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raccoon

(31,111 posts) Wed Jun 13, 2012, 03:13 PM Jun 2012

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I keep hearing Captain Kangaroo theme music in my head these days, and I never

even watched it very much. In fact, I rarely watched it. I didn't even like it
by the time I was in school.

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I keep hearing Captain Kangaroo theme music in my head these days, and I never (Original Post) raccoon Jun 2012 OP

It's a classical piece, "Holiday For Strings." Archae Jun 2012 #1

Wow, I never knew that. nt raccoon Jun 2012 #3

ONE version! elleng Jun 2012 #9

I think Holiday for Strings was actually a theme of the Red Skelton Show Art_from_Ark Jun 2012 #12

It is...saw it on You Tube pipi_k Jun 2012 #15

That's not pipi_k Jun 2012 #14

Maybe this wiill help HarveyDarkey Jun 2012 #2

Yeah, that's the one. Archae Jun 2012 #5

I didn't know what it was honestly HarveyDarkey Jun 2012 #7

Oh, Right! elleng Jun 2012 #10

Thanks for that! nt raccoon Jun 2012 #6

Some Kangaroo music for ya Rambis Jun 2012 #4

PING PONG BALLS!!!! HopeHoops Jun 2012 #8

OMG!!!!! vanlassie Jun 2012 #11

I grew up with him on a B&W TV - and Mr. Rogers too. HopeHoops Jun 2012 #13

Do you remember pipi_k Jun 2012 #16

Vaguely. My wife sang that countless times when our kids were little. HopeHoops Jun 2012 #17

It could be worse. You could be having a recurrant erotic dream involving mysuzuki2 Jun 2012 #18

Do you listen to Stephanie Miller? Frank Cannon Jun 2012 #19

Archae

(46,337 posts)

1. It's a classical piece, "Holiday For Strings."

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Wed Jun 13, 2012, 03:33 PM

Jun 2012

I forget who the composer was.

raccoon

(31,111 posts)

3. Wow, I never knew that. nt

Reply to Archae (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 13, 2012, 03:42 PM

Jun 2012

elleng

(130,983 posts)

9. ONE version!

Reply to Archae (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 14, 2012, 06:13 PM

Jun 2012

Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)

12. I think Holiday for Strings was actually a theme of the Red Skelton Show

Reply to elleng (Reply #9)

Fri Jun 15, 2012, 04:47 AM

Jun 2012

pipi_k

(21,020 posts)

15. It is...saw it on You Tube

Reply to Art_from_Ark (Reply #12)

Fri Jun 15, 2012, 10:04 AM

Jun 2012

pipi_k

(21,020 posts)

14. That's not

Reply to elleng (Reply #9)

Fri Jun 15, 2012, 10:02 AM

Jun 2012

the Captain Kangaroo theme song I remember...

Here's the one I heard...

HarveyDarkey

(9,077 posts)

2. Maybe this wiill help

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Wed Jun 13, 2012, 03:39 PM

Jun 2012

Puffin Billy

Archae

(46,337 posts)

5. Yeah, that's the one.

Reply to HarveyDarkey (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 13, 2012, 04:03 PM

Jun 2012

I read somewhere it was "Holiday For Strings," seems that was wrong.

Thanks Harvey.

HarveyDarkey

(9,077 posts)

7. I didn't know what it was honestly

Reply to Archae (Reply #5)

Thu Jun 14, 2012, 09:22 AM

Jun 2012

I initially posted a Spike Jones version of Holiday for Strings & realized that wasn't it.
I Googled Captain Kangaroo theme song & found several references to Puffin' Billy.
I listened first & said that's it.

elleng

(130,983 posts)

10. Oh, Right!

Reply to Archae (Reply #5)

Thu Jun 14, 2012, 06:15 PM

Jun 2012

"IGNORE" my earlier post!

raccoon

(31,111 posts)

6. Thanks for that! nt

Reply to HarveyDarkey (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 14, 2012, 08:20 AM

Jun 2012

Rambis

(7,774 posts)

4. Some Kangaroo music for ya

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Wed Jun 13, 2012, 03:51 PM

Jun 2012

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

8. PING PONG BALLS!!!!

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Thu Jun 14, 2012, 06:10 PM

Jun 2012

vanlassie

(5,678 posts)

11. OMG!!!!!

Reply to HopeHoops (Reply #8)

Fri Jun 15, 2012, 01:57 AM

Jun 2012

That took me back!!! WOW!

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

13. I grew up with him on a B&W TV - and Mr. Rogers too.

Reply to vanlassie (Reply #11)

Fri Jun 15, 2012, 09:58 AM

Jun 2012

pipi_k

(21,020 posts)

16. Do you remember

Reply to HopeHoops (Reply #13)

Fri Jun 15, 2012, 10:07 AM

Jun 2012

Captain Kangaroo used to play this one using little cardboard puppets

memories!

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

17. Vaguely. My wife sang that countless times when our kids were little.

Reply to pipi_k (Reply #16)

Fri Jun 15, 2012, 10:23 AM

Jun 2012

It's hard to recall if I saw the Captain do it, but I know the song very well.

mysuzuki2

(3,521 posts)

18. It could be worse. You could be having a recurrant erotic dream involving

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Fri Jun 15, 2012, 05:41 PM

Jun 2012

a threesom with Mr Greenjeans and Grandfather Clock.

Frank Cannon

(7,570 posts)

19. Do you listen to Stephanie Miller?

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Sat Jun 16, 2012, 06:16 AM

Jun 2012

She occasionally plays that theme as one of her bits.

And then I almost always walk into work whistling it.

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