Cap'n Jim Channel Eleven

Capn Jim Channel Eleven Entertainment Busy Beaver Button Museum
Category
Entertainment
Additional Images
Capn Jim Channel Eleven button Entertainment Busy Beaver Button Museum
Sub Categories
Television
Litho
Characters
Text on Button Cap'n Jim Channel 11
Image Description

Illustration has blue text on a white background. Button reads Cap'n Jim across the top, Channel 11 across the bottom. Image of Popeye is in the center.
Back Style
Unlocking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
1 1/2 inch
Year / Decade Made
1970s
Additional Information

Cap'n Jim refers to Jim Sanders and later Ted Eckman (aka Ted Niemi), who ran Cap'n Jim's Popeye Club on WIIC Channel 11 in Pittsburgh, Pa. The children's show ran in the late 1950s through the mid-1960s and featured live hosts, Popeye cartoons, and other segments. A second version ran for a few years starting in 1970.
Catalog ID EN0203