Favorite memories


I have tons of fantastic memories when it comes to this show, but I loved it when he'd read Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel. In fact, I bought it a couple years for my grandson. Do you remember any other books he read?

I also loved to watch Captain Kangaroo on Thanksgiving. Remember at the end he'd go over to the window and that scene led into the 9am Thanksgiving Parade?

My favorite characters were the Captain himself (of course), Mr. Green Jeans, Mister Moose, Bunny Rabbit and can't forget Grandfather Clock. Did I forget any ??

What a great show - we need it on dvd.

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I remember him reading "Ping," about a Chinese duck on the Yangtze River. One of my favorite books from childhood.

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I'm gonna have to look that book up. I vaguely remember it.

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Don't forget "Magic Drawing Board"!!!!! What a great show that was!!!

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I had forgotten about Magic Drawing Board. I was looking on the web and I also found a couple other things I'd forgotten about: Picture Pages and Tom Terrific!

It truly was a great show.

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Spike71.....I have no memory of Picture Pages but I do have a very, very vague recollection of Tom Terrific, actually just the name though. I think I remember it being a cartoon of sorts? Am I right?

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It was - and he wore a triangular shaped hat. He was on in the late 50's - early 60's. I was checking the web for Magic Drawing Board and came across Picture Pages and Tom Terrific.

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I, too, remember this show fondly. Growing up, it was one of the shows I looked forward to. I rememeber "The Town Clown" as a highlight of the show. Bob Keeshan did a great job with that character. For those who don't know, Bob played "Clarabelle, the Clown" on the old "Howdy Doody" show back in the fifties. I do NOT remember that, though. It was before my time. How about "Mr. Bainter, the painter?" I believe he was played by the same actor as "Mr. Green Jeans.

I always thought the the fall of the show began with picture pages and some of the other changes brought in to "modernize" the show and update it for the new kids.

Tom Terrific and Manfred the wonder dog rule!! And I always wanted my own steam shovel, too.

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WOW!!!!! I forgot all about "The Town Clown" until you mentioned him! Thank you so much for shaking loose an old memory of what was a great part of the show...

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Mr. Moose always managed to dump ping-pong balls on the captain after every discussion they had.

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For ALL the times Clarabelle was on the Howdy Doody Show, there was only ONE time that he SPOKE! Who remember when he spoke, & his EXACT words?



Eight divided by one-half equals four squared!

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I don't remember this ( I wasn't born when the show was on), but I believe it was "Goodbye, kids", or something like that.It was on the last show made,at the end. I would have to say Mr. Moose dropping ping pong balls on the Captain was among my favorite things.It's really hard to pick a favorite thing about Captain Kangaroo.





This movie is good enough to have been based on a novel.

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Tom Terrific, along with Lariat Sam, were produced by Terrytoons especially for the show, and ran from the late '50's right through the '70's. As for PicturePages, it was a relative Johnny-come-lately, a mid-'70's activity segment presided over at first by Bill Cosby. (I'll always remember that pen, which made the oddest noises when Bill drew with it!) When Cosby left, the Captain himself hosted the segment.

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Don't forget DANCING BEAr.

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The most detailed specific memory I have … 50 years later … is a shadow puppet segment they did that was underscored by the song "Inch Worm," from the film "Hans Christian Anderson," and sung by Danny Kaye.

Captain Kangaroo also introduced me to the song "High Hopes," Curious George, and "The Little Red Lighthouse And the Great Gray Bridge."

Ah, memories.

/Bruce/ [aka Slasher]
DPC, USN (ret.)

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Spike,
I just now played the original theme song from a site that I just found; it brought tears to my eyes, but a smile as well.
Goodness; Mr. Moose, and all of the others that you mentioned. I need to try to find something on Grandfather Clock. I cannot remember if he spoke or not? Didn't he have a little narrow mouth? I vaguely remember that his eyes moved side to side as well?...

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Let me know what you find out but I believe Grandfather Clock spoke. It really was a good show, wasn't it?

I'd love to see it come out on DVD.

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The Captain also shared a story that featured a lighthouse: could it have been "Little Toot"? It seems he might also have read "Make Way for Ducklings" and "Andy and the Lion."

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I remember him reading "Caps for Sale", by (I believe) Louis Untermeyer.

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Ah, I had forgotten that one!

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I had forgotten about Caps for Sale and Make Way for Ducklings. The only book that I remembered for sure was Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel. I doubt we'll ever see this on dvd, but wouldn't it be great? I mean honestly - who else walks around with keys AND carrots in his pocket??? Ya gotta love it.

I know I mentioned this before but does anyone remember an episode that was on Thanksgiving morning and it would end with the Captain going over to a window and it was the start of the Thanksgiving Day parade? I just thought that was so cool.

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I do remember Stone Soup. That's another one I'd forgotten about. Thanks for the reminder.

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Well I turned 40 last month, and have been reflecting on my life alot recently as such, and Captain Kangaroo was indeed a very big part of it from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s (about kindergarten to junior high school). I watched it many weekday mornings before going to elementary school in our house, and have plenty of childhood memories of it. The ping pong balls falling mentioned on here is one, as was Bunny Rabbit and Mr. Moose appearing out of their box beside the door. Dennis, Debbie, and Mr. Green Jeans coming over for various reasons. And I remember CK himself best of all, and his trademark red coat. And I remember when it came on in the late 1970s, they changed its opening, and it'd be in animation and a cartoon CK would go outside and put up a yellow sun into the sky to begin the day, accompanied by a song (that always grabbed me!). Then in 1979-1980 they put it later and we could not see it because had to leave for school, but one day in winter, 1980 it snowed and school was delayed for 2 hours, and my granmother said, "You all will get to see Captain Kangaroo". And I did feel very excited about this. The being still the longest contest between Mr. Moose and BR, then MM and CK (with Mr. Green Jeans interrupting about breakfast) then MM and MGJ with CK trying to break them up. And CK going into a majic room to get certain things, and saying the names of certain characters who then came out of it-I especially remember him going for tar, and Tarzan coming (though I, and probably most other 6 year olds, could see that coming a mile away). And I remember a baseball game they played where one character had to be the umpire and he felt it was an unimportant position, but the others convinced him otherwise.

"I happen to be a vegetarian". Lex, from Jurrasic Park

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I remember Grandfather Clock talking. If I remember this right, CK would have a question and not know the answer and would walk over to the clock who was 'sleeping'. The Captain would then ask the kids to do something, I don't remember what, that would wake GC up. He would then open his eyes as if startled and then wonder what CK wanted. His mouth was just a slit that would open and close a small amount to show some articulation. After he was done talking GC would drift back to sleep. At least that's what I remember.

And don't forget about "Dancing Bear".

P.S. I loved Tom Terrific and Manfred the Wonder Dog.

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Wasn't it a great show? I think I'd forgotten about Dancing Bear and I think you're right about how CK would wake up Grandfather Clock. I wish we could see some old shows brought to dvd.

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