. ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁the ▁under st ated ▁educational ▁aspect ▁of ▁the ▁program ▁saved ▁a ▁four - year - old ▁boy ' s ▁life . ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁older ▁brother ▁had ▁fallen ▁through ▁ice ▁at ▁a ▁cre ek ▁near ▁their ▁home . ▁ ▁The ▁boys ' ▁mother ▁respond ed ▁to ▁her ▁older ▁son ' s ▁c ries ▁for ▁help ; ▁after ▁res cu ing ▁them , ▁her ▁younger ▁son ▁was ▁not ▁breath ing . ▁The ▁mother ▁knew ▁how ▁to ▁respond ▁to ▁this ▁emer gency ▁because ▁of ▁a ▁Gar field ▁Go ose ▁segment ▁about ▁sc out ing ▁where ▁a ▁short ▁film ▁about ▁life ▁saving ▁was ▁shown . ▁Remember ing ▁what ▁she ▁had ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁when ▁she ▁watched ▁the ▁program ▁with ▁her ▁sons , ▁she ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁rev ive ▁her ▁four - year - old . ▁The ▁show ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁quiet ▁moral ▁tone , ▁as ▁Thomas ▁would ▁explain ▁to ▁Gar field ▁why ▁something ▁he ▁had ▁done ▁or ▁wanted ▁to ▁do ▁was ▁wrong . ▁ ▁Thomas ' ▁performances ▁with ▁a ▁Jew ' s ▁har p ▁either ▁drove ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁place ▁in ▁his ▁castle ▁out ▁of ▁ear shot ▁or ▁to ▁simply ▁hit ▁his ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁and ▁Admir al ▁of ▁his ▁n avy ▁on ▁the ▁head . ▁When ▁Thomas ▁sang ▁" J ing le ▁B ells " ▁in ▁Latin ▁on ▁the ▁program ▁during ▁the ▁hol id ays , ▁he ▁explained ▁the ▁meaning ▁of ▁the ▁words ▁to ▁his ▁young ▁audience , ▁and ▁offered ▁to