query: who played the dancing bear on captain kangaroo

pos: Captain Kangaroo Town Clown, a pantomime piece that took place in and around the exposed wagon home of a tramp-like circus clown. Like the character Clarabelle that he played on "Howdy Doody", the Town Clown never spoke. Favorite characters on the show were Grandfather Clock (voiced by Cosmo Allegretti), Rollo the Hippo, and Dancing Bear. Dancing Bear was mute and only appeared in short subject features. He often danced waltzes to background music. One of the show's long-running gags was the "Ping-Pong Ball Drop", instigated by the telling of a joke (usually a knock-knock joke) by Mr. Moose, in which the punchline

pos: Mr. Moose pong balls!", and ping pong balls fall on top of Peter. Mr. Moose Mr. Moose was a puppet character on the children's television show "Captain Kangaroo". He would tell riddles and knock-knock jokes that would result in hundreds of ping pong balls falling from above, and hitting the Captain on the head. Mr. Moose was created and played by Cosmo Allegretti, who also created and played Mr. Bunny Rabbit, Dancing Bear, and the Captain's painter and handyman Dennis. In the animated television series "Family Guy" episode "Hell Comes to Quahog", after Joe sends a ping pong ball out a window,

pos: Mr. Moose Mr. Moose Mr. Moose was a puppet character on the children's television show "Captain Kangaroo". He would tell riddles and knock-knock jokes that would result in hundreds of ping pong balls falling from above, and hitting the Captain on the head. Mr. Moose was created and played by Cosmo Allegretti, who also created and played Mr. Bunny Rabbit, Dancing Bear, and the Captain's painter and handyman Dennis. In the animated television series "Family Guy" episode "Hell Comes to Quahog", after Joe sends a ping pong ball out a window, Peter persuades Mr. Moose to say "Knock, knock", then answers "Ping

neg: Duclod Man the environment, technology, politics, conspiracy theories, or numerology. They also contained jokes, drawings similar to those found in the duclod letters, information about organic gardening, or homemade programs written in Visual Basic. Visiting his pages would often invoke the mailto: protocol to open the visitor's email client, automatically filling it in with dozens of addresses and nonsensical subjects such as "I used to be the Dancing Bear on Captain Kangaroo", "Don't you EVER tinkle in a glass again", or "You want a slap in the face?" Additionally, the author of these websites exhibited prolific activity on a large variety of

neg: Captain Kangaroo character with his estate. Captain Kangaroo Captain Kangaroo is an American children's television series that aired weekday mornings on the American television network CBS from October 3, 1955, until December 8, 1984, making it the longest-running nationally broadcast children's television program of its day. In 1986, the American Program Service (now American Public Television, Boston) integrated some newly produced segments into reruns of past episodes, distributing the newer version of the series on PBS until 1993. The show was conceived and the title character was played by Bob Keeshan, who based the show on "the warm relationship between grandparents and

neg: Captain Kangaroo Captain Kangaroo Captain Kangaroo is an American children's television series that aired weekday mornings on the American television network CBS from October 3, 1955, until December 8, 1984, making it the longest-running nationally broadcast children's television program of its day. In 1986, the American Program Service (now American Public Television, Boston) integrated some newly produced segments into reruns of past episodes, distributing the newer version of the series on PBS until 1993. The show was conceived and the title character was played by Bob Keeshan, who based the show on "the warm relationship between grandparents and children". Keeshan had portrayed

neg: Captain Kangaroo news article concluded that the show's child audience had difficulty separating Schwinn's sales pitch from the regular content of the show. In 1997–1998, a rebooted series titled "The All New Captain Kangaroo" was created by Saban Entertainment and executive produced by Eric S. Rollman, who also served as President of Saban and Fox Family Productions. John McDonough played the Captain on this version, which was shot in Tampa, Florida. Keeshan was invited to appear as a special guest called "The Admiral", but declined. It ran for one season in syndication and inspired a spin-off show, "Mister Moose's Fun Time"; it

neg: Hugh Brannum graduation in 1931, he played bass in various bands. During World War II, he enlisted in the US Marine Corps and joined a Marine band led by Bob Crosby. After the war, he joined the Four Squires, later moving to Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians; Waring's group had a regular radio show, where Hugh met fellow Marine Bob Keeshan, an employee at the station who later hired Brannum for "Captain Kangaroo". Before his time on "Captain Kangaroo", he hosted a local children's TV series called "Uncle Lumpy's Cabin", seen weekday mornings on WABC-TV in New York City during the 1951

neg: Captain Kangaroo later seasons from 1982-1984 and subsequent PBS run, "Schoolhouse Rock" mainstay Lynn Ahrens (who composed and performed a few "Captain Kangaroo" songs herself) wrote a new theme, entitled "Here Comes Captain Kangaroo". The theme song for "All New Captain Kangaroo" used the opening notes and part of the melody of the original theme as its introduction. Bob Keeshan also recorded music for both Columbia Records and Golden Records, aimed at introducing all kinds of music to children. While "Captain Kangaroo" was still in planning stages, CBS executives had the idea of hiring Al Lewis, a children's show host at WCPO-TV

neg: McLean family 2 Tests. Doug had three sons (Doug Jr., Bill, and Jack) who also played for Australia. Three of his grandsons did as well. Alexander Douglas McLean (1912–1961), played 10 Tests for the Wallabies between 1933 and 1936. He too was a dual code international, playing two Kangaroo Tests on the wing and making the 1937 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain. William Malcolm McLean (1918–1996) played 5 Tests as captain of the Wallabies immediately after World War II. He was selected to lead the national side to tour 1947-48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America. He

neg: 1989 Kangaroo tour of New Zealand captain Wally Lewis pulled off a massive (but fair) hit on Kiwi fullback Darrell Williams. Lewis later told that he thought he was lining up Brendon Tuuta who had produced a fair bit of foul play through the series, only to look down at the tackled player and find it was Williams and not Tuuta. Leading Try Scorer Leading Point Scorer Largest Attendance Largest non-test Attendance 1989 Kangaroo tour of New Zealand The 1989 Kangaroo Tour of New Zealand was a mid-season tour of New Zealand by the Australia national rugby league team. The Australians played six matches on tour,

neg: Battle of Tory Island southwards after the damage its rigging and masts had suffered before the battle on 12 October. Although his ship was almost unmanageable, Captain Durham was not prepared to lose a second opportunity to engage, and slowly brought his vessel to bear on "Loire", which was unable to escape. Accompanying "Anson" was "Kangaroo", recovered from the damage of 16 October and ready for further action. At 10:30, "Anson" and "Loire" began firing on one another, neither able to effectively manoeuvre and both relying on firepower to overwhelm their opponent. "Kangaroo" closed on the unprotected stern of "Loire", firing as she did

