Garfield is an American comic strip and media franchise 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, a lazy, gluttonous, and sarcastic cat, along with a dim-witted dog named Odie and their human owner, Jon Arbuckle. As of 2013, it was syndicated in roughly 2,580 newspapers and journals; the comic held the Guinness World Record for being the world's most widely syndicated comic strip. Though the strip's setting is rarely mentioned in print, the television special Happy Birthday, Garfield states that Garfield lives in Muncie, Indiana, the hometown of the creator Jim Davis.
Adaptations (9)
Garfield has been adapted 9 times, across film and web series, from 2004 to 2024. The most recent is The Garfield Movie (2024).
Garfield: The Movie2004 · film · 80 min · dir. Peter Hewitt · IMDb ↗Garfield, the fat, lazy, lasagna lover, has everything a cat could want. But when Jon, in an effort to impress the Liz - the vet and an old high-school crush - adopts a dog named Odie and brings him home, Garfield gets the one thing he doesn't want. Competition.
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties2006 · film · 82 min · dir. Tim Hill · IMDb ↗Jon and Garfield visit the United Kingdom, where a case of mistaken cat identity finds Garfield ruling over a castle. His reign is soon jeopardized by the nefarious Lord Dargis, who has designs on the estate.
Lasagna Cat2007 · web series · IMDb ↗IMDb9.1Live action recreations of Garfield comic strips, paired along with tributes dedicated to creator Jim Davis.
Garfield Gets Real2007 · film · 75 min · dir. Mark A.Z. Dippé, Kyung Ho Lee(co-director) · IMDb ↗IMDb4.4Everyone's favorite lazy, lasagna loving, Monday hating orange tabby leaves his exciting star of a popular comic strip world for the real one. But as the novelty wears thin, Garfield begins looking for a way back before his strip is permanently cancelled.
Garfield's Fun Fest2008 · film · 79 min · dir. Mark A.Z. Dippé, Eondeok Han · IMDb ↗IMDb4.4Garfield's 29-year winning streak in the annual Fun Fest talent competition is threatened by a dashing new entrant, Ramone, who possesses great charm. Concerned about losing his touch, Garfield goes on a quest to seek Freddy Frog's mythical pond, where it is said that anyone who drinks from it is certain to be funny.
Garfield's Pet Force2009 · film · 73 min · dir. Mark A.Z. Dippé · IMDb ↗IMDb4.2Nothing in the world can make Garfield get involved in anything besides eating, until the muscular super cat Garzooka comes crashing into Cartoon World from the Comic Book universe with terrifying news. Garfield summons up the willpower to join his superhero Garzooka in a fight to save their worlds.
The Garfield Movie2024 · film · 101 min · dir. Mark Dindal · IMDb ↗Garfield, the world-famous, Monday-hating, lasagna-loving indoor cat, is about to have a wild outdoor adventure! After an unexpected reunion with his long-lost father – scruffy street cat Vic – Garfield and his canine friend Odie are forced from their perfectly pampered life into joining Vic in a hilarious, high-stakes heist.
