GC was a short-lived, purple, anthropomorphic cat puppet, created by Televisa's

Televisa

Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...

 Canal 5

XHGC-TV

XHGC-TV is a TV station owned by Televisa, broadcasting from Mexico City, and is the flagship of the Canal 5 network.-History:XHGC signed on May 10, 1952, broadcasting a Mother's Day event organized by the Excélsior newspaper; but the regular programming began at August 18, 1952.The station was...

 channel as a sidekick (and possible replacement) of the aging Tio Gamboin

Tio Gamboin

Tío Gamboín was a popular Mexican television host. He is mostly remembered for presenting Televisa's cartoon programing on Canal 5 on weekday evenings, where he would read letters from fans and display a collection of different mechanical figurines, some of which became famous in their own right...

. The name GC comes from the channel's call sign XHGC, which was given to the station honoring Gillermo González Camarena, the Mexican

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 inventor of an early color television transmission system. Thus, GC also indirectly pays homage to Mr. Camarena.