I loved the ping pong balls and I still love the Captain. I watched Captain Kangaroo before going to school and Jack La lane too. Making healthy minds and the other healthy bodies.
To this day I proudly tell people I have the same birthday as Captain Kangaroo! Love the Captain & Mr. Green Jeans - some of my fondest childhood memories! 🥰
I feel blessed to have lived in the best era ever, especially with the likes of Captain Kangaroo. Life was all so innocent back then, look at it now. And yes, I drank out of the garden hose too! R.I.P. Bob Keeshan and thank you!
Kids don't know and will never understand that the world was better before all this computer technology that started in 70s .the next downfall of mankind,computers!
Heheh, I remember my dad hollering when it was time for supper, and I'd be a couple blocks away, playing with the other kids. We never seemed to get into danger outside. Some years later, I learned that some kids didn't want to go home for reasons more troubling than mine (I was having too much fun). Although none of us 'blue collar' kids had wealthy parents, we were better for shows like Captain Kangaroo. I never got to see Mr. Rogers until cable was on the scene (in my late teens), I know he was a good influence too.
Lol wtf are you talking about your generation literally destroyed the world. Feminism, militant liberalism, and modern communism, all the shit thats destroying the world now, all began with your generation- the 60s-70s kids also known as the baby boomer generation. Take some responsibility you selfish bastard.
I'm 62,and I simply couldn't imagine how much more sad my life would have been without the Captain, Mr. Green jeans, Bunny Rabbit, or Dancing Bear! Mr Green jeans flourished my love of plants and my future professional life as a horticulturist! I love you Captain and ALL!
Nice to hear someone who truly cared for the children through his life instead of hearing about someone who was supposed to care and molested them instead. How wonderful! We need more people in this day truly working for the children
He was amazing just like Mr. Rogers, Captain Noah those were the kind of people you wanted doing children’s programming because there were no hidden messages or ulterior meanings or it wasn’t some pedophile up there trying to do a kid show so he could meet kids or whatever everything was so pure and simple back then and these people truly gave a damn about the children who watched their programs and their main and basically only goal was to teach children and have fun doing it and at the same time the child has no idea that they’re being educated because it is made so much fun that they don’t realize they’ve been learning all that time. Now fast forward and we have Barney and we have Teletubbies etc. and look at what went on with them oh this Teletubbies gay in that Teletubbies gay and this one carries a person so he’s gay and Barney Barney is purple he’s gay and he talks with an effeminate voice so he’s gay like back in captain Noah’s day parents didn’t go looking for things that weren’t there they didn’t try to stir up controversy because they understood that this was educating your children and they loved it. Cowgirl Sally Starr hosted a cartoon show after school every day called “Popeye Theatre“ and it was all Popeye and related cartoons and we couldn’t wait to get home from school to watch and then there was another show that followed that and mom would make you your snack and put it on the TV tray and so you could eat your afterschool snack while you watch the program those were the days for sure we need to bring that back because today in general we are raising a whole generation of pansies, or as the younger generation calls them, snowflakes. Almost the whole generation of kids with the entitlement attitude lazy no work ethic not all kids mind you but there’s a large enough portion of them that I would say it’s crisis mode it’s crunch time. We took away God and made it unconstitutional to invoke his name in our schools then you took away educational programming on the scale of shows like Captain kangaroo Mr. Rogers neighborhood and then we told our children look out for yourself don’t care about anybody else as opposed to in captain kangaroo’s day, They taught children empathy and taught them to do the right thing
Thank you for bringing back all those wonderful memories! Both my grandfathers died before I was born and my father died when I was 4. The Captain was the strongest father figure in my childhood and I loved him dearly. There will never be another like him.
This made me smile. Growing up in the 70’s, my day began with watching The Captain. Can’t help but to feel glad I grew up in the era I did. Things were so innocent then. Makes me feel sad knowing kids today don’t really have that. R.I.P. Captain, job well done.❤️
Kids today have NO idea what being a kid is all about. Parents today would rather buy their kids a phone or tablet and let them "learn" from that!! Sad really. There aren't ANY shows today like the ones we grew up with, this is PART of the reason kids are the way they are today, even in Christian homes. This "junk" is everywhere, polluting kids AND adults minds!
@@barryallenflash1 That is so very true & my sentiments exactly. Of course you have to look at the other side as well, this world today isn’t really safe for kids. They will get abducted right in front of their own homes. Again, they haven’t a chance to have any innocence. They have to be taught the real horrors of the world earlier than we probably ever knew of.
No, I was there he was a ignorant closed-minded old idiot, pumpkin pie Aussie hair-cutted freak obese diabetes heart attack candidate from oxidized nut butter oils and olive oils, deep fried oils of ANY kind; he disn't know shit and is a credit to his old generation of idiots.
At 72,I grew up watching Capt.Kangaroo.He was our hero & we loved him dearly.He made learning fun & a lifelong passion.A true genius.He was actually ahead of his time-way ahead.Glad he & Mr.Rogers joined forces-two icons of the century
Watching this made me smile. I'm 64 now, but distinctly remember getting up early to watch Captain Kangaroo. I seriously doubt if there will ever be another Captain Kangaroo or Mr. Rogers.
I had to reprogram myself to find love and happiness.Quick back story. Tortured with a knife in the bathroom of a home in Etna Ind by a young woman who threatened me with amputation of a certain part because I wet the bed. It was a big issue in the 50’s and 60’s. The next day the young woman locked me and my older sister Vandena, in back to back closets for a couple hours each day. Sorry to say it only made me stronger as I got older. I turned all that around. 3 yrs Army Germany.45 yr Electrical Engineering. Semi -pro Tournament Bass fisherman. Fossil collectors ( in the field). I am blessed with strong self will.More than normal people.I now worry for all children of all nations who are being mistreated.We are not and will not overcome this thorn in the fabric of society. No civilization can survive without protecting the children. So yes, sad to say, we are doomed.A flower cannot grow in poisonous ground,and all that other stuff. It’s a sad story, truthfully told.I’m majorly happy to have survived it all.
I wish they would release Captain Kangaroo on dvd… I would love it for my grandkids to watch and learn, I know I learned a lot from him… The Captain was awesome! R.I.P. Captain… gone but never forgotten!
At 63, I recall spending almost all of my weekday mornings at The Treasure House, with the Captain, Mr Greenjeans; Mr Moose, Bunny Rabbit, and Grandfather Clock. It was absolutely charming in the love, empathy and gentle humor it conveyed. Rest In Peace, thank you, and Semper fi, Captain Keeshan.
I literally grew up watching these shows as a kid. They were wonderful, and I am so grateful that I grew up in an innocent time, a time of no confusion or drama. No, I doubt we will see these types of shows come again. Greed rules the day, now. Gone is childhood innocence. Very, very sad.
I agree. so sad. I feel bad for todays kids. On the phone from practically day one. Always streaming with no decent shows to look forward to, Minds being poisoned by either internet filth or god knows what in school.
It was only an innocent time if nothing bad happened to you. Sadly, there were still molesters and violence against kids was overlooked more as part of the norm. What's different today is that things are out in the open more and accessible.
I know I was lucky to be a little kid when Captain Kangaroo was on TV because his grandfatherly love is impossible to describe, he was like an hour with Santa Claus every day, the kind of guy who only comes around once.
