Sitting on the living room floor in our upstairs apartment, my mother standing at the ironing board (in her yellow gingham house dress with the self-fabric belt), "sprinkling" the laundry from the ceramic bottle with the aluminum sprinkle top.
I'm watching Captain Kangaroo and Mr. Greenjeans. The "magic drawing board" is drawing images of a boy and a dragon while we listen to "Puff the Magic Dragon" (a new song at the time). I'm singing with the TV, of course, and Captain Kangaroo is as much a part of my day as my pet salamander "Sorry Charlie" (named from the tuna commercial) that we "acquired" on vacation that summer at Highland Lakes.
Sorry ... back to the show:
The show began in 1955 - the year I was born, and it is the TV show I remember "growing up with" more than any other. He had such a kind face and a gentle manner (are their any children's TV personalities like that now after the passing last year of Fred Rogers?) He and Mr. Greenjeans were friends, and made an impression on my life, and will be missed.
Michelle found a great site with lots of memories here whether you remember him in B&W or color!