▁September ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁Bo zo ' s ▁Circ us ▁ ▁Fra z ier ▁Thomas ▁had ▁taken ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁" circ us ▁manager " ▁on ▁W GN - TV ' s ▁long time ▁hit ▁program ▁Bo zo ' s ▁Circ us ▁after ▁the ▁ret irement ▁of ▁Ring master ▁Ned ▁Lock e ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁Thomas ▁clever ly ▁kept ▁his ▁pu ppets ▁on ▁the ▁air ▁with ▁a ▁story line ▁in ▁which ▁Gar field ▁" b ought " ▁Bo zo ' s ▁Circ us . ▁The ▁pu ppets ▁made ▁daily ▁appearances ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁Thomas ▁worked ▁on ▁Bo zo ' s ▁Circ us , ▁later ▁ret itled ▁The ▁Bo zo ▁Show , ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁the ▁pu ppets ▁were ▁don ated ▁to ▁The ▁Museum ▁of ▁Broadcast ▁Communic ations ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁The ▁display ▁initially ▁included ▁Gar field ▁Go ose , ▁Rom berg ▁Rab bit , ▁Mac int osh ▁Mouse , ▁Be a ure g ard ▁Burn side ▁III , ▁Christmas ▁Go ose , ▁and ▁Ali ▁G ator ▁( the ▁latter ▁a ▁character ▁who ▁appeared ▁only ▁briefly ▁in ▁a ▁serial ized ▁advent ure ▁during ▁the ▁show ' s ▁early ▁years ). ▁Ali ▁G ator ▁was ▁later ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁museum ' s ▁display . ▁ ▁After math ▁ ▁After ▁qu itting ▁the ▁show ▁early ▁on ▁and ▁against ▁Fra z ier ▁Thomas ▁and ▁Roy ▁Brown '