History Characters / Garfield

* FamilyOfChoice: Aside from his mom, it's obvious that Garfield is more close to Jon and Odie than his birth family.

* IdenticalStranger: He looks exactly like Garfield.

* AbusiveParents: While boarding a train with Garfield and Odie, Vic suddenly shoves the former out of it, sending poor Garfield flying through the air and slamming into several objects along the way, and to top it all off, he jokes about his son's predicament to Odie as he himself jumps out of the train as well.

* HatesTheirParent: In the trailers, when Garfield introduces Odie to his father, Vic, there is audible and visible disdain in the tone of his voice and body language. The second trailer implies that this is due to Vic never returning to Garfield[[note]]who, mind you, is still a kitten at that time[[/note]] despite his promise to "be right back", and later on in it, Garfield gives a disdained "YOUUUUUU" after he removes the cloak covering Vic and recognizes him.

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/FrankWelker (Dr. Sam), Creator/FrankFerrante (Lyman), Creator/FredTatasciore (Cryptid)

[[folder:Mama Meany]]
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[[caption-width-right:250:"I never give anyone their money back, and you know why? Because people are stupid. They never catch on that the stuff I sell is garbage!"]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GreggBerger

The greedy owner of a pizza place. As his food tastes terrible, he usually resorts to underhanded tactics to make money.

* CorruptCorporateExecutive: He partakes in several shady business deals in the name of getting more money.
* EngineeredPublicConfession: The "Lasagna Tree" special ends with Garfield using Eddie Gourmand's robotic cameraman to ruin Mama Meany's business by recording Meany gloating about making his fortune by selling horrible and cheaply-manufactured food as well as calling his customers idiots for continuing to fall for his scam. The recording ends up being broadcasted worldwide, resulting in the public turning against Mama Meany and his restaurants going out of business.
* EyeObscuringHat: He wears a cowboy hat that covers up his eyes.
* FatBastard: Overweight and a recurring antagonist.
* LethalChef: Most of the food he sells qualifies as barely edible at best and he knows it, which means he often relies on bribing his customers with coupons and deals.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: His name is Mama ''Meany'', and he's just as corrupt as that implies.
* OneBadMother: Yeah, he's a man who goes by ''Mama'' Meany, and he's far more Meany than Mama.
* TheRival: To Vito when it comes to pizza-making.
* VillainousGoldTooth: He is the greedy, crooked owner of a pizza place that sells barely edible food and a recurring antagonist. He has a golden tooth.

[[folder:Harry]]
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[[caption-width-right:250:"Whatever you say, Garfield."]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GreggBerger

A scraggly and selfish alley cat. He and Garfield are technically friends, but they are often in conflict.

* CurbStompBattle: He handily defeats Garfield in a straight fight in "The Bluebird Of Happiness", not helped by Garfield being out of shape (which he points out).
* {{Foil}}: He's essentially Garfield with several of his morals removed.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Harry is a bit rude and rough around the edges, but can still be a good friend of Garfield's when necessary, such as warning him about [[BitchInSheepsClothing Angel]] in "Little Angel".
* PaperThinDisguise: His disguise as "Kittykins" consists of nothing but him wearing an orange wig, yet Garfield is unable to see through it until the reveal.
* WithFriendsLikeThese: He constantly acts like a jerk, but is considered a friend of Garfield regardless.

[[folder:Angel]]

A white cat that looks like an innocent kitten, but is anything but.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: He acts like an innocent kitten, but is actually quite cruel.
* TheFakeCutie: He plays up his cuteness to get away with numerous crimes.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Apparently, he shaves his fur to keep himself looking like a kitten; in actuality, he's older than Garfield.

[[folder:Hercules]]
!!Hercules
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JasonMarsden

A tiny yet aggressive chihuahua who lives next door to Garfield.

* TheBully: Often bullies other pets as well as humans, his favorite tactic being stealing their things.
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: "Desperately Seeking Pooky" reveals that he's actually pretty lonely and desires friends, but his aggressive personality drives people away.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Although he can be quite a menace, Hercules does have his fair share of good moments with others.
* MisterMuffykins: He's a small dog who also happens to be a bully and thief.

[[folder:Rottweiler]]
!!Rottweiler
->Voiced by: Creator/WallyWingert
[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin A Rottweiler]] who acts as Garfield's antagonistic rival, harassing the latter as well as Odie every chance he gets.

* TheRival: One to both Garfield and Odie. Nermal is also a major target for similar reasons.
* BerserkButton: Do NOT say anything bad about dogs, or you'll tick him off.
* DogsAreDumb: Unfortunately, Rottweiler hates Garfield for this reason.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Rottweiler is, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a Rottweiler]], and so far he does not have an actual name, only being referred to as simply his breed.
* {{Jerkass}}: He absolutely hates Garfield for his own comments about dogs, always wanting to get back at him for it.
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[[folder:Bruno]]
!!Bruno
->Voiced by: Creator/WallyWingert
A cynical stray cat who's another frenemy to Garfield. He is often depicted as someone who likes to bully Garfield on random occasions, but does have his fair share of good moments.

* JerkassToOne: Inverted. He does have a few characters he gets along with, but he's otherwise mean to everyone else.
* OnlySaneMan: Well, compared to others, at least.
* SurroundedByIdiots: Feels this way a lot, especially around Nermal.
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!!Discontinued Characters
[[folder:Lyman]]
!!Lyman
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lymancharacter.jpg]]
->Voiced by: Frank Ferrante (''The Garfield Show'')

Jon's mustached roommate, who appeared two months into the strip. He was initially Odie's owner, and was intended to provide the role of someone that Jon could talk to, until Garfield took over in that role. As a result, Lyman totally disappeared from the strip.

