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Captain Kangaroo

Captain Kangaroo is an American children's television series that aired weekday mornings on the American television network CBS for 29 years, from 1955 to 1984, making it the longest-running children's program on a commercial network. In 1986, the American Program Service (now American Public Television) integrated some newly produced segments into…

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Country of origin
United States
Created by
Bob Keeshan
Network
CBS
No. of episodes
6,090
No. of seasons
29
Opening theme
"Puffin' Billy" (The Captain Kangaroo Theme) (1955–1974) · "Good Morning, Captain" (1974–1984)

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Conception

Show structure

Longevity record

Cast

Format

Theme song

Schedule history

Schwinn marketing

1997 reboot

Trademark

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Captain Kangaroo

Nodes154
Edges153
Triples265
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012987
Components1

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Captain Kangaroo

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related to Cast · 49
Captain Kangaroo → Adolph ProperBill Cosby, Aniforms, Apprentice, Artie, Baby DuckJames Wall, Bainter, Banana Man, Baxter, Bill McCutcheon, Bob Keeshan, Brannum, Bunny Rabbit, Burstein, Dancing Bear, Debbie, Debbie Weems, Dennis, Doodle, Dr, Grandfather Clock
related to Theme song · 41
Captain Kangaroo → As, Atlantic, BBC, British, British TV, Brush, Captain, Captain Sensible, Captain's, Chappell Recorded Music Library, Children's Favourites, Dorset, During, Edward, Emil Ascher, Enid Blyton, Five Go Mad, For, Good Morning, Here Comes Captain Kangaroo
related to 1997 reboot · 40
Captain Kangaroo → Busch Gardens, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Captain, Captain Kangaroo's Treasure House, Eric, Florida, Fox, Fox Family, Fox Family Channel, Fox Family Productions, Fox Kids, Fox Kids Network, Friends, George Taweel, In, John McDonough, Kangaroo, Keeshan, Magic Adventures, Mister Moose's Fun Time
related to history · 24
Captain Kangaroo → Al Lewis, But, CBS, Central, Cincinnati, CT, Eastern, ET, Except, For, From December, John, Keeshan, Kennedy, Lewis, Mayor, Mr, November, Same-day, Saturday
related to External links · 21
Captain Kangaroo → Archived, Billy, Billy Rose Theatre Division, Bob Keeshan, Classic TVCaptain Kangaroo, David, February, IMDbCaptain Kangaroo/Cashin Comedy Co, Ingram, January, Kangaroo, Kay, New York Public Library, Performing Arts, Seattle Times, The Baltimore Sun, The Good Captain, TV, TV's Captain Kangaroo, TVParty
related to Schwinn marketing · 20
Captain Kangaroo → Advertising, At, Bob Keeshan, Children, Federal Trade Commission's Staff, From, Guidelines, In, Mr, Prices, Report, Schwinn, Schwinn Bicycle Company, Schwinn Dealer, Schwinn's, Schwinn-brand, South, The, The Captain, West
related to Regular features · 15
Captain Kangaroo → Caps, Captain's, Carmino Ravosa, Curious George, Ducklings, His Steam Shovel, Make Way, Mike Mulligan, Other, Reading Stories, Sale, Songs, Stone Soup, The Magic Drawing Board, The Sweet Pickles
related to Trademark · 9
Captain Kangaroo → Captain, Captain Kangaroo's, Cashin, Cashin Comedy Co, Creative Artists Agency, ICM Partners, In, Marvin Josephson Associates, Pat Cashin
related to Changes in setting and duration · 8
Captain Kangaroo → Captain, CBS, In September, September, The Captain's Place, The May, The Treasure House, Wake Up
related to Longevity record · 8
Captain Kangaroo → American, As, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, October, PBS, Sesame Street, TV, When

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captain show kangaroo keeshan also program theme cbs mr song would new time featured series 1984 episodes schwinn cartoon episode

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Captain KangarooCountry of originUnited States1.00infobox
Captain KangarooCreated byBob Keeshan1.00infobox
Captain KangarooNetworkCBS1.00infobox
Captain KangarooNo. of episodes6,0901.00infobox
Captain KangarooNo. of seasons291.00infobox
Captain KangarooOpening theme"Puffin' Billy" (The Captain Kangaroo Theme) (1955–1974)1.00infobox
Captain KangarooOpening theme"Good Morning, Captain" (1974–1984)1.00infobox
Captain KangarooProduction companiesRobert Keeshan Associates Marvin Josephson Associates1.00infobox
Captain KangarooProduction locationCBS Broadcast Center1.00infobox
Captain KangarooReleaseOctober 3, 1955 (1955-10-03) – December 8, 1984 (1984-12-08)1.00infobox
Captain KangarooRunning time60 minutes / 30 minutes1.00infobox
Captain KangarooStarringBob Keeshan Hugh Brannum1.00infobox
Captain KangarooWritten byHoward Friedlander1.00infobox
Captain Kangaroois aAmerican children's television series that aired weekday mornings on the American television network CBS for 29 years0.90text

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