Captain Kangaroo
Season 6
2 listed hours · 1955–1984 · CBS
From the desk
How this season is filed
Captain Kangaroo is Bob Keeshan's Treasure House: Mr. Green Jeans, calm address, no scream track required. The Clarabell-to-Captain glow-up is children's TV's best second act. Watch it in 2026 as the longest-running gentle kids' hour of its kind — manners as programming, and a host who talked to the child at home.
TV Flash files Season 6 of Captain Kangaroo (1955–1984) on CBS as the first listed season of 10 — 2 listed hours, 1961-07-22–1961-08-05 from “The Philharmonic House Cleaning and Wrecking Company” (S06E01) to “Should The Captain Have A New Uniform?” (S06E02). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.
Desk essentials in this season
- S06E01 The Philharmonic House Cleaning and Wrecking Company
The Philharmonic House Cleaning and Wrecking Company: named mid-run mischief inside the calm address, manners still the programming.
- S06E01
The Philharmonic House Cleaning and Wrecking Company
The Philharmonic House Cleaning and Wrecking Company — Season 6, Episode 1 of Captain Kangaroo. Aired 1961-07-22. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S06E02
Should The Captain Have A New Uniform?
Should The Captain Have A New Uniform? — Season 6, Episode 2 of Captain Kangaroo. Aired 1961-08-05. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
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