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Numerous members of Garfield's family have made various appearances throughout the franchise.
Parents[]
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Garfield's mother, as depicted in Garfield on the Town.
Mother[]
Main article: Garfield's mother
Garfield's mother (voiced by Sandi Huge) is the mother of Garfield and Raoul. She first appeared in the animated television special Garfield on the Town and later appeared in the special Garfield: His 9 Lives. She has also made a few cameos in the comic strip, including a December 1984 story, which was a loose adaptation of Garfield on the Town. She later re-appears in the 2022 Mother's Day comic strip.
Father[]
Original depiction[]
Garfield's father has been scarcely mentioned or displayed. Apart from a few select pieces of merchandise, he was briefly mentioned in Garfield on the Town.
Garfield on the Town[]
According to Garfield's maternal grandfather's speech about his family's mouser tradition, Garfield's father is one of many mousers in the lineage, and is implied to be a bachelor. He is said to drop by at what used to be an Italian restaurant on occasion.
Merchandise[]
He is depicted as a gray cat with glasses.
Gallery[]
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Vic, as depicted in The Garfield Movie.
Vic[]
- Main article: Vic
In The Garfield Movie, Garfield's father (voiced by Samuel L. Jackson) is named Victor, commonly shortened as "Vic". Although by error, Vic having left Garfield in an alleyway as a kitten ends up creating tensions between them when they meet again years later.
Grandfathers[]
Main article: Garfield's grandfather
Garfield's maternal grandfather, as depicted in Garfield on the Town.
Maternal grandfather[]
Garfield's grandfather (voiced by C. Lindsay Workman) is the maternal grandfather of Garfield, Raoul, Sly and Garfield's other cousins, and the father of Garfield's mother, Arno, Barney, Berle, Bernie, Bob, Ed, Edna, Evelyn, Harry, Hubert, Leo, Morty, Nick, Rockliva, Patrick, Roy and two unnamed sons. In both the comic strip and TV specials, Garfield's maternal grandfather is a sulky and ill-tempered cat who lives in Mamma Leoni's Italian Restaurant (where Garfield was born).
Possible paternal grandfather[]
In a stretch of 12 comics in November 1980 (excluding one on a Sunday), a different-looking grandfather showed up to Garfield's house for a visit and talked to his grandson regarding their younger lives before leaving, stating that he would write Garfield letters. However, Garfield yelled "Cats can't write!" and his grandfather replied, "Now you're getting the picture". In the comics, he had gray hair, a slim body shape and seemed to have a personality similar to that of Garfield.
Garfield's (possibly paternal) grandfather, as depicted in the comics.
It is possible this grandfather is Garfield's paternal one.
Raoul[]
Raoul, as depicted in Garfield on the Town.
Main article: Raoul
Raoul (voiced by George Wendt) is the brother of Garfield. Raoul appears to be in bad health and has an eccentric sense of humor. He is from a different litter than the one that included Garfield. He is mostly seen to be sleeping in a box.
Sly[]
Sly: "Incoming! Topside!" (Sly, as depicted in Garfield on the Town.)
Main article: Sly
Sly (voiced by Gregg Berger) is one of the many cousins of Garfield. He tends to be busy as a watch cat. He manages to alert the family of the alley cats approaching.
Great-grandparents[]
Oslo[]
Great-Grandfather Oslo was mentioned on the 30th of January 1995. He was a pioneer, having moved his family thousands of miles across uncharted territory and kept saying, "I hear a can opener".
Great-Uncles[]
An old photo of Garfield's great uncle Buchanan
Buchanan[]
Main article: Great-Uncle Buchanan
Great-Uncle Buchanan is Garfield's great-uncle and the first cat in space. Buchanan is identical to his great-nephew Garfield. As well as his appearance, his personality is likewise similar to that of Garfield.
Ralph[]
The only mention of Great Uncle Ralph was on May 5th, 1988. It is claimed that he was a warthog.