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Such a prominent example that the trope could easily have been named "The Lyman" or "Lyman Syndrome". He appeared less and less in the strip between 1981 and 1982 (and not at all in the ''Here Comes Garfield'' special), finally vanishing completely after April 1983. According to Jim Davis, he joined the Peace Corps and was never heard from again.
** [[http://www.newsfromme.com/2012/05/31/another-frank-ferrante-item/ Finally averted]] in 2012, when Lyman returned from a 24-year absence in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheGarfieldShow'' entitled "Long Lost Lyman". It was explained that the character had taken a job as a wildlife photographer and had gotten lost searching for a [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti mythical creature]]. It's revealed that said mythical creature was a myth propagated by a retired surgeon who dressed up as the monster to chase off illegal hunters and poachers. Lyman took up the cause after his passing.
** For decades, Jim Davis's standard response to questions about Lyman's whereabouts was, quote: "Don't look in Jon's basement!" This was {{lampshade|hanging}}d in the first [[VideoGame/GarfieldsScaryScavengerHunt Haunted House game]] on the Garfield.com site, where venturing down into the basement reveals a dungeon... and Lyman chained up in a dingy cell.
** In an older version of the website, if you went to the store section he was working the counter.
* CloudCuckoolander: He did odd things like trying to walk Odie during a ''blizzard'', [[ADogNamedDog name all 4 of his former cats "Cat"]], and had a bizarre taste in fashion.
* CommutingOnABus: Was prone to this between the time he ceased being a regular major character in August 1980 and his final appearance in April 1983 - often, he would be absent for up to six months at a time, make a silent cameo appearance in one strip, then be absent for another six months.
* DemotedToExtra: Prior to being written out, he was a major character for the first two years, before being demoted to a minor character throughout the remainder of his appearances.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: He was established as Jon's inseparably close friend.
* IncrediblyLameFun: Lyman was excited to watch a movie simply about a kid who puts a tack in his teacher's chair for her to sit on it. Jon questions if that constitutes a plot worthy of being shown on cinemas.
* PerpetualSmiler: As opposed to Jon, who was a PerpetualFrowner.

[[folder:Hubert and Reba]]
!!Hubert and Reba
->Voiced by: Henry Corden (Hubert, ''Here Comes Garfield''), Creator/HalSmith (Reba, ''Here Comes Garfield'')

An elderly couple living next to Jon. They frequently witness and comment on Jon's antics. Gradually disappeared from the comic since [[https://gocomics.com/garfield/1992/01/19 January 19th, 1992]]. Also made an appearance in ''[[WesternAnimation/GarfieldSpecials Here Comes Garfield]]''.

* AdaptationalJerkass: In "Here Comes Garfield", Hubert is portrayed as hostile towards Garfield and Odie (which is not entirely without justification as Garfield tore up their yard and knocked a bunch of flowers and dirt on Hubert's head), calling the animal shelter personnel to remove them. In the comic, he never shows any hostility towards Garfield.
* DirtyOldWoman: The [[https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1984/09/16 September 16, 1984]] and [[https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1987/03/15 March 15, 1987]] strips show Reba taking pleasure in seeing Jon Arbuckle naked.
* GrumpyOldMan: Hubert is a textbook example, as pretty much all his appearances see him complain about or criticize Jon.
* OneSteveLimit: Possibly an accidental aversion; Garfield also had [[https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1979/06/23 an uncle named Hubert]] and an [[https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1979/06/06 aunt named Reba]].

[[folder:Binky the Clown]]
!!Binky the Clown
->Voiced by: Thom Huge

A clown with no sense of personal space and no concept of an indoor voice who also hosts his own show.

* BreakTheCutie: Binky broke down in tears to his boss when was fired, and cried a rather large amount. Cue the OcularGushers.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In his first appearance in the comic strips, he was portrayed as an egotistical NiceCharacterMeanActor. Since his run on ''Garfield And Friends'', his manically happy clown persona is treated as his real one, to the aggravation of Garfield and many others who meet him offstage.
* CharacterCatchphrase: He often shouts "HEEEEYYYYY KIDS!"
* LargeHam: Up to eleven! He's incredibly loud, abrasive and obnoxious. Much to the chagrin of Garfield, Jon, etc.
* LesserOfTwoEvils: In "Binky Gets Cancelled Again!", Binky's show gets cancelled and replaced with the Buddy Bears after the President of WBOR recieves complaints from parents that Binky's show isn't educational. Garfield considers the Buddy Bears worse than Binky, so he helps Binky get his show back on the air.
* NeverMyFault: Regardless of whatever he ruins with his lack of an indoor voice in the "Screaming With Binky" shorts, he always considers it the victim's fault for getting spooked easily.
* NoIndoorVoice: He is almost always shouting. He even had his own series of shorts called "Screaming With Binky", where a professional is doing something very carefully, and Binky screaming his catchphrase causes them to mess up.
* NonIronicClown: He's not an evil clown in the least and tends to be friendly and easygoing, but is still seen as annoying by virtually everyone.
* OutOfFocus: He hasn't made a major appearance since the 1990's, with modern strips limiting his presence to mentions or appearances by his restaurant Binky Burger. His only appearances in any other media post-''Garfield and Friends'' are the 2004 video game (unrelated to the movie) and a couple of mentions in ''The Garfield Show'', one having Garfield claim that Binky is contractually forbidden from making any more appearances, and occasional cameos in the Boom Studios comics. He appeared as a chief crew member in ''VideoGame/NickelodeonKartRacers 3: Slime Speedway'' in 2022, where he gave the player a random attack item.

[[folder:The Buddy Bears]]
->Voiced by: Creator/LorenzoMusic, Creator/HowardMorris (Billy), Thom Huge (Bobby), Creator/GreggBerger (Bertie), Julie Payne (Betty)

A trio of singing bears prominently featured in ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends''.

