Captain Kangaroo

1981-08-21 United States of America 60 minutes.

6.67 12 votes

Family Kids

Episodes
Info
Cast

Season - Episode

38 Season 38 Jan 01, 1970

37 Season 37 Jan 01, 1970

36 Season 36 Jan 01, 1970

35 Season 35 Jan 01, 1970

34 Season 34 Jan 01, 1970

33 Season 33 Jan 01, 1970

32 Season 32 Jan 01, 1970

31 Season 31 Jan 01, 1970

30 Season 30 Jan 01, 1970

29 Season 29 Jan 01, 1970

28 Season 28 Jan 01, 1970

27 Season 27 Jan 01, 1970

26 Season 26 Aug 21, 1981

26 - 1

Good Evening, Captain Aug 21, 1981

25 Season 25 Jan 01, 1970

24 Season 24 Jan 01, 1970

23 Season 23 Jan 01, 1970

22 Season 22 Jan 01, 1970

21 Season 21 Aug 27, 1976

21 - 1

The Amusement Park Aug 27, 1976
21 - 2

Phil Donahue Show Feb 20, 1978
21 - 3

Dolly Parton visits Oct 27, 1976

20 Season 20 Nov 14, 1975

20 - 1

Mr Rogers Visits Nov 14, 1975

19 Season 19 Jan 01, 1970

18 Season 18 Jan 01, 1970

17 Season 17 Jan 01, 1970

16 Season 16 Jan 01, 1970

15 Season 15 Jan 01, 1970

14 Season 14 Jan 01, 1970

13 Season 13 Jul 27, 1968

13 - 1

The Tale of The Tootle Bird Jul 27, 1968

12 Season 12 Jan 01, 1970

11 Season 11 Jan 01, 1970

10 Season 10 Jan 01, 1970

9 Season 9 Jan 01, 1970

8 Season 8 Nov 18, 1962

8 - 1

Captain Kangaroo at Carnegie Hall Nov 18, 1962

7 Season 7 Jan 01, 1970

6 Season 6 Jul 22, 1961

6 - 1

The Philharmonic House Cleaning and Wrecking Company Jul 22, 1961
6 - 2

Should The Captain Have A New Uniform? Aug 05, 1961

5 Season 5 Jan 01, 1970

4 Season 4 Jan 01, 1970

3 Season 3 Jan 01, 1970

2 Season 2 Jan 01, 1970

1 Season 1 Oct 03, 1955

1 - 1

First Episode Oct 03, 1955
1 - 2

First Saturday Episode Jan 07, 1956

Overview

Captain Kangaroo was an American children's television series which aired weekday mornings on the American television network CBS for nearly 30 years, from October 3, 1955 until December 8, 1984, making it the longest-running nationally broadcast children's television program of its day. In 1986, the American Program Service integrated some newly produced segments into reruns of past episodes, distributing the newer version of the series until 1993. The show was conceived and the title character played by Bob Keeshan, who based the show on "the warm relationship between grandparents and children." Keeshan had portrayed the original Clarabell the Clown on The Howdy Doody Show when it aired on NBC. Captain Kangaroo had a loose structure, built around life in the "Treasure House" where the Captain would tell stories, meet guests, and indulge in silly stunts with regular characters, both humans and puppets. 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. The May 17, 1971 episode saw 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. 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. It was canceled by CBS at the end of 1984.

Year 1981

Studio CBS

Director

Crew Bob Keeshan (Executive Producer), Ruth Manecke (Producer), Jim Hirschfeld (Executive Producer), Joel Kosofsky (Producer), Alfred Hyslop (Producer), Bette Chichon (Producer)

Popularity 1.7803

Language English