Hugh Brannum
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Hugh Brannum was an American vocalist, arranger, composer, and actor known for his role as Mr. Green Jeans on the children's television show Captain Kangaroo. During his days with Fred Waring and his
Brannum as Mr. Green Jeans with Dancing Bear (Cosmo Allegretti) in 1960.
Keeshan (left) and Brannum on set
Captain Kangaroo
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Captain Kangaroo is an American children's television series that aired weekday mornings on the American television network CBS for 29 years, from 1955 to 1984, making it the longest-running children'
Hugh Brannum
…1910 – April 19, 1987) was an American vocalist, arranger, composer, and actor known for his role as Mr. Green Jeans on the children's television show Captain Kangaroo. During his days with Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians, Brannum used his childhood nickname "Lumpy". Brannum was born in Sandwich, Illinois, in 1910…
Captain Kangaroo (Bob Keeshan), left, with Nipsey Russell in 1976
Mr. Moose and the Captain's original navy blue jacket at the Smithsonian Institution
Puppeteer Cosmo Allegretti (left) with actor Dick Shawn, 1977: Allegretti played many roles on the program.