GREAT VIDEO!! Grandfather Clock, it's been a LONG time... I met the Captain over at a book store in Levittown NY at his book signing. What a LONG line!! What a sweet and gentle man. I asked him if he ever saw me waving into my TV. He said he saw me too! We laughed. I asked him some questions and we shook hands. The year was around 2000 or so. There will never be another like him!! I do remember when CBS was going to start him up again, I think it was CBS, I could be wrong.. Anyway, at the last minute (I will call it CBS) went with another guy, the guy with the beard near the end of your video. Must have been like a knife through Mr. Keeshan's heart. As I remembered, that version bombed... I was so happy! Rest in Peace my Captain! BTW, I loved the Enterprise passing by at the end.. :-)
we need more children's programs like this but sadly times seem to change for the worst. I grew up watching Captain Kangaroo back in the early 60s I have no regrets.
Thank you for this wonderful video about Bob Keeshan, who will forever be Captain Kangaroo. As a wee child I was walking through the civil war area of my hometown cemetery with my Mom, Grammy, Aunt and Cousin when I saw a statue of a man dressed in a long coat with large pockets. I ran down the hill calling "Captain Kangaroo, Captain Kangaroo!" That was more than sixty years ago, but I remember it so well.
Watched Captain Kangaroo before going to school for many years , such a pleasant way to start off the day . Sadly I am no longer around any adults old enough to remember him so I relive moments that I treasure alone . Good to have memories of the quiet , gentle entertainment available so long ago .
Man, seeing the set and characters again, after all these years really just reinforces how great it was to be a kid growing up in the late 70’s and early 80’s. Thank you, Captain. Thank you.
I had been watching CK throughout my toddler years. I was 6-y-o when we moved to a different viewing area including PBS, but I was already too smart by then 😅
Rogers single handedly saved PBS. So yeah, it must have been bad even back then. He gave congress one of the most elegant speeches ever, about children's education and programming. In 7 minutes, he got 10 million dollars, that's how impressed they were with him. If you want to see it, just search "Rogers saves PBS" here on TH-cam. It's excellent and like Keenan, he knew how to educate kids for real and really understood them.
Touched my heart to see Captain Kangaroo and Mr. Rogers in the same frame. Testament to how important their programs were to me growing up in a turbulent household.
They were both badass military war heroes as well Captain kangaroo I believe won the congressional medal of honor among many other medals for bravery I believe he saved an entire platoon I Hiro jima
Rogers was instrumental in saving the kind of kids programming he and the Captain did. If you want to hear one of the most elegant speeches ever, look up Rogers saves PBS here on TH-cam. In 7 minutes, he impresses them so much, they give him 10 million dollars to save educational children's programming and he single handily saved PBS with that speech.
Thank you. Its been six months since you posted this episode, but I just found you. I loved this. Capt. Kangaroo was part of my childhood as well. you brought back so many memories that brought a tear to my eyes. Thank you for bringing this back. I loved it!
I loved the Captain...Mr Green Jeans... Mr. Moose... dropping pinballs on his head...Bunny Rabbit..reading books was my favorite...Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel..Hats for sale...so many☺️
Bob Keeshan was the best to kids. I grew up looking at Captain Kangaroo and I really think he and his show helped me and many other kids with school and with life in general. But the one thing I really appreciated about Bob Keeshan (and Mr. Rogers) is that unlike virtually all the other kid show hosts, he never talked to us as if we were retards or in any infantile or condescending ways. For that I'll always be appreciative of this wonderful gentleman. God Bless you Bob Keeshan!
Exactly! Even though we WERE kids, he treated us with respect and NEVER EVER said unkind words or treated us as if we were unworthy of being talked to! Both great guys and are truly missed. There will never be another Fred or Bob, which is really sad. Kids desperately need that today!!
I remember it well. My favorite was the story teller who introduced me to The Story of Ping, Make Way For Ducklings, Caps For Sale and many more! And he had a wonderful story telling voice! I would ave to say that Mr. Moose was my favorite character! Thanks so much for posting this! Such a fun walk down memory lane! 😊💕
I watched his show always as a kid in the 60's and 70's. Learned many life lessons. There are many kids today who can really use a Captain Kangaroo to watch each morning.
60 years old and i still get a tear in my eye when I watched this, I watched the Captain and ofc Mr. Rogers from as far back as I can remember, It is so sad we lost 2 such great people that just loved kids and wanted to help them be the best they could be...The youth of today truly have no idea what they missed.
I grew up with the Captain in the late 60's and early 70's. I had no idea he went on as long as he did. Always a positive influence on me and nothing but great memories of his shows.
I had the honor of meeting Bob Keeshan at a book signing back in 1979. Got to shake his hand, and I told him how much I loved watching his show back in the 1950s.
There will never be another Captain Kangaroo.. Times have changed and so has the entire world.. I remember waking up to watch him when I was young.. That being said, this world is too screwed up to have a man so pure at heart that he spanned generations, and taught so many good lessons..
My second fav show when I was a kid. It was the New Zoo Revue then Captain. The lessons he taught still last. You are so right, there will never be another.
When Bob Keeshan died, I called my mother and bawled “Mommy, Captain Kangaroo died”. I sobbed for 15 minutes. I was 36. Fun fact, his grandson has scaled the 7 major peaks and left a memorial of his grandfather on Mt. Everest.
@@keithclark486 😉👍 Well, I can verify that his grandson DID scale all the 7 highest peaks. You see, I sometimes get bored on a Sunday afternoon, so I'll climb a 25,000+ foot mountain whenever I'm bored, and out of sheer coincidence I ran into Captain Kangaroo's grandson every time I reached the top of one of those mountains!
This brought tears of loving nostalgia to my eyes. Thank you! I was one of those who grew up with the Captain. I'm 68 now, and still vividly remember several scenes with Dancing Bear, Mr. Moose, Grandfather Clock, Bunny Rabbit, and of course Mr. Green Jeans. My very first 'music video' memory was the Captain sharing beautiful movies of Swans swimming, set of course to The Swan by Saint-Saens. Quite possibly this encouraged me to later in life make my living in music. As much as the new guys who tried their best to fill those shoes, it was Bob Keeshan who taught me much while waiting to go to school. Thank you, Captain Kangaroo, Bob Keeshan, and thank DoYouRemember? for this loving tribute.
Thank you for this. I adored Captain Kangaroo when I was a child, and watched him every morning without fail. He marks a big change in my childhood. Cried every morning the first week of first grade because I had to miss the show. Was saddened when I heard he died.
I grew up with Captain Kangaroo, Mr Greenjeans and Mr Moose.❤ Oh and the rabbit!!! Probably more...I'm 66 now and haven't seen the show for a few years 😁
Captain Kangaroo, Sesame Street, Electric Company, Mr. Rodgers, ALL staples in my childhood! 💙 Because of these great shows, I started first grade reading 5th grade level! 👍🙂
Bob was a wonderful influence on children! I wish there were such honorable wholesome television shows today, and not all the crap presented to our children. My friends and I watched Captain Kangaroo every day. It was a great start to our mornings!
I came around about 40 years after the Captain but my parents would let me watch the re-runs on our local CBS and I think that combined with Mr. Rogers neighborhood helped me grow and develop better than any modern kids television shows could ever do. It's a shame what children's television has become.
I watched the captain and friends in the early sixties whenever I could, he seemed to be such a nice man. Fast forward to 1987, I was a newspaper photographer and one assignment was to get a picture of Bob Keeshan while he was speaking at a local library. It was in a small auditorium at the library and I waited at the bottom of a stairwell off to one side looking out at the crowd of kids. My plan was as he came out to speak, I'd quietly move down front to get my picture and leave. Just before the event started, I heard footsteps coming down the stairs behind me. Glancing back toward the stairs, it was Keeshan all by himself. He sidled up next to me to see how big the crowd of kids were there. My mouth dropped and it was like a “ Do you know who you are?” moment. Not knowing what to say, I just blurted out how as a kid I was huge fan and started naming all the characters on the show. I did get stuck on the cartoon kid who drew on the magic drawing board. I tried to remember, but Bob says, “Come on now, you know, Tom Terrific.” He was a genuinely nice man and we chatted a bit until he had to do his speech. My only regret is I didn’t get a picture of us together.
As a retired newspaper photographer I had the pleasure of being in a position to meet and speak with many celebrities and VIP folks and Bob Keeshan was always the most genuine, nice, and warmest one I have ever interacted with. Many I met over the years were too self important to speak to me.
That’s about the only drawback I found to being a photojournalist was unless another photog was there you never get to be in the same shot as some of your heroes. You: Bob Keeshan Me: Ray Bradbury
60 here as well. OMG the memories this video brought back. The few notes of the intro that they played took me back to my childhood faster than even a photo album could. What a wonderful show, and what a wonderful man.
I remember being a avid Captain Kangaroo fan. His friendly kind voice. Talking to Mr Greenjeans threw the window. Him and Mr Rogers. I don't know which I enjoyed watching more. But as a toddler at the end of the sixties and little in the seventies I watched them both daily. I remember the Captain being on during the Today show. I loved it.
Bob Keeshan put a lot of feeling and character into his role as Captain Kangaroo. So sad hearing that the man died too soon. RIP, Bob Keeshan, the REAL Captain Kangaroo!
As a kid growing up in the eighties, we used to watch together during kindergarten as a group and loved every minute of it. We were hooked and it brought everyone together. Great to know a childhood memory can still be preserved in a world in transition like ours. Thanks for doing the copious research!
My Wife and I grew up with Captain Kangaroo. We still love him and talk about his show from time to time. It was a wholesome and great time to be a kid.
As a boy I saw Captain Kangaroo almost like an uncle. At 68 years old and as far back as I can remember.. Captain Kangaroo & Mr Green jeans were always there in living B&W TV.
I will never forget the day in 1986, when I was in an Office Supply Store picking up some supplies for my Church. There was a man in line in front of me. His face seemed vaguely familiar, but when I heard his voice...it was Bob Keeshan. Now here I was a 32-year-old Priest, and I was like a 5-year-old again, having just met one of the most influential TV personalities of my youth. (The other, "Officer" Joe Bolton, of WPIX, had introduced the 3 Stooges to NY television.) Mr. Keeshan was so gracious, and he was very moved as I shared my memories of him.
If I had ever met Bob Keeshan, I'd have just stood there and cried like a baby. He was such a huge part of my childhood in the early 60s. I would love to have thanked him for being such a steady and warm presence in my life at a time when I needed it most.
I grew up with the captain watching him for many years. Watching your video has brought back so many fond memories. Thank you so much. He was one of a kind.
i remember watching his show on channel 4 out of Buffalo. The Friendly Giant, Mr. Dressup, and Captain Kangaroo are all gone now. But they were not just entertainers, they were educators that never talked down to us kids. That's why I loved them.
All that Bob Keeshan brought to television is exemplified in the morals, love & betterment of children & improvement of parenting. No show comes as close, though PBS' Mr. Rogers is a very close second. Sad to think that ' those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it .' George Santayana This world is in a heap of trouble.
I watched Captain Kangaroo as a kid and I loved it. My mom parked me in front for the TV to watch my first show, and I was hooked. Great cast of characters, great performances. Nothing like it. The best!!!
I did not always have the easiest childhood. But this show, head and shoulders out of everything else on TV, made it more bearable. To this day I marvel at the kind, gentle and humorous world that Keeshan presented to hurting kids like me. He was the dad I never had and I will be eternally grateful for those early morning hours, especially in the summer, where I could join another, more kindler world with the Captain and all his friends. You might remember in the 70s that Friday was always the day the ensemble cast would do a show-long sketch. So Fridays were always special. But the most special of all, at least for me, was the last weekday before Christmas - there was always a special Christmas show on that day and I will cherish those memories forever.
I was in tears after watching this. I never doubted for a second that he was really a captain and a kangaroo! Even an atheist like me has to hope that he's now an angel!
Angels are angels and people in heaven are saints. I hope that he truly believed/believes in Jesus, for if he is a believer he is now in heaven. Hope to see you there, too.
@Ralpho The Great Good thing, then, that I've never been in a foxhole. I was an atheist most of my adult life. I've softened a bit, but am still absolutely convinced that the Old Testament stories are just that. Stories. and yadayada. All that has nothing to do with how I rarely missed The Good Captain as a kid. I'm pretty sure Bunny Rabbit was an atheist.
I remember growing up,watching Captain Kangaroo in the morning before going to school. Loved the show. Kids today won't know the joy of pure unadulterated t.v. for kids. No curse words,no violence,no sex just pure entertainment geared to and for children. Oh the good ole days!
That's right....it was called the Stingray....great bike....I had a blue one, just this instant remembering the color...I was wondering why bright blue is my favorite color...now I know....it had a white banana seat...I put a ton of miles on that thing wearing out the innertubes. I could change the inner tubes myself when I was 6 and used the old innertubes for pouches for slingshots I would make and that I sold to many of the local kids...I guess that makes me a 6-year old Arms Dealer....playing War....going exploring...climbing trees, wayyy too tall I had no business being that high...like a 12-storey building high....wonderful memories....we could be away from the house all day w/no supervision....and of course, we didn't have to lock the doors at night... That will Never return...
LOVED my stingray with the glitter silver banana seat and sissy bar! Have a great photo of tomboy me on it in groovy striped pants, long hair with bangs - cracks my kids up every time they see it. :)
Wow I haven't thought about Captain Kangaroo for years. He was and still is stacked in my Great Memory file's. He was always positive upbeat we always had smiles on our faces while he was on the television 📺. If all kid's shows were like Captain Kangaroo, Sesame Street, Mr Roger's and the likes I bet bottom dollar those kids who watched would be better grown-up Men and Women.
I am in my 60s and Captain kangaroo and Sally star and Gene London where my babysitter's every morning. My mom worked and this gave her time to get ready in the morning as we ate our cereal and watch TV. This was a kinder and gentle time.
I watched the Gene London show too...I lived in Philly then, around 11 years old....and I think Gene London may have been based out of Philly... CK got me for about 6 years and as I got older, it would be Gene London while occasionally turning back the dial to the Captain even though I was getting a lìttle old for it....quality is quality....a time of innocence....
I'm 64 now and I can still watching Captain Kangaroo every morning. I loved everything about the show. Mr. Moose and his ping pong balls, Bunny rabbit and his carrots, Dancing Bear, and Tom Terrific and Clutch Cargo. I learned more from the Captain growing up than I ever learned from my parents. Sad but true.
This is great ! I was 5 in '62 and would watch Captain Kangaroo before going to kindergarten every morning, maybe a year or two more. Most enduring was a Mr. GreenJeans character playing an upright bass like a guitar and singing a song. One of the most funny cool things i'd ever seen. I always wanted to play guitar (baby book photo, 'jamming' on my Popeye guitar next to a phonograph when i was like 5). Never got ''good' but gigged later. Maybe this helped :)
I loved Capt. Kangaroo!! He was a wonderful man. We will never see the likes of him ever again. I'm so glad you had something good to say instead of trashing him.
