Jim Davis was once asked this question, and he answered that it just seemed like a good name for a fat cat or St Bernard.
It's a pink cat named Arlene.
No, Garfield the cat was not named after President Garfield. The comic strip character Garfield was created by Jim Davis in 1978, while President James A. Garfield served as the 20th President of the United States from 1881 until his assassination later that year. There is no direct connection between the two.
"Felix the Cat" No no no oh nonononono it sure was Garfield himself!
There is a cartoon cat named Garfield and James Garfield was the 20th US president. Therefore, Garfield is the answer.
In the Garfield comics, Garfield does not have a son. However, he does have a teddy bear named Pooky who is like a son to him.
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The pink cat is Garfield's girlfriend, Arlene.
Garfield's main enemy is a fellow cat named Nermal, who is often portrayed as cuter and smarter than Garfield, much to his annoyance.
Jim Davis was trying to get syndicate interest in his comic strip 'Gnorm the Gnat' but was told that people do not relate to insects. After studying successful comic strips to find out what people did relate to, Davis realized that while there were lots of comics about dogs, there were none about cats and so he created Garfield. Garfield is named after Jim Davis' grandfather, James Garfield Davis.
Garfield is a cat .
Garfield's sidekick is a dog named Odie. Odie and Garfield are pets of Jon Arbuckle.
Yes, Garfield has a girlfriend named Arlene. She is a pink cat who also loves food and enjoys teasing Garfield.