O/T Captain Kangaroo is dead !

[Scott Bond]

Jimmy

There was a lot of talk about Barney showing

up right about the time that Elvis died,,they

were saying that it was Elvis hideing out in the Barney suit.

[jenks]

I remember watching the good Captain. I think I was 10, because we got our first TV in 1955.

[SledGeek]

speed racer,kimba the lion,h.r. puff 'n' stuff,bullwinkle,speed buggy, thunderbirds and ,of course, "lost in space", fat albert...........

[crazy^millman]

Yeah Mr Rogers died last year if memeory serves me correct. I see the rerun of Captian and Mr rogers as well as soem of the others metionned here and get a smile on my face. Now it is what can kill what the fastest and the hardest. Sad when you don't want your kids watching what you are cause it is s obad.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Fat Albert was too politically incorrect to be on these days. Man I hope thy put them in a DVD Collection, Bill Cosby is hilarious....

[SledGeek]

yeah man,Bill is the man !

[sideliner]

Midnite_Oil

You hit it and darn near pulled me off the sideline...Speed Racer,Racer X...the Mach5..oooh! there's Bill Kennedy, time to go back to school.

[Marty A]

yep i watched them all, the capt. soupy sales

mr. rogers,bozo the clown. still seems like

yesterday. there all gone and so a little piece

of me goes to.

 

marty

[STEELTHOM62]

Don't forget the Bugaloo's (they got sparky)

 

Anyone remember that?

[jeff]

I loved Captain Kangaroo.

I also remember that I couldn't wait for my Mom's soap to get over so I could watch Speed Racer!!!

HR Pufnstuf,Hot Fudge,Jabberjaw,Superfriends,Inch High Private Eye,and of course who could forget The Land Of The Lost with the sleestack and that little monkey/ape friend I forget his name.

[Code_Breaker]

I grew up with the Capt. ans Mr. Greenjeans, Howdy Dottie, Sky King, Sheriff John, Engineer Bill, Bozo the Clown, Soupy Sales, the Hardy Boys, and the likes.

 

Those were great days.

 

The Capt. had the longest running TV show in the history of television.

[Jack Mitchell]

Captain Kangaroo & Mr. Greenjeans were my first memories of television as well.

 

I once met the Dave from Rocketship-7 during the early 1970’s up here in Brantford – this might have been for some celebration at the cities largest shopping mall; turns out the robot was the geeky guy playing the organ on dialing for dollars – no disrespect intended.

 

Younger members have missed the experience of waiting in front of a black & white TV for hours on end waiting for the broadcast to go on air; once it came on, everybody got real excited.

 

Johnny Quest and Haji were also very cool cartoon characters.

 

Regards, Jack

[Thad]

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and of course who could forget The Land Of The Lost with the sleestack and that little monkey/ape friend I forget his name.

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Check out their website. I was absolutely terrified of the Sleestacks! Imagine being trapped in that smokey, maze-like cave with them hissing at you while holding their crossbows. Creepy when you're 5 years old! How about those different colored stones that when used in the right combination, would cause explosions and such.

 

Remember the "toothpick?"

 

Thad

 

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[cadcam]

How many of you watched the Monkeys TV show back then?

[Mick]

Hehe....My memories are of Wile Coyote and the Road Runner....I still laugh at those cartoons.

 

And the coyote bought everything from the Acme company...Jet powered rollerskates, explosives etc...Acme must be one hell of a company

[J Coulston]

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And the coyote bought everything from the Acme company...Jet powered rollerskates, explosives etc...Acme must be one hell of a company

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Acme was a great company but it was shut down after loosing a multi billon dollar lawsuit to Wile Coyote. The defense clearly showed that Wile Coyote was using the equipment inconsistent with the manufactures intended application. That’s our justice system. However; after Wile Coyote’s judgment against Acme, the Department of the Interior sued him for the destruction of an innumerable number of ancient stone formations. Sad sad commentary on the times we live in today.

 

 

Here are some real sad facts off of DOI website.

 

Manages 1 out of every 5 acres of land in the US.

The Bureau of Reclamation supplies the water that grows 60% of America's vegetables.

DOI manages 507 million acres of surface land, or about one-fifth of the land in the U.S.

68% of oil and gas reserves are managed by the U.S. Department of the Interior.

 

This is a good thing??? Ask the farmers of Klamath County Oregon.

 

I’m cynical, noooooooooooo

 

John

[John T.]

This topic, when it started, sparked my curiousity about what DID happen to Ray Rayner, but I only just got around to checking today.

 

Turns out Ray Rayner passed away Jan. 21st of this year.

 

A google search will turn up a lot of stuff.

[MetalMarvels]

My memories are of sitting next to the radio listening to "The Green Hornet", "The Lone Ranger", "Mystery Radio Hour", "Superman", "The Shadow", and several others - we didn't have a TV for a long time, just Armed Forces Radio.....

 

It is somewhat sobering to know that the actors and actresses in the movies you grew up watching are, for the most part, gone...

[chopsley]

I belive the Captain served in the Marines. Joined just a few days after the Enola Gay flew

to Hiroshima. He was Clarabelle the Clown on Howdy Doody. Remember the selzer bottle stuff?

Clarabelle never said a word until the last Howdy show. He said, "Goodbye kids." and then went on to become Captain Kangeroo. Mr. Green Jeans, Mr. Moose and Bunny Rabbit are in my memory as long as I will walk this planet. Thanks Captain, and Buffalo Bob.