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Marthe48

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30. Local show, Captain Penny

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Fri Mar 20, 2026, 12:22 PM

Mar 20

On a Cleveland, Oh. station. It was probably a 15 or 30 minute show. I liked Captain Penny. He was dressed as a train engineer. He'd talk a little and then show a cartoon. I remember seeing black and white Krazy Kat cartoons. I remember watching other shows as I got older.

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What's the first TV show you remember watching as a kid? [View all] red dog 1 Mar 19 OP

Captain Kangaroo DUgosh Mar 19 #1

Yup Bayard Mar 19 #11

Fury! I remember the horse, not so much the kid. 😄 electric_blue68 Mar 20 #39

There was a kid? Bayard Mar 21 #43

I think it might have been Kukla, Fran and Ollie and Andy's Gang. Ocelot II Mar 19 #2

I was thinking "no"; but then I looked it up... electric_blue68 Mar 20 #40

Probably the Uncle Al show on WCPO Cincinnati underpants Mar 19 #3

my uncle brought in the little black and white set rampartd Mar 19 #4

The Sandy Becker Show, Romper Room, the Howdy Doody show and Captain Kangaroo Squaredeal Mar 19 #5

Either Maverick or Your Show of Shows. We livetohike Mar 19 #6

Andy Pandy, and Blue Peter dickthegrouch Mar 19 #7

Bonanza and Captain Kangaroo biophile Mar 19 #8

Mr. Greenjeans bobalew Mar 20 #21

Captain Kangaroo redstatebluegirl Mar 19 #9

Either Captain Kangaroo, Mr. Rogers, or Scooby Doo. intheflow Mar 19 #10

I had 5 older sisters, so, it was American Bandstand. blm Mar 19 #12

Ghoulardi was the father of Paul Thomas Anderson. Boomerproud Mar 19 #15

Ghoulardi's influence has never stopped. blm Mar 20 #19

I don't think my parents ever missed Lawrence Welk. Ferrets are Cool Mar 20 #34

"I Remember Mama". greatauntoftriplets Mar 19 #13

Lassie some_of_us_are_sane Mar 19 #14

In Chicago boonecreek Mar 19 #16

Coronation Street Skittles Mar 19 #17

Howdy Doody I think yellowdogintexas Mar 20 #18

Howdy Doody for me, too. wnylib Mar 20 #42

Bozo's Circus on WGN Chicago. Harker Mar 20 #20

Sky King bobalew Mar 20 #22

Soupy Sales photokat Mar 20 #23

Yes Cirsium Mar 20 #29

Mighty Mouse; Heckle and Jeckle; Captain Kangaroo rurallib Mar 20 #24

Probably Sesame Street Mad_Dem_X Mar 20 #25

American Bandstand DURHAM D Mar 20 #26

Captain Kangaroo OLDMDDEM Mar 20 #27

Boomtown! Nittersing Mar 20 #28

Local show, Captain Penny Marthe48 Mar 20 #30

My sister and I loved his Pooch Parade segment Diamond_Dog Mar 20 #35

I forgot about pooch parade Marthe48 Mar 20 #36

Yes to all of those. Diamond_Dog Mar 20 #37

Either Hopalong Cassidy or The Lone Ranger. We did not have a television set but a neighbor LoisB Mar 20 #31

The Lone Ranger was my favorite program. red dog 1 Mar 21 #47

Romper room legallyblondeNYC Mar 20 #32

Captain Kangaroo Ferrets are Cool Mar 20 #33

No one's mentioned Gumby yet! Romper Room, Captain Kangaroo... electric_blue68 Mar 20 #38

"High Chaparral". Aristus Mar 20 #41

Bugs bunny and Lone Ranger JustKay Mar 21 #44

Whatever was on the only channel we could pull in. Chipper Chat Mar 21 #45

Sky King Emile Mar 21 #46

The Little Rascals❤️ lucca18 Mar 21 #48