Bob Keeshan Was Furious About the Captain Kangaroo Revival

Did you know that Bob Keeshan was snubbed when producers of The All New Captain Kangaroo were casting the reboot series in 1997 and that before playing Captain Kangaroo for nearly thirty years he was famous for playing Clarabell the Clown on The Howdy Doody Show? For nearly 30 years, Bob Keeshan mesmerized audiences around the nation as Captain Kangaroo.

▬Contents of this video▬
00:00 - Intro
00:39 - Bob Keeshan Was Already A Beloved Star Before Captain Kangaroo
02:46 - Keeshan Was Furious When He Was Snubbed With the Reboot
04:09 - Cancellation and the Fate Of The Show's Cast
06:11 - Mr. Green Jeans
06:52 - Cosmo Allegretti
07:27 - Outro

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Every morning, we'd wake up to see Captain unlocking the doors to the Treasure House. After you sat through the show's iconic theme song, you knew that you were in store for a ton of fun for the next hour.

Keeshan's offbeat yet warm and friendly demeanor was kind of like seeing your favorite grandpa on TV. This was something that countless other shows geared towards children have since tried to emulate – with varying degrees of success. Perhaps the best example of this is Fred Rogers from Mr. Roger's Neighborhood.

Before he landed the role as Captain Kangaroo, Keeshan portrayed the Clarabell the Clown on NBC's The Howdy Doody Show during the early years of network television programming. As the Captain, Keeshan, with his oversized pockets and trademark coat, would tell stories, meet guests, and take part in a number of silly stunts and shenanigans alongside regular characters – some of whom were real people while others were puppets.

Throughout the show's 30-year run, Keeshan performed as the Captain more than 9,000 times while appearing in over 6,000 episodes of the beloved series. So, it's not surprising that when TLC rebooted the series in 1997 and decided to go with another actor to play the Captain that Keeshan was absolutely livid! Also not surprising is the fact that this newer show absolutely flopped

Watch this video in full to learn all about this incredibly dicey chapter in Captain Kangaroo history. We'll also be touching on why the original series was canceled and what happened to its cast members after it ended its decades-spanning run.

Bob Keeshan Was Furious About the Captain Kangaroo Revival