“Captain Kangaroo:” Why Everyone Was Enchanted By This Show

The Most Important Person

Since Bob Keeshan was a huge advocate for children’s programming and their education, it would make sense that “Captain Kangaroo” would feature a lot of segments that were beneficial to child development. “The Most Important Person” was an animated and live-action series produced by Sutherland Learning Associates and was featured on “Captain Kangaroo” from 1972 to 1975. Its five-minute segments included stories on the importance of life.

The Kingdom of Could Be You

These five-minute segments were a spin-off of “The Most Important Person” and were about the importance of careers. It often featured various occupations that adults had at the time and what their children could do when they grew up. It was featured on “Captain Kangaroo” from 1973 to 1976.