Captain Kangaroo songs

December 10, 2007 11:49 AM

Does anyone remember Captain Kangaroo coming out with a series of songs for individual names?

My girlfriend Stephanie nostalged over this recently and I'd like to dig one of the old records or cassettes up for her but have been very unsucsessful. All help welcome :)

posted by CeruleanZero to media & arts (7 comments total)

Captain Kangaroo or Captain Zoom?
posted by fuzzbean at 11:57 AM on December 10, 2007

Yes, my sister had a record of Captain Kangaroo singing all about her name (Erin). I doubt she still has it but I remember a lot of the words!
posted by sutel at 12:01 PM on December 10, 2007

I was just going to suggest it might be Zoom. Does this sound familiar?

"My name is Zoom, and I live on the moon
And I've come down to earth just to sing you this tune:
Hey CeruleanZero! It's your birthday!
Today!"
posted by Greg Nog at 12:24 PM on December 10, 2007

Romper Room always did this, but they never said my name :(
posted by sanka at 12:53 PM on December 10, 2007

OMG, my brother had a Zoom birthday record!

"And so tonight,
when you're in bed,
I'll be singing to YOU
as I ZOOM overhead,
singing Jason, happy birthday,
singing JASON, happy BIRTHDAY,
singing Jason, happy birthday,
to YOOOOOOOUUU!"

Also: "Uhhhhh, what's a kooklechoo?"
posted by amtho at 1:16 PM on December 10, 2007

I had this album...

The one song that comes to mind is:

CK: What'll we have at 's party?
Kids: We'll have ice cream
CK: What'll we have at 's party?
Kids: We'll have ice cream
CK: What'll we have at 's party?
Kids: We'll have ice cream
CK: Happy birthday, ! Your birthday's just begun

Subsequent verses said that we would have cake, presents, etc. at 's party.

When my younger brother got engaged, he brought me his fiancee's copy of this album so that I could put it on a CD for him to give her as a wedding present.
posted by scottnic at 1:46 PM on December 10, 2007

It was definitely Captain Kangaroo: my sister (Susan) and I (Tony) both had them: I think my Dad picked them up on a business trip to the US.
posted by tonylord at 6:30 PM on December 10, 2007