You can't say Captain Kangaroo didn't change with the times during its CBS run.
The comedy sketches had always been there, including the bits with Mr. Moose and Bunny Rabbit. Puppeteer Cosmo Allegretti moved out from under the puppets to appear in front of the camera to do some sketches. The Captain (Bob Keeshan, who was also an executive producer) created additional characters he could play, like Dr. Silly Dilly, for example, who figures into this offering from 1980.
Part of the "Good morning, Captain" intro, which was introduced in the 70's, was edited off, according to YouTube poster Avi Forstein, due to taping an episode of Real People over that first minute or two. John Schuck (ex-McMillian & Wife, Holmes & Yoyo, Turnabout) guest stars in this one, most prominently as Humpty Dumpty in a skit with Dr. Dilly. Other segments include The Toothbrush Family (previously reviewed) and PicturePages as the Captain joins Bill Cosby (Fat Albert & The Cosby Kids).
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Here's a funny story concerning this incarnation of the show: on the title card of the 'Town Clown' segments, the 'H' in the word 'The' of the segment's title is slightly tilted at the op, tying into its' stylized circus-y font, making it resemble an 'A' (possibly to resemble a circus tent); this led my dumb little kid brain to misread the the title. When it would come on, I would always say, "It's Tae Town Clown!" and nobody knew what I was talking about, then one day I pointed to the title card and said "See? That's what it says, Tae Town Clown!". Eventually, someone else kindly schooled me on that, but I've been a typography geek ever since.
Good to know. I've found a 1982 episode with 3rd party acquired reruns of elements from CB Bears (the Bears and Undercover Elephant). That'll be up soon.
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