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Robert James Keeshan (June 27, 1927 – January 23, 2004) was an American television producer and actor. He created and played the title role in the children's television program Captain Kangaroo, which ran from 1955 to 1984, the longest-running nationally broadcast children's television program of its day.
The company was an early sponsor (from 1958) of Captain Kangaroo. The Captain himself was enlisted to sell Schwinn-brand bicycles to the show's audience, typically six years old and under. [23] At the end of each live Schwinn marketing promotion, Bob Keeshan would intone, "Schwinn bikes—the quality bikes—are best!"
The first was Bob Keeshan, who later became Captain Kangaroo and was reputedly fired over a salary dispute in 1952. [ 2 ] Keeshan was succeeded by Robert "Nick" Nicholson , [ 3 ] who also played the character of J. Cornelius Cobb on The Howdy Doody Show .
According to Bob Keeshan, Mr. Green Jeans was an extension of Brannum's real personality. During one episode of Captain Kangaroo, a lion cub bit Brannum's finger and drew blood. Brannum stuck his bleeding hand into his pocket and never broke character for the remainder of the episode. [2] [5] [6]
During the 1964-65 season, the Saturday broadcast was temporarily replaced by Mr. Mayor, a children's program that served as a vehicle for Captain Kangaroo star Bob Keeshan; after returning in the fall of 1965, the Saturday edition of Captain Kangaroo was discontinued again in 1968, relegating it to weekdays only.
Robert Keeshan - Captain Kangaroo (CBS) 1978. Tom Aldredge - The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People ("Henry Winkler Meets William Shakespeare") (CBS) 1979. Jack Gilford - Big Blue Marble ("Hello in There") (SYN) Geraldine Fitzgerald - Special Treat ("Rodeo Red and the Runaways") (NBC)
In 1976, songs from the television series sung by Weems were released on an album, Debbie Weems Sings Songs from Captain Kangaroo, published by Wonderland Records. She was later featured in an article in the October 23, 1976 edition of TV Guide, called Don’t Tell Your Mom About Debbie, which was about her career on Captain Kangaroo.
Bob Keeshan: Personal Award for Keeshan's work on Captain Kangaroo and his promoting of "quality children's programs on American television" Richard S. Salant: Personal Award for Salant's leadership at CBS News and "his staunch defense of the First Amendment guarantee of a free press" WDVM-TV/Washington, DC