The classic children's show Captain Kangaroo aired on TV for nearly 30 years, starting in 1955. After its creator and star, Bob Keeshan, died in 2004, his estate donated a few of his beloved hand ...

Captain Kangaroo was periodically surprised by Ping ... The producer said that if Keeshan was going to be on camera, he should be in costume, and the only costume available was a clown outfit.

When Keeshan returned to the set out of costume, his daughter told him, “Daddy, Daddy, you just missed Captain Kangaroo!” The show, which ran for 29 years on CBS and later on PBS for six ...

The costume Allegretti wore as Dancing Bear sold for $207,000 at a "Captain Kangaroo" auction in June. "Captain Kangaroo" ran from 1955 to 1984.

As the star of “Captain Kangaroo,” which aired on CBS for an ... Jeans (the late Hugh Brannum), Dancing Bear (a man in a bear costume), Grandfather Clock and the puppets Mr. Moose and Bunny ...

More than 500 items from the Captain Kangaroo show — including Dancing Bear's life-sized costume. The classic children's show Captain Kangaroo aired on TV for nearly 30 years, starting in 1955.