ician . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁he ▁announced ▁he ▁would ▁leave ▁ ▁Mor ning ▁Mat ine e ▁to ▁establish ▁his ▁own ▁radio ▁and ▁television ▁production ▁firm . ▁He ▁married ▁Ann ▁De eds , ▁a ▁commercial ▁artist ▁for ▁W L W - TV , ▁and ▁together ▁the ▁couple ▁hosted ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁station ' s ▁first ▁television ▁shows : ▁Sho pper ' s ▁Special . ▁ ▁Thomas ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁C inc inn ati ' s ▁W K RC - TV , ▁where ▁he ▁hosted ▁his ▁first ▁children ' s ▁program , ▁Me et ▁the ▁Little ▁People . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁Fra z ier ▁and ▁Anne ▁Thomas ▁were ▁among ▁the ▁top ▁local ▁television ▁personal ities ▁in ▁C inc inn ati . ▁Gar field ▁Go ose ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁television ▁appearance ▁in ▁C inc inn ati . ▁ ▁Gar field ▁Go ose ▁ ▁Thomas ▁had ▁the ▁idea ▁for ▁Gar field ▁Go ose ▁from ▁att ending ▁baz a ars ▁as ▁a ▁boy . ▁ ▁The ▁local ▁Catholic ▁n uns ▁used ▁a ▁so ck ▁pu ppet ▁made ▁into ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁go ose ▁to ▁ask ▁children ▁for ▁char ity ▁don ations . ▁ ▁The ▁children ▁would ▁" feed " ▁the ▁go ose ▁their ▁p enn ies . ▁ ▁He ▁came ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁idea ▁to ▁use ▁a ▁go ose ▁pu ppet ▁on ▁his ▁television ▁show ▁for ▁giving ▁pri zes ▁to ▁children . ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁go ose ▁was ▁taken ▁from ▁the ▁tele phone ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁television ▁station