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2 unusual facts about Bob Keeshan


America's Thanksgiving Parade

Over the years, several other well-known personalities were commentators for the Detroit parades, including John Amos, Ned Beatty, Kathy Garver, Captain Kangaroo host Bob Keeshan, Linda Lavin, Esther Rolle and Andrew Stevens.

John R. Erickson

It aired in May 1985 as part of a series called “CBS Storybreak,” with Bob Keeshan as the host.


Fairview Press

The company published a number of popular general-interest hardcover books during this time, including Good Morning, Captain (autobiography of Bob Keeshan, TV’s original Captain Kangaroo) and a book series by TV’s original Slim Goodbody.


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