Sonja (also known as Daphné in Les Entrechats) is the girlfriend of the main protagonist of the franchise, Heathcliff. Sonja made her first appearance in the comic strip on October 5th, 1973, then she made appearances in further comic strips, comic book series, and in all three cartoons.
Character Overview[]
Bio[]
Sonja is the girlfriend to Heathcliff. She is a female cat owned by Herb and Mrs. Jablonski. Her last name is Jablonski for her owner's last name.
Personality[]
Sonja in the comic strip and Ruby-Spears cartoons is loyal to Heathcliff to a great extent. She never cheats on him, but in the comic series from 1985-1991 comic book series and the series Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats, sometimes, other cats like Pussini, Pecks Beefcake or Knuckles attempt to woo her, which seems to wind up facing Heathcliff's rage. Despite her mild appearance and conduct, she is not a pushover - in the episode Terrible Tammy, Sonja stepped in to fight Tammy because Heathcliff was neither going to fight nor back down from the bullying female feline, proving Sonja can fight with skills on par with Heathcliff.
Appearance[]
Sonja is a white, fluffy Persian cat, or possibly an Angora. She is often seen with a pink bow around her neck and a pink ribbon on a single strand of hair on the top of her head. She also has a little beauty mark under her left eye. The sclera of her eyes is pale blue.
In the Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats cartoon, Sonja is seen having two distinctive cheek hair variants:
- some episodes portay her with protruding cheek hair, which makes Sonja's head resemble a pear;
- in other episodes, Sonja's cheek hair tend to surround her head regularly, giving it oval shape.
Relations[]
Family[]
Kittens[]
Old comic strips from 1970s depict Sonja having kittens with Heathcliff. Their progeny is never seen in later media.
Eggbert[]
The only member of her family to appear was her nephew Eggbert shown in the Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats episode Sonja's Nephew.
Relationship(s)[]
- Heathcliff (Character) - her regular boyfriend
- Pussini - one-time boyfriend
- Pecks Beefcake - one-time boyfriend
- Jonathon Bixby Morrison III - one-time relationship
- Wally the Wondercat - one-time relationship
- Lefty - Harassed Sonja in the episode Family Tree, later he tried to date her in the episode Phantom of the Garbage. He celebrated her birthday in the episode It's a Terrible Life.
- Knuckles - Walked with her in the episode It's a Terrible Life and celebrated her birthday along with Lefty and Raul.
Cartoon[]
Voice Actress[]
In the Ruby-Spears cartoons, Sonja is voiced by June Foray. In Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats, she is voiced by Marilyn Lightstone. In the French version of the show known as Les Entrechats, she is voiced by Amélie Morin. In the Polish version of Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats called "Łebski Harry" (lit. "Street-wise Harry"), Iwona Rulewicz plays Sonja.
Episode Appearances[]
Heathcliff and Dingbat[]
- Feline Fugitive (thought bubble only)
- Heathcliff of Sherwood Forest
- Lion Around the House
- Heathcliff & the Sleeping Beauty
- Rodeo Dough
- Red Hot Riding Hooded Heathcliff
Heathcliff and Marmaduke[]
Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats[]
- The Great Pussini
- Mad Dog Catcher
- Rebel Without a Claws
- Heathcliff's Middle Name
- City Slicker Cat
- Family Tree
- May the Best Cat Win
- Revenge of the Kitty
- Heathcliff Pumps Iron
- Terrible Tammy
- Lard Times
- Spike's Slave
- Gopher Broke
- Sonja's Nephew
- Phantom of the Garbage
- Pop on Parole
- Boom Boom Pussini
- Heathcliff Surprise!
- The Catfather
- Momma's Back in Town
- Raiders of the Lost Cat
- Star of Tomeow-meow
- The White Cliffs of Dover
- The Cat and the Pauper
- In the Beginning
- Rear Cat Window
- Feline Good
- Heathcliff's Mom
- It's a Terrible Life
- Hair of the Cat
- Break an Egg