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The cast circa 1961. Left to right: Dancing Bear, Bunny Rabbit, Captain Kangaroo, Grandfather Clock, Mister Moose, and Mister Green Jeans.

"Countin' flowers on the wall, that don't bother me at all
Playin' solitaire 'til dawn, with a deck of fifty-one
Smokin' cigarettes and watchin' Captain Kangaroo
Now don't tell me I've nothin' to do"

— The Statler Brothers, "Flowers on the Wall"

Captain Kangaroo is a children's television series created and hosted by Bob Keeshan. It ran weekday mornings on CBS from 1955-1981, and on Saturday mornings from 1982-84. The name "Captain Kangaroo" came from the large pockets in Keeshan's signature red jacket. After the show left CBS, reruns ran from 1986-90 on PBS.

Keeshan's supporting cast included Dennis the painter, played by Cosmo Allegretti, and Mr. Green Jeans, a farmer played by Hugh "Lumpy" Brannum. Allegretti also operated the puppets Mr. Moose and Bunny Rabbit. Other recurring characters included the Town Clown, the Dancing Bear and Fred from Channel One. The show also had animated segments, including Tom Terrific and Lariat Sam from Terrytoons, Crystal Tipps and Alistair from The BBC, and CB Bears from Hanna-Barbera.

A syndicated revival of Captain Kangaroo was attempted in 1997 by Saban Entertainment, with

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Captain Kangaroo

Captain Kangaroo was an American children's television series that aired weekday mornings on the American television network CBS from 1955 to 1984, making it the longest-running nationally broadcast children's television program of its day. In 1986, the American Program Service (now American Public Television, Boston) integrated some newly produced segments into reruns of past episodes, distributing the newer version of the series on PBS until 1993.

The show was conceived by Bob Keeshan, who also played the title character "Captain Kangaroo", and 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 (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 performed as the Captain more than 9,000 times over the nearly 30-year run of the show. Hugh Brannum was an American vocalist, arranger, composer, and actor best known for his role as Mr. Green Jeans was on Captain Kangaroo.

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