* AffirmativeActionGirl: Betty, their sister who appears in their final episode of note, fills this role in their series and in the subject they're spoofing.
* AnvilOnHead: Anyone who disagrees with them will have a 16-ton safe dropped on their head. In some cases, two of them, or a 27-ton safe.
* AppleOfDiscord: As their debut in "Binky Gets Cancelled Again!" reveals, not even they can agree on a favorite pizza topping.[[note]]Billy likes pepperoni and mushrooms, Bobby likes anchovies and pineapple, and Bertie likes sausage and black olives.[[/note]] Garfield getting them to argue over what they want on their pizza is what gets their show cancelled so Binky can get back on the air.
* BearsAreBadNews: While they may not attack or maul anyone (outside of dropping 16-ton safes on them, anyway), their presence inevitably makes things worse for Garfield anyway.
* BigThinShortTrio: Bertie is the Big, Bobby is the Thin, and Billy is the Short.
* TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong: Parodied mercilessly; the Buddy Bears would endlessly perform an obnoxious "barbershop" routine with canes and madcap dancing. Their show was designed to teach children "educational things," but the main thrust of the lesson was simple: "Whatever the group decides is right." In one instance, the Buddy Bears outright told children to "NEVER have an opinion of your own!"
-->''Oh, we are the Buddy Bears, we always get along!''\\
''Each day, we do a little dance and sing a little song!''\\
''If you ever disagree, it means that you are WRONG!''\\
''Oh, we are the Buddy Bears, WE ALWAYS GET ALONG!''
* ExactWords:
** In "Big Bad Buddy Bird", Roy joins their show when he gets fed up with [[PieInTheFace getting hit with pies]] on Orson's farm. After getting hit with a 16-ton safe two times, Roy refuses to say his line a third time unless the Buddy Bears promise not to hit him with a 16-ton safe. The Buddy Bears hit him with ''two'' 16-ton safes instead.
** In "Roy Gets Sacked", Roy leaves Orson's farm after thinking that his friends want to fire him. His agent books him on ''The Buddy Bears'', but he refuses to be on it, telling the titular characters that they'll drop 16-ton safes on him. The Buddy Bears promise not to drop any 16-ton safes on him, but instead drop other heavy objects on him, including a car, a piano, and a ''27''-ton safe.
* FamilyThemeNaming: They all have names that begin with '''B'''.
* FurryFemaleMane: Betty has blonde hair, while her brothers just have fur on their heads.
* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: They all wear white shirts with blue Bs on them, but no pants.
* {{Leitmotif}}: They sing the aforementioned song in almost every one of their appearances, and if they don't, it's incorporated into the music.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: In "The Garfield Opera", they reveal that their real names are Robert, William, and Bertram.
* PutOnABus: They've never reappeared after the end of ''Garfield and Friends''. Considering how the subject they're parodying isn't as popular as it was before, the chances of them reappearing are slim to none.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: In "Roy Gets Sacked", they are revealed to have a sister named Betty.
* TakeThat: They are a not-so-AffectionateParody of cartoon shows such as ''WesternAnimation/TheGetAlongGang'' and ''Franchise/CareBears'', which focused on sweetness, harmony, friendship, teamwork, resourcefulness, cooperation, loyalty, respect, kindness, patience, resilience, integrity, problem solving, caring emotions, groupthink morality, and some other valuable life lessons and pro-social values. The Buddy Bears spoof this by telling others not to have any ideas and to only do what everyone else wants.
* TerribleTrio: Garfield and Roy certainly see them as such, given how the Buddy Bears encourage children not to have their own individual points of view and punish them for thinking otherwise.

[[folder:Harry]]
!!Harry
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->Voiced by: Creator/GreggBerger
The often-portrayed main antagonist of the show. He is a stray cat living in Garfield's neighborhood who, like Nermal, shows up on Garfield's property at random times. He can sometimes be Garfield's rival, but he is otherwise mostly his friend.

* TheRival: Is often portrayed as this to Garfield, though usually PlayedForLaughs
* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: He's a ''green'' cat with brown fur.
* EveryoneHasStandards: The one thing he doesn't like about Garfield is his selfishness.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Harry once confronted Garfield for hogging all the lasagna at a pet contest while sending everyone off to the north end of town.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: He once told Nermal about why the former did not have his own show, breaking the fourth wall in the process. As a result, Nermal attempted to change the past to make everything turn out badly for Garfield, which only ended up in disaster once Garfield attempted to return the favor.
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[[folder:Hercules]]
!!Hercules
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->Voiced by: Creator/WallyWingert
Garfield's frenemy and a mean chihuahua who often likes to steal things from his house.

* IneffectualLoner: Unlike others in ''The Garfield Show'', Hercules is a troubled version of TheAloner, which is rooted with his rather bad attitude.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While he may not be so much of a nice guy, there are moments when Hercules actually gets along with Garfield.
* TheDitz: He can be quite dumb, especially around Nermal.
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[[folder:Rottweiler]]
!!Rottweiler
->Voiced by: Creator/WallyWingert
[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin A Rottweiler]] who acts as Garfield's antagonistic rival, harassing the latter as well as Odie every chance he gets.

* TheRival: One to both Garfield and Odie. Nermal is also a major target for similar reasons.
* BerserkButton: Do NOT say anything bad about dogs, or you'll tick him off.
* DogsAreDumb: Unfortunately, Rottweiler hates Garfield for this reason.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Rottweiler is, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a Rottweiler]], and so far he does not have an actual name, only being referred to as simply his breed.
* {{Jerkass}}: He absolutely hates Garfield for his own comments about dogs, always wanting to get back at him for it.
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[[folder:Bruno]]
!!Bruno
->Voiced by: Creator/WallyWingert
A cynical stray cat who's another frenemy to Garfield. He is often depicted as someone who likes to bully Garfield on random occasions, but does have his fair share of good moments.

* JerkassToOne: Inverted. He does have a few characters he gets along with, but he's otherwise mean to everyone else.
* OnlySaneMan: Well, compared to others, at least.
* SurroundedByIdiots: Feels this way a lot, especially around Nermal.
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!!Discontinued Characters
[[folder:Lyman]]
!!Lyman
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lymancharacter.jpg]]
->Voiced by: Frank Ferrante (''The Garfield Show'')

Jon's mustached roommate, who appeared two months into the strip. He was initially Odie's owner, and was intended to provide the role of someone that Jon could talk to, until Garfield took over in that role. As a result, Lyman totally disappeared from the strip.

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Such a prominent example that the trope could easily have been named "The Lyman" or "Lyman Syndrome". He appeared less and less in the strip between 1981 and 1982 (and not at all in the ''Here Comes Garfield'' special), finally vanishing completely after April 1983. According to Jim Davis, he joined the Peace Corps and was never heard from again.
** [[http://www.newsfromme.com/2012/05/31/another-frank-ferrante-item/ Finally averted]] in 2012, when Lyman returned from a 24-year absence in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheGarfieldShow'' entitled "Long Lost Lyman". It was explained that the character had taken a job as a wildlife photographer and had gotten lost searching for a [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti mythical creature]]. It's revealed that said mythical creature was a myth propagated by a retired surgeon who dressed up as the monster to chase off illegal hunters and poachers. Lyman took up the cause after his passing.
** For decades, Jim Davis's standard response to questions about Lyman's whereabouts was, quote: "Don't look in Jon's basement!" This was {{lampshade|hanging}}d in the first [[VideoGame/GarfieldsScaryScavengerHunt Haunted House game]] on the Garfield.com site, where venturing down into the basement reveals a dungeon... and Lyman chained up in a dingy cell.
** In an older version of the website, if you went to the store section he was working the counter.
* CloudCuckoolander: He did odd things like trying to walk Odie during a ''blizzard'', [[ADogNamedDog name all 4 of his former cats "Cat"]], and had a bizarre taste in fashion.
* CommutingOnABus: Was prone to this between the time he ceased being a regular major character in August 1980 and his final appearance in April 1983 - often, he would be absent for up to six months at a time, make a silent cameo appearance in one strip, then be absent for another six months.
* DemotedToExtra: Prior to being written out, he was a major character for the first two years, before being demoted to a minor character throughout the remainder of his appearances.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: He was established as Jon's inseparably close friend.
* IncrediblyLameFun: Lyman was excited to watch a movie simply about a kid who puts a tack in his teacher's chair for her to sit on it. Jon questions if that constitutes a plot worthy of being shown on cinemas.
* PerpetualSmiler: As opposed to Jon, who was a PerpetualFrowner.

