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Jonathan Q. "Jon" Arbuckle is a Fictional Character from the '' Garfield '' Comic Strip by Jim Davis . He has also appeared in Garfield And Friends and two Live-action Feature Film s. A Nerd y and clumsy man, Jon is the owner of Garfield and Odie . He converses with Garfield and is often the butt of his jokes. In the animated show '' Garfield And Friends '', he was frequently portrayed as being incredibly gullible when faced with unscrupulous salesmen and rather dumb in general. BACKGROUND His full name, Jonathan Q. Arbuckle, was revealed in a Christmas strip. The "Q" may be a reference to John Quincy Adams , the 6th US President , based on their shared initials "J.Q.A.". It is rumored that Jon is based on Jim Davis, who in real life, also once failed while trying to date his cat's veterinarian. Jon's birthday is July 28 , 1951 (the same month and day as that of Jim Davis ). Jon tells Garfield that he is 29 years old in a December 23 , 1980 strip (he makes a joke that he would be 30, but he was sick a year). In the animated show ''Garfield and Friends'', we learn that Jon has an Italian ancestor whose name was Tony Arbuckli. Some episodes of the show suggested that Jon and his pets live in Muncie, Indiana , which is also where Jim Davis lives. Jon wears contact lenses, his favorite music style is Polka , and he plays the Accordion . Some of his "fun" ways to cure boredom are buying new socks, clipping his toenails, or playing "Guess the Burp" with Garfield1. Jon often yells "GARFIELD!" when he is annoyed with his furry pal. DATING Jon is extremely bad at and with Mona in Garfield Gets A Life . In the comic strips, Jon finally got a date with his other long-time crush, Ellen (who was suffering from amnesia and forgot who Jon was). During their date, he saw Liz at the same restaurant with another man. Jon told Liz about his feelings for her, and she admitted she cared for Jon also. CAREER Jon somehow manages to make enough money to keep Garfield well fed, which is an amazing feat by itself. In the earlier strips, he makes his living as a Cartoonist , but since then readers haven't seen him at work. The TV special ''Garfield and Friends'' does show him several times as a cartoonist. The current strips aren't clear about whether Jon is still a cartoonist, as one strip suggested he now works for an insurance company. DIETING Jon frequently Complain s about Garfield's weight. When he does it can continue for a Whole week and angers Garfield. Jon can be very moody about Garfield's weight and will sometimes put the cat on a diet. OTHER MEDIA
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