Bob Keeshan
Bob Keeshan
Robert James "Bob" Keeshanwas an American television producer and actor. He created and played the title role in the children's television program Captain Kangaroo, which ran from 1955 to 1984, the longest-running nationally broadcast children's television program of its day...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth27 June 1927
CityLynbrook, NY
CountryUnited States of America
children nice good-friend
I enjoy meeting not only contemporary children, but yesterday's children as well. It's nice to talk about the experiences we shared, they tell me, 'You were a good friend.' That's the warmest part.
children feelings should
The children should never be excluded from what I am doing and should never have the feeling of being part of an audience.
children play stuff
Play is the work of children. It's very serious stuff.
teacher best-teacher entertainers
The best teacher is an entertainer.
secret television watches
One of the big secrets of finding time is not to watch television.
names house treasure
Let me introduce myself. My name is, uh, Kangaroo... Kangaroo — Captain Kangaroo... I'm the keeper here of the Treasure House.
children school years
Children don't drop out of high school when they are 16, they do so in the first grade and wait 10 years to make it official.
children america generosity
Generosity has built America. When we fail to invest in children, we have to pay the cost.
children real news
Back in the old days, when I was a child, we sat around the family table at dinner time and exchanged our daily experiences. It wasn't very organized, but everyone was recognized and all the news that had to be told was told by each family member. We listened to each other and the interest was not put on; it was real.
children teenager years
A child needs to be listened to and talked to at 3 and 4 and 5 years of age. Parents should not wait for the sophisticated conversation of a teenager.
children parent movement
Every word, movement and action has an effect. No other person or outside force has a greater influence on a child than the parent.
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It requires more strength to be gentle, so it's the everyday encounters of life that I think we've prepared children for and prepared them to be good to other people and to consider other people.