So Long, And Thanks For The Jello Pops

Published on January 23, 2004 By aegix In Movies & TV & Books

I bid you farewell, Bob Keeshen, AKA Captain Kangeroo. You introduced me to Bill Cosby and were a nice bumper between Romper Room and Mr. Rodgers' Neighborhood. I enjoyed the ping pong balls falling on your head. You also allowed me to start my very own urban legend about Mr. Greenjeans that I discovered had gone worldwide when a German acquaintence of mine re-told me, almost verbatim, the story I had started nearly 25 years ago.

Aegix has a posse!

Comments

MisfitChicks

on Jan 23, 2004

I also recall Captain Kangeroo fondly.
Can't remember alot of the names that were the characters. Old age has erased that info.

But one thing I do remember was sitting in front of the TV and giggling like mad when the ping pong balls would fall down on them.

Goodbye Captain. Thanks for the entertainment.

sDm

on Jan 23, 2004

Why can't the Wiggles or the TeleTubbies follow the Captain's lead and crawl in a 6 foot hole forever. 4 grown men dancing around singing about "Fruit Salad" doesn't exactly get the morning off "Propa" for most americans. It must be that God or Allah or whomever you pray to wants all the cool people up in heaven with him while he leaves all the freakin' jerkoffs down here for us to deal with, case in point

Kurt Cobain - DEAD
John Lennon - DEAD
ELVIS - DEAD, maybe

Barry Manilow - Alive I think
David Hasselhof - Alive
Kenny G - alive
Micheal Bolton - Alive

What up wit that?

aegix

on Jan 23, 2004

I'm angry that Curt Cobain is dead, too. With him leaving, that allowed people to give Courtney Love some attention. I would rather have had Martha Stewart start a band and serve bundt cake at her CD signing parties.

SdM

on Jan 23, 2004

Courtney Love needs to be locked in a cage with a Wolverine on Acid.

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