"We operate on the conviction that it is composed of young children of potentially good taste, and that this taste should be developed." "We have respect for our audience," he told The Times's Steven V. And so they listened when he talked about taking care not to cross the street without looking and why it was important to respect animals as well as playmates. Keeshan never pretended to have any secret formula for dealing with children, except that he never patronized them, and always assumed they were bright and would appreciate him and what he was doing. just as actors are afraid of child audiences, because they're so honest, I would be scared stiff of going before the big folks." Shepard of The Times whether, given his success with children, he would fancy a future in adult television, Mr. "The children should never be excluded from what I am doing and should never have the feeling of being part of an audience," he told Mr. Keeshan told his director, Peter Birch, that he primarily wanted to talk to the child at home, one on one. There might have been a few kids in the studio from time to time, but Mr. Keeshan never played to a studio audience. Unlike his old boss, Buffalo Bob Smith of the Howdy Doody Show, Mr. The Today show was formidable and had a loyal following of adults, but the kids knew it didn't have Mighty Manfred the Wonder Dog, the Banana Man and all the other characters Mr. to 9 a.m., always drawing a large audience, even though from Monday to Friday, it ran opposite NBC's popular "Today" show. Keeshan, who began to call himself Captain Kangaroo after someone fashioned an outsized jacket for him, a preposterous affair with pockets rivaling the pouches that kangaroos have.įor much of its run, the show ran six days a week from 8 a.m. They were all part of the family that was an unrivaled success on the CBS Television Network for nearly 30 years.
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