Do you remember wishing that Miss Nancy
would see you through her Magic Mirror
on Romper Room?
Or that Sheriff John would sing the Birthday Song to you?
Do you remember Captain Kangaroo,
Dancing Bear, Bunny Rabbit, Mr. Moose and
Mr. Greenjeans?
Do you remember how Mr. Moose could make pingpong balls
fall from the ceiling all over the Captain
and Bunny Rabbit knocked his head on the table
when he wanted carrots?
Do you remember the theme song to Felix the Cat?
"Felix the cat, the wonderful, wonderful cat.
When ever he gets in a fix
he reaches into his bag of tricks.
Felix the cat, the wonderful, wonderful cat.
You laugh so hard, your sides will ache,
your heart will go pitter-pat,
watching Felix, the wonderful cat!
(I can still remember every word, along with the melody!)
Or Rockie and Bullwinkle who never seemed
to get the best of Boris and Natasha?
If you remember these classics,
you are a child of the 50's and 60's.
What a time of innocence that was.
I wish those days back again
for the children of today.
I wish those days back again
for the children of today.
3 comments:
Ah, Yes! Those were wonderful years to be a young child. I still remember the transition from radio adventures to television. I remember our first television in the late 50's with a small round screen in black and white. Of course we didn't always watch TV because we might have been outside playing Hide and Seek, or Kick the Can with all the neighborhood kids. It was a great time to be a kid.
Amen, Sister. I loved The Friendly Giant and Mr. Rogers. Spongebob Squarepants just doesn't do it for me.
Captain Kangaroo and Mr. Greenjeans rock!
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