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In the fall of 1981, as part of an expansion of the CBS Morning News, Captain Kangaroo was moved to the earlier time slot of 7:00 a.m. and reduced to half-hour – at which time, the program was retitled Wake Up with the Captain. In the fall of 1982, Captain was relegated to a Saturday morning 7:00 a.m. time slot. The network offered a package ...
CBS canceled Captain Kangaroo at the end of 1984. An episode of the show in 1981 became professional skateboarder Tony Hawk's first appearance on television. [6] Captain Kangaroo was the longest running children's television show until 1997 when it was surpassed by Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, which itself was surpassed by Sesame Street in 2003.
Developing ideas from Tinker's Workshop, Keeshan and his long-time friend Jack Miller submitted the concept of Captain Kangaroo to the CBS network, which was looking for innovative approaches to children's television programming. CBS approved the show, and Keeshan starred as the title character when it premiered on CBS on October 3, 1955. [18]
Sunrise Semester and Captain Kangaroo both left the weekday schedule on CBS on October 1, 1982. Captain Kangaroo moved to Saturday and Sunday mornings and reverted to a one-hour format. Texas and The Doctors both ended their runs on NBC on December 31, 1982.
Welcome to The Captain: February 4, 2008: March 3, 2008: 1 ... CBS: The First 50 Years: May 20, 1998 ... Children's animation. Title Premiere date
From 1973 to 1978, Weems appeared as a regular on the hit CBS daily children's series, Captain Kangaroo.In 1976, songs from the television series sung by Weems were released on an album, Debbie Weems Sings Songs from Captain Kangaroo, published by Wonderland Records.
CBS Fall Local/syndicated programming Speed Buggy (R) Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (R) Jeannie (R) Partridge Family 2200 A.D. Valley of the Dinosaurs: Shazam! The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine: The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show: The U.S. of Archie: Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (R) CBS Children's Film Festival: CBS Sports and/or local ...
CBS Fall Captain Kangaroo: The Biskitts: Saturday Supercade: Dungeons & Dragons: The Dukes: The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show: Benji, Zax & the Alien Prince: The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show: The New Fat Albert Show: CBS Children's Film Festival: CBS Sports and/or local programming Local news CBS Evening News: November Plastic Man (R) February