Captain Kangaroo [SEP] original network
Captain Kangaroo
Captain Kangaroo is an American children's television series that aired weekday mornings on the American television network CBS from October 3, 1955, until December 8, 1984, making it the longest-running nationally broadcast children's television program of its day. In 1986, the American Program Service (now American Public Television, Boston) integrated some newly produced segments into reruns of past episodes, distributing the newer version of the series on PBS until 1993.
The show was conceived and the title character was played by
again. In 1957, lyricist Mary Rogers penned lyrics to the tune, creating a newly titled "Captain Kangaroo" song.
In 1974, a new theme song titled "Good Morning, Captain" was composed for "Captain Kangaroo," written by Robert L. Brush. As the new theme used similar melodic elements from the original theme, Edward G. White's name was added to the song credits. However, due to copyright issues, the song was re-recorded in 1979 without the portion of "Puffin'