Captain 11 (1955)

Country

United States

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How it feels

A weatherman dressed as a pilot hosts children after school. He shows cartoons and encourages kids to introduce themselves, play guessing games, and do silly movements on camera. The show ends with a game where children freeze in place.

whimsicalplayfulnostalgiclightheartedinteractivejollysimplecommunity-focused

What happens

Captain 11 is an after-school children's program for over 41 years on KELO-TV, broadcast on channel 11 from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Station weatherman Dave Dedrick donned a yellow-trimmed blue pilot uniform with hat and daily (later weekly as cable TV began to cut into its ratings) became the jolly host of the show. The show primarily played cartoons and other children's fare, and featured the Captain having all the kids (his "crew") introduce themselves on the air, guessing to win the toy chest, and children with birthdays working the Captain's control panel of lights and switches. The show ended with the Captain playing the "freezeberg" game with the children, having them: Face the camera and wave one hand: then wave both hands: followed by wave both hands and one foot then wave both hands and both feet which usually resulted in most of the kids jumping up and down while facing the camera. Finally, the Captain would tell them to "freeze", not moving a muscle as the camera panned over the crowd of kids attempting to remain still. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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