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Good Morning, Captain!

Filed under General by netnomad at 11:23 pm on Jan 23 2004

Bob Keeshan - aka Captain Kangaroo - died in Queechee, Vermont today at the age of 76.

First Mr. Dressup, then Fred Rogers, and now Bob - probably my favourite of the three.

Picture pages, picture pages, time to get your picture pages, time to get a crayon or a pencil… I remember that stupid song and I haven’t heard it in almost 30 years. Remember Bill Cosby back then?

Who is going to take over for these guys? Who is going to make the impact on this generation that these guys made on the last generation?

Kids programming these days sucks.

We could all learn a lesson from Captain Kangaroo, Mr. Moose and Mr. Greenjeans.

Seems like all the people I worshipped as a kid are dieing now.

It’s depressing.

3 Responses to “Good Morning, Captain!”

  1. 1 Marion 24 Jan 2004 at 6:50 pm

    Yeah…everyone is dropping like flies…it sucks…

  2. 2 mommabearon 25 Jan 2004 at 8:11 am

    AMEN
    just think
    Barnie the antichrist
    the telatubbies
    spongebob gaypants
    and the rest of the substitute teachers
    Really!!!!
    time to take the kids to the library
    Wind in the Willows…Winnie the Pooh…Mobie Dick…those tales endure
    keep the videos of mr Dressup…Cpt Kangaroo…Mr Rogers…it doesn’t look like a suitable replacement is in the wings

  3. 3 Munchkinon 25 Jan 2004 at 7:51 pm

    in case you want a quick trip down memory lane.. i actually found a Picture Pages website, with the original theme song.. http://picturepages.school.aol.com/Home/PlaySong.asp