[[folder:Hubert and Reba]]
!!Hubert and Reba
->Voiced by: Henry Corden (Hubert, ''Here Comes Garfield''), Creator/HalSmith (Reba, ''Here Comes Garfield'')

An elderly couple living next to Jon. They frequently witness and comment on Jon's antics. Gradually disappeared from the comic since [[https://gocomics.com/garfield/1992/01/19 January 19th, 1992]]. Also made an appearance in ''[[WesternAnimation/GarfieldSpecials Here Comes Garfield]]''.

* AdaptationalJerkass: In "Here Comes Garfield", Hubert is portrayed as hostile towards Garfield and Odie (which is not entirely without justification as Garfield tore up their yard and knocked a bunch of flowers and dirt on Hubert's head), calling the animal shelter personnel to remove them. In the comic, he never shows any hostility towards Garfield.
* DirtyOldWoman: The [[https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1984/09/16 September 16, 1984]] and [[https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1987/03/15 March 15, 1987]] strips show Reba taking pleasure in seeing Jon Arbuckle naked.
* GrumpyOldMan: Hubert is a textbook example, as pretty much all his appearances see him complain about or criticize Jon.
* OneSteveLimit: Possibly an accidental aversion; Garfield also had [[https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1979/06/23 an uncle named Hubert]] and an [[https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1979/06/06 aunt named Reba]].

[[folder:Binky the Clown]]
!!Binky the Clown
->Voiced by: Thom Huge

A clown with no sense of personal space and no concept of an indoor voice who also hosts his own show.

* BreakTheCutie: Binky broke down in tears to his boss when was fired, and cried a rather large amount. Cue the OcularGushers.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In his first appearance in the comic strips, he was portrayed as an egotistical NiceCharacterMeanActor. Since his run on ''Garfield And Friends'', his manically happy clown persona is treated as his real one, to the aggravation of Garfield and many others who meet him offstage.
* CharacterCatchphrase: He often shouts "HEEEEYYYYY KIDS!"
* LargeHam: Up to eleven! He's incredibly loud, abrasive and obnoxious. Much to the chagrin of Garfield, Jon, etc.
* LesserOfTwoEvils: In "Binky Gets Cancelled Again!", Binky's show gets cancelled and replaced with the Buddy Bears after the President of WBOR recieves complaints from parents that Binky's show isn't educational. Garfield considers the Buddy Bears worse than Binky, so he helps Binky get his show back on the air.
* NeverMyFault: Regardless of whatever he ruins with his lack of an indoor voice in the "Screaming With Binky" shorts, he always considers it the victim's fault for getting spooked easily.
* NoIndoorVoice: He is almost always shouting. He even had his own series of shorts called "Screaming With Binky", where a professional is doing something very carefully, and Binky screaming his catchphrase causes them to mess up.
* NonIronicClown: He's not an evil clown in the least and tends to be friendly and easygoing, but is still seen as annoying by virtually everyone.
* OutOfFocus: He hasn't made a major appearance since the 1990's, with modern strips limiting his presence to mentions or appearances by his restaurant Binky Burger. His only appearances in any other media post-''Garfield and Friends'' are the 2004 video game (unrelated to the movie) and a couple of mentions in ''The Garfield Show'', one having Garfield claim that Binky is contractually forbidden from making any more appearances, and occasional cameos in the Boom Studios comics. He appeared as a chief crew member in ''VideoGame/NickelodeonKartRacers 3: Slime Speedway'' in 2022, where he gave the player a random attack item.

[[folder:The Buddy Bears]]
->Voiced by: Creator/LorenzoMusic, Creator/HowardMorris (Billy), Thom Huge (Bobby), Creator/GreggBerger (Bertie), Julie Payne (Betty)

A trio of singing bears prominently featured in ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends''.