neg: 2001 Kangaroo tour went ahead. However, the only games played were the three tests, marking the first Kangaroo Tour to not play against any British club or provincial teams. The 2001 tour was also the first since 1952-53 not to include a test series against France following The Ashes series. The team was coached by Chris Anderson who was making his third Kangaroo Tour, and first as coach, after playing in the 1978 and 1982 tours, the second in 1982 as a member of the famed "Invincibles". Team captain was Brad Fittler, the youngest ever Kangaroo tourist in 1990 at the age of

neg: 1989 Kangaroo tour of New Zealand the team vice-captain. Vautin captained the team in the three non-test games of the tour. Queensland had won the 1989 State of Origin series with a 3–0 clean sweep of New South Wales prior to the tour. Of the 20 man touring team, 12 were from Qld with 8 from NSW. Balmain Tigers front rower Steve Roach was the only tourist who had not played in the Origin series. Only 10 players from the touring party would go on to be selected for the 1990 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France. The Australians played six games on the tour,

neg: Jim Paterson (rugby league) Australian national team, becoming Kangaroo No. 343. and playing in all three Test matches in the series against New Zealand. At the end of the year he was selected to go on the 1959-60 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France. He played two Tests against France. In 1960 Paterson joined Innisfail, who he captain-coached to victory in the Foley Shield and Paterson played for North Queensland, Queensland and Australia. The Test in Sydney against France featured five Queenslanders in the forward pack. The following year Paterson toured New Zealand with the Australian team, playing in both Tests against the

neg: Captain Kangaroo generation. It was later used in the Enid Blyton parody "Five Go Mad in Dorset" and in a number of British TV advertisements, including a Captain Sensible spot. The "Puffin' Billy" theme played as the opening of each episode, with the music continuing until the Captain hung his large ring of keys on a nail (which seemed to act as a switch to turn off the music). If the Captain's keys ever slipped off the nail, the music began playing again. In 1957, lyricist Mary Rogers penned lyrics to the tune, creating a newly titled "Captain Kangaroo" song. In 1974,

neg: 1990–91 Rugby Football League season 1990 Kangaroo Tour. Other than the three test Ashes series against Great Britain (won 2–1 by Australia), The Kangaroos played and won matches against 8 Championship teams (St Helens, Wakefield Trinity, Wigan, Leeds, Warrington, Castleford, Hull and Widnes), 1 Second Division side (Halifax) and one county side (Cumbria). The team was coached by 1973 tourist and 1978 tour captain Bob Fulton and was captained by Mal Meninga who was making his third Kangaroo Tour as a player. Penrith Panthers halfback Greg Alexander (who played most of the tour as the backup fullback to Gary Belcher), was the leading point scorer

neg: Edward White (composer) song for "Captain Kangaroo" was used as "Good Morning, Captain", a portion of the "Puffing Billy" theme was used, played by strings, so that the theme trademark could live on through the next generations. In 1957 permission was granted for Mary Rodgers to write lyrics to the tune and the vocal version was given the title "Captain Kangaroo". "Puffin' Billy" has often been used to signify "1950s Middle England", for example, in The Comic Strip's parodies of "The Famous Five", in some of the last cigar adverts on British TV in the early 1990s, and in a trailer for a

neg: 1959–60 Kangaroo tour 1959–60 Kangaroo tour The 1959–60 Kangaroo tour was the tenth Kangaroo tour, in which the Australian national rugby league team traveled to Europe and played thirty-seven matches against British, French and Italian teams, including the Ashes series of three Test matches against Great Britain, two Test matches against the French and an additional two non-Test matches against an Italian representative team. It followed the tour of 1956-57 and the next was staged in 1963-64. The team was coached by Clive Churchill. The team captain was Balmain Tigers Keith Barnes while the vice-captain was Manly-Warringah's dual rugby international forward Rex Mossop.

neg: Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear by the character Scooter as Simon Smith, with Fozzie Bear as the dancing bear. Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear "Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear" is a song written by Randy Newman, about a sincere young man of modest means named Simon Smith who entertains affluent ("well-fed") members of the public with his dancing bear. Newman later said the song was a major stepping point in his writing style. "That was the first one I wrote like that. I was writing a song, believe it or not, for Frank Sinatra, Jr. And it was called something like

neg: Orleans (band) to include Larry's younger brother, Lance, on bass. Drummer Jerry Marotta joined in 1976, completing the quintet. Drummer Wells Kelly (son of Cornell University's Dean of Architecture, Burnham Kelly) first met John Hall, an in-demand session player and member of the group Kangaroo, in the late 60s when he played with him in a group called Thunderfrog and later played on John's first solo album, "Action", released in 1970. In 1969 Wells joined the first incarnation of King Harvest, who would have a hit a few years later, in 1973, with the song "Dancing in the Moonlight", a song written

neg: 1991 Kangaroo tour of Papua New Guinea 1991 Kangaroo tour of Papua New Guinea The 1991 Kangaroo tour of Papua New Guinea was a two-week, end of season tour of Papua New Guinea by the Australia national rugby league team. The Australians played five matches on the tour, including two Test matches against the Papua New Guinea national rugby league team. The tour began on 29 September and finished on 13 October. As of 2017 this remains the only full Kangaroo Tour of Papua New Guinea. As he had been since 1989, Bob Fulton was the coach of the Kangaroos. Mal Meninga was the team captain. Eleven

neg: 1989 Kangaroo tour of New Zealand the first match of the 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup tournament. The series was broadcast to Australia by the Nine Network with commentary provided by Ray Warren and Darryl Eastlake. As of 2017, this remains the last full mid-season Kangaroo tour of New Zealand in which the Australians played against club and regional teams. Don Furner had stepped down after three successful years as coach and was replaced by 1978 Kangaroo tour captain and Manly-Warringah's 1987 premiership winning coach Bob Fulton. Wally Lewis was the captain of the side as he had been since 1984 while Manly-Warringah's Paul Vautin was

neg: 1963–64 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France 1963–64 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France The 1963-64 Kangaroo tour was the eleventh Kangaroo tour, during which the Australian national rugby league team traveled to Europe and played thirty-six matches against British and French club and representative teams. It included three Test matches against Great Britain for The Ashes, and three Tests against the French. The tour followed the 1959-60 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France and was followed by the 1967-68 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France. The Australian team was captain-coached by Western Suburbs Magpies Arthur Summons, though due to injury to Summons the

neg: Ken Kearney captain-coach of Australia for the 1956 trans-Tasman series against New Zealand with Clive Churchill unavailable due to injury. Australia won the series 3–0 to regain the trans-Tasman trophy that the Kiwis had held since 1935. Kearney stayed on a captain-coach for the 1956 Kangaroo tour in spite of the availability and tour selection of Churchill with whom he reportedly enjoyed an uneasy relationship. The touring side won all three Tests in France but lost against Great Britain 2–1. Kearney played in all Tests on tour. Kearney played in an exceptionally talented Australian side who won the 1957 World Cup under

neg: Wally Prigg captain. He played in all five Tests of that tour as captain and in 24 minor matches. He was the first man to be picked for three Kangaroo tours. His leadership style and skills were respected by English fans. His final test match for Australia was the first match ever between Australia and France in 1938. Prigg retired with the record for most Test caps for the Kangaroos, almost becoming the first player to reach twenty. Breaking the record set by original Kangaroo tourist Sid Pearce, he played 19 Tests for Australia between 1929–38. He scored a total of 4

neg: Debbie Weems on the hit CBS daily children's series, "Captain Kangaroo". In 1976, songs from the television series sung by Weems was released on an album, "Debbie Weems Sings Songs from Captain Kangaroo", published by Wonderland Records. She was later featured in an article in the October 23, 1976 edition of "TV Guide", called "Don’t Tell Your Mom About Debbie", which was about her career on "Captain Kangaroo". Weems suffered from typecasting, in which people always identified her as "that cute girl on "Captain Kangaroo"", hindering her ability to get roles for movies and TV shows geared toward the adult age group.

