▁of ▁Radio ▁Art ists ▁union ▁began ▁to ▁recognize ▁those ▁working ▁in ▁television , ▁becoming ▁the ▁American ▁Federation ▁of ▁Television ▁and ▁Radio ▁Art ists . ▁ ▁This ▁made ▁it ▁necessary ▁for ▁television ▁perform ers ▁to ▁become ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁union ▁and ▁to ▁receive ▁at ▁least ▁union ▁scale ▁w ages ▁for ▁their ▁work , ▁which ▁was ▁above ▁current ▁station ▁sal aries ▁in ▁many ▁cases . ▁Those ▁who ▁appeared ▁on ▁camera ▁or ▁who ▁had ▁voice ▁roles ▁were ▁now ▁subject ▁to ▁union ▁reg ulations . ▁The ▁television ▁station ▁indicated ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁only ▁willing ▁to ▁pay ▁a ▁union - scale ▁w age ▁for ▁one ▁perform er ▁on ▁the ▁Gar field ▁Go ose ▁program . ▁ ▁This ▁obviously ▁was ▁Fra z ier ▁Thomas , ▁and ▁it ▁meant ▁that ▁any ▁role ▁played ▁by ▁Bruce ▁Newton ▁would ▁be ▁paid ▁as ▁non - union ▁scale ; ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁stay ▁off - camera ▁and ▁could ▁not ▁speak . ▁ ▁Newton ▁had ▁Gar field ▁Go ose ▁communicate ▁with ▁Thomas ▁through ▁an ▁off - screen ▁type writer ▁but ▁Newton ▁was ▁soon ▁replaced ▁by ▁Roy ▁Brown ; ▁Brown ▁later ▁created ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁show ' s ▁pu ppet ▁characters . ▁Newton ' s ▁own ▁account ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁for ▁The ▁Golden ▁Age ▁of ▁Chicago ▁Children ' s ▁Television ▁has ▁him ▁qu itting ▁the ▁show ▁and ▁suggesting ▁Thomas ▁contact ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Academy ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁for ▁a ▁replacement . ▁Thomas ▁did ▁just ▁that ▁and ▁became ▁connected ▁with ▁Roy ▁Brown ▁in ▁this ▁way . ▁ ▁Roy ▁Brown ▁became ▁the ▁graph ic ▁artist ▁for ▁the ▁show