* AffirmativeActionGirl: Betty, their sister who appears in their final episode of note, fills this role in their series and in the subject they're spoofing.
* AnvilOnHead: Anyone who disagrees with them will have a 16-ton safe dropped on their head. In some cases, two of them, or a 27-ton safe.
* AppleOfDiscord: As their debut in "Binky Gets Cancelled Again!" reveals, not even they can agree on a favorite pizza topping.[[note]]Billy likes pepperoni and mushrooms, Bobby likes anchovies and pineapple, and Bertie likes sausage and black olives.[[/note]] Garfield getting them to argue over what they want on their pizza is what gets their show cancelled so Binky can get back on the air.
* BearsAreBadNews: While they may not attack or maul anyone (outside of dropping 16-ton safes on them, anyway), their presence inevitably makes things worse for Garfield anyway.
* BigThinShortTrio: Bertie is the Big, Bobby is the Thin, and Billy is the Short.
* TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong: Parodied mercilessly; the Buddy Bears would endlessly perform an obnoxious "barbershop" routine with canes and madcap dancing. Their show was designed to teach children "educational things," but the main thrust of the lesson was simple: "Whatever the group decides is right." In one instance, the Buddy Bears outright told children to "NEVER have an opinion of your own!"
-->''Oh, we are the Buddy Bears, we always get along!''\\
''Each day, we do a little dance and sing a little song!''\\
''If you ever disagree, it means that you are WRONG!''\\
''Oh, we are the Buddy Bears, WE ALWAYS GET ALONG!''
* ExactWords:
** In "Big Bad Buddy Bird", Roy joins their show when he gets fed up with [[PieInTheFace getting hit with pies]] on Orson's farm. After getting hit with a 16-ton safe two times, Roy refuses to say his line a third time unless the Buddy Bears promise not to hit him with a 16-ton safe. The Buddy Bears hit him with ''two'' 16-ton safes instead.
** In "Roy Gets Sacked", Roy leaves Orson's farm after thinking that his friends want to fire him. His agent books him on ''The Buddy Bears'', but he refuses to be on it, telling the titular characters that they'll drop 16-ton safes on him. The Buddy Bears promise not to drop any 16-ton safes on him, but instead drop other heavy objects on him, including a car, a piano, and a ''27''-ton safe.
* FamilyThemeNaming: They all have names that begin with '''B'''.
* FurryFemaleMane: Betty has blonde hair, while her brothers just have fur on their heads.
* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: They all wear white shirts with blue Bs on them, but no pants.
* {{Leitmotif}}: They sing the aforementioned song in almost every one of their appearances, and if they don't, it's incorporated into the music.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: In "The Garfield Opera", they reveal that their real names are Robert, William, and Bertram.
* PutOnABus: They've never reappeared after the end of ''Garfield and Friends''. Considering how the subject they're parodying isn't as popular as it was before, the chances of them reappearing are slim to none.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: In "Roy Gets Sacked", they are revealed to have a sister named Betty.
* TakeThat: They are a not-so-AffectionateParody of cartoon shows such as ''WesternAnimation/TheGetAlongGang'' and ''Franchise/CareBears'', which focused on sweetness, harmony, friendship, teamwork, resourcefulness, cooperation, loyalty, respect, kindness, patience, resilience, integrity, problem solving, caring emotions, groupthink morality, and some other valuable life lessons and pro-social values. The Buddy Bears spoof this by telling others not to have any ideas and to only do what everyone else wants.
* TerribleTrio: Garfield and Roy certainly see them as such, given how the Buddy Bears encourage children not to have their own individual points of view and punish them for thinking otherwise.

!!Vic

A mastermind Persian Cat felon under the guise of a cat show diva. It seems as if she and Vic were longtime enemies.

!!''The Garfield Show'' Characters
[[folder:Harry]]
!!Harry
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->Voiced by: Creator/GreggBerger
The often-portrayed main antagonist of the show. He is a stray cat living in Garfield's neighborhood who, like Nermal, shows up on Garfield's property at random times. He can sometimes be Garfield's rival, but he is otherwise mostly his friend.

* TheRival: Is often portrayed as this to Garfield, though usually PlayedForLaughs
* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: He's a ''green'' cat with brown fur.
* EveryoneHasStandards: The one thing he doesn't like about Garfield is his selfishness.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Harry once confronted Garfield for hogging all the lasagna at a pet contest while sending everyone off to the north end of town.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: He once told Nermal about why the former did not have his own show, breaking the fourth wall in the process. As a result, Nermal attempted to change the past to make everything turn out badly for Garfield, which only ended up in disaster once Garfield attempted to return the favor.
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[[folder:Hercules]]
!!Hercules
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->Voiced by: Creator/WallyWingert
Garfield's frenemy and a mean chihuahua who often likes to steal things from his house.

* IneffectualLoner: Unlike others in ''The Garfield Show'', Hercules is a troubled version of TheAloner, which is rooted with his rather bad attitude.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While he may not be so much of a nice guy, there are moments when Hercules actually gets along with Garfield.
* TheDitz: He can be quite dumb, especially around Nermal.
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[[folder:Rottweiler]]
!!Rottweiler
->Voiced by: Creator/WallyWingert
[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin A Rottweiler]] who acts as Garfield's antagonistic rival, harassing the latter as well as Odie every chance he gets.

* TheRival: One to both Garfield and Odie. Nermal is also a major target for similar reasons.
* BerserkButton: Do NOT say anything bad about dogs, or you'll tick him off.
* DogsAreDumb: Unfortunately, Rottweiler hates Garfield for this reason.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Rottweiler is, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a Rottweiler]], and so far he does not have an actual name, only being referred to as simply his breed.
* {{Jerkass}}: He absolutely hates Garfield for his own comments about dogs, always wanting to get back at him for it.

[[folder:Bruno]]
!!Bruno

A cynical stray cat who's another frenemy to Garfield. He is often depicted as someone who likes to bully Garfield on random occasions, but does have his fair share of good moments.

* JerkassToOne: Inverted. He does have a few characters he gets along with, but he's otherwise mean to everyone else.
* OnlySaneMan: Well, compared to others, at least.
* SurroundedByIdiots: Feels this way a lot, especially around Nermal.

!!Discontinued Characters
[[folder:Lyman]]
!!Lyman
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->Voiced by: Frank Ferrante (''The Garfield Show'')

Jon's mustached roommate, who appeared two months into the strip. He was initially Odie's owner, and was intended to provide the role of someone that Jon could talk to, until Garfield took over in that role. As a result, Lyman totally disappeared from the strip.

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Such a prominent example that the trope could easily have been named "The Lyman" or "Lyman Syndrome". He appeared less and less in the strip between 1981 and 1982 (and not at all in the ''Here Comes Garfield'' special), finally vanishing completely after April 1983. According to Jim Davis, he joined the Peace Corps and was never heard from again.
** [[http://www.newsfromme.com/2012/05/31/another-frank-ferrante-item/ Finally averted]] in 2012, when Lyman returned from a 24-year absence in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheGarfieldShow'' entitled "Long Lost Lyman". It was explained that the character had taken a job as a wildlife photographer and had gotten lost searching for a [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti mythical creature]]. It's revealed that said mythical creature was a myth propagated by a retired surgeon who dressed up as the monster to chase off illegal hunters and poachers. Lyman took up the cause after his passing.
** For decades, Jim Davis's standard response to questions about Lyman's whereabouts was, quote: "Don't look in Jon's basement!" This was {{lampshade|hanging}}d in the first [[VideoGame/GarfieldsScaryScavengerHunt Haunted House game]] on the Garfield.com site, where venturing down into the basement reveals a dungeon... and Lyman chained up in a dingy cell.
** In an older version of the website, if you went to the store section he was working the counter.
* CloudCuckoolander: He did odd things like trying to walk Odie during a ''blizzard'', [[ADogNamedDog name all 4 of his former cats "Cat"]], and had a bizarre taste in fashion.
* CommutingOnABus: Was prone to this between the time he ceased being a regular major character in August 1980 and his final appearance in April 1983 - often, he would be absent for up to six months at a time, make a silent cameo appearance in one strip, then be absent for another six months.
* DemotedToExtra: Prior to being written out, he was a major character for the first two years, before being demoted to a minor character throughout the remainder of his appearances.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: He was established as Jon's inseparably close friend.
* IncrediblyLameFun: Lyman was excited to watch a movie simply about a kid who puts a tack in his teacher's chair for her to sit on it. Jon questions if that constitutes a plot worthy of being shown on cinemas.
* PerpetualSmiler: As opposed to Jon, who was a PerpetualFrowner.

