Jon has had occasional moments of brilliance, such as putting out decoy Christmas presents, taking out the kitchen light bulb, nailing Garfield into bed, spraying Garfield with a shaken soda can (which was shaken by Garfield), sawing a hole in a table and Garfield's bed to trick Garfield.
For example, in the July 18, 2010 Sunday strip. Language: English Location: United States Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. View Jon Arbuckle’s profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. jon arbuckle having conversations... by Koi 77 6 3 this is a collection of stories featuring jonathon arbuckle, aged 29, having conversations with his large orange … Even after forming a relationship with Liz, Jon still behaves pathetically. Jim Davis never made a reference to Jon changing his job, so … He also has an easel in his home and unlimited free time. In Jon is also considered to have bad taste in music.
Under some unusual circumstances, Jon frequently embarrasses himself, and Liz, while out on dates: this often results in Jon getting permanently kicked out of the restaurant. Jon is shown to be harsh during diets, seen as he will not allow Garfield to go off his diet. In the original comic strip he was a cartoonist.
Jon is an easy prank target for Garfield, either played when he is awake or asleep. In a May 2006 strip, when he asks Garfield if his tie is too big, Garfield replies "Not at all, as long as your circus friends don't object, neither do I!
""John Arbuckle" redirects here. 0:19. "Jon" Arbuckle (b. July 28, 1950) is the deuteragonist of the Garfield franchise, and was once the protagonist of the comic strip, Jon. For other uses, see When his irises are shown.
Visual Garbage Disposal Recommended for you. Jon, as well as Garfield, often get bored, usually coming up with "fun" ways to cure boredom, such as buying new socks, clipping toenails, or playing "Guess the Burp" with Garfield. Jon manages to make enough money to keep Garfield with food, which is no easy feat.
In Garfield & Friends you also see him drawing every once in a while. Jon has messy brown hair with a black mullet. Experienced corporate advisor who has specialized in floating and sourcing capital on secondary markets for resource companies in Australia and overseas.
Jon does many other unintelligent activities, such as looking in an auto parts store for Liz's Christmas present. While he wears shirts of different colors, he is most frequently seen in his signature powder blue polo top. Prior to 2006 (when Jon and Liz finally became a couple), Jon constantly struck out when trying to get dates with women. Also, every Christmas he reads the Christmas story "Binky, the Clown Who Saved Christmas" to everyone, despite his lack of interest. Based on Jim Davis's own father, Mr Arbuckle is portrayed as the quiet, no-nonsense father type. is shown to be a cartoonist in early strips of Garfield. A recurring gag in Since Garfield is capable of eating large quantities of food, Arbuckle has put Garfield on several diets over the years. This has been partly due to ridiculous pick-up lines, lack of social skills, and his entire wardrobe of incredibly ugly, flashy outfits.
Jon is also quite incompetent, such as by forcing both shoes onto one foot out of boredom, falling down the basement stairs after mistaking the basement door for the front door, and trying to use the electric can opener during a power outage. Jon has 5 jobs listed on their profile. He is also quite fond of polka and accordion music.