Unnamed great uncle[]
There are also one unnamed great uncle who was mentioned on the 8th of February 1990. He was a lion. He was a big shot until one day when he ate a sick monkey.
Aunts[]
Edna[]
Aunt Edna was mentioned on the 10th of September 1992 and the 3rd of June 1999. She used to say, "Let a smile be your umbrella," until her dentures were blown clean through the garage door by a bolt of lightning. She also married a hyena.
Evelyn[]
Aunt Evelyn was mentioned on the 10th of October, 1979. She plucked all her hair from her body to stop shedding. She currently resides in L.A., with a family that thinks that she is a chihuahua.
Reba[]
Aunt Reba was mentioned on the 6th of June 1979. Garfield reacts with her name when Jon revealed that his tennis racket was strung with catgut.
Em[]
Auntie Em has only been mentioned once on the 2nd of February 1987, after Garfield fell off a recliner and lost his memory, saying, "Auntie Em, is that you?", although this could be a side effect of the fall and/or a joke referencing The Wizard of Oz.
Uncles[]
Ed[]
Uncle Ed was mentioned on the 19th of April 1989 and the 7th of July 1995. He has been described as crazy, liked to sniff waffle irons, and his face was used for "Tic-Tac-Toe" games. He also always said, "Never belch out loud," and blew out an eyeball one day.
Barney[]
Uncle Barney was mentioned on the 25th of June 1979. He once went to the vet and came back as Garfield's Aunt Bernice.
Berle[]
Uncle Berle was mentioned on the 17th of November 1984. He is described as crazy and thought that he was a dog. He always chased himself up trees and was constantly exhausted as a result.
Bernie[]
Uncle Bernie was mentioned on the 19th of September 1988. He coined the phrases, "Never listen for a train by putting your ear on a train track.", and "Curiosity killed the cat.", in that order.
Bob[]
Uncle Bob was mentioned on the 26th of May 1993. He used to say, "Slow down, take it easy." before being hit by a bus.
Arno[]
Uncle Arno was mentioned on the 5th of March 1990. He is known for saying, "Life is like a festival; you have to get out there and enjoy it.". He was run over by a parade.
Harry[]
Uncle Harry was mensioned on the 23th of May 1979. He lived in a glass plant in Gas City, Indiana. He was a famous mouser, eventually chasing a mouse into Tank #2. He is now a paperweight in Bayonne, New Jersey.
Hubert[]
Uncle Hubert was mentioned on the 23rd of June 1979. He once caught a 30-pound canary in Chicago, and was last spotted over Dallas, Texas. For this reason, Garfield claims he does not chase birds. (comic June 23, 1979)
Leo[]
Uncle Leo was mentioned on the 28th of September 2007, He always had a smile until he had an incident with denture weevils.
Morty[]
Uncle Morty was mentioned on the 16th of August 1999. He was killed by his gluttony, after trying to take a papaya from a silverback gorilla.
Nick[]
Uncle Nick was mentioned on the 22d of March 1983. He loved to destroy things and used to eat chickens whole. There are two conflicting statements to his current status. In one strip, it is said that he tried to swallow an ostrich after he mistook it for a chicken, with his last words being, "That's the biggest chicken I ever saw.". In another, it is stated that he is presently a postal employee in Chicago.
Patrick[]
Uncle Patrick was mentioned on 17th of May 1985. He was famous for the quote, "I regret that I have but nine lives to give to my country."
Roy[]
Uncle Roy was mentioned on the 5th of January 1982. He was said to be weird; he underwent a species change operation that transformed him into a dog; He later chased himself to death.
Two unnamed uncles[]
There are two unnamed uncles. One uncle was mentioned on August 18, 1987. He went to the vet once and had his brain replaced with that of a chicken. The rest of his life was spent sitting on eggs in grocery stores. Another uncle was mentioned on the 18th of August, 1987. He used to play with yarn, and is now a pattern in an angora sweater.
Hondo[]
Uncle Hondo was mentioned in a 1976 comic strip. He was given a bath before orange juice, but he drank the bath.