hugh brannum played mr green jeans on captain kangaroo.
hugh brannum played mr green jeans on captain kangaroo.
who played mr green jeans on captain kangaroo?
hugh brannum
aside from mr. green jeans, brannum played a number of characters on "captain kangaroo" from 1955 to 1984, including the professor, greeno the clown, the new old folk singer, and mr. bainter the painter. his role as mr. green jeans was partly based on stories about a farm kid named "little orley" that he told with the fred waring orchestra, on the radio and on 78-rpm records under the pseudonym "uncle lumpy". according to bob keeshan, mr. green jeans was an extension of brannum's real personality. the shows were performed before a live audience. during one episode of "captain kangaroo", a lion cub bit brannum's finger and drew blood. brannum stuck his bleeding hand into his pocket and never broke character for the remainder of the episode.
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"son of mr. green genes" is an instrumental re-arrangement of the song "mr. green genes" from the mothers' album "uncle meat". the unusual title of this song led to an urban legend that zappa was related to the actor who played mr. green jeans on the television show "captain kangaroo". this is the only song on the album to feature both intricate horn charts and extended guitar solo sections.









































"little umbrellas" is similar in style to "peaches", another short, carefully arranged tune with numerous keyboard and wind overdubs by underwood.
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