neg: Mr. Hooper was called heartbreaking yet affirming, and one of the proudest moments in the show's history. Mr. Hooper, played by Will Lee from the premiere of "Sesame Street" in 1969 until his death in 1982, was one of the first four human characters that appeared on the show. Created by producer and writer Jon Stone, the role of Mr. Hooper was the first to be cast. Lee came to Stone's attention through writers Bruce Hart and Carole Hart. Mr. Hooper was inspired by the Bob Keeshan character, Captain Kangaroo; Stone previously worked on the "Captain Kangaroo" program, which greatly influenced him

neg: Australia at the 2010 Winter Paralympics each Australian medalist received a small version of the games mascot Sumi meaning guardian spirit. An animal spirit who was believed to live in the mountains of British Columbia. Sumi is the shape of a bear wearing the hat of the orca whale, flies with the wings of the thunderbird and runs on the furry legs of the black bear. "Main article: Boxing Kangaroo" The Australian team carried their own mascot throughout the games (boxing kangaroo). This mascot has a long history in Australian teams both able and disabled bodies. First used by the successful America's Cup winners, the mascot

neg: George Peponis was selected for the 1978 Kangaroo tour on which he played two Tests, four minor tour matches and scored six tries. In 1979, after the playing retirement of Bob Fulton, he took over as state captain of New South Wales and that same year was selected as Kangaroo captain for the domestic Ashes series against Great Britain. Australia's fitness and skill dominance over Great Britain began to show in this series which was a three-nil drubbing to the locals. He led Canterbury to the 1979 Grand Final loss against St George. After leading Australia to victory in two Tests in

neg: Clarabell the Clown Clarabell the Clown Clarabell the Clown was the mute partner of "Howdy Doody". Three actors played Clarabell on a regular basis. The first was Bob Keeshan, who later became Captain Kangaroo. Keeshan was succeeded by Robert "Nick" Nicholson, who also played the character of J. Cornelius Cobb on "The Howdy Doody Show". Lew Anderson was the third and last person to play Clarabell. Anderson played the character from 1954 until the series' final episode on September 24, 1960. Anderson returned to play Clarabell in the short-lived 1976–77 "New Howdy Doody Show" and in the 1987 40th anniversary special, and in

neg: 1994 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France His four tours included being a member of two undefeated teams, first as a member of "The Invincibles" in 1982, and the second with "The Unbeatables" in 1986. Meninga also had the remarkable record of playing in every test match during each of his 4 tours meaning that 21 of his eventual 46 tests for Australia were playing on a Kangaroo Tour of Great Britain and France. Fulton and Meninga also became the first pair to be the coach and captain on consecutive Kangaroo tours. Laurie Daley, the New South Wales State of Origin captain who had captained the Australian

neg: 1980 Kangaroo tour of New Zealand 1980 Kangaroo tour of New Zealand The 1980 Kangaroo Tour of New Zealand was a mid-season tour of New Zealand by the Australia national rugby league team. The Australians played seven matches on tour, including a two test series against the New Zealand national rugby league team. The tour began on 1 June and finished on 17 June. As he had been since 1978, Frank Stanton was the coach of the Australian team. Canterbury-Bankstwon hooker, Greek born George Peponis, was the tour captain. The squad was made up mostly of those playing in the Sydney Premiership. Although not the only

neg: Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear "Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear" is a song written by Randy Newman, about a sincere young man of modest means named Simon Smith who entertains affluent ("well-fed") members of the public with his dancing bear. Newman later said the song was a major stepping point in his writing style. "That was the first one I wrote like that. I was writing a song, believe it or not, for Frank Sinatra, Jr. And it was called something like “Susie” or “Mary” and I just all of a sudden couldn’t do it. So

neg: Brian Davies (rugby league) Ashes series, the 1954 World Cup, in Australia's 1955 series loss to France and in 1956 Tests against New Zealand. He made a second Kangaroo Tour in 1956 appearing in three Tests and nine tour matches and also played in the 1957 World Cup. He is listed on the "Australian Players Register" as Kangaroo No.282. His first appearance as captain of the Kangaroos was in the 1958 jubilee year of rugby league in the Ashes series against the visiting British Lions. Davies was captain-coach of Australia in all three matches of the series which was lost 2 Tests to one.

neg: Charlie Gill in 1952, becoming Kangaroo No. 291. At the end of that season Gill went on the 1952–53 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France. In 1953 he played in the match against the American 'All-Stars'. Sydney club Parramatta paid a fee of £500 to sign Gill as their captain-coach for the 1954 NSWRFL season. After that Gill returned to the Newcastle Rugby League as captain-coach of the Western Suburbs club, spending two seasons with them in 1955 and 1956. Charlie Gill Charlie Gill (1923–1986) was an Australian rugby league footballer of the 1950s. An Australian international and New South Wales

neg: Duane Mann crowd of 77,729. During the 1990 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France he played for his club Warrington against Australia. Mann played in Warrington's 12-2 victory over Bradford Northern in the 1990–91 Regal Trophy Final at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 12 January 1991. Mann played for three seasons in England before returning home to Auckland and playing a season for the North Harbour Sea Eagles who he captained to win the 1994 Lion Red Cup. In 1994 he was made captain of the New Zealand side. Mann was signed by the Auckland Warriors who were to enter

neg: Les Mead the 1932 NSWRFL season with 104 points (10 tries and 37 goals). In 1933 he was selected to represent New South Wales and later that year went on the 1933-34 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain. In August 1933, while in England, Mead played for Australia against England in a novel 7-a-side match. He played several matches while on tour but only one Test match. He is listed on the "Australian Players Register" as Kangaroo No. 186. The following year Mead kicked two goals in Wests' premiership final victory. In 1935 Mead was named captain of Western Suburbs. That season he

