What made the ping pong balls fall on Moose's head in the Captain Kangaroo show?

Question

I thought there was a key word that initiated the dropping of the ping pong balls, but I cannot remember.

Answer 1

Mr. Moose was a puppet character (in the form of a moose) on the children's television show Captain Kangaroo. He is best known for riddles and knock-knock jokes that resulted in hundreds of ping-pong balls cascading from above and hitting the Captain in the head. (the dropping of balls comes along with the punchline - usually "ping pong balls"). He was portrayed by Cosmo Allegretti. Allegretti was also known for portraying Mr. Moose's companion, the carrot-stealing Bunny Rabbit, and The Captain's hapless klutz of a painter and handyman, Dennis.

Answer 2

Captain Kangaroo Ping Pong Balls

Answer 3

RE:
What made the ping pong balls fall on Moose's head in the Captain Kangaroo show?
I thought there was a key word that initiated the dropping of the ping pong balls, but I cannot remember.

Answer 4

it was the moose that dropped the balls the captains head

Moose would tell a knock-knock joke, and the answer was always "ping-pong balls"

and down they would come

Answer 5

The pingpong ball drop was a common feature on this program. Basically the balls were in a container where a stage-hand would throw a lever when the cue signal was given and then the balls would fall to Earth and on the captain.

Answer 6

They fell on Captains head. I think it was when Captain said "ping pong balls."

Answer 7

the word water