Time to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Enjoy the classic Walking in My Winter Underwear. This is Casey Jones lip syncing to Jimmy Jenson’s recording.
Walking in my Winter Underwear
Lunch With Casey DVD restocked!
We’ve restocked the Lunch with Casey DVD for the holidays! A great gift for any baby boomer that grew up in Minnesota. We’ve also go the Dave Lee Memories DVD, and the Hi Kids! DVD from the Museum of Broadcasting, and Jim Barber’s DVD featuring Breakfast with Casey highlights. Shop at the Lunch With Casey […]
Casey at Queen Anne Kiddieland?
I came across this photo of Roger Awsumb as Casey. The photo is pretty low res, but it shows Casey with a bunch of kids, possibly at Queen Anne Kiddieland. This may be from the early 60’s. Anyone have any better information?
Romper Room’s Betty Douglass has passed away
We are offering our condolences to the family of Mary Betty Douglass who passed away last week. Please visit the Minnesota Kid Vid website for more information.
Queen Anne Kiddieland
Here is some very rare footage of Queen Anne Kiddieland in 1965. Casey Jones is not featured, but he made a lot of appearances at the park throughout the 50’s and 60’s. This footage came from the Flashbacks of St. Louis Park page on Facebook. Thanks to Jeanne Anderson for the link!
Lunch With Casey Cancellation
Here is a clipping from the day after Lunch with Casey was canceled. From Pat Sweeney’s collection.
Breakfast with Casey Jones highlights
The Breakfast with Casey show ran on Ch. 29 in the early 1980’s. Jim Barber played Casey’s sidekick, Charlie Caboose. Since that time, Jim has gone on to be a successful performer and ventriloquist. He performs regularly at the Hamner Barber Theater in Branson, Missouri. Here are some highlights from the Breakfast with Casey show, […]
Lunch With Casey Revisited – June 1993 article
From the MilleLacs Messenger website Lunch With Casey Revisited by Colleen Ziwicki originally published June 23, 1993 He was the baby boomers’ childhood hero. It was the 1950s and 60s and most mothers knew that lunchtime was synonymous with more than peanut butter sandwiches. The Casey Jones express arrived on track 11 every noon hour […]