Garfield the cat occupies an understated and often overlooked position critical to the history of televised animation. Introduced as a comic strip by artist Jim Davis in 1978, the lasagna-loving ...

Garfield makes fun of Jon's socially awkward nature, his fashion choices, or his nerdy demeanor at times. However, the renowned orange cat is secretly very fond of Arbuckle and Odie.

Garfield turned 40 on Tuesday, June 19, and the cartoonist behind the beloved tabby cat reflected on the first year of the comic strip — details ...