Garlene

Garlene is the het ship between Garfield and Arlene from the Garfield fandom.

Canon
Arlene was introduced in the December 17th 1980 Garfield comic strip. when Garfield waited for a female cat.

Since then, she has become Garfield's love interest. A running gag occurs throughout the comic, mostly in the recent strips, where Garfield and Arlene are seen talking/dating behind a fence. Sometimes, she would get annoyed because of Garfield (for example, it could be his obsession for food).

Garfield: The Movie
Arlene has a brief cameo as one of Garfield's friends chastising him for his cruel treatment of Odie. Unlike Garfield, she is depicted as a photorealistic cat.

TV Movies
In the first movie "Garfield Gets Real", their relationship is central to the story. After Garfield ends up in the real world, Arlene starts to miss him terribly and tries everything she can to move the rest of the cast to help bring him back. When a rescue team is assembled, Arlene is one of the first ones to volunteer, but is forced to stay in the comic world on the grounds that the mission is too dangerous for her. In the end, all is well when Garfield and Arlene reunite.

In the movie "Garfield’s Fun Fest", Arlene tries to convince Garfield to perform a dance routine for the titular event. Garfield, who has won the past 29 Fun Fests with his comedy bit, was uninterested. Eventually, he suggests that Arlene find another partner for Fun Fest, leading her to join up with suave newcomer Ramone. This upsets Garfield, and he further finds that he’s lost his comedic flair.

Now fearful both of losing the contest and Arlene’s affections, Garfield sets out to find the legendary funny water, supposedly capable of giving the drinker great comedic talents. He becomes determined after Arlene guest stars in Ramone’s strip, unaware that Arlene wasn’t serious about Ramone. As the deadline for Fun Fest approaches with Garfield conspicuously absent, Arlene grows increasingly concerned. After Garfield returns but loses his supply of funny water, Arlene tries to go to him but is hindered by Ramone.

Garfield, his confidence regained, later returns in the outfit Arlene got him for their proposed tango. A confrontation then plays out through dance as Ramone tries to keep Arlene and Garfield apart. Ultimately, Ramone is revealed to be Nermal in a mechanical suit, and Arlene and Garfield win Fum Fest. Garfield apologizes for his earlier behavior, and the two share a kiss.

Moments

 * In "Garfield Gets Real", while trapped in the real world, Garfield looks at a panel of Arlene and wishes her good night. Arlene wishes him good night on the other side, aware that he couldn't hear her.

Fanon
The fandom mostly had positive opinions on that ship. Though it is not popular enough on AO3 to receive its own tag.

Quotes
"It's time I met a cat of the female persuasion. (beat) (Arlene shows up) What took you so long?"

- Garfield (in Arlene's debut comic)

-The October 21st 2016 comic strip

Fandom
FAN FICTION

WIKI
 * Garfield Wiki's page on Arlene.