neg: 1959–60 Kangaroo tour an Italian representative team. Ken Irvine crossed for 6 tries in this game. 1959–60 Kangaroo tour The 1959–60 Kangaroo tour was the tenth Kangaroo tour, in which the Australian national rugby league team traveled to Europe and played thirty-seven matches against British, French and Italian teams, including the Ashes series of three Test matches against Great Britain, two Test matches against the French and an additional two non-Test matches against an Italian representative team. It followed the tour of 1956-57 and the next was staged in 1963-64. The team was coached by Clive Churchill. The team captain was Balmain Tigers

neg: 1982 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France who was making his third tour. Stanton's first tour came as a player in 1963–64, while this was his second consecutive as coach after also coaching the 1978 Kangaroo tour. Manly-Warringah's Max Krilich was making his second Kangaroo tour and was named captain and carried out his duties coolly and with great application. Queensland captain Wally Lewis was named as tour vice-captain. Interviewed by journalist/author Ian Whiticker in 2004 Krilich said about the talented squad; ""The players in that squad were yet to reach their full potential. We were criticised as a weak side, but nobody knew how great a

neg: Steve Mortimer Fearnley was NSW coach in 1985 and Mortimer previously played alongside Lewis in Test and Kangaroo Tour campaigns (Mortimer and Lewis were room-mates on the undefeated 1982 Kangaroo tour where both actually lost their test spot to Sterling and Brett Kenny). He believed that had he toured New Zealand he might have been able to calm the situation between the coach and the captain. Mortimer played under four coaches during his 13 seasons at Canterbury. His enterprising and brilliant style of football was encouraged and enhanced under the coaching of Malcolm Clift and Ted Glossop. Mortimer's style was reined in

neg: Tom Terrific Platform, 2017. Tom Terrific Tom Terrific was an early animated series on American television, presented as part of the "Captain Kangaroo" children's television show. Created by Gene Deitch under the Terrytoons studio (which by that time was a subsidiary of CBS, the network that broadcast "Captain Kangaroo"), "Tom Terrific" ran in a series of five-minute cartoons created specifically for the "Captain Kangaroo" show from 1957-1959, and was rerun on "Kangaroo" for years thereafter. For several years after 1962, "Tom Terrific" would be broadcast every other week, alternating with "Lariat Sam", another Terrytoons creation. Gene Deitch adapted the feature from his

neg: Tom Terrific Tom Terrific Tom Terrific was an early animated series on American television, presented as part of the "Captain Kangaroo" children's television show. Created by Gene Deitch under the Terrytoons studio (which by that time was a subsidiary of CBS, the network that broadcast "Captain Kangaroo"), "Tom Terrific" ran in a series of five-minute cartoons created specifically for the "Captain Kangaroo" show from 1957-1959, and was rerun on "Kangaroo" for years thereafter. For several years after 1962, "Tom Terrific" would be broadcast every other week, alternating with "Lariat Sam", another Terrytoons creation. Gene Deitch adapted the feature from his earlier newspaper

neg: 1994 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France the line. However he was able to get a flick pass away to Pay who scored under the posts giving Wishart an easy conversion to give the Australian's a match winning 23–4 lead. The attendance of 39,468 remains (as of 2017) the record for a rugby league match played at Elland Road. As he had announced his retirement prior to the end of the 1994 NSWRL season, this was Australian captain Mal Meninga's last game in England. Meninga had made a record four Kangaroo Tours in his career, the only player to do so, and had captained the squad twice,

neg: 1986 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France repeat of the 1982 Invincibles' tour which saw the 1986 team became known as "The Unbeatables". In twenty matches they scored 136 tries and conceded only 16, posting 738 points for and 126 against. Terry Lamb became the first player to appear in every match on a Kangaroo Tour. The team was coached by 1956/57 Kangaroo tourist Don Furner, who also coached the Canberra Raiders in the NSWRL that year. The squad was captained by Queensland captain Wally Lewis, the first time a Queensland based player had captained a Kangaroo tour since Tom Gorman led the 1929–30 Kangaroo tour of

neg: Captain Kangaroo the original Clarabell the Clown on "The Howdy Doody Show" when it aired on NBC. "Captain Kangaroo" had a loose structure, built around life in the "Treasure House" (later known as "The Captain's Place") where the Captain (the name "kangaroo" came from the big pockets in his coat) would tell stories, meet guests, and indulge in silly stunts with regular characters, both humans and puppets. Keeshan performed as the Captain more than 9,000 times over the nearly 30-year run of the show. The May 17, 1971, episode had two major changes on the show: The Treasure House was renovated and

neg: Bob Bugden season. He followed his Dragons' coach and captain Ken Kearney to Parramatta where he played a further four seasons, often as vice-captain Budgen made his state representative debut in 1960 and again represented for New South Wales from the Parramatta club in 1964. In Bugden's representative career he was vying against the incumbent national half-back, Queenslander Barry Muir, who was generally preferred by selectors. At the latter end of Bugden's career Arthur Summons was the test half. Budgen was picked for the 1959 Kangaroo tour and played in five tour matches but no tests. He was selected in the 1960

neg: Dick Thornett born into a family of legendary footballing brothers. John Thornett was an acclaimed Wallaby captain who played 37 Rugby Union Tests for Australia over a distinguished 13-year career from 1955. Ken Thornett was the leading Australian rugby league fullback in the early sixties. Ken earned 12 Test caps for Australia and played alongside Dick at Parramatta over a 136-game club career. John and Dick Thornett both played together in Wallabies sides in 1961–62; Dick and Ken Thornett played together in three test matches on the 1963–64 Kangaroo Tour. Dick Thornett Richard Norman Thornett (23 September 1940 – 12 October 2011)

neg: 1994 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France captain Mal Meninga and vice-captain Laurie Daley both coming from the Canberra Raiders, this was the first time the Kangaroos captain and vice-captain had come from the same club since Reg Gasnier had captain-coached the 1967–68 Kangaroo tour with his St George teammate Johnny Raper as the vice-captain. The first match against Great Britain at London's Wembley Stadium featured pre-match entertainment by Cliff Richard. The 1994 Ashes series again broke the record aggregate crowd for the series in Great Britain with 140,430 attending the three Tests, beating the record of 133,684 set on the 1990 Kangaroo Tour. As with the

neg: Harry Kadwell played at fullback in Souths' win over Western Suburbs in the grand final. The following year he was first selected in the New South Wales rugby league team and again won a premiership with Souths, this time playing at and scoring two tries. In 1929 Kadwell moved to halfback and was selected in this position for the 1929–30 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain, becoming Kangaroo No. 163. On the tour he played in eight matches, but no tests. Following the residential qualification rules of the time, Kadwell was forced to leave Souths in 1930. Kadwell became St. George's captain-coach for

