2. This year is Garfield’s 29 th birthday. Since June 19 th,1978,Garfield has been read in 2570 newspapers by 263,000,000 readers around the globe. The huge success proves that Garfield has become the most POPULAR cat in the world.

3. Jim Davis was born July 28, 1945 in Marion, Indiana, USA, and was raised on a Black Angus cow farm with 25 cats! His childhood asthma （哮喘） kept him inside a lot, so to amuse himself he drawn pictures. Jim Davis studied at the Ball-State University where he majored in art, and became the assistant of 'Tumbleweeds' artist Tom K. Ryan where he learned the comic strip business in 1969. In 1978, he joined United Feature Syndicate, and launched 'Garfield'-- a fat, lazy, lasagna-loving, cynical cat, probably the biggest cat in comics.

4. name: Garfield first appearance: 6-19-78 weight: 25kg （ this is controversial; As Garfield says, his weight is “perfect”) dislikes: vegetables, Mondays, diet, exercise, mailman, spiders likes: pizza, lasagna, coffee, sleep, mirror

5. Name : Odie First appearance:8-8-78 Favorite Toy: Dingle ball Bio: Lovable, playful, and brainless as a brick. That’s Odie. Garfield’s faithful friend and whipping dog.

6. Name: Jonathan Q. Arbuckle (Jon) First appearance: 6-19-78 Bio: Decent but dull, with a fatally flawed fashion sense. Jon is a geek with a heart of gold.

7. Name: Pooky First appearance: 10-23-1978 Bio: Pooky allows Garfield to show his other side. He’s a teddy bear extraordinaire: cuddly, understanding, and always there when Garfield needs him. Plus he never tries to hog Garfield’s blanket or food. Garfield likes that. Name: Nermal First appearance: 9-3-1979 Bio: Nermal calls himself “The World’s Cutest Kitten”. He often ridicules Garfield’s looks and age. But Garfield gets in his licks. He often mails Nermal to Abu Dhabi.

8. "Garfield and Friends" (1988) [TV-Series 1988-1995]1988 Directed by Steve Clark Jeff Hall Writing credits Jim Davis (comic strips Garfield and U.S. Acres) Mark Evanier (writer) Steve Clark Jeff Hall Jim Davis Mark Evanier

9. Garfield (2004)2004 Directed by Peter Hewitt Writing credits (WGA) Jim Davis (comic strip "Garfield") Joel Cohen (written by) Peter HewittWGA Jim Davis Joel Cohen Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)2006 Directed by Tim Hill Writing credits (WGA) Joel Cohen (written by) & Alec Sokolow (written by) Tim HillWGA Joel Cohen Alec Sokolow

10. Garfield's Quotations 1.Money is not everything. There is Mastercard & Visa. 2. One should love animals. They are so tasty. 3. Love the neighbor. But don't get caught. 4. Never put off the work till tomorrow what you can put off today. 5."Your future depends on your dreams". So go to sleep. 6. There should be a better way to start a day than waking up every morning. 7. "Hard work never killed anybody." But why take the risk? 8. The more you learn, the more you know, the more you know, the more you forget.

11. Resources from: www.garfield.com