At the show's opening, Captain Kangaroo would unlock the Treasure House and he would wake up the snoring Grandfather Clock.

was at the center of a programming block called, that ran from 1997-2000. eval(ez_write_tag([[250,250],'omigods_com-medrectangle-4','ezslot_7',110,'0','0'])); It was super good clean fun, and I always waited excitedly to see if the Captain would suffer two ping pong ball droppings in one skit.

Entertainment Television, LLC A Division of NBCUniversal. For a little fella who did not speak, he sure got others to speak a lot for him. Powered by. Captain Kangaroo (TV Series 1955–1992) Cosmo Allegretti as Mr. Moose, Dancing Bear, Dennis, Dennis the Handyman, Grandfather Clock, Miss Frog, Mr. Bunny Rabbit, Mr. Whispers, Word Bird

Or is it Cosmo Allegretti? "Captain Kangaroo" reached epic proportions in our lives.

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Mr. the props and gimmicks from, As the show The Captain and Mr. Green Jeans with Mr. Baxter, Debbie and Dennis the Apprentice.

(Ranger Smith, maybe? The Captain chatting with Grandfather Clock. What do you think of when you remember Captain Kangaroo? Given that, I wonder how Cosmo Allegretti felt about all those decidedly unquiet and ungentle ping pong balls! Banana Man. Captain Kangaroo was the longest-running nationally broadcast children's show of its day, airing on CBS from 1955 until 1984 with Bob Keeshan in the title role.. Cosmo Allegretti, who was the primary puppeteer for the show).

We just sat around and said, 'How do we do this?'

Allegrett also created and puppeted Bunny Rabbit (surprise, I know, given the intro here).

You’ll scare the kids.'”.

Somebody said, 'How about Gus in a bear suit?' Thank you, Glenn, for pointing that out.

Mr. Moose? with funding from public

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On the human side was farmer Mr. Green Jeans (Hugh The Cosmo genius didn’t stop there, either.

Cosmo Allegretti appeared as Mr. Bunny Rabbit and Mr. Moose (both of which he also created), Dennis the Apprentice, Willy, Miss Frog, Mr. Whispers, Dancing Bear, Grandfather Clock, and Uncle Ralph; 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 From left: Dancing Bear, Bunny Rabbit, Captain Kangaroo, Grandfather Clock, Mister Moose, and Mister Green Jeans. His late father, actor Dean Paul Martin (son of the legendar... Hey  Y&R  fans, every second Saturday TV Banter discusses the latest happenings and provides commentary on your favourite daytime ... We talk television, old and new. children”, The Captain would interact with a

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Mr. Green Jeans and Dancing Bear prepare a cake for the Captain.

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"Believe it or not, it was a record, not a tape or a CD, but it was a record called the 'Dancing Bear.'

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PB Max Candy Bar … Portly Ballerina? Another ongoing character on Captain Kangaroo was Dancing Bear. It ran for six seasons, until May 6, 1957. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3w7w58CREY, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSpPyTNSlTU, A Portrait of Pam Dawber and Mark Harmon.

the show’s run, it was nominated for several, Keeshan’s Answer. Here are some other characters that Cosmo created or voiced: Grandfather Clock, the Magic Drawing Board, Miss Frog, Mr. Whispers, Rollo the Hippopotamus, Cornelius the Walrus, and Uncle Ralph.