Captain Kangaroo Open 1955 and Sales Presentation 80s

[PGMEagle]

I always thought Bill Cosby did Picture Pages. Never knew the captain also did it.

[fromthesidelines]

CBS "sustained" the Captain for the first two years of the program (beginning on October 3, 1955)- then the series started airing commercials, with sponsors approved ONLY by the Captain [Bob Keeshan] himself {he didn't want to advertise any "war toys", or anything detrimental to his viewers}. He continued

on weekday mornings at 8am(et) from '55 through '81 {and a Saturday edition as well, from 1956 through '68}, then on weekends at 7am(et) through December 1984.

[TIPTON340]

Alan Alda,

Dolly Parton,

Charlie Brown,

Linda Lavin,

Milton Berle,

Lorne Greene.

[elc1960]

For pro wrestling fans: I think Slim Goodbody's airbrushed "body" suit may have been the inspiration (misguided though it was) for the costume worn by the late Jorge "Giant" Gonzalez in WWF in the mid-90s. Easy to see why this series with the Captain never quite took off. The original series was so much better, and proof positive that a bigger budget and slicker production doesn't necessarily mean "better".

[143AC]

"Captain Kangaroo"was the head of security and the tour guide of the "Treasure House"/"The Captain's Place"(which was a children's museum)

[Market42Fan]

2:08...You are looking LIVE at me saying "Good morning, Captain".

[dkbaker]

OMG! In the '55 opening I saw the old "hat tree"! I had forgotten about that, he used to put on different hats to act out stories and skits! I loved that so much! Glad my kids got to enjoy the later versions,they loved picture pages and Slim Goodbody.

[misharyutubbee]

@dkbaker I always thought Slim Goodbody was creepy.

[dkbaker]

@misharyutubbee Yes, he was rather strange but the kids liked him,lol!

[SailorCallie]

Was this sent out to CBS affiliates nationwide?

[tyrese3745]

Here's how it went (in order):

1. Alan Alda (Ben "Hawkeye Pierce) of "M.A.S.H."

2. Dolly Parton

3. Charlie Brown from the "Peanuts" cartoon series

4. Milton Berle

5. Linda Lavin (Alice Hyatt) of "Alice"

6. Lorne Greene

7. CBS/KNXT-TV's "Channel 2 News" Sportscaster Brent Musberger

8. The cast of "One Day At A Time" - Bonnie Franklin (Ann Romano), Mackenzie Phillips (Julie Cooper) Pat Harrington (Dwanye Schneider) and Valerie Bertinelli (Barbara Cooper)

[QBCNetwork]

@tyrese3745 Brent Musburger was doing NFL Today at the time. But my favorite long lost Good Morning Captains was the Match Game (Brett, Charles, Richard, Johnny Olsen & Gene Rayburn), complete with Match Game opening.

[tvtimetravel]

Starting at 3:02, the new characters played by the cast were, Mr Pennywhistle (Bob), Uncle Backwards (Hugh), Mr. Doodles (with the spinning bowtie; Bob again), and Willy & Wally (Cosmo & Bob respectively).

In addition to Captain Nemo, the new cartoon series included The Toothbrush Family (2:46) and Ludwig.

[tvtimetravel]

It was in 1978 when the show made this major format change.

I got to meet Slim Goodbody at my school in the San Francisco area just after he became part of CK.

[manofmanyinterests]

Good Morning, Captain! This is a wonderful time capsule, containing incredibly raer material, found no where else. The FIRST episode.... The celebrities greeting the Captain....this is how the series is remembered by millions...with a SMILE!

[VaultMasterDBT]

PicturePages would later become its own stand-alone series, with Bill Cosby as host.

[brithgob]

Oh, good Lord, Captain Nemo, one of the many lowlites of Canadian animation.

[AlbieGray]

Very memorable!