▁Channel ▁ 2 ▁and ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁W BB M - TV . ▁The ▁new ▁W B KB - TV ▁was ▁now ▁broadcast ing ▁on ▁Channel ▁ 7 ▁and ▁owned ▁by ▁ABC . ▁ ▁A ▁clause ▁in ▁the ▁contract ▁for ▁the ▁W B KB ▁sale ▁to ▁CBS ▁called ▁for ▁all ▁programs ▁currently ▁on ▁the ▁station ▁to ▁remain ▁on ▁the ▁air ▁for ▁one ▁year ▁after ▁the ▁sale . ▁Before ▁the ▁transition ▁period ▁was ▁over , ▁Thomas ▁and ▁his ▁go ose ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁W B KB , ▁now ▁under ▁ABC ' s ▁management . ▁One ▁year ▁later , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁the ▁pair ▁found ▁their ▁permanent ▁television ▁home ▁at ▁W GN - TV , ▁where ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁joined ▁by ▁the ▁other ▁characters , ▁making ▁it ▁Gar field ▁Go ose ▁and ▁Fri ends . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁show ' s ▁popular ity ▁among ▁young ▁view ers ▁in ▁the ▁Chicago ▁area ▁by ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁Thomas ▁produced ▁a ▁book ▁for ▁them , ▁Gar field ▁Go ose ▁Memory ▁Book . ▁ ▁Thomas ▁told ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁Gar field ▁Go ose ▁from ▁his ▁youth , ▁including ▁information ▁about ▁his ▁family ▁and ▁his ▁average ▁day ▁in ▁the ▁castle . ▁ ▁Roy ▁Brown ▁illustrated ▁the ▁ 3 2 - page ▁book let , ▁which ▁was ▁also ▁intended ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁color ing ▁book . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁entertain ing , ▁Thomas ▁also ▁educated ▁his ▁young ▁view ers , ▁but ▁never ▁with ▁a ▁heavy ▁hand . ▁ ▁His ▁guests