[[folder:Hubert and Reba]]
!!Hubert and Reba
->Voiced by: Henry Corden (Hubert, ''Here Comes Garfield''), Creator/HalSmith (Reba, ''Here Comes Garfield'')

An elderly couple living next to Jon. They frequently witness and comment on Jon's antics. Gradually disappeared from the comic since [[https://gocomics.com/garfield/1992/01/19 January 19th, 1992]]. Also made an appearance in ''[[WesternAnimation/GarfieldSpecials Here Comes Garfield]]''.

* AdaptationalJerkass: In "Here Comes Garfield", Hubert is portrayed as hostile towards Garfield and Odie (which is not entirely without justification as Garfield tore up their yard and knocked a bunch of flowers and dirt on Hubert's head), calling the animal shelter personnel to remove them. In the comic, he never shows any hostility towards Garfield.
* DirtyOldWoman: The [[https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1984/09/16 September 16, 1984]] and [[https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1987/03/15 March 15, 1987]] strips show Reba taking pleasure in seeing Jon Arbuckle naked.
* GrumpyOldMan: Hubert is a textbook example, as pretty much all his appearances see him complain about or criticize Jon.
* OneSteveLimit: Possibly an accidental aversion; Garfield also had [[https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1979/06/23 an uncle named Hubert]] and an [[https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1979/06/06 aunt named Reba]].

[[folder:Binky the Clown]]
!!Binky the Clown
->Voiced by: Thom Huge

A clown with no sense of personal space and no concept of an indoor voice who also hosts his own show.

* BreakTheCutie: Binky broke down in tears to his boss when was fired, and cried a rather large amount. Cue the OcularGushers.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In his first appearance in the comic strips, he was portrayed as an egotistical NiceCharacterMeanActor. Since his run on ''Garfield And Friends'', his manically happy clown persona is treated as his real one, to the aggravation of Garfield and many others who meet him offstage.
* CharacterCatchphrase: He often shouts "HEEEEYYYYY KIDS!"
* LargeHam: Up to eleven! He's incredibly loud, abrasive and obnoxious. Much to the chagrin of Garfield, Jon, etc.
* LesserOfTwoEvils: In "Binky Gets Cancelled Again!", Binky's show gets cancelled and replaced with the Buddy Bears after the President of WBOR recieves complaints from parents that Binky's show isn't educational. Garfield considers the Buddy Bears worse than Binky, so he helps Binky get his show back on the air.
* NeverMyFault: Regardless of whatever he ruins with his lack of an indoor voice in the "Screaming With Binky" shorts, he always considers it the victim's fault for getting spooked easily.
* NoIndoorVoice: He is almost always shouting. He even had his own series of shorts called "Screaming With Binky", where a professional is doing something very carefully, and Binky screaming his catchphrase causes them to mess up.
* NonIronicClown: He's not an evil clown in the least and tends to be friendly and easygoing, but is still seen as annoying by virtually everyone.
* OutOfFocus: He hasn't made a major appearance since the 1990's, with modern strips limiting his presence to mentions or appearances by his restaurant Binky Burger. His only appearances in any other media post-''Garfield and Friends'' are the 2004 video game (unrelated to the movie) and a couple of mentions in ''The Garfield Show'', one having Garfield claim that Binky is contractually forbidden from making any more appearances, and occasional cameos in the Boom Studios comics. He appeared as a chief crew member in ''VideoGame/NickelodeonKartRacers 3: Slime Speedway'' in 2022, where he gave the player a random attack item.

[[folder:The Buddy Bears]]
->Voiced by: Creator/LorenzoMusic, Creator/HowardMorris (Billy), Thom Huge (Bobby), Creator/GreggBerger (Bertie), Julie Payne (Betty)

A trio of singing bears prominently featured in ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends''.

* AffirmativeActionGirl: Betty, their sister who appears in their final episode of note, fills this role in their series and in the subject they're spoofing.
* AnvilOnHead: Anyone who disagrees with them will have a 16-ton safe dropped on their head. In some cases, two of them, or a 27-ton safe.
* AppleOfDiscord: As their debut in "Binky Gets Cancelled Again!" reveals, not even they can agree on a favorite pizza topping.[[note]]Billy likes pepperoni and mushrooms, Bobby likes anchovies and pineapple, and Bertie likes sausage and black olives.[[/note]] Garfield getting them to argue over what they want on their pizza is what gets their show cancelled so Binky can get back on the air.
* BearsAreBadNews: While they may not attack or maul anyone (outside of dropping 16-ton safes on them, anyway), their presence inevitably makes things worse for Garfield anyway.
* BigThinShortTrio: Bertie is the Big, Bobby is the Thin, and Billy is the Short.
* TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong: Parodied mercilessly; the Buddy Bears would endlessly perform an obnoxious "barbershop" routine with canes and madcap dancing. Their show was designed to teach children "educational things," but the main thrust of the lesson was simple: "Whatever the group decides is right." In one instance, the Buddy Bears outright told children to "NEVER have an opinion of your own!"
-->''Oh, we are the Buddy Bears, we always get along!''\\
''Each day, we do a little dance and sing a little song!''\\
''If you ever disagree, it means that you are WRONG!''\\
''Oh, we are the Buddy Bears, WE ALWAYS GET ALONG!''
* ExactWords:
** In "Big Bad Buddy Bird", Roy joins their show when he gets fed up with [[PieInTheFace getting hit with pies]] on Orson's farm. After getting hit with a 16-ton safe two times, Roy refuses to say his line a third time unless the Buddy Bears promise not to hit him with a 16-ton safe. The Buddy Bears hit him with ''two'' 16-ton safes instead.
** In "Roy Gets Sacked", Roy leaves Orson's farm after thinking that his friends want to fire him. His agent books him on ''The Buddy Bears'', but he refuses to be on it, telling the titular characters that they'll drop 16-ton safes on him. The Buddy Bears promise not to drop any 16-ton safes on him, but instead drop other heavy objects on him, including a car, a piano, and a ''27''-ton safe.
* FamilyThemeNaming: They all have names that begin with '''B'''.
* FurryFemaleMane: Betty has blonde hair, while her brothers just have fur on their heads.
* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: They all wear white shirts with blue Bs on them, but no pants.
* {{Leitmotif}}: They sing the aforementioned song in almost every one of their appearances, and if they don't, it's incorporated into the music.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: In "The Garfield Opera", they reveal that their real names are Robert, William, and Bertram.
* PutOnABus: They've never reappeared after the end of ''Garfield and Friends''. Considering how the subject they're parodying isn't as popular as it was before, the chances of them reappearing are slim to none.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: In "Roy Gets Sacked", they are revealed to have a sister named Betty.
* TakeThat: They are a not-so-AffectionateParody of cartoon shows such as ''WesternAnimation/TheGetAlongGang'' and ''Franchise/CareBears'', which focused on sweetness, harmony, friendship, teamwork, resourcefulness, cooperation, loyalty, respect, kindness, patience, resilience, integrity, problem solving, caring emotions, groupthink morality, and some other valuable life lessons and pro-social values. The Buddy Bears spoof this by telling others not to have any ideas and to only do what everyone else wants.
* TerribleTrio: Garfield and Roy certainly see them as such, given how the Buddy Bears encourage children not to have their own individual points of view and punish them for thinking otherwise.

