Noah in rabbinic literature "Sefer haYashar" describes another method for distinguishing them: the clean animals and fowls crouched before Noah, while the unclean ones remained standing. A difference of opinion concerning Noah prevails also with regard to his entering into the ark. According to some rabbis, Noah's faith was so small that he did not enter the ark until he stood ankle deep in water (Genesis Rabba xxxii. 9); others declare, on the contrary, that Noah waited for God's directions to enter the ark, just as he awaited His permission to leave it (ib. 34.4; Midrash Agadat Bereshit, in Jellinek, "B. H." iv. 11).
Captain Noah and His Magical Ark in 1970. The show starred Merbreier as Captain Noah and his real life wife, Patricia Merbreier, as Mrs. Noah. At its height, "Captain Noah and His Magical Ark" was syndicated to twenty-two television stations in markets throughout the United States. During the early 1970s, "Captain Noah and His Magical Ark" attracted a larger local audience in the Philadelphia region than "Sesame Street" and "Captain Kangaroo" combined. Started as a religious-oriented program, "Captain Noah and His Magical Ark" became a daily children's program in 1970. The show aired from 7:00 a.m. to 9 a.m. on weekdays and for 30 minutes on