▁Mouse , ▁Chris ▁Go ose ▁( G ar field ' s ▁nep hew ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁Christmas , ▁hence ▁" Christ mas ▁Go ose ") ▁and ▁a ▁sleep y ▁blood h ound ▁called ▁Be a ure g ard ▁Burn side ▁III ▁( wh ose ▁name ▁happened ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁mix ▁of ▁two ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁gener als ). ▁The ▁show ▁used ▁a ▁" L ittle ▁Theater ▁Screen ", ▁upon ▁which ▁the ▁camera ▁would ▁zoom ▁before ▁cart o ons ▁such ▁as ▁Cl utch ▁C argo ▁and ▁Space ▁Angel ▁were ▁broadcast . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁C inc inn ati ▁Thomas ▁created ▁Gar field ▁Go ose ▁for ▁a ▁local ▁television ▁program ▁he ▁hosted ▁in ▁C inc inn ati . ▁Thomas , ▁who ▁was ▁an ▁Indiana ▁native ▁and ▁had ▁worked ▁on ▁C inc inn ati ▁local ▁radio ▁since ▁before ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁said ▁he ▁got ▁the ▁idea ▁when ▁he ▁saw ▁Catholic ▁n uns ▁with ▁a ▁so ck ▁pu ppet ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁go ose , ▁with ▁which ▁they ▁invited ▁children ▁to ▁" feed ▁the ▁go ose " ▁with ▁don ations ▁for ▁char ity . ▁ ▁He ▁wanted ▁to ▁do ▁something ▁special ▁to ▁award ▁pri zes ▁to ▁children ▁on ▁his ▁television ▁show , ▁so ▁he ▁created ▁a ▁Gar field ▁Go ose ▁pu ppet ▁for ▁that ▁purpose . ▁" G ar field " ▁was ▁the ▁television ▁station ' s ▁tele phone ▁exchange . ▁In ▁C inc inn ati , ▁Gar field ▁Go ose ▁lived ▁in ▁a ▁c uck oo ▁clock , ▁since ▁he ▁had ▁always