#Captain kangaroo birthday song series#

John Burstein as Slim Goodbody (1976–1980).Kevin Clash as the puppet character Artie (1980–1984) and as himself and acted in many of the sketches.Carolyn Mignini as Kathy and other female roles (1981–1993).Debbie Weems as Debbie (1973–1977) and provided the voice for the puppet character Baby Duck.Bill Cosby as himself, the host of the Picture Pages segment (1980–1984).Sam Levine as the The Banana Man the character was created by Adolph Proper (1886–1950).It ran for one season and inspired a spin-off show, Mister Moose's Fun Time.įrom left: Dancing Bear, Bunny Rabbit, Captain Kangaroo, Grandfather Clock, Mister Moose, and Mister Green Jeans. Keeshan was invited to appear as a special guest called 'The Admiral,' but after seeing sample episodes, he declined to appear or have any association with the new incarnation.

#Captain kangaroo birthday song series#

In 1997–1998, a sequel revival series tenitatively titled The All New Captain Kangaroo was attempted by Saban Entertainment. The series ran for so long that at the beginning, Keeshan was made up to look older to suit the character but by the end, he wore make-up in order to look younger. It was canceled by CBS at the end of 1984. In September 1981, CBS shortened the hour-long show to a half-hour, briefly retitled it Wake Up with the Captain, and moved it to an earlier time slot it was later moved to weekends in September 1982, and returned to an hour-long format. The episode saw two major changes on the show: The Treasure House was renovated and renamed 'The Captain's Place' and the Captain replaced his black coat with a red coat.

The show was telecast live to the East Coast and the Midwest for its first four years (and broadcast on kinescope for the West Coast, as Keeshan would not perform the show live three times a day) and was in black-and-white until 1968. The show was conceived and the title character played by Bob Keeshan, who based the show on 'the warm relationship between grandparents and children.' Keeshan had portrayed the original Clarabell the Clown on The Howdy Doody Show when it aired on NBC.Ĭaptain Kangaroo had a loose structure, built around life in the 'Treasure House' where the Captain (whose name came from the big pockets in his coat) would tell stories, meet guests, and indulge in silly stunts with regular characters, both humans and puppets. In 1986, the American Program Service (now American Public Television, Boston) integrated some newly-produced segments into reruns of past episodes, distributing the newer version of the series until 1993. 'Puffin' Billy (The Captain Kangaroo Theme)' Ĭaptain Kangaroo is a children's television series which aired weekday mornings on the American television network CBS for nearly 30 years, from Octountil December 8, 1984, making it the longest-running children's television program of its day. The concert scenes were filmed between October 3 - 4, 1998 at the Nautilus Theatre in SeaWorld Orlando.Captain Kangaroo (Bob Keeshan) with comedian Nipsey Russell, 1976.

Can You (Point Your Fingers And Do The Twist?).

Captain Feathersword Fell Asleep on His Pirate Ship.

So won't you help make the Captain's big day special? The only gift you need to bring is a smile. Best of all, Australia's silliest singing group, The Wiggles, are joining the celebration with songs and dances that will have you wiggling, too. In honor of the Captain, there are all kinds of surprises.magic and jokes and gifts galore. Shamu will be there! So will penguins.and seals.huge sea turtles and long-legged flamingos, because the Captain's birthday bash is at SeaWorld. Moose, Bunny Rabbit, Joey and Grandfather Clock wish Captain Kangaroo the merriest birthday ever.

Come join the fun as the whole Treasure House gang Mr.