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December 8, 1984. ( 1984-12-08) Captain Kangaroo is an American children's television series that aired weekday mornings on the American television network CBS for 29 years, from 1955 to 1984, making it the longest-running nationally broadcast children's television program of its day. [2] [3] In 1986, the American Program Service (now American ...
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Bob Keeshan. Robert James Keeshan (June 27, 1927 – January 23, 2004) was an American television producer and actor. He created and played the title role in the children's television program Captain Kangaroo, which ran from 1955 to 1984, the longest-running nationally broadcast children's television program of its day.
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Apr 30, 2024 · Bob Keeshan (born June 27, 1927, Lynbrook, New York, U.S.—died January 23, 2004, Windsor, Vermont) was an American television producer and entertainer who was best known for his role as Captain Kangaroo on the children’s program of the same name (1955–84). When Keeshan was a senior in high school, he landed a job as a page at NBC in New ...
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Aug 23, 2021 · LONG ISLAND LIFE. Keeshan commuted to Manhattan after moving to Melbury Road in Babylon on Long Island, taking the 4:20 a.m. train to arrive by 6 a.m. His show featured celebrity guests and he ...
Jan 26, 2004 · Jan. 26, 2004 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. Bob Keeshan, better known as Captain Kangaroo, died Friday at age 76, and that he wasn’t older seems to have been a matter of general surprise -- the ...
