Farewell, Captain............
Jan. 23rd, 2004 11:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
poltr1I heard the news at lunch today. Bob Keeshan, whom many of us knew as "Captain Kangaroo", passed away earlier today after a long illness. He was 76.
Here's a link to his obituary on the CBSNews.com web site. (The page has links to pictures and related stories.)
Many of you reading this used to watch the Captain, either on CBS or PBS. (And those of you who are older than I probably remember him as Clarabell on the Howdy Doody Show.) He got the "Kangaroo" moniker from the oversized pockets on his jacket. Who can forget his encounters with Mr. Green Jeans, Mr. Moose, and Bunny Rabbit? I remember the Tom Terrific cartoons that used to air during his program. And of course, the hair, the mustache, and the red jacket with the white piping. He was like the kindly old grandfather I never had (both of mine died before I was born).
He was also a strong advocate for children's television and the importance of parenting. In this day and age of violent kid's programs, he was one of the few lone voices of sanity in the wilderness.
He will be missed.
Here's a link to his obituary on the CBSNews.com web site. (The page has links to pictures and related stories.)
Many of you reading this used to watch the Captain, either on CBS or PBS. (And those of you who are older than I probably remember him as Clarabell on the Howdy Doody Show.) He got the "Kangaroo" moniker from the oversized pockets on his jacket. Who can forget his encounters with Mr. Green Jeans, Mr. Moose, and Bunny Rabbit? I remember the Tom Terrific cartoons that used to air during his program. And of course, the hair, the mustache, and the red jacket with the white piping. He was like the kindly old grandfather I never had (both of mine died before I was born).
He was also a strong advocate for children's television and the importance of parenting. In this day and age of violent kid's programs, he was one of the few lone voices of sanity in the wilderness.
He will be missed.
Oh, Captain Kangaroo,
They broke the Creepy Crawler Mold after they made you
And Mr. Moose ran out of ping-pong balls....."
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Date: 2004-01-27 07:47 am (UTC)We were able to pick up three stations from Toronto (CTV, TVO, and CBC), and one from Hamilton (an independent).
I think I can do a decent Canadian accent, or to be more specific, a Toronto accent. I believe the "eh?" comes from the backwoods country, like the Muskoka region.
I was wrong in my earlier reply. Bimbo was a clown, not a robot.
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Dim sum and wine? We made trips up to the Beer Store, to get "the good stuff". (That was in college.)