Bob Keeshan

Let me introduce myself. My name is, uh, Kangaroo... Kangaroo — Captain Kangaroo... I'm the keeper here of the Treasure House.

— Bob Keeshan

Parents are the ultimate role models for children. Every word, movement and action has an effect. No other person or outside force…

— Bob Keeshan

It requires more strength to be gentle, so it's the everyday encounters of life that I think we've prepared children for and…

— Bob Keeshan

A child needs to be listened to and talked to at 3 and 4 and 5 years of age. Parents should not…

— Bob Keeshan

I enjoy meeting not only contemporary children, but yesterday's children as well. It's nice to talk about the experiences we shared, they…

— Bob Keeshan

Children don't drop out of high school when they are 16, they do so in the first grade and wait 10 years…

— Bob Keeshan

Just as actors are afraid of child audiences because they're so honest, I would be scared stiff of going before the big…

— Bob Keeshan

Back in the old days, when I was a child, we sat around the family table at dinner time and exchanged our…

— Bob Keeshan

Every word, movement and action has an effect. No other person or outside force has a greater influence on a child than…

— Bob Keeshan

The best teacher is an entertainer.

— Bob Keeshan

It is my contention that most people are not mugged every day, that most people in this world do not encounter violence…

— Bob Keeshan

Play is the work of children. It's very serious stuff.

— Bob Keeshan

One of the big secrets of finding time is not to watch television.

— Bob Keeshan

Generosity has built America. When we fail to invest in children, we have to pay the cost.

— Bob Keeshan

The children should never be excluded from what I am doing and should never have the feeling of being part of an…

— Bob Keeshan