Captain Noah sings us a rainbow

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At its peak, Captain Noah was syndicated to 22 stations across the country and its local viewership was greater than that of Captain Kangaroo and Sesame Street combined.

For 27 years, Captain Noah steered generations of little ones over "the most wondrous seas of a child's imagination" with gentle chats about kindness; patient instruction in how-to art projects; recitations of original poetry; and funny banter with the show's many puppets, like Maurice the Mouse and Wally the Walrus.

Each show closed with crooner Andy Williams' recording of "Sing a Rainbow" - a celebration of diversity before diversity was a buzzword. The song became the soundtrack to many a childhood, including mine and those of my eight siblings.

In the last few weeks, he has been distributing to the media a paperback version of his 2014 Kindle book, Captain Noah and His Magical Ark: Remembrances and Ruminations About the Animals and the Guests - Celebrities, Sports and Music Stars - Who Prowled Our Decks.


http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20160306_Captain_Noah_sings_us_a_rainbow.html

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1. Holy moly! I didn't know he was still alive!

It wasn't my favorite, but I probably watched at least a bit of it every weekend. I seem to recall that it was on kind of early, like 6:30 on w WPHL-17, but that might not be correct.

For some part of Captain Noah and his Magical Ark's run, it aired either right before or right after the short-lived Starstuff, another show I remember fondly but dimly.

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2. I loved Captain Noah!

When I was in 3rd grade, I had the Hong Kong flu like an adult had it and was off from school for a month. I would draw pictures of his crew and send them in to him. He showed them several times on air and he and his wife wished me a speedy recovery. Being about 8-9, I thought that was so awesome!