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Captain Kangaroo

American children's television series
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Captain Kangaroo

Summary

Captain Kangaroo is a television series[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Captain Kangaroo is the creator of Bob Keeshan[3].
  • Captain Kangaroo's instance of is recorded as television series[4].
  • Captain Kangaroo's genre is children's television series[5].
  • A cast member of Captain Kangaroo was Bob Keeshan[6].
  • A cast member of Captain Kangaroo was Hugh Brannum[7].
  • A cast member of Captain Kangaroo was Bill Cosby[8].
  • A cast member of Captain Kangaroo was Debbie Weems[9].
  • A cast member of Captain Kangaroo was James Wall[10].
  • A cast member of Captain Kangaroo was Kevin Clash[11].
  • The original language of Captain Kangaroo was English[12].
  • Captain Kangaroo's Commons category is recorded as Captain Kangaroo[13].
  • Captain Kangaroo's original broadcaster is recorded as CBS[14].
  • Captain Kangaroo's color is recorded as black-and-white[15].
  • Captain Kangaroo's country of origin is recorded as United States[16].
  • Captain Kangaroo began on October 3, 1955[17].
  • Captain Kangaroo ended on December 8, 1984[18].
  • Captain Kangaroo's number of episodes is recorded as {'amount': '+6090'}[19].
  • Captain Kangaroo's number of seasons is recorded as {'amount': '+38'}[20].

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Authorship and Creation

Cast members include Bob Keeshan[6], Hugh Brannum[7], Bill Cosby[8], Debbie Weems[9], James Wall[10], and Kevin Clash[11]. Captain Kangaroo is the creator of Bob Keeshan[3].

Publication

The original language of Captain Kangaroo was English[12]. Its genre is children's television series[5].

Why It Matters

Captain Kangaroo has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Bill Cosby Kevin Clash United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . dbpedia.org. Retrieved . dbpedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10h ago · Zestier · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Original broadcaster → CBS
    Number of episodes → {'amount': '+6090'}
    Genre → children's television series
    Country of origin → United States
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39938|batch #39938]]: more tv series identifiers"
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