C. G. Thompson, born on January 18, 1945, in Amarillo, Texas, and Donna G. Thompson, born on March 18, 1945, in Phoenix, Arizona, got married on November 14, 1971. Before their wedding, C. G. gave Donna a drawing of Sammy Skunk, which spurred her to write children's books-an endeavor she started in 1973. C. G. eventually started developing characters, which would later be the Farmer Family; however, the manuscript got lost, along with the rest of their possessions, when their mobile home caught fire in 1985. In late 1986/1987, they started the Donkey Dan Show on Prescott Valley's KLKY. The show ran for more than four years, until the radio station was sold. Though they were offered to stay, Vietnam Veteran Donna's disabilities got worse, making them decide to end the show and start on a new manuscript using the radio stories. On September 4, 2006, Donna passed on to be with her maker.