->Voiced by: Creator/GregBerger
A stray cat living in Garfield's neighborhood who, like Nermal, shows up on Garfield's property at random times. He can sometimes be Garfield's rival, but he is otherwise mostly his friend.

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: He once told Nermal about why the former did not have his own show, breaking the fourth wall in the process. As a result, Nermal attempted to change the past to make everything turn out badly for Garfield, which only ends up in disaster.

[[folder:Hercules]]
!!Hercules
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->Voiced by: Creator/WallyWingert
Garfield's frenemy and a mean chihuahua who often likes to steal things from his house.

* IneffectualLoner: Unlike others in ''The Garfield Show'', Hercules is a troubled version of TheAloner, which is rooted with his rather bad attitude.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While he may not be so much of a nice guy, there are moments when Hercules actually gets along with Garfield.
* TheDitz: He can be quite dumb, especially around Nermal.

[[folder:Rottweiler]]
!!Rottweiler
->Voiced by: Creator/WallyWingert
[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin A Rottweiler]] who acts as Garfield's antagonistic rival, harassing the latter as well as Odie every chance he gets.

* TheRival: One to both Garfield and Odie. Nermal is also a major target for similar reasons.
* BerserkButton: Do NOT say anything bad about dogs, or you'll tick him off.
* DogsAreDumb: Unfortunately, Rottweiler hates Garfield for this reason.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: As far as we know, he doesn't have an actual name and is only called Rottweiler.
* {{Jerkass}}: He absolutely hates Garfield for his own comments about dogs, always wanting to get back at him for it.
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[[folder:Bruno]]
!!Bruno
->Voiced by: Creator/WallyWingert
A cynical stray cat who's another frenemy to Garfield. He is often depicted as someone who likes to bully Garfield on random occasions, but does have his fair share of good moments.

* JerkassToOne: Inverted. He does have a few characters he gets along with, but he's otherwise mean to everyone else.
* OnlySaneMan: Well, compared to others, at least.
* SurroundedByIdiots: Feels this way a lot, especially around Nermal.

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!!Live-Action Movie Characters
[[folder:Happy Chapman]]
!!Happy Chapman
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[[caption-width-right:350:"Be happy!"]]
->Portrayed by: Creator/StephenTobolowsky

The head of a talk show who has dognapped Odie.

* BaldOfEvil: He is balding.
* BigBad: He is the main villain in the first live-action film, as he continuously tries to kidnap Odie and eventually does abduct him to make him star in his show and become popular, while doing everything to make sure Garfield doesn't get him back.
* CharacterCatchphrase: "Be happy!"
* DepravedKidsShowHost: While he may ''look'' like he lives up to his name, in reality he is very arrogant, allergic to cats, and wants a dog to star in his show to overshadow his more successful twin brother newscaster Walter. There's also how he has no qualms with using a shock collar to force Odie to do tricks.
-->'''Happy Chapman:''' Oh, please, what a know-it-all! And everybody always said I was the handsome one, I was the smart one, and I was born first. But there you are "live from the Hague". And here I am working with this sack of dander on a dead-end regional morning show.
* DrivenByEnvy: Part of his overarching reason for trying to kidnap Odie is to get his claim to fame. His desperation for fame is driven by his envy of his brother's success as a newscaster. Ironically, at the end of the film, his arrest is being reported on the news [[TheDogBitesBack by said brother]].
* EvilCounterpart: Happy Chapman appears to be this to Garfield character Binky the Clown, as both characters are kid's show hosts, except Chapman is eviler.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He's a polite, cheerful kids' show host to the rest of the world, but inside, he's an egotistical psychopath who only cares about himself.
* MeanBoss: He isn't a nice businessman by any means and constantly insults his own employees.
* NotGoodWithRejection: In a business example, Happy Chapman doesn't take it well when Jon declines his TV promotion for Odie after he wins the dog show--though he does ''pretend'' to be good with rejection.
* PlotAllergy: His allergic reaction to cats is why he prefers dogs, and what leads him to kidnap Odie.
* PrecisionFStrike: Happy says "Damned cat allergies" after doing a show with cats.
* ATasteOfHisOwnMedicine: Garfield and Odie end up using the shame shock collar Chapman had used on Odie to torture Chapman.
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[[folder:Luca]]
!!Luca
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[[caption-width-right:210:"Oh, no. Not the ducks again!"]]
->Voiced by: Creator/BradGarrett

A neighbor dog that likes antagonizing Garfield.

