[Shotimes] Re: OT The Captain is gone

[Kerby Haltom]

I believe he was 28 when he started playing Captain Kangaroo.  He was fired 
twice as Klarabelle.  The first time the audience complained so much, they 
brought him back.  The second time he lead a revolt against Buffalo Bob 
with other members of the cast for more pay.  Right before a show was about 
to air.

Kerby "Mr. Trivia" Haltom

At 10:36 PM 1/24/04 -0600, Donald Mallinson wrote:
>The newspaper reminded me that Keeshan  was the original Clarabelle the 
>clown? on the Howdy Dudey (sp?) show.  But Bob eventually became unhappy 
>with the "attitude" that the clown had to show and created the Captain 
>character to be a gentler/kinder person/show.  I think he was in his early 
>30's in 1955 or 56 when the show started.  His makeup made him seem much 
>older as you mention, thus years later, as he aged, he really grew "into" 
>the part!  That is why he seemed to never age or change very much.
>
>A picture of him taken just a couple of years ago shows him very much as 
>he was in the 50's.
>
>Don Mallinson
>
>bjshov8 wrote:
>
>>We did the math and figured out that when we first started watching him he
>>was probably 35 years old, but he looked 65 at the time.
>>
>>
>>>Sad to hear that Bob Keeshan: Captain Kangaroo, has died.
>>>
>>>A lot of us grew up watching him, Bunny Rabbit and Mr. Green
>>>Jeans.
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