neg: Herb Steinohrt team and Steinhort lead a "Clydesdales XIII" against NSW. His brother Arch was also part of this team. Aged 29 in 1928 Herb was selected to play for the Australian team. He played in all 3 games of each of the three consecutive Test series against Great Britain in 1928, 1929–30 and 1932. On the 1929–30 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain he played in 3 Tests and 18 other Tour matches. In 1932 at home against the visiting English he captained the Kangaroos in all three Tests. Steinohrt was the last Queensland based player to captain a Kangaroo Tour until

neg: Hugh Brannum season. Mr. Green Jeans earned his moniker from his distinctive apparel, a pair of farmer's overalls (later, jeans and a denim jacket) in his signature green (although, since the show was broadcast in black-and-white for much of its run, this was lost on viewers). He was a talented and inquisitive handyman who provided assistance at the Treasure House. He frequently visited the Captain with the latest addition to his menagerie of zoo animals. Aside from Mr. Green Jeans, Brannum played a number of characters on "Captain Kangaroo" from 1955 to 1984, including the Professor, Greeno the Clown, the New Old

neg: Down Beat Bear plug and chases Jerry. Jerry hides in an automatic record player before turning it on, after which the bear breaks through the closet and runs into Tom with a door. Tom and the bear tango dance on opposite sides of the door until Tom knocks on the door, causing the bear to put down the door, unawarely pushing Tom into a grandfather clock. Tom spots Jerry dancing and smashes the record being played over Jerry's head. Jerry then jumps on a piano and starts playing The Blue Danube. Tom flees, but runs into the bear. Tom manages to hit Jerry

neg: HMS Kangaroo (1795) four men standing guard over 78 French prisoners in her hold. (That is, almost half her official complement was "hors de combat".) French prisoners on "Telegraph" later reported that the privateer that escaped was the "Grand Decide", of eighteen 12-pounder guns and 150 men. When "Kangaroo" recaptured "Chance", she freed two British army officers who then helped in the action with the privateer. "Phoebe" and "Kangaroo" also recaptured the brig "Young William". In March 1800, "Kangaroo" captured a French 16-gun privateer from Brest off the coast of Ireland. Brace received promotion to post captain on 2 April 1800, with the

neg: Kangaroo of a mother kangaroo, this led many back home to dismiss them as travellers' tales for quite some time. The first kangaroo to be exhibited in the western world was an example shot by John Gore, an officer on Captain Cook's "Endeavour" in 1770. The animal was shot and its skin and skull transported back to England whereupon it was stuffed (by taxidermists who had never seen the animal before) and displayed to the general public as a curiosity. The first glimpse of a kangaroo for many 18th-century Britons was a painting by George Stubbs. Kangaroos and wallabies belong to

neg: Jason Donovan Toby the Kangaroo in the environmental animated film "Animals United". In February 2011, Donovan appeared on the BBC series "Ready, Steady, Cook". Later in 2011, he performed on the Here and Now Tour, and also toured in a production of "The Sound of Music" playing Captain Von Trapp. The production co-starred Verity Rushworth as Maria. From September 2011, Donovan took part in the ninth series of the BBC's "Strictly Come Dancing". He was partnered with dancer Kristina Rihanoff and finished third in the competition. Donovan presented a voice-tracked radio show on Heart each Sunday from 10am to 12noon. Donovan temporarily

neg: Knowledge Adventure many branded games such as "Dr. Brain", "Barbie", "Bear in the Big Blue House", "Teletubbies", "Noddy", "", "Captain Kangaroo", "Curious George" and "American Idol". In late 2004, Vivendi sold Knowledge Adventure to a group of investors interested in taking a more active management strategy, and in developing new educational software. The company has since released new products under both the Jumpstart and Math Blaster brands. On March 17, 2014, Knowledge Adventure Inc. purchased Neopets from Viacom. On July 7, 2017, Knowledge Adventure Inc. was acquired by Chinese online game publisher NetDragon. On November 25, 2014, five Knowledge Adventure titles were

neg: Bob Keeshan in both "Captain Kangaroo" and "Mister Mayor", heavily promoted the products of the Schwinn Bicycle Co., a sponsor, directly on-air to his audience. By 1972, Keeshan had introduced another character on "Captain Kangaroo" to recommend Schwinn products, Mr. Schwinn Dealer, due to the Federal Trade Commission ruling against children's show hosts directly endorsing their sponsor's products during their programs after 1969. Keeshan had a longtime close friendship with Fred Rogers of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood". Each paid visits to the other's show (Keeshan on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and Rogers on Captain Kangaroo) in 1970, and two appeared together on the PBS

neg: Kevin Clash It Macaroni". In 1979, on Love's recommendation, Clash appeared as Cookie Monster in the "Sesame Street" float during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and met Jim Henson, who later became his boss, mentor, and good friend. When he was 19, Clash became a puppeteer for "Captain Kangaroo", initially as a guest performer, in which he also made occasional on-camera appearances. The producers of "Captain Kangaroo" used some of Clash's puppet creations for the show. In 1984, Clash had to turn down Henson's offer to work on his film "The Dark Crystal" because he was working on two TV shows at

neg: Tom Smothers political issues of the day like civil rights. In October 1976, both Cosby and Smothers were in attendance at a Playboy Mansion party. The tension between the two culminated in Cosby's punching Smothers in the head. In motion pictures, Tom Smothers portrayed corporate-executive-turned-tap-dancing-magician Donald Beeman in one of Brian De Palma's earlier films, "Get to Know Your Rabbit" (1972). He also played a banker in "Silver Bears". He later portrayed Spike in "Serial" (1980). In 1973, he voiced Ted E. Bear (Theodore Edward Bear) in the DePatie-Freleng NBC animated Christmas special "The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas". Ten years later,

neg: 1990 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France tour as a player in 1978). Mal Meninga was making a record third consecutive tour and his first as captain, while NSW captain Benny Elias (making his second tour) was named as the tours vice-captain. As per custom, the Australian Rugby League appointed two tour managers, one each from the Queensland and New South Wales rugby leagues. Former Kangaroo captain Keith Barnes was team manager from NSW, while Les Stokes was the manager from Qld. Other staff included trainers Shaun McRae (who also acted as Fulton's assistant coach), Brian "The Sheriff" Hollis, and World Champion boxing trainer Johnny Lewis as

neg: History of the South Sydney Rabbitohs but strangely didn't captain Souths to a premiership. Churchill played 34 Tests for Australia and the 1954 World Cup series. For six years he was Australia's captain, including three series against Great Britain. Churchill played his final test for Australia on the 1956-57 Kangaroo Tour. He finished playing with South Sydney after being captain-coach for the 1958 season. After being the main player in Souths' golden run between 1950–55, Churchill was back as coach in 1967 to help end the dominance of St. George and steer the Rabbitohs to their final four premierships. He lost his battle with cancer in

