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Jellin Pico
Grumpy Oldbie
Join date: 3 Aug 2003
Posts: 1,037
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01-23-2004 15:11
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.
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Sinclair Valen
The One who Was
Join date: 1 May 2003
Posts: 360
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01-23-2004 15:31
Yup. It should be on the news services all over by now.
I was never really a regular watcher of the show, but the man was a true television icon - and a pioneer of children's TV.
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Camille Serpentine
Eater of the Dead
Join date: 6 Oct 2003
Posts: 1,236
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01-23-2004 16:20
I watched him all the time as a kid. I loved the puppets - the moose, the other thing - and I especially loved the ping pong balls.  |
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Teeny Leviathan
Never started World War 3
Join date: 20 May 2003
Posts: 2,716
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01-23-2004 16:25
Can't say I was a big fan of the Captain (more of a Sesame Street fan). However, he was from an era before children's programming was 30 minute commercials for a line of toys and related merchandise. Back when television was more imaginative. He will be missed.
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Garoad Kuroda
Prophet of Muppetry
Join date: 5 Sep 2003
Posts: 2,989
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01-23-2004 20:13
I used to watch Mr. Rogers myself (I think Captain was before my time) so my generation just went through a similar loss last year, heh. The list of famous people we lost last year is mind boggling.
It's a shame there isn't any shows like that on TV anymore, though. (well maybe reruns) Kids today are really missing out.
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WTF is C3PO supposed to be USEFUL for anyway, besides whining? Stupid piece of scrap metal would be more useful recycled as a toaster. But even that would suck, because who would want to listen to a whining wussy toaster? Is he gold plated? If that's the case he should just be melted down into gold ingots. Help the economy some, and stop being so damn useless you stupid bucket of bolts! R2 is 1,000 times more useful than your tin man ass, and he's shaped like a salt and pepper shaker FFS!
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