Little silly question

my silly little response....

does it matter who he is? he is a happy little LIME green bug, nuff said. some little baby will love that, boy or girl. they arent particular when they are babys. just seeing the colour and smile on the bug will be good enough for any wee baby. sounds like a right lovely wee quilt. :) j.

"Polly Esther" wrote... WHAT am I doing? You know I stitch quilt for Newborns in Need. Lately they've all seemed to be kind of girlie and I wanted to do a boy quilt. Fondling through the happy gifts from a very special friend of mine who loves to find and send baby fabric to this quest, I came upon a: Lime green happy bug sitting on a motorcycle. I've sashed it with a bluejay beautiful batik and bordered it with bumblebees and butterflies - but I have no idea who the bug on bike is. What am I doing? Polly

Ah, no, Jeanne. It doesn't really matter. A lonely little guy who arrives at a battered children's shelter will know and we only need to know that he has something just specially for him. But, my friend, our age is showing. I only am reminiscently familiar with Captain Kangaroo and Miss Worm and Dancing Bear. Who is this bug on a bike? . . . and happily thinking back: who was it that said the 'word' and all the pingpong balls came falling down? Polly

"J*" my silly little response....

Grouch Marx with the word?

G> Ah, no, Jeanne. =A0It doesn't really matter. =A0A lonely little guy who a= rrives

He's the little green bug sitting on the water. The little green bug doing what he otter. He swam up to the lilly pad......

Donna in WA

I remember the ping-pong balls. It was Mr. Moose, but I don't remember what triggered the balls... Fond memories of watching Captain Kangaroo with my daughter.

Julia > Ah, no, Jeanne. It doesn't really matter. A lonely little guy who

That was on Captain Kangaroo! I think it was Mr. Moose who would say something and the ping pong balls would rain down. That was a great show. Mr. Greenjeans, Mr. Moose, Grandfather clock, Bunny Rabbit (my fav). Do you remember the Banana Man? K

That song was the thing that made Tristan first laugh. I was singing along to it, and decided the black bug should say, "bzzt, bzzt, bzzt"

--> cue gales of laughter from Tristan at about 4 months old. By the by, this doesn't work anymore! But today, Mark's jam on toast was really funny apparently. We do not question these things.....

5 months old today, and went on the baby swings for the first time. He looked confused at first, but seemed to enjoy it after getting kisses each time he swung towards me. And he really enjoyed watching a "big girl" of 13 months on the swings. He was desparately trying to speak to her and kept giggling and squirming and watching her with all his might.

-- Jo in Scotland (we're wearing matching red/blue striped rugby shirts today. A stripey life is good!)

Howdy!

It was a little *black* bug floating on the water:

(maybe the green bug was his biker cousin, come to visit)

Congrats on the boy's quilt. Btw, they've added to Eric Carle's fabric line:

R/Sandy - I know my Burl Ives (& the tunes played on Captain Kangaroo) ;-P

That was Mr Moose on Captain Kangaroo. Usually at the desk (counter) during a conversation with the Captain or Mr. Green Jeans. Anna Belle

My Mother had a radio station play this song for me on my 16th birthday. Always makes me smile. Anna Belle

Wasn't it when Bunny Rabbit/Mr Moose would trick the Captain? and all the pingpong balls would fall if he answered the joke right? That was my FAVORITE kids show. I watched it every day. I loved the banana man!!! he was funny! The early shows in B/W were the greatest! Bob Keeshan was the best. Thanks for the great memories. ahhh. amy in CNY

tho i watched some cartoons, not that many. i preferred watching shows like 'Sky King', 'My Friend Flicka' (sp?), westerns etc. not much into the cartoons, tho did like Road Runner...beep beep!! sure i caught the occasional bits of Capt Kangaroo but not on a regular basis. same with Howdy Doody show. a bit here and there is all. i do recall watching a fair amount of tv when a kid too. so how'd i miss the LIME green bug. j.

"Polly Esther" wrote ... Ah, no, Jeanne. It doesn't really matter. A lonely little guy who arrives at a battered children's shelter will know and we only need to know that he has something just specially for him. But, my friend, our age is showing. I only am reminiscently familiar with Captain Kangaroo and Miss Worm and Dancing Bear. Who is this bug on a bike? . . . and happily thinking back: who was it that said the 'word' and all the pingpong balls came falling down? Polly

"J*" my silly little response....

Holy cow, did this bring back memories! I hadn't thought about Capt. Kangaroo and all the characters in years. Some little kid is going to LOVE your quilt and probably give that bug his very own name. Sounds like really cute fabric...Donna

I loved Captain Kangaroo so much that I didn't want to start first grade because it meant I couldn't see the show. Saturdays were for reruns of the old Westerns and such (Flicka, Sky King) and cartoons (Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Roadrunner and Coyote) and after school we watched Icky Twerp and His Slam-Bang Theater. But week day mornings were for Captain Kangaroo. Sigh.

Sunny

ohh, Sunny!!! i did too, cry on the first day of 1st grade...how i wanted to stay home and watch all my favorites! amy in CNY

When I was a kid, we still had black and white TV, though some neighbors were buying color sets. Maybe you missed the lime bug for same reason, Jeanne! Pat

I mostly watched Rocketship 7 (a local kid program) when I was a kid, but I saw enough Captain Kangaroo to now have a song from it stuck in my head.

"When a bunny sees a carrot there is nothing you can do He will spy upon that carrot and before the day is though he will creep up on that carrot like a little leprechaun then *mouth pop* *finger snap* *whistle* all gone"

NightMist