Ah.. Thanks for the memories. Yes I remember the Captain growing up. Green Jeans, Mr Moose and the Bunny Rabbit who always surprised him with ping pong balls were part of the legend that was Captain Kangaroo. Thank you Bob. 😊
As a kid I loved watching The Capt and Mr. Rogers, my two favs! They both brought so much to us as kids! It was like having a babysitter that you could "actually" learn from! My friend died in 2009 and before he did he told me that he got to meet Bob and he was such a great guy. He signed the book "Good Morning Captain" and I have it today in my friend's memory.
Best kids show EVER!!! I grew up in the 70’s & loved all of the beloved characters of Captain Kangaroo! Such innocence! We need shows like this for young children again. 🥰🐰😇
I grew up with the Captain and it was one of my favs. This is so nice, to hear him spoken of so highly. He and Fred Rogers, were stellar human beings. The speech Rogers gave congress (which can be found on YT), single handedly saved PBS and is one of the most elegant speeches, you will ever hear, in under 7 minutes. And the speaker was like "Well, I think what you are doing is fantastic and I'd really like to see your programming. And you just earned yourself 10 million dollars, to keep programming like this on the air". So yes, both he and the Captain did wonderful things for children's television and education.
I recall and still occasionally sing this lyric from a Captain Kangaroo show. Little girl puppet: "Look, there Daddy what I see. There's a horse in striped pajamas" Daddy puppet: That's not a horse in striped pajamas, at all. That's an animal people call a Zebra. Little girl puppet: I see. Well, it still looks like a horse in striped pajamas to me. I remember that tune from about 64 years ago. I'm 68 years happy now. Oh yeah. Most blue jeans were blue, but on one shopping trip I saw some green denim jeans. I was so excited that Mom bought them for me. Now we had a black and white television, but I felt I was matching Mr. Green Jeans.
@@sallyhamilton7202 There was a tree, and the tree has a root, and the roots in a hole and the holes in the ground and the green grass grew all around all around and the green grass grew all around.. (Magic drawing board) and I'm 66 lol
I still, to this day find myself singing, "Good morning Captain, hello, how are you?" That's all I can remember, but at 53, I'm amazed that I still remember that.
WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER ABOUT CAPTAIN KANGAROO? 🤔
Mr. Green Jeans!
I loved the ping pong balls and I still love the Captain.
I watched Captain Kangaroo before going to school and Jack La lane too. Making healthy minds and the other healthy bodies.
The Saturday "Treasure House" with the electric trains! I loved that!
To this day I proudly tell people I have the same birthday as Captain Kangaroo! Love the Captain & Mr. Green Jeans - some of my fondest childhood memories! 🥰
Grandfather Clock was scary! And those white clapping hands in the blackness!
At 60, I look back on the Captain as one of the greatest kids shows. There will never be another. The cast was top shelf.
Oh yes, I defiantly agree.
Oh, just hearing the music put me right back there. I too, am 60 steve w.
I'm an old baby boomer. We watched this, Tommy Seven and before these Romper Room.
I agree. But I also have fond memories of Wallace and Ladmo. I wanted a ladmo bag so bad!
Absolutey, im 62 and remember him well. He was A Great Man in his day
I feel blessed to have lived in the best era ever, especially with the likes of Captain Kangaroo. Life was all so innocent back then, look at it now. And yes, I drank out of the garden hose too! R.I.P. Bob Keeshan and thank you!
Kids don't know and will never understand that the world was better before all this computer technology that started in 70s .the next downfall of mankind,computers!
Heheh, I remember my dad hollering when it was time for supper, and I'd be a couple blocks away, playing with the other kids. We never seemed to get into danger outside. Some years later, I learned that some kids didn't want to go home for reasons more troubling than mine (I was having too much fun). Although none of us 'blue collar' kids had wealthy parents, we were better for shows like Captain Kangaroo. I never got to see Mr. Rogers until cable was on the scene (in my late teens), I know he was a good influence too.
Lol wtf are you talking about your generation literally destroyed the world. Feminism, militant liberalism, and modern communism, all the shit thats destroying the world now, all began with your generation- the 60s-70s kids also known as the baby boomer generation. Take some responsibility you selfish bastard.
Love water from the hose, still do it if no one sees me. I am 72 now.
@@karyannfontaine8757 That’s awesome and we’re still going strong aren’t we !
I'm 62,and I simply couldn't imagine how much more sad my life would have been without the Captain, Mr. Green jeans, Bunny Rabbit, or Dancing Bear! Mr Green jeans flourished my love of plants and my future professional life as a horticulturist! I love you Captain and ALL!
Hey you forgot Grandfather Clock and Mr. Moose :)
The Magic Drawing Board, Tom Terrific, The Town Clown...
@@davidteller7681 Loved the town clown.
Ping pong balls dropping after the knock knock jokes 😀
@@sealyoness me too!
Nice to hear someone who truly cared for the children through his life instead of hearing about someone who was supposed to care and molested them instead. How wonderful! We need more people in this day truly working for the children
Joe Biden loves children.
In many ways.
I agree
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He was amazing just like Mr. Rogers, Captain Noah those were the kind of people you wanted doing children’s programming because there were no hidden messages or ulterior meanings or it wasn’t some pedophile up there trying to do a kid show so he could meet kids or whatever everything was so pure and simple back then and these people truly gave a damn about the children who watched their programs and their main and basically only goal was to teach children and have fun doing it and at the same time the child has no idea that they’re being educated because it is made so much fun that they don’t realize they’ve been learning all that time.
Now fast forward and we have Barney and we have Teletubbies etc. and look at what went on with them oh this Teletubbies gay in that Teletubbies gay and this one carries a person so he’s gay and Barney Barney is purple he’s gay and he talks with an effeminate voice so he’s gay like back in captain Noah’s day parents didn’t go looking for things that weren’t there they didn’t try to stir up controversy because they understood that this was educating your children and they loved it. Cowgirl Sally Starr hosted a cartoon show after school every day called “Popeye Theatre“ and it was all Popeye and related cartoons and we couldn’t wait to get home from school to watch and then there was another show that followed that and mom would make you your snack and put it on the TV tray and so you could eat your afterschool snack while you watch the program those were the days for sure we need to bring that back because today in general we are raising a whole generation of pansies, or as the younger generation calls them, snowflakes. Almost the whole generation of kids with the entitlement attitude lazy no work ethic not all kids mind you but there’s a large enough portion of them that I would say it’s crisis mode it’s crunch time. We took away God and made it unconstitutional to invoke his name in our schools then you took away educational programming on the scale of shows like Captain kangaroo Mr. Rogers neighborhood and then we told our children look out for yourself don’t care about anybody else as opposed to in captain kangaroo’s day, They taught children empathy and taught them to do the right thing
I also remember growing up with Miss Nancy's romper room I am 66 now
Thank you for bringing back all those wonderful memories!
Both my grandfathers died before I was born and my father died when I was 4. The Captain was the strongest father figure in my childhood and I loved him dearly.
There will never be another like him.
Sad to hear that.
What a sweet and touching thing you shared. I loved the Captain, too, and always trusted him to make me feel safe.
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This made me smile. Growing up in the 70’s, my day began with watching The Captain. Can’t help but to feel glad I grew up in the era I did. Things were so innocent then. Makes me feel sad knowing kids today don’t really have that. R.I.P. Captain, job well done.❤️
I grew up watching Captain Kangaroo. Then, my youngest sister and I watched The Captain.
