[Shotimes] OT The Captain is gone

[shojun@mtrs.org]

Another great show that kids these days won't have a chance to see is Mr.
Dressup, acted by Ernie Coombs, who died two years ago.  I'm not sure if
his program was ever aired in the US or not, but that was a classic
Canadian children's show.
http://www.cbc.ca/onair/personalities/mrdressup/coombs.html

-Arjun
04 Kia Magentis
(sold my SHO two months ago, will eventually buy another)


DAVID PILLSBURY <cobraii976@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> First off if you think he was a captian you people are really wacked.
> And second there was no way he was a kangaroo to boot. Make belive never
> contributed anything to this world and you people that watched it are a
> sad lot. Opps I just had a Ron Porter moment.
>
> When my 7 year old daughter heard this she asked her mom what's a
> Captian Kangaroo. I guess I never thought about it she never saw the
> show. My 2 year old son will never see either Mr Rogers or the Captian.
> I wonder how long it will take for someone to release this stuff on DVD.
> Dave
>
> Donald Mallinson <dmall@mwonline.net> wrote:
> Sad to hear that Bob Keeshan: Captain Kangaroo, has died.
>
> A lot of us grew up watching him, Bunny Rabbit and Mr. Green
> Jeans.
>
> As someone that majored in Radio/TV, I was indirectly
> involved in the creation of Sesame Street(all of us in
> public TV at the time considered it a "family" thing) and we
> all though very highly of the Captain.
>
> Never a harsh word, good ethics and morals were taught and
> all in fun.
>
> The Captain remained a true children's advocate his entire
> life. ONe of the best people you could ever hope to have
> known, even if only on the TV screen.
>
> Don Mallinson
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