Roundhouse Rodney put together this little film tour of the Tonka Truck factory in Minnetonka Minnesota. The clip is a film transfer from a video tape episode of The Roundhouse Rodney Show, which ran on KTCA, channel 2, in the mid-seventies. I suspect this clip was prepared for the Tonka company. The film […]
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.
This is a VERY SMALL list of known personal appearances by Casey and Roundhouse. They appeared throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin on a regular basis. They probably visited thousands of parks, schools, parades, shopping centers and tourist attractions from the early 1950’s and to the time the left us. These are known, documented appearances. Of course, […]
Here’s another random shot of Roundhouse Rodney, probably from a personal appearance in the early 70’s.
Someone emailed this photo to me. I’m not sure where it came from or when it was taken, but it’s always nice to see a picture of Roundhouse!
TV Times for the week of April 13-19, 1963 featured Roundhouse Rodney on the cover and included part 1 of an interview with Lynn Dwyer. Unfortunately, I don’t have part 2! Lynn Dwyer WTCN-11’s Roundhouse Rodney Conquered His Problems To Become a Top Athlete by ROY WIRTZFELD Part One of Two Parts Lynn Dwyer (“Roundhouse […]
Gary McDonald grew up watching Lunch with Casey, and became friends with Roundhouse Rodney. Today he lives in Beaverton Oregon and works in the television industry. He recently returned to Minnesota for a visit and passed along these pictures. I just got back from a short trip to the Twin Cities Sunday! It has been […]
Here is a rare photo from the late sixties of Casey and Roundhouse at a personal appearence with Hank Meadows. Hank hosted his own cooking show on WTCN, and appeared various programs over the years. He frequently visited Lunch With Casey, delivering a variety of meals for Casey Jones. He owned his own restaurant called […]