Trivia
- Jon is six feet tall and weighs one hundred seventy-five pounds.
- Jon Arbuckle is based on Jim Davis who created Garfield.
- Jon had a cousin named Leonard who claimed to be kidnapped by aliens. Jon says "The aliens, of course, denied the whole thing." to which Garfield says, "Okay, now I'm frightened. Are you frightened?"
- Jon is 37 years old in Garfield: The Movie.
- Jon also had a dog as a child named "Scraps" who chased a stick into a thresher. Garfield remarked that he lived up to his name.
- The most common meal that Jon is seen eating is mashed potatoes, peas, and meatloaf. Garfield tends to steal it from him. The reasons vary from Garfield preferring Jon's dinner over his own dinner (cat food in a green bowl), or Garfield still being hungry after eating his own dinner.
- He was voiced by Sandy Kenyon (in Here Comes Garfield) and Thom Huge (in the rest of the TV specials and Garfield and Friends), and portrayed by Breckin Meyer in the live-action movies. In the DTV movies and The Garfield Show, he is voiced by Wally Wingert.
- There is an ongoing comic strip that began in 2008 entitled "Garfield Minus Garfield", in which Jon is the main character featured and most of the other characters have been removed. In the strip Garfield is depicted as Jon's imaginary friend who only he can see. A running gag has Jon appearing to be talking to himself or having sudden mood swings making him appear insane, or sometimes depressed and seemingly suicidal. Jim Davis is a fan of the strip and sometimes contributes to the site.
- Jim Davis says that Jon cannot understand Garfield's thoughts but rather his actions. This is because he wanted a realistic cat and not one that talks.
- On the fourth Friday of November, Jon and Garfield have Candy Cane Karaoke Night.
- Since Jon's only sibling Doc Boy is not shown to be married or have kids, it is unknown how Jon got nieces, as shown in one comic strip and one episode of Garfield and Friends, as well as the Garfield show.
- On December 3rd, 1999, Jon Arbuckle attempted to chat under the name Stephano. As Stephano, he claims to be "very rich and macho." However, no one else on chat falls for this, as they all leave chat quickly.
- Jon's favorite coffee is decaffeinated.