| “ | It's getting tougher and tougher to make an honest buck these days! | ” |
— Al Swindler
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Al Swindler is a businessman/salesman and con artist. He constantly swindles Jon Arbuckle, but is always outsmarted by Garfield. He always says Jon's last name wrong, like "Mr. Arberkle" and "Mr. Arborday".
Physical appearance[]
Al has black hair, a large nose, as well as floating thick black eyebrows. He frequently changes his suit, as shown in all of his appearances.
Personality[]
AI Swindler is depicted as cunning, opportunistic, and always looking for a quick way to make money. He is dishonest and often resorts to schemes and disguises to deceive others. Despite his failures, he is persistent and resourceful in finding new schemes. He is greedy and willing to take advantage of people like Jon whenever the opportunity arises.
Appearances[]
Garfield and Friends[]
Season 2[]
Season 3[]
Season 5[]
Trivia[]
- A prototype of Al Swindler was Howie, who was intended to be a recurring conman character. Due to the declining health of the character's voice actor, Howie was replaced with Swindler.[1]
- He is given the name Al J. Swindler in his first appearance, then Al G. Swindler later on.
- Garfield remembers Swindler for his nose, comparing its size with a zeppelin.
- He is one of the few characters in the cartoon to have eyebrows.