The 1950’s and 60’s were a special time for children in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Each day there was a kiddy television show called Lunch With Casey. It featured Roger Awsumb as railroad engineer Casey Jones and aired on WTCN channel 11. Roger Awsumb was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota on July 10, 1928 to Ardin and […]
Over the years, Casey Jones sold various products including the Casey Jones Joke Book, a Casey Jones railroad hat, and more. In the early sixties, he offered a Casey Jones Railroad Watch, which was an actual pocket watch produced by Ingraham. The price was a hefty $3.95, which would translate to about $32 in […]
Lunch With Casey went off the air at the end of 1972. No complete programs survive. There are about and hour or two of clips that have been preserved. However, at least one audio recording has been preserved. On December 27, 1972, a young woman named Linda Vesta held a tape recorder to her television […]
Thanks to everyone for remembering what a great show Lunch With Casey was. We hope you have a great Christmas and New Year. Celebrate with a little Walking in my Winter Underwear!
Every so often you run into something really cool. Here is an old TV commercial featuring Roger Awsumb as Casey Jones and Daryl Laub as T.N.Tatters. This dates to 1983. Daryl Laub played Skipper Daryl and J.P. Patches on WTCN from 1954-55 where he worked with Roger Awsumb. He then moved to KSTP and the […]
Here’s a photo of Casey that I found years ago. Not sure where it came from, where it was taken, or even when it happened. It appears to be Casey making an appearance at a Halloween event of some kind. My guess is this is sometime in the early or mid-90s. Anyone have any info […]
Johnny Kumpula shared these pictures of a can of Billy Boy Syrup with a Casey Jones promotion attached. As best I can tell, this dates to the late 50’s. Information about Billy Boy Syrup is hard to come by. I found a couple newspaper ads dating from 1959. It was produced by William Barnes, Inc. […]
Came across this photo of Casey and Roundhouse from an appearance in 1968. They were at the Kolacky Kiddies Day Parade in Montgomery, MN. Kolacky Days is an annual celebration held there focusing on the local Czech heritage. You can read more on their website.