Ahoy
Kids today have NO idea what being a kid is all about. Parents today would rather buy their kids a phone or tablet and let them "learn" from that!! Sad really. There aren't ANY shows today like the ones we grew up with, this is PART of the reason kids are the way they are today, even in Christian homes. This "junk" is everywhere, polluting kids AND adults minds!
I loved this show as kid, remember ROMPER ROOM ?!!!!!!!
@@barryallenflash1 That is so very true & my sentiments exactly. Of course you have to look at the other side as well, this world today isn’t really safe for kids. They will get abducted right in front of their own homes. Again, they haven’t a chance to have any innocence. They have to be taught the real horrors of the world earlier than we probably ever knew of.
there will never be another captain kangaroo, he's a legend
One good thing they weren't groomers back in them "*Days*" 😁Un like "**Mickey 🐀 Rat **"
totally agree. the man was awesome.
No, I was there he was a ignorant closed-minded old idiot, pumpkin pie Aussie hair-cutted freak obese diabetes heart attack candidate from oxidized nut butter oils and olive oils, deep fried oils of ANY kind; he disn't know shit and is a credit to his old generation of idiots.
Yes sir, I remember it well.
There will never be anything like it again!! So positive and decent 👌!!
❤❤
I loved Captain Kangaroo and Mr. Greenjeans when I was a small child, they taught me so much. RIP Captain
Always treat people with respect.
Oh my gosh, I remember the Captain saying that at the c!owe of the show!
RIP Mr Grreenjeans.
At 72,I grew up watching Capt.Kangaroo.He was our hero & we loved him dearly.He made learning fun & a lifelong passion.A true genius.He was actually ahead of his time-way ahead.Glad he & Mr.Rogers joined forces-two icons of the century
Watching this made me smile. I'm 64 now, but distinctly remember getting up early to watch Captain Kangaroo. I seriously doubt if there will ever be another Captain Kangaroo or Mr. Rogers.
I love him. I was in a foster home,poor, abused, in Gary Ind.We we’re lucky enough to watch his show.
So Sorry to hear U were Abused. I’m glad U Survived!!!
Very kind of you:)
I'm so sorry - I pray you found love and happiness 😊
I had to reprogram myself to find love and happiness.Quick back story. Tortured with a knife in the bathroom of a home in Etna Ind by a young woman who threatened me with amputation of a certain part because I wet the bed. It was a big issue in the 50’s and 60’s. The next day the young woman locked me and my older sister Vandena, in back to back closets for a couple hours each day. Sorry to say it only made me stronger as I got older. I turned all that around. 3 yrs Army Germany.45 yr Electrical Engineering. Semi -pro Tournament Bass fisherman. Fossil collectors ( in the field). I am blessed with strong self will.More than normal people.I now worry for all children of all nations who are being mistreated.We are not and will not overcome this thorn in the fabric of society. No civilization can survive without protecting the children. So yes, sad to say, we are doomed.A flower cannot grow in poisonous ground,and all that other stuff. It’s a sad story, truthfully told.I’m majorly happy to have survived it all.
I loved watching Family Classics with Frazier Thomas, Bozo’s circus and the Grand Prize Game, Sandy the clown.Chicago tv was Great
I wish they would release Captain Kangaroo on dvd… I would love it for my grandkids to watch and learn, I know I learned a lot from him… The Captain was awesome! R.I.P. Captain… gone but never forgotten!
The shows were not saved, so they cannot be released. Sadly, they are lost.
@@Believer78a that’s sad for sure! I watched Captain Kangaroo everyday as a little girl. Loved Bunny Rabbit
Play Dough was a wallpaper cleaner? Who knew?
@@Believer78a
A crime against humanity.
If not saved then why is there a full hour version on one of his episodes on u-tube and other clips
At 63, I recall spending almost all of my weekday mornings at The Treasure House, with the Captain, Mr Greenjeans; Mr Moose, Bunny Rabbit, and Grandfather Clock.
It was absolutely charming in the love, empathy and gentle humor it conveyed.
Rest In Peace, thank you, and Semper fi, Captain Keeshan.
I'm the mother of a Marine, daughter of one too. Until you wrote this, I didn't know Bob was one. I'm blown away. Thank you.
I literally grew up watching these shows as a kid. They were wonderful, and I am so grateful that I grew up in an innocent time, a time of no confusion or drama. No, I doubt we will see these types of shows come again. Greed rules the day, now. Gone is childhood innocence. Very, very sad.
I agree. so sad. I feel bad for todays kids. On the phone from practically day one. Always streaming with no decent shows to look forward to, Minds being poisoned by either internet filth or god knows what in school.
I agree, now children have drag queen Story Hour, so sad and so wrong 😢
It was only an innocent time if nothing bad happened to you. Sadly, there were still molesters and violence against kids was overlooked more as part of the norm. What's different today is that things are out in the open more and accessible.
I know I was lucky to be a little kid when Captain Kangaroo was on TV because his grandfatherly love is impossible to describe, he was like an hour with Santa Claus every day, the kind of guy who only comes around once.
My childhood was the Captain, Romper Room and Bozo the Clown.
And Shari Lewis and Lambchop. Shari was my very first crush at six years old.
Your description was PERFECT!
GREAT VIDEO!! Grandfather Clock, it's been a LONG time... I met the Captain over at a book store in Levittown NY at his book signing. What a LONG line!! What a sweet and gentle man. I asked him if he ever saw me waving into my TV. He said he saw me too! We laughed. I asked him some questions and we shook hands. The year was around 2000 or so. There will never be another like him!! I do remember when CBS was going to start him up again, I think it was CBS, I could be wrong.. Anyway, at the last minute (I will call it CBS) went with another guy, the guy with the beard near the end of your video. Must have been like a knife through Mr. Keeshan's heart. As I remembered, that version bombed... I was so happy! Rest in Peace my Captain! BTW, I loved the Enterprise passing by at the end.. :-)
we need more children's programs like this but sadly times seem to change for the worst. I grew up watching Captain Kangaroo back in the early 60s I have no regrets.
Thank you for this wonderful video about Bob Keeshan, who will forever be Captain Kangaroo. As a wee child I was walking through the civil war area of my hometown cemetery with my Mom, Grammy, Aunt and Cousin when I saw a statue of a man dressed in a long coat with large pockets. I ran down the hill calling "Captain Kangaroo, Captain Kangaroo!" That was more than sixty years ago, but I remember it so well.
CK, Mr. Green jeans, dancing bear, story time. Magic! Imagination and room for it to grow in each of us in our own way! ❤️🙏❤️
Was a great show. Great time to be a kid. He will never be replaced or forgotten.
Watched Captain Kangaroo before going to school for many years , such a pleasant way to start off the day . Sadly I am no longer around any adults old enough to remember him so I relive moments that I treasure alone . Good to have memories of the quiet , gentle entertainment available so long ago .
Me too! ❤️❤️❤️
Man, seeing the set and characters again, after all these years really just reinforces how great it was to be a kid growing up in the late 70’s and early 80’s. Thank you, Captain. Thank you.
Yes, good times
Even better in the 50s and 60s miss the CAPTAIN
Early 60s for me.
Show aired 1955 to 1984 and 6 more yrs on PBS.
or in the '50s and '60s
This show was my childhood blessing. He knew what kids need to hear and learn. PBS and it's offerings just stunk from day one.
