kimel Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 A man that a LOT of us grew up with died today...Capt. Kangaroo. Thanks for the childhood memories. Rest in peace. Bob Keeshan's Obituary on CNN.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyro Shooter Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 Fred Rogers & bob Keeshan are now both gone. The major networks no longer have to feel guilty over their choice to program trashy children's entertainment. Gentleman you may go back to exploitation TV at will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhino Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 (edited) Very sad news! I miss sharing my mornings with the Captain, and now he's gone. I feel like I've lost a friend, but he's left a wonderful legacy among those of us who remember and loved him. Maybe he and Mr. Greenjeans can make some more shows in Heaven! Now I know that at least a few of you understand some of my references such as when I call someone a "Crabby Appleton." Edited January 24, 2004 by rhino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BismarckC Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 Farwell Mr. Moose, ping pong balls and knock-knock jokes. Without giving my age I watched the early years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob H Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 Why do some losses hit me harder than others? For example, Earnhart, Lady Di, and the Captain? Maybe I fear my eventual demise, and the world changing. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 What a cool guy! And yes Bis, I fondly remember Mr. Moose and the falling ping-pong balls too. We really don't have much time here on earth. Bob Keeshan invested much of his time just making kids happy. Eternity.....what a concept! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Moore Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 i'm 34 years old and i grew up with capt. kangaroo i was sad to hear he passed away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Run n Gun Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 Sure, when I was a kid I watched the Capitan all the time. Just the other day there was clip from the show on TV… IN COLOR. It was the only time I’ve ever seen the Capitan in color! Boy does this date me or what? Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 Gone but not forgotten . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AikiDale Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 Color? I don't remember the Captain in color. Were the keys brass, silver or both? Dibs on Grandfather Clock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Run n Gun Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 AikiDale, I only saw a few seconds of the clip however; the image of the Capitan in a BRIGHT RED coat certainly was a shocker! Red, whoda thunk it? Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfinney Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 Sorry to see both Mr. Rogers and now Captian Kangaroo leave us... As an aside, of every bio or piece on these two as they passed away (they were friends by the way -), how many references did you see that they were both decorated military veterans? Mr. Rogers was a Navy Seal, and the Captain a Marine. And were pretty good at it from what I've heard I guess it doesn't "fit" with the spin that the media wanted to put on the obits and farewell stories..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 I grew up with the Captain, but never liked Mr Rogers. I never would have guessed with their quiet nature that they served our great nation. Good information. Allen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikW Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 Mr. Rogers was a Navy Seal, and the Captain a Marine. And were pretty good at it from what I've heard <sigh> Fred Rogers was a heavily-tatooed Navy Seal sniper with many confirmed kills and he kept the ears of his victims and ate snakes for lunch between tapings of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood Sgt. Bob Keeshan stood up in the face of whithering enemy fire to lead his Marines off the beaches of Iwo Jima and up Mt. Suribachi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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