CLASSIC TV - 1960s - Captain Kangaroo Show Open

Vintage classic TV kid's show Captain Kangaroo show intro open. Aired in the 1960s on CBS.

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[tbok75]

I'm 37. I never had any exposure to Capt kangaroo. Heard lotsa references to it but have still to this day not seen one episode. I was a sesame street kid tho I do remember some Electric Company tho.

[musicom67]

I'm 45, and I think the Capt. was gone by the time you'd remember TV... I, too, was a "PBS Kid".... As a kid, old man mutton-chopped Capt. and the weird "Dancing Bear" seemed too old-fashioned and uninteresting to me even then, compared to the hip Electric Company, or the cool Muppets....But for the '60's generation, there was no PBS yet....

[Jesus Alexis Uresti Mireles]

in my orchestra we're doing this song, but ours is called PLink! Plank! Plunk!

[musicom67]

Nope... Two different songs... Plink! Plank! Plunk! is by LeRoy Anderson.

[Mandi7882]

Dear CBS: Take off all the crap you have in the morning such as the news show that like the other morning news shows,,, The Talk, etc, and put this back on. Watch your ratings skyrocket.

[allexx123]

I remeber that. Shit I want to be 5 years old again.

[chuck marsh]

I'm 59 years old and I can remember all these shows.Sure wish we had something like that now.Lucky to have pbs, and disney

[deuddersun]

Yep!



[step7274]

Does anyone remember Captain Kangaroo having scrolling paper stories on his show, train stories? As in a moving panorama or crankie?

[johe64]

I'm 48 and used to watch Captain Kangaroo every morning. I think it was on at 8:00. I remember this theme song, I must have been about between 5-8 years old. I also loved Electric Company and Zoom, but I watched that when I was like 9-12 years old. Great memories, but I don't know if you can find any full episodes from, like 1971.

[Laurie Kutil]

I grew up on Captain Kangaroo, what a great show for kids. I'm nearly 47 now.

[Alexander6914]

When I was a kid, I NEVER missed an episode! I'm 60 now, and remember it like it was yesterday!

[Nidra Blades Dottir]

I wasn't fond of the ping pong ball joke. But I loved Bunny Rabbit getting away with that bunch of carrots. ha! That actually made me want to eat my carrots.

[pat stevenson]

I remember the captain well... I'm glad I got to watch children's television before it was hijacked by the commies at PBS...

[ChuChu353]

Would y'all like me to throw out a couple of interesting "Captain Kangaroo" facts :-)

1) The actual title of the theme is "Puffin' Billy". It was written by British composer Edward George Wright and served as the theme to the BBC Radio kids show "Children's Favourites" in the 50's and 60's

2) "Captain Kangaroo" premiered it's pilot episode on October 3, 1955.... the same exact day as the premier of "The Mickey Mouse Club".

[ChuChu353]

I'm 52 and I clearly remember watching the Captain when I was a child in the mid/late 60's. Wonderful memories :-D