<P> Captain Kangaroo is an American children 's television series that aired weekday mornings on the American television network CBS for nearly 30 years , from October 3 , 1955 , until December 8 , 1984 , making it the longest - running nationally broadcast children 's television program of its day . In 1986 , the American Program Service ( now American Public Television , Boston ) integrated some newly produced segments into reruns of past episodes , distributing the newer version of the series until 1993 . </P>
<P> Captain Kangaroo is an American children 's television series that aired weekday mornings on the American television network CBS for nearly 30 years , from October 3 , 1955 , until December 8 , 1984 , making it the longest - running nationally broadcast children 's television program of its day . In 1986 , the American Program Service ( now American Public Television , Boston ) integrated some newly produced segments into reruns of past episodes , distributing the newer version of the series until 1993 . </P>
when did captain kangaroo go off the air
when did captain kangaroo go off the air
December 8 , 1984
December 8 , 1984