▁Go ose ▁for ▁the ▁hol id ays . ▁ ▁Thomas ▁was ▁ag h ast ▁at ▁the ▁thought ▁of ▁ro ast ▁go ose ▁being ▁served . ▁ ▁Gar field ' s ▁hast ily ▁typed ▁reply ▁said ▁that ▁Christmas ▁Go ose , ▁his ▁nep hew , ▁was ▁stay ing ▁with ▁his ▁uncle ▁for ▁the ▁hol id ays . ▁ ▁W B KB - TV ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁and ▁became ▁W BB M - TV , ▁the ▁CBS ▁owned - and - oper ated ▁station , ▁which ▁moved ▁to ▁Channel ▁ 2 . ▁The ▁initial ▁sale ▁contract ▁for ▁W B KB ▁to ▁CBS ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁one - year ▁period ▁where ▁the ▁new ▁ownership ▁agreed ▁to ▁keep ▁all ▁present ▁programs ▁on ▁the ▁station . ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁transition ▁period ▁was ▁over , ▁Gar field ▁Go ose ▁and ▁Friend ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁W B KB - TV , ▁an ▁ABC ▁owned - and - oper ated ▁station ▁which ▁jump ed ▁to ▁channel ▁ 7 . ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁briefly ▁carried ▁nation ally ▁on ▁the ▁ABC ▁network . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁Chicago ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁Thanks g iving ▁Day ▁para de ▁to ▁us her ▁in ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁Christmas ▁hol iday ▁season . ▁The ▁State ▁Street ▁Council ▁produced ▁a ▁television ▁show ▁instead , ▁featuring ▁popular ▁local ▁children ' s ▁shows . ▁ ▁Sh own ▁on ▁both ▁W B KB ▁and ▁W GN - TV ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁Gar field ▁Go