#CAPTAIN KANGAROO CHARACTERS TV#

However, sometimes the Captain could not get the keys to stay on the nail, and when they fell off, the theme music would begin playing again. Then he would put the Treasure House keys on a nail, and the music would stop. The show generally began with the theme music starting up, then the Captain would unlock and open the doors of the Treasure House from the inside, and viewers would catch their first glimpse of him. The show did not have a strict format, other than the entire program taking place in and around the Treasure House or the Captain's Place, where the Captain would interact with puppets, guests, or other members of the cast. Joyce Brothers as herself for three seasons John Burstein as Slim Goodbody (1976–1981).Kevin Clash as the puppet character Artie (1980–1984) and as himself and acted in many of the sketches.Carolyn Mignini as Kathy and other female roles (1981–1993).Debbie Weems appeared as Debbie (1973–1978) she also provided the voice for the puppet character Baby Duck.Bill Cosby as himself, the host of the Picture Pages segment (1980–1984).Sam Levine as The Banana Man, the character was created by Adolph Proper.

#CAPTAIN KANGAROO CHARACTERS TV#

He was the voice of Aniforms puppet TV Fred (a live-action on-screen puppet that appeared behind the blackboard in the Treasure House), and was the artist behind the Magic Drawing Board. Whispers, Dancing Bear, Grandfather Clock, and Uncle Ralph. Moose (both of which he also created), Dennis the Apprentice, Miss Frog, Mr. Green Jeans, the New Old Folk Singer, Percy, Uncle Backwards, Mr. It was cancelled by CBS at the end of 1984. In September 1981, CBS shortened the hour-long show to a half-hour, briefly retitled it Wake Up with the Captain, and moved it to an earlier time slot it was later moved to weekends in September 1982, and returned to an hour-long format.

The May 17, 1971, episode had two major changes on the show: The Treasure House was renovated and renamed 'The Captain's Place' and the Captain replaced his navy blue coat with a red coat. The show was telecast live to the East Coast and the Midwest for its first four years and broadcast on kinescope for the West Coast, as Keeshan would not perform the show live three times a day, and was in black-and-white until 1966. Keeshan performed as the Captain more than 9000 times over the nearly 30-year run of the show. Captain Kangaroo had a loose structure, built around life in the 'Treasure House' (later known as 'The Captain's Place') where the Captain (the name 'kangaroo' came from the big pockets in his coat) would tell stories, meet guests, and indulge in silly stunts with regular characters, both humans and puppets. Keeshan had portrayed the original Clarabell the Clown on The Howdy Doody Show when it aired on NBC. The show was conceived and the title character was played by Bob Keeshan, who based the show on 'the warm relationship between grandparents and children'.

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