I had been watching CK throughout my toddler years. I was 6-y-o when we moved to a different viewing area including PBS, but I was already too smart by then 😅
Rogers single handedly saved PBS. So yeah, it must have been bad even back then. He gave congress one of the most elegant speeches ever, about children's education and programming. In 7 minutes, he got 10 million dollars, that's how impressed they were with him. If you want to see it, just search "Rogers saves PBS" here on TH-cam. It's excellent and like Keenan, he knew how to educate kids for real and really understood them.
I grew up with the Captain,he was a wonderful man. We need more shows like that today.
Touched my heart to see Captain Kangaroo and Mr. Rogers in the same frame. Testament to how important their programs were to me growing up in a turbulent household.
Wen u grow up in an alcoholic household shows like captain kangaroo was my safe place..away from the chaos
They were both badass military war heroes as well Captain kangaroo I believe won the congressional medal of honor among many other medals for bravery I believe he saved an entire platoon I Hiro jima
Rogers was instrumental in saving the kind of kids programming he and the Captain did. If you want to hear one of the most elegant speeches ever, look up Rogers saves PBS here on TH-cam. In 7 minutes, he impresses them so much, they give him 10 million dollars to save educational children's programming and he single handily saved PBS with that speech.
@@gregdowd939 sorry to hear of your young life's situation and your safe place.
@@williamgibb5557 thank u Bill I appreciate it ....
Captain Kangaroo introduced me to opera, classical music, as well as lessons about nature from Mr. Green Jeans. The whole program was an inspiration!
Our childhood with these shows just proved that indeed it was "OUR WONDER YEARS"
The show was filled with such inventiveness. Inventive props , gags, like the falling ping pong balls and such great characters . Loved it .
Thank you. Its been six months since you posted this episode, but I just found you. I loved this. Capt. Kangaroo was part of my childhood as well. you brought back so many memories that brought a tear to my eyes. Thank you for bringing this back. I loved it!
No ChildHood was complete without Captain Kangeroo...Mr. Green Jeans...Mr. Moose....and Bunny Rabbit.
Agreed! That show was the bomb!
Agree! I liked Captain more than the mice !
I was totally bummed when Mr. Green-jeans died…😢
Don't forget Dancing Bear
and Tom Terrific!...:D
I loved the Captain...Mr Green Jeans... Mr. Moose... dropping pinballs on his head...Bunny Rabbit..reading books was my favorite...Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel..Hats for sale...so many☺️
Mike Mulligan!!! What a great story!!!🥰🥰🥰
Pinballs would hurt :)
And Bunny Rabbit always stealing/getting the carrots from the Captain.
I have a pair of green jeans, and I think of Mr. Green Jeans everytime I wear them. LOL!
One man who is often overlooked is Cosmo Bollgetti please excuse the spelling, he of course was Mr Moose Bunny 🐇 dancing bear 🐻 etc.
He was a one of a kind and can never be replaced.
Captain Kangaroo is one of my fondest memories. This was such a fun, and gentle show; there never will be another.
I didn’t know the title of his theme song. I thought it was a composition by Leroy Anderson.
mr. rogers neighborhood?
My Mom took my sisters and me to see the Captain live at the Charlotte Coliseum back in the early 60's. I'll never forget it!
Yup. Him and Mr. Rogers was my childhood. So Good. We need more of this.
Bob Keeshan was the best to kids. I grew up looking at Captain Kangaroo and I really think he and his show helped me and many other kids with school and with life in general. But the one thing I really appreciated about Bob Keeshan (and Mr. Rogers) is that unlike virtually all the other kid show hosts, he never talked to us as if we were retards or in any infantile or condescending ways. For that I'll always be appreciative of this wonderful gentleman. God Bless you Bob Keeshan!
@@Fathertyme-z2c Thank You Very Much!. The Captain was special.
Exactly! Even though we WERE kids, he treated us with respect and NEVER EVER said unkind words or treated us as if we were unworthy of being talked to! Both great guys and are truly missed. There will never be another Fred or Bob, which is really sad. Kids desperately need that today!!
I remember it well. My favorite was the story teller who introduced me to The Story of Ping, Make Way For Ducklings, Caps For Sale and many more! And he had a wonderful story telling voice! I would ave to say that Mr. Moose was my favorite character! Thanks so much for posting this! Such a fun walk down memory lane! 😊💕
Omg - I hadn't thought about "Caps for Sale" in 58 years! I used to love that one... Thanks for that memory! 👍
@@bellbookcandle3051 Caps for Sale..I loved when Captain read that story..memories❤
@@fee9043 I can't believe how swiftly that memory came back to me, after reading Cindy's comment! ☺💗
I watched his show always as a kid in the 60's and 70's. Learned many life lessons. There are many kids today who can really use a Captain Kangaroo to watch each morning.
60 years old and i still get a tear in my eye when I watched this, I watched the Captain and ofc Mr. Rogers from as far back as I can remember, It is so sad we lost 2 such great people that just loved kids and wanted to help them be the best they could be...The youth of today truly have no idea what they missed.
I grew up with the Captain in the late 60's and early 70's. I had no idea he went on as long as he did. Always a positive influence on me and nothing but great memories of his shows.
I had the honor of meeting Bob Keeshan at a book signing back in 1979. Got to shake his hand, and I told him how much I loved watching his show back in the 1950s.
When I was 6, he was my hero. That was over 50 years ago. The sight of a cascade of ping-pong balls still cracks me up.
I forgot about that! I loved the ping-pong balls falling!
There will never be another Captain Kangaroo..
Times have changed and so has the entire world..
I remember waking up to watch him when I was young..
That being said, this world is too screwed up to have a man so pure at heart that he spanned generations, and taught so many good lessons..
Yep, he was one of a kind. I watched every day before school too. (Jan Griffiths).
My second fav show when I was a kid. It was the New Zoo Revue then Captain. The lessons he taught still last. You are so right, there will never be another.
I am 70 and I watched The Capitan and Mr. Green Jeans,Bunny Rabbit and Mr. Moose. Great show.
This man is a prime example of how good life was then and how far we have fallen!
P E L O S I
@@situated4 Shut up.
I watched Captain Kangaroo, Mr. Rogers, and the shows on Nickelodeon when I was a kid.
I watched him throughout the late '50s to mid-'60s. He was my hero, I loved him. It was a sad day when he passed away.
When Bob Keeshan died, I called my mother and bawled “Mommy, Captain Kangaroo died”. I sobbed for 15 minutes. I was 36. Fun fact, his grandson has scaled the 7 major peaks and left a memorial of his grandfather on Mt. Everest.
sweet:)
Proof.
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😉👍 Well, I can verify that his grandson DID scale all the 7 highest peaks. You see, I sometimes get bored on a Sunday afternoon, so I'll climb a 25,000+ foot mountain whenever I'm bored, and out of sheer coincidence I ran into Captain Kangaroo's grandson every time I reached the top of one of those mountains!
This episode has been brought to you by Ronco Grey hair spray.
For those times when you need to appear wiser than what you actually are!
Sad that kids don't and will never again have the same types of shared experiences we did. TV shows music radio all are left to do there own thing.
This brought tears of loving nostalgia to my eyes. Thank you!
I was one of those who grew up with the Captain. I'm 68 now, and still vividly remember several scenes with Dancing Bear, Mr. Moose, Grandfather Clock, Bunny Rabbit, and of course Mr. Green Jeans.
My very first 'music video' memory was the Captain sharing beautiful movies of Swans swimming, set of course to The Swan by Saint-Saens.
