Keeshan believed children learn more in the first six years of life than at any other time and was a strong advocate of day care that provides emotional, physical and intellectual development for children. Lamar Alexander co-founded Corporate Family Solutions, an organization that provided day-care programs to businesses around the country. In 1987, Keeshan and former Tennessee Gov. ''I don't think it's any secret that Fred and I were not very happy with the way children's television had gone,'' Keeshan said. When Fred Rogers, the gentle host of ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood,'' died last year, Keeshan recalled how they often spoke about the state of children's programming. No other person or outside force has a greater influence on a child than the parent.'' ''Every word, movement and action has an effect. ''Parents are the ultimate role models for children,'' he said. 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. And he spoke wherever he went about the importance of good parenting. Robert James Keeshan (J January 23, 2004) was an American television producer and actor.
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He was critical of today's TV programs for children, saying they were too full of violence. Keeshan, who moved to Vermont in 1990, remained active as a children's advocate, writing books, lecturing and lobbying on behalf of children's issues. 3, 1955, and Keeshan remained in that role until 1993. Later he played Corny the clown, the host of a noontime cartoon program in New York City. His first television appearance came in 1948, when he played the voiceless, horn-honking Clarabell the Clown on the ''Howdy Doody Show,'' a role he created and played for five years. Keeshan, born in Lynbrook, N.Y., became a page at NBC while he was in high school. ''I was impressed with the potential positive relationship between grandparents and grandchildren, so I chose an elderly character,'' Keeshan said. Moose, who loved to tell knock-knock jokes.īut the show revolved about the grandfatherly Captain Kangaroo, whose name was inspired by the kangaroo pouch-like pockets of the coat Keeshan wore. He would visit with puppet animals, like Bunny Rabbit, who was scolded for eating too many carrots, and Mr. Green Jeans, played by Hugh ''Lumpy'' Brannum.
The format was simple: Each day, Captain Kangaroo, with his sugar-bowl haircut and uniform coat, would wander through his Treasure House, chatting with his good friend Mr. It was wildly popular among children and won six Emmy Awards, three Gabriels and three Peabody Awards.
Keeshan's ''Captain Kangaroo'' premiered on CBS in 1955 and ran for 30 years before moving to public television for six more.
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Keeshan died of a long illness, his family said in a statement. Mark Wahlberg revealed Wednesday that he is currently in the process of bringing back the children’s educational TV series Captain Kangaroo with his non-scripted production. 23) - Bob Keeshan, who gently entertained and educated generations of children as television's walrus-mustachioed Captain Kangaroo, died Friday at 76. 'Captain Kangaroo' Bob Keeshan Dies at 76
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