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Grandma Arbuckle is Jon Arbuckle and Doc Boy Arbuckle's paternal grandmother, being the mother of Mr. Arbuckle and the mother-in-law of Mrs. Arbuckle. Much like Garfield, despite her few sarcastic remarks, she is still a loving and caring person. She occasionally makes appearances throughout the series. The most is revealed about her in A Garfield Christmas special, where it is revealed that her husband has died and she talks about her life with him. Grandma rarely appears in the comic strip (perhaps only 5 times) but played a main role in the Thanksgiving and Christmas specials.

Jon's grandmother was originally introduced to the comic strip in January 25, 1982. She was depicted as an elderly woman, wearing a plain dark dress and her hair was in a tight bun, not unlike Reba. Jon's grandma was reintroduced to the comic strip December 25, 1993. She was redesigned with curly white hair, large glasses, a pink and green sweatsuit and is shown driving a motorcycle. The retool and redesign of her character was first shown in her animated appearances were she was depicted as an energetic elderly lady in a sweater and jeans, and she sometimes is also seen riding a motorcycle.

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  • According to creator Jim Davis, while the rest of Jon's family is based on his own, Grandma is fictional, in regards to the Christmas special, "...because I wanted to bring back some of the nostalgia of Christmas."[1]

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