neg: 1989 Kangaroo tour of New Zealand also saw the first time that the Mount Smart Stadium would host a rugby league test match. Australia's vice-captain Paul Vautin played his 13th and last test match. Tony Currie, Sam Backo and Bruce McGuire also played their last tests. With Paul Sironen out injured, Mal Meninga moved into the second row. After 9 tests on the wing, Dale Shearer played his first test at centre with Michael O'Connor coming in on the wing. This would also be the 24th and last time Wally Lewis would captain Australia in a test match. During the second half of the game, Australian

neg: Ken Thornett Ken Thornett Ken Thornett (27 November 1937 – 16 August 2016), also known by the nickname of "The Mayor of Parramatta", was an Australian rugby league . He represented the Kangaroos in twelve Tests during 1963 and 1964 and on the off-season Kangaroo Tour. Ken and his two brothers were all exemplary sportsmen. John Thornett was a Wallabies captain who played 37 rugby union Tests for Australia over a distinguished 13-year career from 1955. Dick Thornett represented Australia at water polo, rugby league and rugby union. Much of Dick and Ken’s club football career was played together at Parramatta and

neg: The Shari Lewis Show The Shari Lewis Show The Shari Lewis Show is a children television program that first appeared on NBC from 1960 to 1963, when it was dropped. In 1968, the BBC picked up the series which continued until 1975. The show starred Shari Lewis, who was both the show's host and the puppeteer for the characters Lamb Chop, Hush Puppy, and Charlie Horse. The show also starred Ronald Radd, who played Mr. Goodfellow and Clive Russell, who made his television debut on the series. Fred Gwynne also made appearances as Lamb Chop's doctor. Lamb Chop made her debut on "Captain Kangaroo"

neg: Captain Kangaroo original "Sesame Street" writers and producers were former members of the "Captain Kangaroo" staff, and were hired by Children's Television Workshop to help write, produce and direct the new program when it went on the air in 1969. The original director of the program was Peter Birch, who helmed the program for its first 25 years. Producer Jimmy Hirschfeld took over as director following Birch's heart attack in 1980 and continued directing, as well as producing throughout the rest of the show's run, including the new segments inserted into the PBS reruns, until it went off the air in 1993.

neg: Captain Kangaroo George", "Make Way for Ducklings", "Stone Soup", "Caps for Sale", and "Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel." The Sweet Pickles books were also featured. Songs included "Captain Kangaroo", "The Captain's Place", "Little Mary Make Believe", "Dennis Anyone", "Guess Who I Am", "Little Black Frog", "How Does the Jelly Get in the Donut", "There's a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea", "Erie Canal", "Horse in Striped Pajamas", "The Littlest Snowman", "Daniel the Cocker Spaniel", "You Can Grow Up to Be President", "Spend Some Time With Your Child", and many more. Carmino Ravosa was a songwriter on the show from 1975

neg: Captain Kangaroo while short film clips of each thing are presented, then the song ended with the singers saying, "There's so much to do. These things are just a few." Then it would cut back to the captain who would end with, "So whatever you do, have a great day." The original theme song to "Captain Kangaroo" (titled "Puffin' Billy") was used from 1955 to 1974. It was an instrumental piece of light music, written by Edward G. White and recorded by the Melodi Light Orchestra. The track was from a British stock music production library known as the Chappell Recorded Music

neg: Paul Vautin down to Parramatta both times. Vautin was named captain of Manly-Warringah in 1985 by coach Bob Fulton. Vautin enjoyed success in leading Manly to an 18–8 victory over the Canberra Raiders in the 1987 Grand Final, the last played at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Before the 1987 season had started, the Manly club board had wanted Bob Fulton to install 1986 Kangaroo tour second rower Noel Cleal as club captain , replacing Vautin who had captained the side since 1985. Following the grand final victory in 1987, he traveled with Manly to England for the 1987 World Club Challenge against

neg: Billy Wilson (rugby league) to 1962. Wilson made his state debut for New South Wales in 1959 aged 32 against a touring New Zealand side and then debuted for Australia in the first Test against that same side, going on to play in all three Tests. He was then selected on the 1959 Kangaroo tour and played in 5 Tests and 14 minor tour matches. Billy Wislon is listed on the "Australian Players Register" as Kangaroo No. 345. The 1962 NSWRFL season's Grand final was Wilson's last for St. George, his sixth Grand Final victory and his role was infamous. Dragons captain Norm Provan

neg: Graham Eadie Australia's 13–12 win over Great Britain in the World Cup Final at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Following the 1978 Grand Final, Eadie was selected to his second Kangaroo Tour. The coach of the 1978 Kangaroos was Eadie's Manly coach Frank Stanton, while the captain was his former long time Sea Eagles teammate Bob Fulton, who was at the time playing for Eastern Suburbs. Eadie played fullback in all 5 test matches on the tour with Australia defeating Great Britain 2–1 to win The Ashes, but surprisingly lost the test series to France 2–0. He also played in the non-test international

neg: Bob Keeshan hour offering, and two years later, in the fall of 1984, the show became a Saturday half-hour entry. Tired of CBS's constant reductions of his show, Keeshan left "Captain Kangaroo" when his contract with the network ended in December 1984, just nine months shy of the show's 30th anniversary. By 1987, repeats of the show were airing daily on many PBS stations. Keeshan's show was given a farewell of sorts with "Captain Kangaroo and Friends", a primetime network TV special that aired in 1985. After "Captain Kangaroo" ended, Keeshan hosted 1985's "CBS Storybreak", which featured animated versions of children's literature.

neg: Hecky Krasnow included "Rendezvous d'Amour", "I Just Can't Wait 'Til Christmas" and "The Happy Cobbler". He was the producer of the Columbia recordings of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "Frosty the Snowman", sung by Gene Autry; the songs of Burl Ives and Captain Kangaroo, "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" and "Smokey the Bear". He also produced "I'm Gettin' Nuttin' for Christmas" and "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus". Krasnow worked with Gene Kelly, Jackie Robinson, Rosemary Clooney ("Come On-a My House"), Dinah Shore, Nina Simone, Art Carney, Jose Ferrer, and Arthur Godfrey. In 1950, Krasnow wrote and produced the Frank Buck recording

neg: Johnny Greaves (rugby league) which would change the course of the game and decide the premiership. He selected on the 1967 Kangaroo tour where he played in four Tests against Great Britain and France and in ten minor matches. He was a member of Australia's victorious 1968 World Cup squad. He is listed on the "Australian Players Register" as Kangaroo No. 406. Greaves captained Canterbury in 1970 and after leaving the club made his final representative appearance in 1973 from CRL Group 6 club Campbelltown City Kangaroos RLFC, when he turned out for Country Firsts. Greaves finished his career as captain- coach of the

neg: Ron Lynch (rugby league) Parramatta club after they paid a £700 transfer fee. During that season he made his Test debut against the Kiwis in New Zealand. Appointed captain of Parramatta, in 1963 Lynch led his club to victory over the touring South African side. He was selected to go on the 1963–64 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France, playing from the interchange bench in the first Test against France. In 1964 he was the top try-scorer in a combined Sydney side's 49-2 rout of France. Lynch was selected to go on the 1967–68 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France. He played

