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Captain Kangaroo was an American children's television series which aired weekday mornings on the American television network CBS for nearly 30 years, from October 3, 1955 until December 8, 1984, making it the longest-running nationally broadcast children's television program of its day. In 1986, the American Program Service integrated some newly produced segments into reruns of past episodes ...
Jan 8, 2013 · The original theme song to Captain Kangaroo (titled "Puffin' Billy") was used from 1955 to 1974. It was an instrumental, written by Edward G. White in 1934. ...
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Captain Kangaroo - Full Cast & Crew. One of the most popular and longest-running children's shows on morning TV, the series was hosted by Bob Keeshan, who once played Clarabell the clown on 'Howdy ...
Jan 23, 2004 · "Captain Kangaroo" debuted on Oct. 3, 1955, and Keeshan remained in that role until 1993. Keeshan, who moved to Vermont in 1990, remained active as a children's advocate, writing books, lecturing ...
Keeshan died in Windsor, Vermont, on 23 January 2004, aged 76. 1 9 5 5 - 1 9 8 4 (USA) The longest-running network children’s show of all time, Captain Kangaroo left an indelible mark on the minds and hearts of children during its 30 years on television. The host, Bob Keeshan, was a gentle man whose jacket had large pockets - much like a ...
Jan 18, 2024 · Keeshan — Captain Kangaroo — was a man of steady habits. Beloved by millions of children (and their children), Keeshan was the patriarch — “star” doesn't seem like quite the right word ...
Robert Keeshan. Actor: Captain Kangaroo. Television producer and host Robert James Keeshan was born in Lynbrook, Long Island, New York. As a young man he served in the US Marine Corps Reserve. Starting as a page at the National Broadcasting Company, Keeshan later began his on-air career as the original "Clarabell, the Clown" for the NBC The Howdy Doody Show (1947) (aka "The Howdy Doody Show ...
