![]() We are learning things together that are F-U-N, with capital letters." "I think they will see that here is an unusual family that gets along in many of the same ways as their own family. "It's a process of enlightening these kids as to what is special about this program," says McDonough. That may add an extra challenge to McDonough's already daunting task. After all, Bob Keeshan's venerated Captain Kangaroo last aired on CBS in 1984. Today, kids reared on the Power Rangers and X-Men _ two other youth-oriented shows produced by Saban Entertainment, the same folks now bringing us Captain Kangroo _ likely have little clue who the Captain is. Thursday at Busch Gardens _ reading a story to more than 100 children, just before screening the first new Captain Kangaroo episode.īesides offering a chance for some much-needed publicity just before the big debut, this event puts the new Captain squarely in front of the constituency he needs to reach for success: America's children. ![]() McDonough himself comes to town Thursday, hosting a kickoff premiere event at 8:30 a.m. Both episodes featuring Daisy were first released on Daisy and Other Thomas Stories in 1993 and they were aired on Mister Moose's Fun Time in 1998.The laughter that follows feels warm and genuine the sort of kind-hearted belly laugh you'd expect from a guy hoping to fill the Captain's considerable shoes.Ĭome Saturday, we'll all learn whether this 43-year-old amateur beekeeper fits the bill, when McDonough debuts in The All-New Captain Kangaroo _ already syndicated to 90 percent of the nation's TV markets (it airs at 7:30 a.m. The two episodes, Daisy and Percy's Predicament were never aired on Shining Time Station at all, due to co-creator Rick Siggelkow's disapproval of Daisy's design which he considered sexist. Finally, some were episodes that were excluded from being seen on Shining Time Station for content issues. For example, No Joke for James was originally featured on the PBS airing of the episode, Oh, What a Tangled Web, but it was cut from the Fox Family airing and aired on Mister Moose's Fun Time. ![]() Others were episodes that were seen on original airings of Shining Time Station on PBS, but were cut for time on Fox Family. The only exception was made was Carlin's dub of A Proud Day for James as it first aired on Mister Moose's Fun Time and wasn't release on home video until Best of James in 2002. Some were episodes that were originally narrated by Ringo Starr that were shown on Shining Time Station, but not re-narrated by George Carlin and only appeared for home video releases.
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