Yahoo! News - Bob Keeshan, Captain Kangaroo, Dies at 76
MONTPELIER, Vt. - Bob Keeshan, who gently entertained generations of youngsters as TV's walrus-mustachioed Captain Kangaroo and became an outspoken advocate of less violence and more intelligence on children's television, died Friday at 76.

"Captain Kangaroo" premiered on CBS in 1955 and ran for 30 years before moving to public television for six more. It was wildly popular among children and won six Emmy Awards and three Peabody Awards.

Each day, the grandfatherly Captain Kangaroo — with his sugar-bowl haircut and a uniform coat with big pouch pockets that inspired the character's name — would wander through his Treasure House, chatting with his good friend Mr. Green Jeans, played by Hugh "Lumpy" Brannum.

The show was part of my childhood. Thanks for the good memories, Captain.