On Saturday, July 9, 1966, WTTG aired "Cap'n Tugg" for the last time.
Ahoy, mateys.
"Cap'n Tugg" Races "Cap'n Flash Flood" - 1963
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(Courtesy: Lee Reynolds) Cap'n Tugg, with the help of Charlie Noble and Mr. Flanagan, races the Channel Queen to Pencil Point to beat Cap'n Flash Flood per the orders of Alvin Swivette. Commander Salamander warns Tugg of a line squall, but it's full speed ahead. All characters and voices are performed by Lee Reynolds (b.1926 d.2014). Produced in 1963 for the purpose of attracting new sponsors.(Visit
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"Cap'n Tugg"
(TV Still Photos Donated by Jack Maier)
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"The show ended when I joined a geology professor and a crew of students from American University on a 'round-the-world' cruise to explore volcanos. This left the void which was filled by new programs. Money was not a factor. Nothing could have been cheaper than the budget for my shows. (Incidentally, the expedition failed when our 72-foot ketch was damaged in a storm in the Red Sea in 1966.)"
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Sources: "Whatever Happened To Those Kiddie Show Hosts?" by Trisha Katson, 1977, George Mason Univ.'s Phoebe Magazine, (Courtesy: John Ahmad & Jack Maier). "Alma Mateys" by Buzz McClain, 3/14/93 "Washington Post Magazine" ( on the "J Street" page, under "living legends" ). Details/photos courtesy Lee Reynolds, Jack Maier, Eric Umstead, K.J. Armstrong, KCS, John Bevilacqua, Will Ravenel, Scott Marinoff, Ernest Moncada, Skip McCloskey, Don Thompson, norvapics.com.and Richard Cook of The Glen Echoes..Airtimes: Evening Star and Washington Post.
Here's Lee Reynolds's obituary:
'Man With A Million Voices' captained children's television ...
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A few minutes later, my phone kicked out a flash flood warning.
I'm in Alexandria. It's getting dark out there.