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Captain Kangaroo

  • TV Series
  • 1955–1992
  • TV-G
  • 1h
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8.0/10
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Captain Kangaroo (1955)
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Daily children's program hosted by Captain Kangaroo (Robert Keeshan).Daily children's program hosted by Captain Kangaroo (Robert Keeshan).Daily children's program hosted by Captain Kangaroo (Robert Keeshan).

  • Creator
    • Bob Claver
  • Stars
    • Robert Keeshan
    • Hugh Brannum
    • James E. Wall
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    1.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Creator
      • Bob Claver
    • Stars
      • Robert Keeshan
      • Hugh Brannum
      • James E. Wall
    • 19User reviews
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    • Nominated for 6 Primetime Emmys
      • 8 wins & 25 nominations total

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    • Creator
      • Bob Claver
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    • Trivia
      One of the running gags on the show was Bunny Rabbit or Mister Moose causing ping pong balls to fall on the Captain.
    • Alternate versions
      Also available in a computer colorized version.
    • Connections
      Featured in Being There (1979)
    • Soundtracks
      Good Morning, Captain
      Written by Robert L. Brush and Edward White (as Edward G. White)

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    10/10
    Way over time to bring this back
    I'll admit it: I was one of the first watchers of PBS's "Sesame Street" (Well, actually.. "The Electric Company" and "Zoom" were more my generation!) but that does not negate the importance of Captain Kangaroo which was on broadcast TV and watched with as much love and admiration as well. When it went off the air, I was pretty disappointed. But at that time I realized how long this was on the air - I had no idea! What a long run for a great children's program!

    PBS took over the educational children's market as the major broadcast networks found "no money in it" and preferred to go with talky morning news magazines - whereas I find everyone should have a stake in educational and fun children's programming.

    I remember watching Captain Kangaroo before going to kindergarten. It was calming to see the Captain, Mr. Green Jeans, The Rabbit, The Moose before toddling off to school. Caaptain Kangaroo hit everything that grabbed children's attention - cartoon, books, skits, cute puppets, neighbors, etc., and the show went from brushes of fantasy to daily reality. As I got older, I found the show had started acquiring local "news breaks" and spiffy toy commercials.

    The last memory I have of Captain Kangaroo on the CBS network was the Captain introducing "a new medium". It was animation with a live person interacting in it. It was Al Jareau singing "Mornin'" acting within an animated set with a lively sun, happy toaster, etc. This was at the beginning of the "music video" boom and I thought this was great. I also remember my older brother telling me that his third grade elementary school teacher turned on Captain Kangaroo when he focused on man walking on the moon, which my brother told me was the day after man did. Captain Kangaroo did stay on top of trends, current events and talked to children - not "down" to children.

    What was the demise of Captain Kangaroo? It's 37 year run on broadcast television? The Reagan Era of complaints that children were seeing too much TV and violence on TV? (For those that do not know, Captain Kangaroo was named as a part of that - and the reason was because children were watching TV before going to school and that was wrong to them.) Morning News magazines focusing on adults going to work rather than focusing on children before school? Cable and Satellite TV becoming more affordable, accessible and focusing more on diverse children's programming than broadcast TV? PBS now being known for children's programming? Everyone has an opinion and it could be what has been mentioned, a combination of that or even something else.

    It doesn't matter. This was a great show of a 37 year run and there will not be any show on broadcast TV that will EVER do that again. Maybe its time the broadcast networks should try. The morning news shows and news programs on broadcast TV DO NOT appeal to toddlers and small children. And while broadcast network brass thinks that many homes can afford cable or satellite to see new broadcast shows, they can't. Captain Kangaroo was a great staple. It's time for broadcast programmers to remember the toddlers and little children once again.
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    • Release date
      • October 3, 1955 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Капитан Кенгуру
    • Filming locations
      • CBS-TV, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Keeshan-Miller Enterprises
      • Robert Keeshan Associates
      • CBS Television Network
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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