* DogStereotype: Downplayed. For the first part of the movie, he acts as the usual tough and aggressive guard Doberman pinscher, ready to maul Garfield for taunting him. But for the second part of the movie, he interacts a little bit with Garfield without jumping at him.
* EveryoneHasStandards: He calls Garfield out for causing Odie to run away by locking him out of the house.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold:
** He's been eager to maul Garfield for the latter's taunting, but even he cheers when Garfield comes back to the cul-de-sac as a hero.
** He scolds Garfield alongside Arlene and Nermal for how he treats Odie.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: He appears to be a stand-in for the Big Vicious Dog from the original comic strip, especially given his antagonism towards Garfield and being restrained by a chain.

[[folder:Lord Dargis]]
!!Lord Dargis
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->Portrayed by: Creator/BillyConnolly

A British nobleman who wants to get rid of Prince.

* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: Like Happy Chapman, he's very clearly willing to harm an animal if it means he gets what he wants. Unlike Chapman, he actually wants to ''kill'' Garfield, or at least his IdenticalStranger Prince.
* BigBad: Of the second film, as he mastermind the plot to get rid of Prince.
* CosmicDeadline: A villainous example: in order for Carlyle Estate to pass on to him, Lord Dargis has to get rid of Prince before the lawyers arrive to sign the deeds over to Prince. He thinks he's succeeded, and has a massive OhCrap moment when he realizes Prince is still alive.
* DartboardOfHate: The greedy Lord Dargis is throwing darts at a portrait of Prince (who [[IdenticalStranger looks exactly like Garfield]]) when the phone rings. As Dargis answers the phone, a goat places a mousetrap next to his darts. Then Dargis hangs up and reaches for another dart, only for the mousetrap to snap his hand.
* EvilBrit: He is British, after all.
* EvilChancellor: He is (perhaps justifiably) outraged when his aunt Eleanor leaves her entire estate to her cat rather than him, and resolves to get Prince out of the way before the deeds can be signed over to him.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Downplayed severely. Even when he ''is'' trying to be polite to lower the guard of his victims, he's such a horrible person that he still sounds incredibly condescending.
* GroinAttack: Dargis is subjected to one. From ''his own rottweiler'', no less.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Dargis tries to train his Rottweiler, Rommel, to seek out Prince (actually Garfield) and savage him to death. Winston the English bulldog intercepts Rommel before he can do so and retrains him to attack Dargis' trousers, leading to the aforementioned GroinAttack.
* {{Jerkass}}: Dargis doesn't even ''try'' to hide how unpleasant of a person he is, [[ContrastingSequelAntagonist in contrast to Happy Chapman]].
* VillainousBreakdown: Near the end of the film, he snaps after all the abuse he's endured and starts resorting to using a crossbow to force the executors of his aunt's will to change the will.
* VillainsWantMercy: He spends his last moments on-screen begging for Smithee to let him off from the police, even though he's the one who sent Dargis to be arrested.

[[folder:Prince]]
!!Prince
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->Voiced by: Creator/TimCurry

A royal cat who resembles Garfield.

* GoodCounterpart: One to Garfield, as he's still ''somewhat'' of a jerk, but he's at least nicer than Garfield ever could be, in spite of living Garfield's [[AGodAmI dream lifestyle]]. Actually, Garfield's {{Jerkass}} behavior contrasts Prince's so much that the barn animals can ''immediately'' tell Prince was replaced.
* IdenticalStranger: He looks exactly like Garfield.
* ObliviousToHatred: He starts out completely clueless to Dargis' hatred of him. He eventually realizes the truth when Dargis stops [[FauxAffablyEvil pretending otherwise]].
* PetHeir: He is left Castle Carlile in accordance with the will of Lord Dargis' Aunt Eleanor.
* SpoiledSweet: He's a royal cat and is quite sweet. Unlike Garfield, Prince is nice to Odie and thanks him for helping Prince get home. He also politely asks John for another serving of lasagna.
* TheTropeFormerlyKnownAsX: "Obviously that cat is not Prince." "He's not even the cat formerly known as Prince."

!!Hércules

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While he may not be so much of a nice guy, there are moments when Hercules actually gets along with Garfield.

* BerserkButton: Do NOT say anything bad about dogs, or you'll tick him off. He hates Garfield for this reason.

* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: As far as we know, he doesn't have an actual name and is only called Rottweiler.

* HypocriticalHeartwarming: He wants to be the only one to kick Odie around, refusing to let other characters abuse Odie in any form.

** For decades, Jim Davis's standard response to questions about Lyman's whereabouts was, quote: "Don't look in Jon's basement!"
*** This was {{lampshade|hanging}}d in the first [[VideoGame/GarfieldsScaryScavengerHunt Haunted House game]] on the Garfield.com site, where venturing down into the basement reveals a dungeon... and Lyman chained up in a dingy cell.
*** In an older version of the website, if you went to the store section he was working the counter.

* TheStoic: Most of the time, Garfield doesn't show emotion beyond seeming to not care.

* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: A downplayed case as saying [[CatsAreMean he's]] evil is stretching it. Still, a 1984 arc reveals he does love his mother.

* BigDamnHeroes: He actually fights an escaped panther to save Jon and Odie in "Garfield In The Rough".

* AdaptationalJerkass: Garfield's live-action counterpart is this as much as he [[AdaptationalNiceGuy isn't]], being more snarky, inconsiderate, and selfish, even by his ''usual'' standards, which is no thanks to him being depicted as a ''real'' cat.

* AdaptationalJerkass: Garfield's live-action counterpart is this as much as [[AdaptationalNiceGuy isn't]], being more snarky, inconsiderate, and selfish, even by his ''usual'' standards, which is no thanks to him being depicted as a ''real'' cat.

* GoodCounterpart: One to Garfield, as he's still ''somewhat'' of a jerk, but he's at least nicer than Garfield ever could be, in spite of living Garfield's [[AGodAmI dream lifestyle]]. Actually, Garfield's {{Jerkass}} behavior contrasts Prince's so much that the barn animals can ''immediately'' tell Garfield was replaced.

* GoodCounterpart: One to Garfield, as he's still ''somewhat'' of a jerk, but he's at least nicer than Garfield ever could be, in spite of living Garfield's [[AGodAmI dream lifestyle]].

* BuffoonishTomcat: What he was flanderized into in the live action films; being [[KindHeartedSimpleton a friendly dimwit]], but Nermal himself can lack some common sense when teasing or attempting to trick Garfield on occassion and is easily prone to slapstick in [[WesternAnimation/TheGarfieldShow the CGI series]] at times.