And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Friday, December 30, 2022
This guy got paid for dressing and acting like that
I was in single-digit years when Captain kangaroo was on, and even then I thought he looked pretty weird. But we had only three channels so you watched what was on or you didn’t watch.
you don't need to apologize for that, remember mr. green jeans and moose and bunny rabbit all helped shape us. and i almost forgot "grandfather" the clock!
I remember seeing his show while on a business trip to St. Paul with my dad and wondering why we didn't have the show where we lived. This was before I started kindergarten. Having only two channels limited our options.
My hometown only had one channel when I was growing up in the 60's, but it showed Captain Kangaroo. Mr. Moose and Bunny Rabbit were great, but Grandfather Clock gave me a lifelong fear of inanimate objects with faces.
A different time and a different world. A little-known fact is the Captain in his earlier life landed on two mins and I believe received the bronze star, recall reading that lee Marvin said he was the bravest man he knew (also at iwo)
An urban legend claims that actor Lee Marvin said on The Tonight Show that he had fought alongside Keeshan at the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. Over time this legend has been published verbatim. Other legends had compounded on it, such that Keeshan was a trained killer,[8] that he was awarded the Navy Cross, that he was a tough sergeant who saved the lives of dozens of men and women in the war, and that he destroyed a German tank in action in North Africa (an apparent confusion with a similarly named British soldier). However, Marvin never made the statement (he never served in Iwo Jima, but was wounded during the Battle of Saipan). Keeshan never saw combat in Europe or Japan, having enlisted too late to serve overseas. The Naval Historical Center in Washington, D.C, still receives calls asking for verification of Keeshan's "heroic" war service. Keeshan continuously dispelled the rumors.
Plus, Big Brother Bob Emery (to the President), Buffalo Bob Smith (plunk your magic twanger froggie), Kukla, Fran, and Ollie, Soupy Sales (with White Fang)...
Do remember when Pinky took a bite of a Tootsie Roll and began choking on camera? Was his pretty side kick Molly Bee? She took over the show that evening. I remember coming to school the next day and everyone was yammering about Pinky choking.
The name of my F150 (bestowed by Pretty Daughter) is Lawrence Cecil Greenjeans. He thinks he's Lawrence of Arabia but in reality he's Larry of Suburbia.
I've heard of a number of actors responding to news of a long running series being canceled along the lines of "Hey, it was steady work and the longest gig I've had.
Ok, if anybody ever asked the question: "Why did Keeshan name his character Capt. Kangaroo?". I knew the answer way back when. I remember what I think was the very first broadcast of the Capt. K program when I was a youngster. Keeshan on air that day stated he was called Capt. K because he had very large pockets on his coat. "...like a Kangaroo.".
I was in single-digit years when Captain kangaroo was on, and even then I thought he looked pretty weird. But we had only three channels so you watched what was on or you didn’t watch.
ReplyDeleteI’m sorry but I grew up with him pulling out his big ring of keys and opening up those little doors.
ReplyDeleteI did as well.
Deleteyou don't need to apologize for that, remember mr. green jeans and moose and bunny rabbit all helped shape us. and i almost forgot "grandfather" the clock!
Deleteand replacing the keys to his pocket or opening the door stopped the theme music.
DeleteMagic drawing board was the bomb.
ReplyDeleteMr green jeans. Watched him a lot when I was a kid.
ReplyDeleteMister Moose and Bunny Rabbit.
DeleteYes, he did. Because most of us had b&w tvs when he was on.
ReplyDeleteI remember seeing his show while on a business trip to St. Paul with my dad and wondering why we didn't have the show where we lived. This was before I started kindergarten. Having only two channels limited our options.
ReplyDeleteThe Captain still scored the babes, though. He was the original Clarabell the Clown on Howdy Doody, before this gig. I remember watching it as a tot.
ReplyDeleteMy hometown only had one channel when I was growing up in the 60's, but it showed Captain Kangaroo. Mr. Moose and Bunny Rabbit were great, but Grandfather Clock gave me a lifelong fear of inanimate objects with faces.
ReplyDeleteA different time and a different world. A little-known fact is the Captain in his earlier life landed on two mins and I believe received the bronze star, recall reading that lee Marvin said he was the bravest man he knew (also at iwo)
ReplyDeleteAn urban legend claims that actor Lee Marvin said on The Tonight Show that he had fought alongside Keeshan at the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. Over time this legend has been published verbatim. Other legends had compounded on it, such that Keeshan was a trained killer,[8] that he was awarded the Navy Cross, that he was a tough sergeant who saved the lives of dozens of men and women in the war, and that he destroyed a German tank in action in North Africa (an apparent confusion with a similarly named British soldier). However, Marvin never made the statement (he never served in Iwo Jima, but was wounded during the Battle of Saipan). Keeshan never saw combat in Europe or Japan, having enlisted too late to serve overseas. The Naval Historical Center in Washington, D.C, still receives calls asking for verification of Keeshan's "heroic" war service. Keeshan continuously dispelled the rumors.
DeleteAnd Bob Keeshan was a post-WW2 US Marine. No Bronze Star and no combat.
ReplyDeletebrief enlistment and Honorable Discharge, IIRC.
DeleteNothing wrong with Capitan Kangaroo.
ReplyDeleteHoly Moley! Is that Cher? I knew she was old, but that old?
ReplyDeleteI don't know how old, exactly, but I've heard she taught Keith Richards his first guitar chords.
DeletePlus, Big Brother Bob Emery (to the President), Buffalo Bob Smith (plunk your magic twanger froggie), Kukla, Fran, and Ollie, Soupy Sales (with White Fang)...
ReplyDeleteAlso, watching Annette Funicello grow up.
"andy's gang" devine did the froggy
Delete"Yoo Hoo! It's me! My Name is Pinky Lee!"
ReplyDeleteDo remember when Pinky took a bite of a Tootsie Roll and began choking on camera? Was his pretty side kick Molly Bee? She took over the show that evening. I remember coming to school the next day and everyone was yammering about Pinky choking.
DeleteAnd wasn't it Mr. Bunny who would trick the captain and release the rain of ping pong balls.
ReplyDelete"Bunny Rabbit" was my favorite and would never do such a thing.
DeleteHe was neither a captain nor a kangaroo but I liked him.
ReplyDeleteI was heartbroken when our local TV station moved him to a different time slot and I couldn't watch him before leaving for school.
Bob Keeshan gave a talk at the university I went to and he emphasized that when we became parents, we shouldn't use TV as a baby sitter.
Remember very well watching his show every morning
ReplyDeleteThe name of my F150 (bestowed by Pretty Daughter) is Lawrence Cecil Greenjeans. He thinks he's Lawrence of Arabia but in reality he's Larry of Suburbia.
ReplyDeleteSpin
hired as clarabelle on howdy doody and organized worker's strike.
ReplyDeleteWas on at same time as Philadelphia's Captain Noah so rarely watched Capt Kangaroo
ReplyDelete"eh, it's a living."
ReplyDeleteI've heard of a number of actors responding to news of a long running series being canceled along the lines of "Hey, it was steady work and the longest gig I've had.
I grew up watching Romper Room and Capt. Kangaroo, but I have almost zero recollection. Thank you, prior commenters, for your memories!
ReplyDeleteOk, if anybody ever asked the question: "Why did Keeshan name his character Capt. Kangaroo?". I knew the answer way back when. I remember what I think was the very first broadcast of the Capt. K program when I was a youngster. Keeshan on air that day stated he was called Capt. K because he had very large pockets on his coat. "...like a Kangaroo.".
ReplyDeleteI smoke cigarettes while watching Captain Kangaroo. Don’t tell me I’ve nothin’ to do.
ReplyDeleteWow, that song takes me back!
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