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mahatmakanejeeves

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Mon Jun 27, 2022, 12:24 PM Jun 2022

TV actor Robert Keeshan was #BornOnThisDay, June 27, 1927.

TV actor Robert Keeshan was #BornOnThisDay, June 27, 1927. Known for his self-created role in the children's TV program #CaptainKangaroo, (1955-'84). Keeshan also played the original Clarabell the Clown on the #HowdyDoody #1950s TV show. He passed in 2004 (age 76). #RIP #BOTD


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TV actor Robert Keeshan was #BornOnThisDay, June 27, 1927. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 OP
I never missed Captain Kangaroo as a little girl Bayard Jun 2022 #1
As a kid I started my day with the Captain. Thomas Hurt Jun 2022 #2
My earliest TV memories were watching Keeshan and Clutch Cargo. Auggie Jun 2022 #3

Bayard

(26,571 posts)
1. I never missed Captain Kangaroo as a little girl
Mon Jun 27, 2022, 12:49 PM
Jun 2022

Maybe because my Dad cut all the kids' bangs like his with his electric clippers. Only shorter.

Auggie

(32,509 posts)
3. My earliest TV memories were watching Keeshan and Clutch Cargo.
Mon Jun 27, 2022, 04:36 PM
Jun 2022

Both were on early in the morning.

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