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Garfield has a canon home in Indiana

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Despite living in an abstract void of tables and lasagna pans, the most famous cynical orange cat in history has a canon address. Creator Jim Davis grew up in Indiana, and strictly established that Garfield, Jon, and Odie live in Muncie, which probably explains why the cat is so incredibly depressed and never wants to go outside.

Garfield has a canon home in Indiana
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