Soul Stream Posted April 3, 2007 Report Posted April 3, 2007 I was looking at George Coleman's website and in T.V. "appearances" listed a 1968 Captain Kangaroo episode on which he performed with Lee Morgan and the Billy Taylor trio! Don't remember seeing that one as a kid, but I might have. Quote
Quincy Posted April 3, 2007 Report Posted April 3, 2007 Wow, I might have too. About all I can recall performancewise on Captain Kangaroo involved rabbit, moose, and ping pong balls. Still, I wonder if somehow this explains why George Coleman's playing sounds like comfort food to me. Are there any online hypnotists out there, I need to get to the bottom of this! Quote
bertrand Posted April 3, 2007 Report Posted April 3, 2007 News to me - I need to see this. Bertrand. Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted April 3, 2007 Report Posted April 3, 2007 if u think THATS weird what about right below it where it says he did MODELLING w/ madonna during her truth or dare period? how the hell do u explain THAT? Quote
andybleaden Posted April 3, 2007 Report Posted April 3, 2007 I think a you tube broadcast of lee morgan on this is required...nay demanded! Quote
jazzbo Posted April 3, 2007 Report Posted April 3, 2007 Are you sure this wasn't an April Fools Day thang!? Quote
Aggie87 Posted April 3, 2007 Report Posted April 3, 2007 What the hell is Capt. Kangaroo? American kid's tv show host. According to Wikipedia, it ran from 1955 to 1984, alot longer than I'd realized. Quote
Tom Storer Posted April 3, 2007 Report Posted April 3, 2007 I remember TV-watching conflicts with my brother in the early 60's. When I was around five I wanted to watch "Captain Kangaroo," but he, being an older man of seven, wanted to watch "The Three Stooges." He won, and it didn't take long before I too preferred slapstick violence to the puerile pap of Captain Kangaroo. Emulating the Stooges, we would go around trying to poke each other's eyes out, thus alarming our parents. Quote
Alexander Posted April 3, 2007 Report Posted April 3, 2007 Captain Kangaroo was immortalized in song in "Flowers on the Wall" by the Statler Brothers... "Countin' flowers on the wall That don't bother me at all Playin' solitaire till dawn with a deck of fifty-one Smokin' cigarettes and watchin' Captain Kangaroo Now don't tell me I've nothin' to do..." Quote
JSngry Posted April 3, 2007 Report Posted April 3, 2007 ...the puerile pap of Captain Kangaroo. I beg to differ, kind sir! Stone Soup, baby! Quote
Soul Stream Posted April 3, 2007 Author Report Posted April 3, 2007 (edited) Are you sure this wasn't an April Fools Day thang!? No Lon, although I know it sounds like it http://www.georgecoleman.com/bio_frame_index.html go to the "Resume'" section and scroll down to t.v. appearances and you'll see it there. Edited April 3, 2007 by Soul Stream Quote
sidewinder Posted April 3, 2007 Report Posted April 3, 2007 it says he did MODELLING w/ madonna during her truth or dare period? how the hell do u explain THAT? Anyone got the 'gen' on this? Quote
Tom Storer Posted April 4, 2007 Report Posted April 4, 2007 ...the puerile pap of Captain Kangaroo. I beg to differ, kind sir! Stone Soup, baby! Stone Soup? I was relying on my vague recollections from age 5, perhaps influenced by my brother mocking me as a big baby because I watched Captain Kangaroo. What was Stone Soup? Quote
Ken Dryden Posted April 4, 2007 Report Posted April 4, 2007 It shouldn't be surprising that Captain Kangaroo would feature jazz. Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood had jazz pianist Johnny Costa as music director for most of its run. Quote
JSngry Posted April 4, 2007 Report Posted April 4, 2007 What was Stone Soup? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_soup http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047718/usercomments Quote
7/4 Posted April 4, 2007 Report Posted April 4, 2007 Capt. Kangaroo with his life partner Mr. Greenjeans. They had to adopt rabbits since they couldn't have any the natural way. Quote
RDK Posted April 4, 2007 Report Posted April 4, 2007 I always liked how, in the comic book, Captain Kangaroo had psychic control over kangaroos and other marsupials. Pity that he used his power for evil... Quote
DTMX Posted April 4, 2007 Report Posted April 4, 2007 Capt. Kangaroo with his life partner Mr. Greenjeans. They had to adopt rabbits since they couldn't have any the natural way. Mr. Greenjeans could carry the bunnies around in the pockets of his overalls. The Captain carried them in his pouch. Quote
7/4 Posted April 5, 2007 Report Posted April 5, 2007 Capt. Kangaroo with his life partner Mr. Greenjeans. They had to adopt rabbits since they couldn't have any the natural way. Mr. Greenjeans could carry the bunnies around in the pockets of his overalls. The Captain carried them in his pouch. Quote
Free For All Posted April 5, 2007 Report Posted April 5, 2007 (edited) This is cool, we should have a thread about shows you watched when you were a kid. I grew up with the Captain and Mr. Green Jeans. Since I grew up in Iowa, I also was a fan of Floppy. Anyone here hip to Floppy? It was a kid's show with cartoons and all that, but I used to hear stories about Duane Ellett going to parties (with Floppy) where he would get wasted and have Floppy tell dirty jokes. Scandalous! How about Mack and Myer For Hire? I barely remember that one. Bill Riley's Talent Search? How about the Butter Cow at the Iowa State Fair? Not a show, but a definite memory from childhood. Edited April 5, 2007 by Free For All Quote
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