Captain Kangaroo 10/3/1955 - 12/8/1984 CBS 1955-1969 Black and White 1969-1984 Color Tom Terrific 1957 Captain Kangaroo Cast Bob Keeshan as Captain Kangaroo Hugh Brannum as Mr. Green Jeans Cosmo Allegretti as. Dennis the Handyman/Mr. Moose/Mr. Bunny Rabbit/Grandfather Clock/Miss Frog/Mr. Whispers/Word Bird/Dancing Bear Deborah Weems as Debbie Terry Kelly as Orville the Dragon A. Robbins as Banana Man Larry Wall as Mr. Baxter Stu Kerr as Mr. Scoop Toot Captain Kangaroo Theme Song Puffin Billy (The Captain Kangaroo Theme by (music) Edward G. White and (lyric) Mary Rodgers Captain Kangaroo - Bob Keeshan Captain Kangaroo - Bob Keeshan Captain Kangaroo - Tom Terrific - Mighty Manfred Tom Terrific and Mighty Manfred the Wonder Dog Captain Kangaroo Tidbits Captain Kangaroo taught us good manners, respect and fair play. Mr. Green Jeans taught us to be nice to animals. We learned a lot from that show and had fun doing it. Bob Keeshan first came to attention as Clarabell the Clown on Howdy Doody. He had been a page at NBC in the early days of TV and was asked to do odd jobs on the show. But they decided it looked bad to have a page running about the set, so they gave him a clown costume. He got paid so little that Buffalo Bob Smith used to slip him $5 after every show. Just as well that he left Clarabell behind because Keeshan was born to be Captain Kangaroo. His easy manner and quiet morality made parents trust him and kids love him. Keeshan had high standards for the show. In a time when advertisers wielded heavy influence, Keeshan stood fast against any ads which he felt were inappropriate for children. No cast members ever delivered commercials and he was one of the first to insert bumpers, those announcements that separate the show from the ad. Mr. Green Jeans (Hugh Brannum) would bring live animals on the show and wed learn their habits. He was something of an inventor too. Tom Terrific with his sidekick, Mighty Manfred the Wonder Dog, was a popular serialized feature. Tom could turn himself into anything! Cool! Briefly, they gave Tom his own show but he is best remembered as part of Captain Kangaroo. In 1997 they had a horrible idea. They thought they could have a Captain Kangaroo show without Bob Keeshan. It failed. It deserved to. Bob Keeshan is the Captain - the only Captain Kangaroo. Passings Hugh Brannum died in 1997 of cancer. Bob Keeshan died in 2004. https://youtube/watch?x-yt-cl=84411374&v=q3w7w58CREY&x-yt-ts=1421828030
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