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Bob Keeshan was born to Irish parents [3] in Lynbrook, New York. [4] After an early graduation in 1945 from Forest Hills High School in Queens, New York, during World War II, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, but was still in the United States when Japan surrendered.
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.
Hugh Brannum (January 5, 1910 – April 19, 1987) was an American vocalist, arranger, composer, and actor known for his role as Mr. Green Jeans on the children's television show Captain Kangaroo. During his days with Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians, Brannum used his childhood nickname "Lumpy". [1]
The producers of Captain Kangaroo used some of Clash's puppet creations for the show. [15] [16] In 1984, Clash had to turn down Henson's offer to work on his film The Dark Crystal because he was working on two TV shows at the same time, Captain Kangaroo and Love's syndicated program The Great Space Coaster, in which he was producer for the ...
In 1979, he became the director of "Bill Cosby's Picture Pages also for CBS-TV; and in 1981, he returned to Captain Kangaroo serving as Director and Executive Producer for CBS-TV and then PBS. [ 1 ] Hirschfeld has won 3 Emmy Awards for Captain Kangaroo (1978, 1983, and 1984); and won the 1981 Gold Award at the International Film and TV Festival ...
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. She was later featured in an article in the October 23, 1976 edition of TV Guide, called Don’t Tell Your Mom About Debbie, which was about her career on Captain Kangaroo.
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Lamb Chop, also appearing, had previously been introduced during Lewis's guest appearance on Captain Kangaroo in March 1956. [4] Lewis with her puppets, Lamb Chop and Charlie Horse, 1960. NBC gave Lewis her first network program, The Shari Lewis Show, which debuted on October 1, 1960, replacing The Howdy Doody Show. The show ran until September ...