RIP...Captain Kangaroo

Dave

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Jan 23, 2004, 12:14:11 PM1/23/04

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Bob Keeshin, Captain Kangaroo for oh so many years...dead at 78.

And for you kids who grew up in Chicago...Ray Rayner, kids' show host on WGN
for more than 30 years, passed at 81 of Pneumonia in Fort Meyers, FL. (not too
far from the Naples Ritz Carlton Hotel)

norborder

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Jan 23, 2004, 12:28:25 PM1/23/04

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Dave reported:

Ray was great - I got a kick out of the half Sox / half Cubs hat he wore
when reporting the previous day's scores.

And Cuddly Dudley kicked ass! :)

Dave

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Jan 23, 2004, 2:28:00 PM1/23/04

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Correction on his age at passing, he was 76.

Dave

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Jan 23, 2004, 2:30:50 PM1/23/04

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>
>Ray was great - I got a kick out of the half Sox / half Cubs hat he wore
>when reporting the previous day's scores.
>
>And Cuddly Dudley kicked ass! :)
>

I liked the way he made the arts and crafts projects crappily. Made me feel
better about my ineptness at arts and crafts!

Chelveston the Duck kicked ass!

And Ray Rayner was a POW at the same camp the movie "The Great Escape" was
based on. But despite having helped dig the tunnels, he was transferred prior
to the aforementioned escape.

He was a cool, righteous dude!

norborder

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Jan 23, 2004, 4:04:40 PM1/23/04

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Dave sayed:

>>Ray was great - I got a kick out of the half Sox / half Cubs hat he wore
>>when reporting the previous day's scores.
>>
>>And Cuddly Dudley kicked ass! :)
>>
>
>
> I liked the way he made the arts and crafts projects crappily. Made me feel
> better about my ineptness at arts and crafts!

Right - and his producer Chauncey always made the project perfectly!

HerrWitt

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Jan 23, 2004, 5:53:04 PM1/23/04

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Mr. Rogers last year. The Captain and Ray this year. Any quality children's
show icons left? 'Tis a sad time.

Chris

Barf

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Jan 23, 2004, 6:07:30 PM1/23/04

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Is Mr. Greenjeans still around? Nope, not according to IMDB.

:(

Barfolomew "I'm half man, and half dog. I'm my own best friend"

zach

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Jan 24, 2004, 3:34:13 PM1/24/04

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herr...@aol.com (HerrWitt) wrote in message news:<20040123175304...@mb-m28.aol.com>...

> Mr. Rogers last year. The Captain and Ray this year. Any quality children's
> show icons left? 'Tis a sad time.

Where is Meow-Meow Kitty when we need her, a voice of comfort, in a
time of great sadness?

Dave

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Jan 25, 2004, 9:03:48 AM1/25/04

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>
>Where is Meow-Meow Kitty when we need her, a voice of comfort, in a
>time of great sadness?

Which reminds me of one of the funniest episodes of "Family Guy", the one where
Stewie wreaks havoc on "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" and a flaming Meow Meow
Kitty is seen running across the scene and yelling "Meow meow...skin
graft...meow meow". Macabre? To be sure. Hilarious? Yes, in a sick and twisted
way!

joe blow

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Jan 25, 2004, 10:54:26 AM1/25/04

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> And for you kids who grew up in Chicago...Ray Rayner, kids' show host on
WGN
> for more than 30 years, passed at 81 of Pneumonia in Fort Meyers, FL. (not
too
> far from the Naples Ritz Carlton Hotel)

I hope Frazier Thomas and Bob Bell were there to meet Ray on the other side.
Garfield Goose, Cuddly Dudley, and Bozo...
Channel 9 is one of my favorite childhood memories.

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Jim Geiger