Bit of debate here in the office about terminally cute **Nermal ** from the Garfield cartoon (I know… I’m as embarrassed as I should be about this).
I’ve always thought Nermal was a little cute boy kitten, but several coworkers think it’s a girl.
In the old cartoon TV series, it was voiced by a girl… but in the movie, Nermal was an adult siamese voiced by a guy.
Anyone here on my side? Has this ever been answered?
I always thought Nermal was a girl.
I always thought Nermal was a boy.
Nermal’s a boy. With eyelashes*. He’s quite effeminate, though, isn’t he? I think it’s part of his “cute” schtick. Boys aren’t “cute” in general unless they have girly characteristics, otherwise they’d be “macho”, or something.
ETA: Garfield was totally my kinda humour when I was under 6 years old. I remember very clearly Garfield referring to Nermal as a he on many occasions, which is the only reason I say it with any amount of certainty. See below for why it stood out to me.
I always thought Nermal was a girl but I’m pretty sure pronoun use in the comic itself makes Nermal out to be a boy.
Check it. Nermal’s a boy.
Yeah, he always struck me as the cat equivalent of one of those Victorian boys with fancy clothes and long golden locks and a gigantic lollipop whose parents never let them outside to play.
If that makes sense.
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Yeah, he always struck me as the cat equivalent of one of those Victorian boys with fancy clothes and long golden locks and a gigantic lollipop whose parents never let them outside to play.
If that makes sense.
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I believe that’s called the Little Lord Fauntleroy getup.
And I agree.
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I always thought Nermal was a girl.
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So did I. This belief was justified when I heard the voice of Nermal on Garfield and Friends. It was now confirmed when I checked Wikipedia and found the voice of Nirmal is a girl.
I came in here to express my thoughts on how stupid a question that was and to state that Nermal is obviously a girl.
I’ll be over here eating my pie. Carry on.
Nermal is a boy’s name. The reason why I know this is because a former coworker named her son that. She was from India and was not familiar with Garfield. She was highly offended when someone told her.
My favourite Garfield: garfield minus garfield: Archive
On Nermal’s second appearance in the strip, Garfield refers to Nermal as “he”.
Mainly I think Garfield is the most consistently, abominably unfunny mainstream cartoon; I can’t understand why anyone cares about it enough to ask a question.
Evidence points to the runt being a male.
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My favourite Garfield: garfield minus garfield: Archive
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Uh, which one? There are dozens.
I always thought Nermal was a cossetted boy cat.
[QUOTE=Inner Stickler]
Check it. Nermal’s a boy.
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This is the definitive response, since it comes from the official Garfield Web site. I like the final paragraph of the Nermal text:
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Trivia: On the Garfield tv show, Nermal’s voice was done by a female, leading to fan confusion over whether he was a boy or girl kitten."
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[QUOTE=Knorf]
Mainly I think Garfield is the most consistently, abominably unfunny mainstream cartoon; I can’t understand why anyone cares about it enough to ask a question.
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That’s harsh- there are dozens of mainstream comics equally unfunny as Garfield, but with less kid appeal- Broom Hilda, Beetle Bailey, Marmaduke,Hi and Lois, Momma,etc.. Id like to see someone argue that any of these is more funny than the others,with examples of it’s “more funnyness”
[QUOTE=Kozmik]
So did I. This belief was justified when I heard the voice of Nermal on Garfield and Friends. It was now confirmed when I checked Wikipedia and found the voice of Nirmal is a girl.
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So are the voices of Bart Simpson, Ralph Wiggim, Todd Flanders, Database, Kerney and Nelsen Muntz—all voiced by Nancy Cartwright
[QUOTE=Gadarene]
I always thought Nermal was a boy.
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Boy, from my memory.
ETA: asked and answered
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]
Uh, which one? There are dozens.
I always thought Nermal was a cossetted boy cat.
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It is sort of a collective, cumulative effect. 