Draft:Odie

Odie
Odie
Garfield character

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Comment: Fails WP:GNG, requires significant coverage in multiple independent secondary sources. Dan arndt (talk) 06:08, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

Odie is a fictional dog-like character in the Garfield franchise. He has also made appearances in the animated television series Garfield and Friends and The Garfield Show and 6 films.

Concept and creation

Odie is a yellow-furred, brown-eared dog with a black tail. In the live-action/animated films based on the Garfield franchise, he is depicted as a wire-haired dachshund/terrier mix. When the character was introduced, his ears were a solid black. this was changed in 1979 to prevent confusion with Snoopy from the Peanuts comic strip.

History

The name came from a car dealership commercial written by Jim Davis, which featured Odie the Village Idiot. Davis liked the name Odie and decided to use it again When Garfield was first submitted, Davis called Odie "Spot". He then visited cartoonist Mort Walker to show him his strips, and Walker told Davis "I had a dog named Spot". When Davis Asked "Really?", Walker replied "Yes, in Boner's Ark, one of my comic strips". Davis changed spot's name to Odie.

Reception

Odie has been considered a "much-loved, "loveable and "fan-favourite character. Jessica Jalali from ScreenRant saw in Odie and Garfield "an iconic duo that made it hard to seperate one from the other".^[1]

References

^ Davis, Angela (2024-03-23). "Garfield's Odie Only Ever Spoke 2 Words, But They Were the Perfect Choice". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2024-12-03.

[1] Davis, Angela (2024-03-23). "Garfield's Odie Only Ever Spoke 2 Words, But They Were the Perfect Choice". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2024-12-03.

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