Good-bye to a friend

Today we say good-bye to Captain Kangaroo.  How well I remember him as a friend to children.  He began his program for children in 1955 and it ran until 1985.  How the kids loved him and the other characters on his show.  My own children all knew him well in their pre-school years.  He offered them entertainment as well as teaching them interesting things.  He wasn't afraid to laugh at himself, a trait which I find to be very admirable.  I just learned that he got his name because he had really big pockets and he always had interesting things in them.  He called them his kangaroo pockets and soon it became Captain Kangaroo.  It's sad to say good-bye to this friend.

Posted by: NJ on 1/23/2004 4:48:21 PM , 1 comments