neg: Jim Sharrock Kangaroo tour of Great Britain match at Central Park, Wigan, on Saturday 9 January 1909, played , and scored a goal in the 16-8 victory over Australia in the 1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain match at Central Park, Wigan, on Wednesday 20 January 1909, and played in the 7-2 victory over Australia in the 1911–12 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain match at Central Park, Wigan, on Saturday 28 October 1911. Jim Sharrock James Sharrock (24 October 1882 – 16 February 1945), also known by the nickname of "Jim", was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the

neg: 1982 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France player Wayne Pearce was going to be on the tour. Wally Lewis was still in his early 20s, and many of the Queenslanders were in the early stages of their careers"". He also spoke of Stanton (who was his Manly-Warringah club coach when he had won the 1976 and 1978 NSWRFL premierships, the second of which Krilich was captain of the Sea Eagles): ""Frank was a mentally tough coach who totally believed in what he told his players. Great credit must go to Stanton who played down the accomplishment and kept our heads straight."" While the pair did not enjoy

neg: 1995 Trans-Tasman Test series captain. At just 23 years of age, Fittler became Australia's youngest test captain since Reg Gasnier captained Australia against Great Britain in the 1962 Ashes series at the age of 22. Fittler, the youngest ever Kangaroo Tourist when chosen for the 1990 Kangaroo Tour at age 18 years and 229 days, and in his last year with Penrith before joining the Sydney City Roosters in 1996, became the first Panthers junior to ever captain his country. New Zealand were coached by Frank Endacott, who had been in charge since replacing Howie Tamati following the 1993 season. New Zealand were fresh

neg: 1994 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France Great Britain and France, suffering only one loss (against Great Britain in the First Test at Wembley, just as they had done in 1990), and remained undefeated against British club outfits in a streak stretching back to the 1978 tour. The team was coached by Bob Fulton who was making his fourth Kangaroo tour (1973 and 1978 as a player, the latter as captain, and 1990 as coach). Team captain Mal Meninga created history by becoming the first and so far only player to make four tours as a player. He also became the first player to captain consecutive tours.

neg: 1987 NSWRL season still recovering from broken arm suffered on the successful 1986 Kangaroo tour, the Manly club board had wanted Fulton to make Cleal the captain to replace Vautin. Fulton however retained Vautin as captain with Cleal as his deputy. In 1984 young halfback Des Hasler, who had spent several seasons warming the bench at Penrith trialed with the club and became a mainstay of the Manly side having achieved Test selection against New Zealand in 1985 as well as being a 1986 Kangaroo Tourist. 1986 Rothmans medallist, winger-turned-hooker, Mal Cochrane, a reliable goalkicker and a deceptive open runner was also an

neg: Animal Fair (song) Animal Fair (song) Animal Fair is a traditional folk song and children's song. As early as 1898, it is attested as being sung by American sailors. The song was attested in "Life" magazine in 1941 as a cadence of soft shoe tap dancing. The version attested in 1898 has the following lyrics: Other versions substituted "the old baboon" (1915) for "the little baboon", while modern recordings use "the big baboon". The Barney and Captain Kangaroo versions changed other lyrics as well. Nitpick: situation implausibility due to the rhyming scheme of the poem. Since animal fairs are generally organized for the

neg: Kangaroo emblems and popular culture Kangaroo emblems and popular culture Kangaroo emblems and popular culture deals with how the kangaroo has become a recognisable symbol of Australia, both within Australia itself, and internationally. It also deals with the various uses which have been made of the image and name of the kangaroo. The kangaroo was considered a unique oddity when Captain Cook's HMB "Endeavour" arrived back in England in 1771 with a specimen on board. Over time it has come to symbolise Australia and Australian values. Joseph Banks, the naturalist on the "Endeavour" voyage, commissioned George Stubbs to paint a portrait of the kangaroo specimen.

neg: Mexico (film) doesn't know what to do next. He tries to get his rooster back on its feet, only to see it fall again. The disgruntled bear then walks out and decides to take his frustration on Oswald. The film scene returns to Oswald who is still dancing around with the raccoon. Just then, the bear rushes in and confronts him. The bear tries to attack with a kick but Oswald cleverly catches the assailant's leg. The rabbit then takes off the bear's boot and gives a tickle on the foot, therefore incapacitating the bear who laughs uncontrollably. The bear attempts another

neg: Ray Stehr In 1940 Stehr was captain of the Easts side that captured its 8th premiership. Regular captain-coach Dave Brown pulled out on match day with a leg injury and Stehr led the side to a victory in the final over Canterbury-Bankstown. Following WWII in 1945, he led Eastern Suburbs to further premiership glory. All told he played in 184 matches for Eastern Suburbs a then record. He made his debut for New South Wales in 1931 and two years later was selected for the 1933-34 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain. On tour he played in 26 matches, including two Tests. Stehr

neg: Tame bear depicted in the "Travels" of Adam Olearius. Dancing bears were widespread throughout Europe from the Middle Ages to the 19th century. They were still present in the streets of Spain in 2007. Tame bear A tame bear, often called a dancing bear, is a wild bear captured when the animal was young, or born and bred in captivity, and used to entertain people in streets or taverns. Dancing bears were commonplace throughout Europe and Asia from the Middle Ages to the nineteenth century, and can still be found in the 21st century in some countries. Dancing bears were commonplace in

neg: Tame bear Tame bear A tame bear, often called a dancing bear, is a wild bear captured when the animal was young, or born and bred in captivity, and used to entertain people in streets or taverns. Dancing bears were commonplace throughout Europe and Asia from the Middle Ages to the nineteenth century, and can still be found in the 21st century in some countries. Dancing bears were commonplace in the Indian subcontinent for centuries. The last of them were freed in 2009. In Russia and Siberia, cubs were for centuries captured for use as dancing bears accompanying tavern musicians (skomorokhi), as

neg: Dennis Ward (rugby league) named man-of-the-match in Manly-Warringah's 1972 grand final victory. Ward later became the Queensland Rugby League coaching director and the National Coaching Director for the New Zealand Rugby League. After retiring from the NSWRFL at the end of the 1972 season, Ward played 63 first grade games from 1973 to 1975 for Newcastle Rugby League side Western Suburbs Rosellas, and was the club's captain-coach from 1973 to 1974. In 1973 was the first player selected directly from Wests for a Kangaroo Tour. He is listed on the "Australian Players Register" as Kangaroo No. 435. Dennis Ward was subsequently named at halfback

neg: Noel Mulligan represent Australia for the first time, also against the British in the first test match, becoming Kangaroo No. 227. He also played in the third Test, losing The Ashes to the Lions. Mulligan returned to Country New South Wales in 1947, captain-coaching Bowral's club to a Group 6 Rugby League first-grade premiership in addition to continuing representative duties with New South Wales and Country NSW. In 1948 Mulligan returned to Newtown. He was selected to go on the 1948 Kangaroo tour, playing in all five test matches against Great Britain and France. Mulligan again represented New South Wales and toured

