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 […]
Casey and Roundhouse at Bob’s Produce – 1969
It’s always wonderful to find new memories of Casey and Roundhouse. Bruce Kivi sent me a link to this old home movie footage from 1969. Casey and Roundhouse appeared at the opening of Bob’s Produce at University and Osborne in Fridley, MN. The video is low res, but pretty amazing! Bob’s Produce is a local […]
Merry Christmas from Lunch With Casey!
Bob Duerr, guest of Casey Jones, has passed away
Casey Jones and Roundhouse Rodney appearances
This is a VERY SMALL list of known personal appearances by Casey and Roundhouse. They appeared throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin on a regular basis, almost every weekend! 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 […]
A look at Twin Cities Kids shows in 1967
An article in the Minneapolis Tribune, dated May 5, 1967, provides a glimpse at the various local children’s programming in 1967. I don’t have the full article, but these excerpts provide some great commentary on these shows. “Lunch With Casey” and “Clancy the Cop” are described as the most popular locally produced children’s shows. “Neither […]
Casey Jones – June 1968 Hutchinson Water Carnival
Roundhouse Rodney in Winona – July 5, 1974
Roundhouse Rodney Day – March 31, 1974
You never know what you may find when you go searching around the internet. I stumbled upon this proclamation for “Roundhouse Rodney Day” in 1974. The document says, “I, Wendell R. Anderson, Governor of the State of Minnesota, do hereby proclaim March 31, 1974, to be ROUNDHOUSE RODNEY DAY in Minnesota, and urge all citizens […]