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3 unusual facts about Captain Kangaroo


Brian Sutton-Smith

He has participated in making television programs on toys and play in Great Britain, Canada, and the U.S., and has been a consultant for Captain Kangaroo, Nickelodeon, Murdoch Children's Television, and the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia.

Flowers on the Wall

Bruce Willis's character sings along to the line, "smoking cigarettes and watching Captain Kangaroo."

Robert Cottle

The show ran for two more years, at times beating CBS-TV's Captain Kangaroo in the Nielsen ratings.


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.

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.

Knowledge Adventure

During that time, Knowledge Adventure released many branded games such as Dr. Brain, Barbie, Jurassic Park III, Captain Kangaroo, Curious George and American Idol.

Roll Tide

Also rumored to be the favorite catch phrase (off-camera only) of Mr. Green Jeans during his tenure on the Captain Kangaroo Show.

Tom Gregory

Early on in his career, Gregory also appeared on other children's shows such as Captain Kangaroo, occasionally filled in for Sandy Becker, and appeared with the likes of Soupy Sales, Chuck McCann, "Officer" Joe Bolton, and others.

Tom Terrific

Created by Gene Deitch under the Terrytoons studio (which by that time was a subsidiary of CBS, the network that broadcast Captain Kangaroo), Tom Terrific ran in a series of five-minute cartoons created specifically for the Captain Kangaroo show from 1957-1959, and was rerun on Kangaroo for years thereafter.


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