neg: 1994 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France also the only player to do so. Meninga had played 49 games over the four tours (winning 47), including all 12 Ashes tests (winning 10), and scored a total of 304 points (31 tries*, 95 goals) and was the leading point scorer on the 1982 Kangaroo tour with 166 points (10 tries, 68 goals). The Australian captain also had a short, but successful stint in English club football with St Helens in 1984-85, helping Saints to a Premiership Final win over Hull Kingston Rovers at Elland Road. Midway through the second half, Kangaroos centre Steve Renouf had a golden opportunity

neg: Jim Craig (rugby league) 1919. Graig first represented for New South Wales against a touring English side in 1920. He was selected on the 1921–22 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and made his Test debut in the first Test at Leeds. He appeared in 23 minor tour matches notching a total of 58 points as a try scorer and goal kicker. Following his Kangaroo Tour representative appearances in 1922 he played a season with the University club in Sydney. In 1923 Craig relocated to Queensland and took the captain-coach position with Ipswich for the next six seasons. While a Queensland resident from 1923–28 he

neg: Kangaroo Point, Queensland Among the early purchasers was Captain J.C.Wickham, the Police Magistrate. Surveyor James Warner built the first house at Kangaroo Point in 1844. Kangaroo Point's first school was opened in 1861 by the Church of England. It came under the control of the Board of Education in 1867 and consisted of a boys department and a girls department. A separate Girls and Infants school opened on 2 March 1874. This was replaced by the Kangaroo Point Girls School and the Kangaroo Point Infants School which both opened on 20 January 1890. The Kangaroo Point Boys School, Girls School and Infants School

neg: 1994 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France attempting to tackle the Australian captain. Later an all-in-brawl erupted after Kangaroos second-rower Paul Sironen reacted to a high tackle from Welsh halfback Kevin Ellis on Kangaroo halfback Allan Langer. The 1994 Kangaroos scored 535 points on the British leg of the tour (96 tries, 75 goals, 1 field goal), while conceding only 108 points (17 tries, 20 goals). The three Ashes series tests took place at the following venues. With the NSWRL Grand Final having been played only a week earlier, Kangaroos coach Bob Fulton rested the Canberra and Canterbury-Bankstown players for what would be Australia's only tour match

neg: Captain Kangaroo The cast of "Captain Kangaroo" also hosted the CBS coverage of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade for several years in the 1960s. From the late 1950s, the Schwinn Bicycle Company made use of children's television programming to expand its dominance of the child and youth bicycle markets. The company was an early sponsor (from 1958) of "Captain Kangaroo". The Captain himself was enlisted to sell Schwinn-brand bicycles to the show's audience, typically six years old and under. At the end of each live Schwinn marketing promotion, Bob Keeshan would intone, "Schwinn bikes—the quality bikes—are best!" and "Prices slightly higher in

neg: Rod Wishart series win over Queensland, while at the end of the season he was selected to go on the 1994 Kangaroo tour. Wishart and team mate Paul McGregor became the first two, and only, Illawarra Steelers players to be selected for a Kangaroo Tour. Rod Wishart went on to be the top point scorer on the tour, scoring a Kangaroo Tour points record of 174 points from 8 tries and 71 goals in 11 games played, beating the record of Michael O'Connor who scored 170 points in 1986. He also played in three of the four tests on tour, coming into

neg: 1990 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France team conditioner. Manly-Warringah club doctor Nathan Gibbs, a former South Sydney and Parramatta forward who had retired from playing in 1984 to concentrate on his medical studies, was team doctor. Gibbs made the controversial decision during the selection medicals to rule Kangaroo stalwart and likely captain Wally Lewis unfit for the tour and thus unable to make a third consecutive tour alongside Meninga. The touring side was represented by 18 New South Welshmen (N) and 10 Queenslanders (Q). Mal Meninga was making his third Kangaroo Tour having also toured in 1982 and 1986. Greg Alexander, Gary Belcher, Martin Bella, Ben

neg: 1986 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France forward Les Davidson named on the bench in his Test debut. With the loss of Cleal, Australian coach Don Furner was mulling over who to replace him with when team captain Wally Lewis suggested moving Meninga to the back row, reasoning that there would be little disruption to the team as both Mal and "Crusher" Cleal were roughly the same size and were fast, skilled players who played a similar style of game. After heavy criticism of his selections for the first two tests from a number of former Great Britain internationals, Maurice Bamford made five changes to the Lions

neg: Bert Laing Bert Laing Henry Bircher "Bert" Laing is a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand and Australasia. His brother, Albert, was also a New Zealand international. Laing, a standoff from Auckland, represented New Zealand between 1919 and 1925 and was the team's captain in 1925. However he never played in a Test match for New Zealand, due to the team usually playing New South Wales and Queensland during this period. In 1921 he was the only New Zealander selected to represent Australasia during the 1921–22 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain. He scored one try and played in ten

neg: Daniel R. Anderson Daniel R. Anderson Daniel R. Anderson (born 1944) is an American psychologist and a professor emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Anderson specializes in developmental psychology and was involved in the creation of children's television series including "Allegra's Window", "Gullah Gullah Island", "Bear in the Big Blue House", "Blue's Clues", and "Dora the Explorer". He has also acted as an advisor to "Captain Kangaroo", "The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss", "Sesame Street", "Fimbles", "Go, Diego, Go!", "It's a Big Big World", "Peep and the Big Wide World" and "The WotWots". In 2005, Anderson became part of the "Sesame Beginnings"

neg: Hot Rats "Mr. Green Genes" from the Mothers' album "Uncle Meat". The unusual title of this song led to an urban legend that Zappa was related to the actor who played Mr. Green Jeans on the television show "Captain Kangaroo". This is the only song on the album to feature both intricate horn charts and extended guitar solo sections. "Little Umbrellas" is similar in style to "Peaches", another short, carefully arranged tune with numerous keyboard and wind overdubs by Underwood. "The Gumbo Variations" also is a jam performance that features a tenor saxophone solo by Underwood and some intricate electric violin playing

neg: Gummy bear Sr., a confectioner from Bonn, started the Haribo company in 1920. In 1922, inspired by the trained bears seen at street festivities and markets in Europe through to the 19th century, he invented the Dancing Bear ("Tanzbär"), a small, affordable, fruit-flavored gum candy treat for children and adults alike, which was much larger in form than its later successor, the Gold-Bear ("Goldbär"). Even during Weimar Germany's hyperinflation period that wreaked havoc on the country, Haribo's fruit-gum Dancing Bear treats remained affordably priced for a mere 1 Pfennig, in pairs, at kiosks. The success of the Dancing Bear's successor would later