The Captain Jinks TV Show

Captain Jinks and Salty Sam were children's TV show hosts from the Peoria, Illinois area.

For more information on this show, visit
http://www.houseofjitters.com/jinks.htm

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Film & Animation

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• captain
• jinks
• jinx
• salty
• sam
• kid's
• children's
• WEEK
• TV
• show
• program
• cartoon
• local
• television
• peoria
• illinois

[gratefulmomo]

My grandmother made the outfit for Captian Jinks. That is my claim to fame.

[Pbirv]

@sweetravler Too bad they didn't have VCR's or DVD players back then.

[hogoto]

I saw them do a show at the zoo when I was a little kid, I remember they were doing something that made a loud noise and scared me.

[misfitfiend83]

Just got back from seeing these two guys grave sites while looking for a family members...sadly im too young to remember the show...but my mom still smiles whenever she mentions these guys

[cougarxr797]

@kutzbill

He was a very nice man who loved his fans. It was a thrill to meet him, even though I was in my twenties at the time. It is still one of the highlights of my life and something I will always treasure. I remember the Ben Swartz stores. There're gone now too.

[cougarxr797]

@vaspers

I remembet Street Scene. They used to interview people on the street. I can't remember the name of the host but he anchored the news for WMBD at the time. Mom took me to see the show when I was very young and I wanted to be interviewed, but I didn't get noticed. After the camera's went off, Mom went to the host and asked him if he could talk to me, which he did. I was thrilled and never forgot his kindness.

[kutzbill]

@cougarxr797 That is so funny, I met him at the old grocery store (Ben Swartz...sic?) on University and Forest Hill. He went out of the way for his fans, and never seemed to be too busy to stop and say hi.

[sauser975]

One of my earliest memories. Anyone remember Captain Sailorbird? Was he part of the Capt. Jinks show or not? I thought all those little people inside the TV knew each other. After all, they were all in the navy, weren't they?

[cougarxr797]

I met George Baseleon (Salty Sam) while shopping in a grocery store,. He was a nice man and was great talking to him. I will alway remember meeting Salty.

[vaspers]

Thanks for this. Does anyone have any Street Scene, where the news was broadcast from downtown Peoria in the street, and people flocked around?