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Author Message   vor Citizen Username: Vor Post Number: 142 Registered: 9-2003 Posted on Friday, January 23, 2004 - 1:53 pm:        Just saw on cnn.com that Bob Keeshan, aka Captain Kangaroo has died. For those of us old enough to remember, this is sad.   ffof Citizen Username: Ffof Post Number: 1835 Registered: 5-2001 Posted on Friday, January 23, 2004 - 3:52 pm:        I must be psychic, because just this morning my kids and I were talking about kids tv shows and I was remembering fondly Captain Kangaroo, Mr. Green Jeans and the moose and the rabbit (mr. bunny?)with the raining ping pong balls gag. I wonder if this show can be found in re-runs.   Ed May Citizen Username: Edmay Post Number: 1917 Registered: 9-2001 Posted on Friday, January 23, 2004 - 11:03 pm:        My mother attended New Rochelle College in the late 1940's with the woman who became Mrs. Captain Kangaroo. When we watched him on TV we felt a connection to him. Ed May   drewdix Citizen Username: Drewdix Post Number: 446 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Monday, January 26, 2004 - 1:52 pm:        the rabbit was referred to simply as "bunnyrabbit". Never thought about it at the time, but the ping-pong ball showers were delightful, but a bit odd. ping-pong balls? Mr. Moose would set up the Captain with a joke, and the balls cascaded from the sky after the punchline.   mim Citizen Username: Mim Post Number: 312 Registered: 5-2001 Posted on Monday, January 26, 2004 - 2:16 pm:        I loved the pingpong balls and Bunny Rabbit too. Bunny never spoke and made only the most rudimentary gestures with his little paws, but I never had any doubt what he was communicating. And how about the Magic Drawing Board?!? That just amazed me.