By RM
wednesday, january 7, 2026 at 8:14:00 p.m. est
TV Guide, Jan. 1966:
Speak Out, hosted by Sonny Fox
"Today's panel consists of teenagers who have recently immigrated to the U.S. They discuss how American customs and attitudes differ from those of their native lands."
In other words, "We're here, we're not changing our ways, get used to it." The title of the episode? "Land of the Free, and Home of the Brave"!
Sonny Fox hosted Wonderama and other leftist-tinged do-gooder shows aimed at youngsters- on another episode of Speak Out, he had members of the SDS! On yet another show, he offered to children "drummers from Rwanda" and "Watusi dancers"! Knowing little about politics (or much else!) as a youngster, I instinctively disliked him- or any series with aggressive, "worldly"-type children.
Captain Kangaroo, whom I also never liked, pulled this "subversive" stuff, too-e.g, he had a show where he taught kids about the U.N.! (Remember, this was aimed at pre-schoolers!)
-RM
N.S.: When I was about five, I used to watch Sonny Fox on local Wonderama on TV religiously, on the weekend, I believe. Ditto for Captain Kangaroo, but we may have seen him on TV in Mrs. Kohut's kindergarten class.
As for the U.N., my mom was big on it. I believe she took me there when I was very young. It took me over half a lifetime to start weaning myself off of such "liberal" globaloney.
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The only thing I liked about the Captain was the opening,when he had a key he hung on a nail or something,to his theme music. Then I lost interest. There might have been cartoons he showed too. It's been awhile.
--GRA
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