Memes on Instagram: "🎬 Fun fact: Garfield (1978–Present) Creator Jim Davis originally intended for Jon Arbuckle to be the main star of the comic strip, with Garfield appearing only as a sidekick. However, Davis quickly noticed that the cat was getting all the best punchlines and decided to shift the entire focus to him. Garfield was named after Davis’s grandfather, James A. Garfield Davis, who the creator described as a “large, cantankerous man.” This real-life inspiration is why the character