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A Collage of the Three *Captain 20* Performers
"Captain 20"
Dick Dyszel, Tony Alexis, Johnny K... The Three Captain 20s
Dick Dyszel, Tony Alexis, John "Johnny K" Kallimonis
(Original Images Supplied By Dick Dyszel)
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.Aired on WDCA-TV 20,
Mondays through Fridays,
Various Airtimes, From 1969 to 1987,
From WDCA-TV River Road studios
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Host: "Captain 20" 
as played by:
 John "Johnny K" Kallimonis
(1969-1970)
John "Tony" Alexi
(1970-1972)
Dick Dyszel
(1972-1987)
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The First
"Captain 20"
John *Johnny K* Kallimonis as Captain 20 (Courtesy:Dick Dyszel)
John Kallimonis
"Johnny K" (1969-1970)
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In early 1969, the idea of Captain 20 (as an astronaut) was born.
 The moon landings were big news and WDCA-TV bought a futuristic set that had been used by RCA at the NAB convention in April.
 During the summer they held auditions... the winner: John Kallimonis.
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John Kallimonis as Captain 20 (and unidentified child)

In the beginning, Captain 20 didn't host a show so much as contest drop-ins (from time-to-time, on weekday mornings and afternoons).
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Gerbils Ready To Race (w/Captain 20)
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This also started the "Gerbil Races." 
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John Kallimonis as Captain 20
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Kids sent in their name, address and phone number.  Captain 20 would phone them; they would pick one of three gerbils (bearing the names of kid shows) and if their gerbil won, the kid won a brand new bike. 
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A Captain 20 Racing Gerbil
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The races were such a hit that WDCA got its' first cover on Sunday's
Post TV magazine. Six years would pass before that happened again.

John Kallimonis (Captain 20) w/ Willard Scott (as Ronald McDonald)
Captain 20 and guest Ronald McDonald,
(as played by Willard Scott)
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"Johnny K" left Channel 20 in 1970 and was replaced by Tony Alexi.
(The "Captain 20" evolution contines on the next page ...)
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