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 ...

TV's Captain Kangaroo -- who befriended millions of children for more than three decades -- has died. Bob Keeshan -- the man behind the captain -- was 76. The show premiered on CBS in 1955 ...

But the show revolved about the grandfatherly Captain Kangaroo, whose name was inspired ... so I chose an elderly character," Keeshan said. "Unlike many other children's programs, Captain Kangaroo ...

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 ...

Recurring characters included ... joined in waking him up. Captain Kangaroo was periodically surprised by Ping-Pong balls cascading down on his head. The show taught the joys of friendship ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...