Ahoy! - The Captain Chesapeake Story 

i saw and had to click on it. This was my childhood with Speed Racer, Marine Boy, Scooby Doo. People watched Captain Chesapeake all the way into late their teens. He brought comfort to a chaotic day.

Well that brought some tears to a grown man's eyes.

I can't begin to express my joy in running across this tonight. Best 27 minutes I've invested in a long time. Thank you, WBFF.

We need a Captain Chesapeake in today's television!

A shipwrecked Sailor found himself in a Blight, Lost at sea he was really a sight, He swam and swam till he thought he'd die, Till a wonderous sight appeared to his eye, A Derelict boat that saved his life and put an end to his watery strife

Ahoy crew members legendary

My era..I miss those days definitely need that type of motivation on tv

OMG, I remember watching Captain Chesapeake during my childhood in the 1970s! Since I was born in August of 1968, some of my earliest childhood memories were formed during the 1970s. Oh, those were my INNOCENT years!

Captain Chesapeake, Professor Kool and Romper Room were a part of my childhood in Baltimore.

I loved Capt Chesapeake. I watched it everyday after school

Happy 50th WBFF and as I lifer, thank you for Captain C and all the years of great TV. Still watching.

Rest In Peace, George and Jimmy. I miss both of you. I have a Polaroid picture of me when I was a kid and I got a picture of Captain C and me. Both of you shaped my childhood.

Write, this takes me back. I loved this show! ❤🎉

It never ceases to amaze me how people that we never meet can mean soooo much to us!!! Thank you Captain for all of my fondest memories of my childhood days after school!!!

I can't understate how much I appreciated watching Captain Chesapeake. And Channel 45 had a little clock in the corner in the mornings so no one would be late for school!

Wow 🤯 This bring back so many memories.

Capn’ C was a big part of my life in the 70’s. I loved when Bruce the Bird would sometimes reply No No No No!! Because we both shared the same name. I’m 66 now and I have fond memories of the show.

We would watch everyday after we came home from school. Even as a teen me and my best friend would watch the Capt, Mondy and Bruce. Great memories of a bygone era, Ahoy! Crewmembers

I remember as a small child my mother use to put on captain Chesapeake for me , I loved it, if not mistaken captain Chesapeake had a little club as well for kids to join

This was great,thx for sharing this wonderful history & walking me down memory lane

He was the best. All us kids loved him. They had all the right shows too. Lost In Space, Speed Racer, and I think Star Trek was on there too. Now we lost traffic Jim. So sad.

RIP Jimmy

I attended Loch Raven Middle School in the late 1980's. The School bus driver (Frank) resembled Capt. Chesapeake. He coffee easily pass for his brother or cousin. I told him this and he laughed.

I Remember in the 80's George was "Captain Pitt" on WPTT in Pittsburgh.

Back then this was our go to show, now kids got sponge Bob ,this was the REAL sponge bob💪🏾BALTIMORE ON DA MAP

fond memories in a better place and a better time with better people

@1:14 platform shoes dates this to late 70's

I loved watching Captain Chesapeake.

RIP Traffic Jam Jimmy aka Mondy the Sea Monster

RIP Traffic Jam Jimmy.

I remember seeing Captain Chesapeake and the hodgepodge lady in rustlers restaurant when I was a kid I didn't disturb them but I always remember that. right on Owings mills.. on the other side where my mom worked at sweetheart cup company. Goodbye Captain Chesapeake....rip..❤❤❤

George Lewis never stopped relating to kids. A sea monster in the bay. lol. You have to love that guy. And a heartfelt thanks to the entire crew of WBFF. I loved that channel. Star Trek especially. And Hogan's Heroes.

very fond memories of that place and time. and don't forget the maryland blues!

I was in jr high and High school in the early 70s and lived South of B'more right outside of DC and watched the show. In the 1960s we also had the Capt. Tug show which was similar supposedly filmed on a boat called the Harbor Queen on the Potomac but really in a studio. Jimmy Uhrin also now dead. Anyone else here remember Capt. Tug on Channel 5 DC local station?

He was a part of my childhood during the early 1970's

Traffic jam Jimmy we will miss you.

Mondy was the best with his stone Bawlmer accent. RIP Traffic Jam Jimmy...

I remember 'Bruce the Bird' 'appearing'. He never 'actually' appeared of course and just made a lot of silly noises, which was funny. Loved that show, it was absolutely my childhood.