Quite possibly this encouraged me to later in life make my living in music.
As much as the new guys who tried their best to fill those shoes, it was Bob Keeshan who taught me much while waiting to go to school.
Thank you, Captain Kangaroo, Bob Keeshan, and thank DoYouRemember? for this loving tribute.
Thank you for this. I adored Captain Kangaroo when I was a child, and watched him every morning without fail. He marks a big change in my childhood. Cried every morning the first week of first grade because I had to miss the show. Was saddened when I heard he died.
7:14 mark "...the show created Mr Schwinn Dealer to continue the ride." lol
That's freaking GENIUS!😆🤘🏻🤘🏻
LOVED Captain Kangaroo as a kid! 🦘
I grew up with Captain Kangaroo, Mr Greenjeans and Mr Moose.❤ Oh and the rabbit!!! Probably more...I'm 66 now and haven't seen the show for a few years 😁
I grew up with this icon in the 50s and 60s. Truly a legend.
Captain Kangaroo, Sesame Street, Electric Company, Mr. Rodgers, ALL staples in my childhood! 💙 Because of these great shows, I started first grade reading 5th grade level! 👍🙂
Hi Janet
How are you doing today?
* Mr. *Rogers*
Banana Splits?
I watched the same tv shows too,ah the nostalgia.Life was sooo good back then,being a kid with no worries or problems.
@@bjr2379 Because of the Banana Splits I had to get some six wheel atv's
Bob was a wonderful influence on children! I wish there were such honorable wholesome television shows today, and not all the crap presented to our children.
My friends and I watched Captain Kangaroo every day. It was a great start to our mornings!
I came around about 40 years after the Captain but my parents would let me watch the re-runs on our local CBS and I think that combined with Mr. Rogers neighborhood helped me grow and develop better than any modern kids television shows could ever do. It's a shame what children's television has become.
I m going on 69 years old and I grew up and loved Captain Kangaroo. He was the best. Thank you for posting this.
Loved the Captain. Great Space Coaster rocked as well.
I watched the captain and friends in the early sixties whenever I could, he seemed to be such a nice man. Fast forward to 1987, I was a newspaper photographer and one assignment was to get a picture of Bob Keeshan while he was speaking at a local library. It was in a small auditorium at the library and I waited at the bottom of a stairwell off to one side looking out at the crowd of kids. My plan was as he came out to speak, I'd quietly move down front to get my picture and leave. Just before the event started, I heard footsteps coming down the stairs behind me. Glancing back toward the stairs, it was Keeshan all by himself. He sidled up next to me to see how big the crowd of kids were there. My mouth dropped and it was like a “ Do you know who you are?” moment. Not knowing what to say, I just blurted out how as a kid I was huge fan and started naming all the characters on the show. I did get stuck on the cartoon kid who drew on the magic drawing board. I tried to remember, but Bob says, “Come on now, you know, Tom Terrific.” He was a genuinely nice man and we chatted a bit until he had to do his speech. My only regret is I didn’t get a picture of us together.
Thanks for sharing your excellent story.
In your Mind....In your heart. 😎👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
But you got a priceless memory!
As a retired newspaper photographer I had the pleasure of being in a position to meet and speak with many celebrities and VIP folks and Bob Keeshan was always the most genuine, nice, and warmest one I have ever interacted with. Many I met over the years were too self important to speak to me.
That’s about the only drawback I found to being a photojournalist was unless another photog was there you never get to be in the same shot as some of your heroes. You: Bob Keeshan
Me: Ray Bradbury
I grew up watching the good, "Captain Kangaroo" from the 50's. Great show! So much fun for the little ones!
It does my heart good to hear great things about a man that brought me so much joy as a child. He was truly a good soul.
60 here as well. OMG the memories this video brought back. The few notes of the intro that they played took me back to my childhood faster than even a photo album could. What a wonderful show, and what a wonderful man.
I remember being a avid Captain Kangaroo fan. His friendly kind voice. Talking to Mr Greenjeans threw the window. Him and Mr Rogers. I don't know which I enjoyed watching more. But as a toddler at the end of the sixties and little in the seventies I watched them both daily. I remember the Captain being on during the Today show. I loved it.
Bob Keeshan put a lot of feeling and character into his role as Captain Kangaroo. So sad hearing that the man died too soon. RIP, Bob Keeshan, the REAL Captain Kangaroo!
Probably the real reason that they decided to cancel the show was because of the death of Mr. Green Jeans!
Are you crazy? The man was 73 years old.
He was a big part of many of our lives... I loved his show, and learned so much from it !!!!
As a kid growing up in the eighties, we used to watch together during kindergarten as a group and loved every minute of it. We were hooked and it brought everyone together. Great to know a childhood memory can still be preserved in a world in transition like ours. Thanks for doing the copious research!
My Wife and I grew up with Captain Kangaroo. We still love him and talk about his show from time to time. It was a wholesome and great time to be a kid.
Mr.greenjeans.and the ping.pong.balls were classic.
As a boy I saw Captain Kangaroo almost like an uncle.
At 68 years old and as far back as I can remember..
Captain Kangaroo & Mr Green jeans were always there in living B&W TV.
I will never forget the day in 1986, when I was in an Office Supply Store picking up some supplies for my Church. There was a man in line in front of me. His face seemed vaguely familiar, but when I heard his voice...it was Bob Keeshan. Now here I was a 32-year-old Priest, and I was like a 5-year-old again, having just met one of the most influential TV personalities of my youth. (The other, "Officer" Joe Bolton, of WPIX, had introduced the 3 Stooges to NY television.) Mr. Keeshan was so gracious, and he was very moved as I shared my memories of him.
Nice!
If I had ever met Bob Keeshan, I'd have just stood there and cried like a baby. He was such a huge part of my childhood in the early 60s. I would love to have thanked him for being such a steady and warm presence in my life at a time when I needed it most.
@@Melanie220 It was an incredible moment for me. I wish there was someone like that on TV for children today.
Wow! Thank you for sharing that! What a lovely thing to have happened!
I grew up with the captain watching him for many years. Watching your video has brought back so many fond memories. Thank you so much. He was one of a kind.
i remember watching his show on channel 4 out of Buffalo. The Friendly Giant, Mr. Dressup, and Captain Kangaroo are all gone now. But they were not just entertainers, they were educators that never talked down to us kids. That's why I loved them.
You must have also seen Rocketship7 with Promo the Robot, and Commander Tom with Matty the Mod?
@@toddburgess6792 Yes, all that. And The Flintstones on Channel 9 at 12:30, conveniently at the same time I was home for lunch.
All that Bob Keeshan brought to television is exemplified in the morals, love & betterment of children & improvement of parenting.
No show comes as close, though PBS' Mr. Rogers is a very close second.
Sad to think that ' those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it .' George Santayana
This world is in a heap of trouble.
thank God, I am passing through this world on dry ground. Jesus Christ, The Only Begotten Son Of God, is the way, truth and the life. answer his call.
I would eagerly sit infront of the tv with my 7 siblings watching Captain Kangeroo. Loved it!👍
I watched Captain Kangaroo as a kid and I loved it. My mom parked me in front for the TV to watch my first show, and I was hooked. Great cast of characters, great performances. Nothing like it. The best!!!
