Mark Wahlberg Reveals He's Developing a New CAPTAIN KANGAROO Series

Mark Wahlberg recently appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show where he revealed that one of his latest projects involves bringing back the children's educational TV series Captain Kangaroo.

The series ran weekday mornings on the American television network CBS from October 3, 1955 to December 8, 1984. It is the longest-running nationally broadcast children's television program of its day. When asked about the project, Wahlberg said:

"I’ve been trying to figure out cool ways to get my kids to be interested in science, technology, engineering. So I was thinking about what made me interested in school was Captain Kangaroo, which ran for 30 years."

I've known about Captain Kangaroo but I have no recollection of watching it when I was a kid. The series centered around the captain telling stories, interviewing guests and participating in stunts with recurring characters that were both humans and puppets. The actor goes on to say:

"We are bringing back a cool STEM scientist as Captain Kangaroo.... We don’t know when it’s gonna air yet or where it’s gonna air. It’s still in its infancy, but we are making it happen."

I'm all for educational TV shows for kids! I know a lot of people that grew up with Captain Kangaroo in their lives and now, thanks to Mark Wahlberg of all people, a whole new generation will be introduced to what Captain Kangaroo represented. 

Mark Wahlberg revealed to Ellen that he's bringing back the beloved kids' educational TV series "Captain Kangaroo"!

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