jon è il padrone del protagonista Garfield il gatto.



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