Boomers, say goodbye to another piece of childhood: The man who created Dancing Bear on “Captain Kangaroo” has died ... with a puppet created for the show and Allegretti offered to design ...

Cosmo Allegretti, who created and voiced puppet characters like Grandfather Clock and Dancing Bear on the children’s television show “Captain Kangaroo,” has died. He was 86. Allegretti ...

NEW YORK — Cosmo Allegretti, who created and voiced puppet characters like Grandfather Clock and Dancing Bear on the children’s television show “Captain Kangaroo,” has died. He was 86.

Later the Treasure House became "The Captain's Place". Cast ... show for three seasons as herself. Actor/comedian Bill Cosby appeared as himself as the host of the Picture Pages segment. Captain ...

The two characters read slowly ... He was then chosen by CBS to perform on its new weekday show, Captain Kangaroo, which debuted Oct. 3, 1955. The show – 120 hour-long programs produced annually ...

Two characters have been created for the ... more than 40 titles for Recorded Books Inc. The original “Captain Kangaroo” show ran from 1955 to 1993 on CBS and PBS, and McDonough realizes ...

Allegretti played numerous characters on the long-running Emmy-winning children's show, which featured the late Bob Keeshan as Captain Kangaroo. Allegretti himself created the voiceless Bunny ...

Keeshan’s “Captain Kangaroo” premiered on CBS ... out and get away from that and build more characters and build other aspects to the show.” In 1987, Keeshan and former Tennessee Gov.

In 1978, producer Jim Hirschfeld caught wind of John Burstein, an actor who’d created a “superhero of health” character ... the show’s cancellation in 1984.) “Captain Kangaroo gave ...

By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Cosmo Allegretti, a puppeteer and voice artist who created Dancing Bear and other characters for the Captain Kangaroo kids show, has died. He was 86. Allegretti died ...

Cosmo Allegretti, who created and voiced puppet characters like Grandfather Clock and Dancing Bear on the children's television show "Captain Kangaroo," has died. He was 86. Allegretti ...