WBFF had Captain Chesapeake and WDCA had Captain 20 For those of us that lived in the sweet spots that could pick up both channels clearly we were constantly changing back and forth. And UHF channel dials on tvs back then sharpened your skills on how fast you could spin that dial.

I watched this after school ,then home work. Tv was great back in the day.

From York PA we watched all the time Mondy, the sea monster, Speed Racer and life was very good!

Seen him and mondy at toytown in Brooklyn park.

great memories, these guys lived for us kids! and sidebar...so the Captain on the Gorn ship and Mondy must be related...

My city history. I love it.

I've got an eye problem-can't see doing it.

Thanks for everything Captain C!

Happy 50th anniversary of the Captain Chesapeake show today April 12, 1971

I remember watching Captain Chesapeake sitting at a break table next to the pizza oven in Timmy’s Carry-Out by Bay Ridge Rd., tuning a portable B&W TV my parents got as a gift at a timeshare pitch, rabbit ears wrapped in sandwich foil, working on my spelling homework, eating Twinkies, and drinking Fanta mixed with Pepsi, and counting the minutes until I could get home and ride my BMX to a friends so we could play tag ‘till the sun went down and lumber home to crash my sweaty head to sleep.

Kids Be Someone important....Be Yourself

Well done!

When will Fox 45 release Capt C episodes on dvd? I'll buy the entire set!

I won tickets to the Baltimore Boat Show in the late 70s from a drawing I sent to the show, and got to meet the Captain. Good times.

I remember him!

Captain Chesapeake was my anchor after school for great trips through my imagination. I use to have a family cottage right on the water of the Magothy. So I always use to think that I could see him down the creek.

This was a big part of my Childhood, growing up in Baltimore in the 70's , R.I.P Mr. George Lewis A.K.A Captain Chesapeake

I saw captain one time. He took me on his boat and played with my rutter.

Little daughter Mondy died of ALS in October, 2023

That curious cabin was neat. I went to the darned Pop Stops too. Speed Racer. Marine Boy. Cartoons ya never see any more or then. I think I still have my crew card.

I was one of those college kids (at Johns Hopkins) who watched the show, starting in 1977.

Spent my first 7 or 8 years in Baltimore Area..i vividly remember this show (as well as Enchanted Forest). So many great memories. Thank you for making this.

Yep, Captain Chesapeake, a friend to the end.

I grew up on the captain need more like him so long crew members 🙂

I won a nintendo in 83 from UHF 45.. he called me as the winner!

I Remember I won a thunder cat toy by sending in a picture that I drew

But Captain Chesapeake got no heath benefits or a pension from WBFF

What about when he was CAPT PITT on WPTT channel 22 in Pittsburgh ! Does anybody have any footage from the 80s ?

Anyone else here because the Baltimore Bridge collapse made you think of Capt. Chesapeake? It would not have happened if Capt. Chesapeake had had his Tug boat.

poor Tracy, married 6 times and still fighting her parents will... so sad after all these years

I think what one of the reasons behind the creation of Captain Chesapeake was limited advertising. Remember back then if a show was 30 minutes long only about 5 to 7 minutes at most was commercials and hour long shows only had about 10 to 13 minutes of commercials. So if advertisers only paid for a certain amount of spots during shows then empty space could occur. Those empty spaces were filled with Captain Chesapeake and Captain 20 (WDCA) and by having people that kids related to allowed then to continue as long as they did.

I still have my Crew member Card 🤣💂‍♂️

He was our next door neighbor in Timonium. I dated his granddaughter.

Thanks for the tv show i was born in westminster MD in 1962 as a kid i would run home for the show lol

That’s crazy i’m 46 years old I grew up in Baltimore city my whole life in the Highland town area and everybody knew everybody from Canton Highland town Fells point because everybody used to play sports at Patterson Park do you want to the same elementary schools some of us than different middle schools some of us and then ended up at the same high school tomorrow is a great city area to grow up and I love the city can Goldpoint cell phone alarm but crimes gotten so crazy there even Kelly up to the nice neighborhood committing crime this younger generation don’t care about who they shoot and kill sometimes for nothing 😳😱😳😳👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Hello I am your Ghost Host ..

what is the name of the news anchor in the video around 2:20; I remember he'd give the news in between the three stooges and little rascals in the morning. do you have an update on him or Ernie Boston another news anchor? do you have any archives of any of those newscasts from that era in the 70s (pre-Fox)?

If this don't bring back old days make me want to go down to the Regal Beagle for a drink

Oooh, I want to "like" this, but right now there are 45 "likes" and I'd hate to mess that up. But I'm going to, anyway. I will be the 46th.

Well done!