Captain Kangaroo/Trivia

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  • The Danza: Deborah Weems as Debbie.
  • Hey, It's That Guy!: A young Tony Hawk appears in this short on skateboarding starting at 0:37.
    • Kevin Clash (aka Elmo) got his start as a puppeteer on a revival of the show in the 80's.
  • The Other Darrin: McDonough in the 1997 revival.
  • What Could Have Been: In 1974, a contract dispute with CBS nearly got the Captain's show canceled. CBS had Hanna-Barbera prepare a preschoolers animated show to replace it. The dispute was settled, the Captain stayed, and word is that Joe Barbera threw a celebratory banquet even though his show wouldn't be made because "I didn't want to be the man who got Captain Kangaroo canceled!"
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