Loved the captain, especially on sick days when I'd stay home from school. He'd cheer me up
I did not always have the easiest childhood. But this show, head and shoulders out of everything else on TV, made it more bearable. To this day I marvel at the kind, gentle and humorous world that Keeshan presented to hurting kids like me. He was the dad I never had and I will be eternally grateful for those early morning hours, especially in the summer, where I could join another, more kindler world with the Captain and all his friends. You might remember in the 70s that Friday was always the day the ensemble cast would do a show-long sketch. So Fridays were always special. But the most special of all, at least for me, was the last weekday before Christmas - there was always a special Christmas show on that day and I will cherish those memories forever.
I was in tears after watching this. I never doubted for a second that he was really a captain and a kangaroo! Even an atheist like me has to hope that he's now an angel!
He's angel 😇 for sure
Angels are angels and people in heaven are saints.
I hope that he truly believed/believes in Jesus, for if he is a believer he is now in heaven.
Hope to see you there, too.
@Ralpho The Great Good thing, then, that I've never been in a foxhole. I was an atheist most of my adult life. I've softened a bit, but am still absolutely convinced that the Old Testament stories are just that. Stories. and yadayada. All that has nothing to do with how I rarely missed The Good Captain as a kid. I'm pretty sure Bunny Rabbit was an atheist.
@@Polyphemus47 Science & archeologists have proven much of the Bible to be true. You just need to explore it.
@@debraolson7553 preys him
I remember growing up,watching Captain Kangaroo in the morning before going to school. Loved the show. Kids today won't know the joy of pure unadulterated t.v. for kids. No curse words,no violence,no sex just pure entertainment geared to and for children. Oh the good ole days!
We need more Captain Kangaroo’s, especially right now.
An American treasure. Thank you Captain!
Always had a laugh with the ping pong balls and Mister Moose! Happy memories
7:15 The Schwinn Stingray bike with the banana seat was the bomb!
What about the "crates" such as orange, cherry, apple etc? THEY were the real bomb.
That's right....it was called the Stingray....great bike....I had a blue one, just this instant remembering the color...I was wondering why bright blue is my favorite color...now I know....it had a white banana seat...I put a ton of miles on that thing wearing out the innertubes. I could change the inner tubes myself when I was 6 and used the old innertubes for pouches for slingshots I would make and that I sold to many of the local kids...I guess that makes me a 6-year old Arms Dealer....playing War....going exploring...climbing trees, wayyy too tall I had no business being that high...like a 12-storey building high....wonderful memories....we could be away from the house all day w/no supervision....and of course, we didn't have to lock the doors at night... That will Never return...
LOVED my stingray with the glitter silver banana seat and sissy bar! Have a great photo of tomboy me on it in groovy striped pants, long hair with bangs - cracks my kids up every time they see it. :)
We could never afford the Schwinn bicycle, they cost too much in the day.
Wow I haven't thought about Captain Kangaroo for years. He was and still is stacked in my Great Memory file's. He was always positive upbeat we always had smiles on our faces while he was on the television 📺. If all kid's shows were like Captain Kangaroo, Sesame Street, Mr Roger's and the likes I bet bottom dollar those kids who watched would be better grown-up Men and Women.
I am in my 60s and Captain kangaroo and Sally star and Gene London where my babysitter's every morning. My mom worked and this gave her time to get ready in the morning as we ate our cereal and watch TV. This was a kinder and gentle time.
I watched the Gene London show too...I lived in Philly then, around 11 years old....and I think Gene London may have been based out of Philly... CK got me for about 6 years and as I got older, it would be Gene London while occasionally turning back the dial to the Captain even though I was getting a lìttle old for it....quality is quality....a time of innocence....
It was comforting to wake up early in the morning to Captain Kangaroo. I love you Captain Kangaroo and Thank you! RIP~🙏🏼†🙏🏼
I'm 64 now and I can still watching Captain Kangaroo every morning. I loved everything about the show. Mr. Moose and his ping pong balls, Bunny rabbit and his carrots, Dancing Bear, and Tom Terrific and Clutch Cargo. I learned more from the Captain growing up than I ever learned from my parents. Sad but true.
My favorite show as a kid and I loved bunny’s antics with ping pong balls.
I watched Captain Kangaroo Growing up! Always loved him! Don't think there will EVER be another! Sadly! But he will live on Forever! :)
This is great !
I was 5 in '62 and would watch Captain Kangaroo before going to kindergarten every morning, maybe a year or two more.
Most enduring was a Mr. GreenJeans character playing an upright bass like a guitar and singing a song.
One of the most funny cool things i'd ever seen.
I always wanted to play guitar (baby book photo, 'jamming' on my Popeye guitar next to a phonograph when i was like 5).
Never got ''good' but gigged later.
Maybe this helped :)
I loved Capt. Kangaroo!! He was a wonderful man. We will never see the likes of him ever again. I'm so glad you had something good to say instead of trashing him.
Thank you, I’m 55 and I was a big fan of the Captain.
Ah.. Thanks for the memories. Yes I remember the Captain growing up. Green Jeans, Mr Moose and the Bunny Rabbit who always surprised him with ping pong balls were part of the legend that was Captain Kangaroo.
Thank you Bob. 😊
Don't forget Dancing Bear and Grandfather Clock! :)
As a kid I loved watching The Capt and Mr. Rogers, my two favs! They both brought so much to us as kids! It was like having a babysitter that you could "actually" learn from!
My friend died in 2009 and before he did he told me that he got to meet Bob and he was such a great guy. He signed the book "Good Morning Captain" and I have it today in my friend's memory.
I watched Captain Kangaroo as a child in the early 50's and 60's. Great show with Mr. Green Jeans!
Trivia Mr Green Jeans was Alice Coopers dad!
@@chrisyonkus7424 No way dude!!! Wow!
Best kids show EVER!!! I grew up in the 70’s & loved all of the beloved characters of Captain Kangaroo! Such innocence! We need shows like this for young children again. 🥰🐰😇
I grew up with the Captain and it was one of my favs. This is so nice, to hear him spoken of so highly. He and Fred Rogers, were stellar human beings. The speech Rogers gave congress (which can be found on YT), single handedly saved PBS and is one of the most elegant speeches, you will ever hear, in under 7 minutes. And the speaker was like "Well, I think what you are doing is fantastic and I'd really like to see your programming. And you just earned yourself 10 million dollars, to keep programming like this on the air". So yes, both he and the Captain did wonderful things for children's television and education.
I recall and still occasionally sing this lyric from a Captain Kangaroo show.
Little girl puppet: "Look, there Daddy what I see. There's a horse in striped pajamas"
Daddy puppet: That's not a horse in striped pajamas, at all. That's an animal people call a Zebra.
Little girl puppet: I see. Well, it still looks like a horse in striped pajamas to me.
I remember that tune from about 64 years ago. I'm 68 years happy now.
Oh yeah. Most blue jeans were blue, but on one shopping trip I saw some green denim jeans. I was so excited that Mom bought them for me. Now we had a black and white television, but I felt I was matching Mr. Green Jeans.
OOPS there goes another rubber tree plant...
I remember a horse in striped pajamas! But I didn't until I read your comment. Amazing what you can recall over 50 years later!
@@sallyhamilton7202 There was a tree, and the tree has a root, and the roots in a hole and the holes in the ground and the green grass grew all around all around and the green grass grew all around.. (Magic drawing board) and I'm 66 lol
I still, to this day find myself singing, "Good morning Captain, hello, how are you?" That's all I can remember, but at 53, I'm amazed that I still remember that.
I watched the Caption and then my kids watches it also. Great memories.
I adored him as a kid, and now even more so as a mom.
Brings back good memories as a kid.