Captain Kangaroo Site Blog
Captain Kangaroo Site Blog
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 Still watching out for video (Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:00:00 GMT)
Captain Kangaroo videos remain rare. Maybe someday, CBS will release recordings, if they exist.
For now, I hope you’ll post a comment with news of any items you come across.
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  Comment from jeff on Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:47:10 GMT:
Back in the early to mid 1960's I had a Captain Kangaroo play house. It was assembled panels of fabric that dropped down over a card table creating the enclosure. There was a large wooden rod, that when propped up on the top of the table stretched the fabric to create the roof. Does anyone know where this item might have originally come from???
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Comment from almi on Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:21:33 GMT:
Does anyone know the best place to sell one of the old captain kangeroo dolls? I put one on ebay but it does not seem to getting much interest.
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Comment from Telugu Mov on Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:46:51 GMT:
I will check out the videos.If i find any i will let you know.
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Comment from Gary webma on Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:32:46 GMT:
Does not sound familiar but I will look around.
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Comment from Wndsurfrr on Sun, 27 Dec 2009 06:55:19 GMT:
I remember this song from when I was a kid. It was a christmas song. 'I want a cantelop, said the antelope, I want a pinafore said the dinosaur, underneath the christmas tree'. There is nothing on google. My mom doesn't remember, but my sister thinks it was from Capt Kangaroo and added a line 'I want a wagon, said the dragon'. Anyway remember this song? Is it from the show? Thanks. email me at wndsurfrr@yahoo.com
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Wishing for the DVD collection (Sat, 10 Nov 2007 12:00:01 GMT)
I get lots of questions about videos from the old TV shows, but there is practically nothing available.
There are a few things on YouTube. We didn’t have VCRs back in those days, so there are no private collections.
Keep wishing.
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Comment from phl53 on Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:10:44 GMT:
I was born in 1953. I always liked the books he would read, and the song stories, like Angus McFergus McTavish Dundee, and Albert the Airsick Eagle.
Does anyone know the book that he would read where they would play the Manhattan Beach March in the background? Seems like it was about a boy who couldn't stop reading a book he'd just gotten.
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Comment from Gary on Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:02:42 GMT:
Look around on Amazon, but there are very few C.K. video titles available.
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Comment from No.1Fan on Sat, 07 Feb 2009 13:37:01 GMT:
I love Captain Kangaroo. Does CBS have the ability to make DVD's available for this program? Captain Kangaroo was a friend to children across America.
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Comment from Play43jc on Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:17:19 GMT:
I got a DVD from Ebay with two black and white episodes on it - from 1961 and 1968. I wasn't happy with it. It's grainy with not very good audio. Not like I remember Capt. Kangaroo - in color and with a more perfected plot! Wish there were true DVD collections out there....!
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Comment from Sharky on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:25:55 GMT:
This web site claims to have a DVD of the Captain for $9.99. You can use paypal, so I might just give it a try. EarthStation1.com
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Popular image requests (Sat, 10 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT)
I get requests for a couple of photos. They are larger when you save them to your own computer.
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Comment from jkplbh on Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:26:28 GMT:
Does anybody remember Simon from the Captain Kangaroo Show? He sang a catchy little tune . . . Now you know my name is Simon, and the things I draw come true; you can take me, take me, take me climbing over the garden wall with you. How do we still remember this stuff?!
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Comment from z45123 on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:39:49 GMT:
Here it is
http://www.dvdsentertainmentonline.com/product/0/1955-CAPTAIN-KANGAROO-DVD-TV-SHOW-BOB-KEESHAN-NEW_13247.html
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Comment from Jason on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:02:42 GMT:
Hello,
Captain Kangaroo is mu favorite television series! Actually, it was more than a series...it was a visit with my favorite television friends! I own some 16mm film kinescopes, which are incredibly difficult to locate. I've hear an unfounded rumor that videotapes of the series are located in an underground salt mine.
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Comment from Gary on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:07:44 GMT:
Ping pong balls fell at the end of a Mr. Moose knock knock joke. Who's there? Justin. Justin who? Justin time (for ping pong balls).
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Comment from jamieann35 on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:19:37 GMT:
what prompted the dropping of the ping pong balls on the show?? We are all wondering and can't come up with it.
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Commentary that used to be on the home page part 1 (Mon, 01 Jan 2007 12:00:01 GMT)
We continue to honor Bob Keeshan to this day for his tireless and sincere
work for decent children’s entertainment. Those of us who were children in the
70s or earlier, and who remember watching the Captain’s show as children, now
have children of our own. My own kids are young adults. We who remember that
type of programming need to remind programmers that
decent entertainment still has a place. While brash programming has its
attraction for kids, young children are not necessarily looking to be smacked
in the face all the time, and they"d be happy with gentler shows if only those
shows were programmed and if only families tuned them in.
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Commentary that used to be on the home page part 2 (Mon, 01 Jan 2007 12:00:02 GMT)
In retrospect, there are things I would change about the daily life in my
household during the 1990s when my kids were young. But without a doubt, we
tried to avoid certain types of TV programming, and we were successful to a
degree. My kids experienced different types of entertainment in different
places, but at home, there were certain shows that we watched. There were shows
that my kids were not allowed to watch, and that resulted in some discussion,
but overall, the
kids enjoyed the decent programming
that we could find.
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Commentary that used to be on the home page part 3 (Mon, 01 Jan 2007 12:00:03 GMT)
The 2006 controversy over VeggieTales adds to the frustration for the decency movement. If you
don’t want your kids to be exposed to religious messages, OK, but only a small
minority of American parents are concerned about that. Considering that kids
are inescapably bombarded daily with obscene programming and ads, it’s just
stunning that NBC would censor generic religious statements from a show like
VeggieTales that is widely lauded for it’s positive themes. The networks can
handle the publicity resulting from a naked
Janet Jackson
or Desperate Housewife
during a football game, so it's hard to believe they can’t handle the VeggieTales issue.
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Commentary that used to be on the home page part 4 (Mon, 01 Jan 2007 12:00:04 GMT)
It’s not specifically ping pong balls or grandfather clocks that make Captain
Kangaroo important. The important thing is that kids can be entertained and
morally educated in a gentle way. When the Captain’s show ended for the day,
you weren’t motivated to beat up your sister; you ran down to your buddy’s
house to play. What is a kid motivated to do after a half hour of
Ren and Stimpy
splattering boogers all over the screen? Hurrah for the Captain.
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Comment from albertalba on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:38:52 GMT:
I can't tell you how much joy Captain Kangaroo gave to me from the theme music, to watching him with Mr. Rabbit, Dancing Bear, Mr.Moose etc all the stories on morals .I just thank God for his gift
of people like him.
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