▁won ▁the ▁award ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁with ▁Gar field ▁Go ose ▁and ▁Fri ends ▁and ▁Family ▁Class ics . ▁ ▁Family ▁Class ics ▁and ▁other ▁work ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁W GN - TV ▁had ▁an ▁extensive ▁library ▁of ▁films ▁which ▁were ▁suitable ▁for ▁family ▁view ing , ▁but ▁were ▁rarely ▁a ired . ▁ ▁Fred ▁Silver man , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁W GN ▁executive ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁came ▁up ▁with ▁an ▁idea ▁for ▁putting ▁the ▁films ▁to ▁use . ▁He ▁wanted ▁to ▁air ▁them ▁when ▁children ▁and ▁their ▁parents ▁could ▁watch ▁and ▁enjoy ▁them ▁with ▁Fra z ier ▁Thomas ▁as ▁the ▁show ' s ▁host . ▁ ▁Thomas ▁agreed ▁to ▁host ▁the ▁program ▁provided ▁he ▁had ▁editing ▁rights ▁on ▁the ▁films , ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁choose ▁them ▁himself ▁and ▁also ▁to ▁refuse ▁any ▁titles ▁he ▁believed ▁were ▁not ▁suitable ▁for ▁the ▁show . ▁A ▁set ▁designed ▁by ▁Thomas ▁that ▁res emble d ▁a ▁co zy ▁home ▁library ▁complete ▁with ▁a ▁Roy ▁Brown ▁painting ▁of ▁Gar field ▁Go ose ▁was ▁built ▁and ▁he ▁began ▁his ▁Family ▁Class ics ▁week ly ▁show ▁on ▁Friday ▁even ings . ▁ ▁Family ▁Class ics ▁became ▁so ▁successful , ▁it ▁was ▁be ating ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁network ▁programs ▁in ▁the ▁Chicago ▁market . ▁The ▁networks ▁respond ed ▁by ▁purch asing ▁new ▁mov ies ▁to ▁air ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁slot ; ▁this ▁made ▁it ▁necessary ▁for ▁the ▁program ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁Sunday ▁af tern o ons