▁In ▁it , ▁Thomas ▁detailed ▁information ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁Gar field ' s ▁parents , ▁Georgia ▁( born ▁in ▁the ▁state ), ▁and ▁God f rey , ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁sister , ▁Gl oria , ▁a ▁brother ▁in ▁law , ▁Gilbert , ▁and ▁a ▁young ▁nep hew , ▁Christmas . ▁ ▁This ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Go ose ▁family ▁spent ▁sum mers ▁in ▁Go ose j aw , ▁S ask atch ew an , ▁and ▁winter ed ▁in ▁Go ose ▁Bay , ▁Florida . ▁ ▁Thomas ▁and ▁Brown ▁also ▁provided ▁a ▁picture ▁of ▁Gar field ' s ▁average ▁day ▁in ▁his ▁castle ▁along ▁with ▁information ▁about ▁his ▁younger ▁years . ▁ ▁The ▁book ▁was ▁also ▁able ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁color ing ▁book . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁cast ▁came ▁when ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁just ▁over ▁a ▁year ▁old . ▁ ▁The ▁story line ▁was ▁that ▁Gar field ▁had ▁h ired ▁a ▁but ler ▁without ▁the ▁knowledge ▁of ▁Fra z ier , ▁who ▁learned ▁of ▁it ▁through ▁a ▁phone ▁call ▁from ▁the ▁employ ment ▁ag ency . ▁He ▁arrived ▁on ▁Thanks g iving ▁Day ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁cap uch in ▁mon key ▁named ▁Ger on imo . ▁Ger on imo ▁was ▁with ▁the ▁show ▁even ▁after ▁it ▁moved ▁to ▁W GN - TV . ▁The ▁next ▁new ▁cast ▁member ▁appeared ▁on ▁Christmas ▁Day ▁after ▁some ▁confusion . ▁ ▁Gar field ▁gave ▁Fra z ier ▁a ▁note ▁saying ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁having ▁Christmas