This year is Garfield’s 29th birthday. Since June 19th,1978,Garfield has been read in 2570 newspapers by 263,000,000 readers around the globe. The huge success proves that Garfield has become the most POPULAR cat in the world.

Jim Davis was born July 28, 1945 in Marion, Indiana, USA, and was raised on a Black Angus cow farm with 25 cats! His childhood asthma （哮喘） kept him inside a lot, so to amuse himself he drawn pictures. Jim Davis studied at the Ball-State University where he majored in art, and became the assistant of 'Tumbleweeds' artist Tom K. Ryan where he learned the comic strip business in 1969. In 1978, he joined United Feature Syndicate, and launched 'Garfield'-- a fat, lazy, lasagna-loving, cynical cat, probably the biggest cat in comics.

name: Garfieldfirst appearance: 6-19-78weight: 25kg （ this is controversial; As Garfield says, his weight is “perfect”)dislikes: vegetables, Mondays, diet, exercise, mailman, spiders likes: pizza, lasagna, coffee, sleep, mirror

Name : OdieFirst appearance:8-8-78Favorite Toy: Dingle ballBio: Lovable, playful, and brainless as a brick. That’s Odie. Garfield’s faithful friend and whipping dog.

Name: Jonathan Q. Arbuckle (Jon)First appearance: 6-19-78Bio: Decent but dull, with a fatally flawed fashion sense. Jon is a geek with a heart of gold.

Name: PookyFirst appearance: 10-23-1978Bio: Pooky allows Garfield to show his other side. He’s a teddy bear extraordinaire: cuddly, understanding, and always there when Garfield needs him. Plus he never tries to hog Garfield’s blanket or food. Garfield likes that.

Name: NermalFirst appearance: 9-3-1979Bio: Nermal calls himself “The World’s Cutest Kitten”. He often ridicules Garfield’s looks and age. But Garfield gets in his licks. He often mails Nermal to Abu Dhabi.

"Garfield and Friends" (1988) [TV-Series 1988-1995] Directed bySteve ClarkJeff Hall Writing credits Jim Davis (comic strips Garfield and U.S. Acres)Mark Evanier (writer)

Garfield (2004) Directed byPeter Hewitt

Writing credits (WGA) Jim Davis (comic strip "Garfield")Joel Cohen (written by)

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006) Directed byTim Hill

Writing credits (WGA) Joel Cohen (written by) &Alec Sokolow (written by)  

Garfield's Quotations

1. Money is not everything. There is Mastercard & Visa.2. One should love animals. They are so tasty.3. Love the neighbor. But don't get caught.4. Never put off the work till tomorrow what you c

an put off today.5."Your future depends on your dreams". So go t

o sleep.6. There should be a better way to start a day tha

n waking up every morning.7. "Hard work never killed anybody." But why tak

e the risk?8. The more you learn, the more you know, the

more you know, the more you forget.

Resources from: www.garfield.com