Editing Garfield (section)

==Marketing==
{{See also|Garfield merchandise|Garfield statues}}
''Garfield'' was originally created by Davis with the intention to come up with a "good, marketable character".<ref name="wapocat"/> Now the world's most syndicated comic strip,<ref>{{cite news |first=Jerry|last= LaMartina |title= Garfield comic strip makes Guinness Book of World Records|url= https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2002/01/28/daily4.html |work= Kansas City Business Journal |publisher= American City Business Journals |date= Jan 28, 2002|access-date=December 3, 2019 }}</ref> ''Garfield'' has spawned a "profusion"<ref name="slatewhyhate"/> of merchandise including clothing, toys, games, books, Caribbean cruises, credit cards, dolls,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/04/08/stories/2003040800360200.htm|title=The Hindu : Grab your Garfield now|publisher=Hinduonnet.com|access-date=January 10, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507134606/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/04/08/stories/2003040800360200.htm|archive-date=May 7, 2010|url-status=usurped}}</ref> DVDs of the movies or the TV series,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-131895890.html|title=Article: Garfield's ready to share the lasagna. – The Dallas Morning News (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune NewsService)|date=April 26, 2005|access-date=January 10, 2010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125024924/http://www.highbeam.com/Search?searchTerm=Garfield's+ready+to+share+the+lasagna.&searchType=Article&currentPage=0&orderBy=|archive-date=January 25, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> and related media.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.commercebank.com/personal/cards/credit/garfield-visa/|title=Garfield Credit Card|publisher=[[Commerce Bancshares|Commerce Bank]]|access-date=August 8, 2008}}</ref> In April 2024, [[Motel 6]] announced Garfield as their first "Chief Pet Officer" and Garfield-themed rooms for the release of ''[[The Garfield Movie]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 26, 2024 |title=Motel 6 in Biloxi now offering Garfield-themed room to guests |url=http://www.wlox.com/2024/04/27/motel-6-biloxi-now-offering-garfield-themed-room-guests/ |access-date=April 29, 2024 |work=WLOX}}</ref>