▁wanted ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁c uck oo ▁bird . ▁ ▁Chicago ▁and ▁W B KB ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁Thomas ▁and ▁Gar field ▁Go ose ▁moved ▁to ▁Chicago ▁and ▁CBS ▁affili ate ▁W B KB - TV , ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁on ▁Channel ▁ 4 . ▁At ▁first , ▁the ▁go ose ▁was ▁a ▁character ▁on ▁P ett ico at ▁Party , ▁a ▁variety ▁show ▁hosted ▁by ▁Thomas . ▁Later , ▁when ▁the ▁character ▁was ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁enough ▁appeal ▁for ▁a ▁show ▁of ▁its ▁own , ▁Gar field ▁Go ose ▁and ▁Friend ▁deb uted ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁with ▁Chicago ▁pu pp ete er ▁Bruce ▁Newton . ▁The ▁actual ▁first ▁pu pp ete er ▁for ▁Gar field ▁was ▁a ▁W B KB ▁secretary , ▁Lee ▁Ann ▁Pr ine as , ▁who ▁left ▁her ▁cler ical ▁duties ▁while ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁air . ▁The ▁show ▁a ired ▁directly ▁opposite ▁N BC ' s ▁How dy ▁Do ody . ▁In ▁early ▁broadcast s , ▁Thomas ▁hosted ▁the ▁show ▁in ▁a ▁suit ▁and ▁tie , ▁but ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁Gar field ▁appointed ▁him ▁Admir al ▁of ▁his ▁n avy ▁and ▁his ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁making ▁it ▁necessary ▁for ▁Thomas ▁to ▁wear ▁the ▁uniform ▁he ▁is ▁most ▁remembered ▁in . ▁The ▁uniform ▁is ▁now ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Broadcast ▁Communic ations ▁collection . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁show ▁began , ▁the ▁American ▁Federation