A sad day in the playground...

[Stephen]

'Captain Kangaroo' Bob Keeshan Dies at 76

More to come...

 

[Stephen]

May have been another hoax... all of the news agencies are backing off of the story...

-T

 

[Stephen]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4038505/

Captain Kangaroo dead at 76

Bob Keeshan's show ran for 30 yearsMSNBC

Updated: 12:32 p.m. ET Jan. 23, 2004Bob Keeshan, known to generations of children as TV personality Captain Kangaroo, has died at 76, ABC News has reported.

The "Captain Kangaroo" show began its 30-year run in 1955. Characters included the Captain himself and pals Mister Green Jeans, Mister Moose and Bunny Rabbit. A favorite sketch involved Mister Moose dropping ping-pong balls on the Captain's head.

According to the Internet Movie Database, "Captain Kangaroo" won six Emmys and three Peabody Awards.

Keeshan was the author of numerous books, including "Growing Up Happy: Captain Kangaroo Tells Yesterday's Children How To Nurture Their Own" and "Good Morning Captain: 50 Wonderful Years With Bob Keeshan: Tv's Captain Kangaroo."

 

[ZOG]

Is there any truth to the rumor that Mr. Greenjeans was Frank Zappa's father?

 

[ChileMass]

That's hilarious - I haven't heard that one in a long time. I own Zappa's autobiography (which is a great book, by the way) in which he dispels a lot of myths about himself........No, Mr. GreenJeans from Capt. Kangaroo was not his father - he wrote a song entitled "Mr. GreenGenes" on an early album, and that got twisted up into a long-standing rumor......more useless information......

 

[ZOG]

Damn, I was hoping it was true! How I wanted to make the Captain and Mr. GreenJeans bigger than life!