Object Details
- designer
- Allegretti, Cosmo
- Keeshan, Robert
- Allegretti, Cosmo
- Description (Brief)
- Mister Moose puppet who starred on the Saturday morning version of the TV series Captain Kangaroo from 1956 to 1965 on the "Treasure House" set. Dark brown puppet with large snout, gray and black plastic eyes, orange felt mouth, and yellow felt antlers. Used by Robert Keeshan. Designed by Cosme "Gus" Allegretti, Mr. Moose was famous for offering riddles or knock-knock jokes to Captain Kangaroo, the gag answer to the latter often being followed by a barrage of ping-pong balls leveled at the naive Captain.
- Captain Kangaroo premiered in 1955 and ran until 1984, the longest-running network television children's show and winner of both Emmy and Peabody awards. Robert Keeshan played the title role and Hugh Brannum played his pal, Mr. Green Jeans. After 1984, Keeshan brought the show to PBS where it ran until 1992.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Robert Keeshan Associates
- 1955 - 1956
- ID Number
- 1992.0420.03
- accession number
- 1992.0420
- catalog number
- 1992.0420.03
- Object Name
- Puppet
- Physical Description
- fabric (overall material)
- felt (mouth; antlers material)
- plastic (eyes material)
- Measurements
- overall: 36 in x 10 in x 15 in; 91.44 cm x 25.4 cm x 38.1 cm
- place made
- United States: New York, New York City
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Puppets
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Radio and television broadcasting
- Television broadcasts
- Puppetry
- Children's television programs
- Record ID
- nmah_1030613
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-6cba-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
