Captain Kangaroo ~ Childhood TV Memory

Unlike many children’s programs today, or even of my childhood days, Captain Kangaroo was a calm, easy-going program. The “Kangaroo” part of the name came from those large pockets in Captain’s suit. The actor, Bob Keeshan, was only 28 years old when he started to co-produce the show. The show began it’s run in 1955, when I was only a few years old, and continued into the 1980’s…when I was in my 20’s…of course, I had long since stopped watching:-)

I remember well Mr. Green Jeans; the puppet, Bunny Rabbit; Mr. Moose with his knock-knock jokes and ping-pong ball shower; the Magic Drawing Board and many other things that made the show what it was, quiet entertainment while eating breakfast.

3 Responses to “Captain Kangaroo ~ Childhood TV Memory”

  1. Holly Schwendiman, on December 20th, 2007 at 12:54 pm Said:

    Oh, oh oh! Captain Kangaroo. How I miss him. :) I also remember listening to records of The Electric Company!

    Hugs,
    Holly

  2. Claudia L. Meydrech, CN, on December 26th, 2007 at 1:18 pm Said:

    Holly,

    It was so fun to find this “youtube”! Brought back great memories:-)

    Happy day to you!

    Claudia

  3. Pop Art Diva!, on December 27th, 2007 at 9:22 am Said:

    I loved Captain Kangaroo and Mr. Greenjeans! You have to go to my homepage on PopArtDiva.com and listen to the background music in my “My Quest for Pop Culture in America Past & Present”
    I have just about every tv theme from as far back as the 40s, including cartoons and kids shows!
    I’m a retro tv freakazoid, lol.

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