Casey Jones was known for his TV show on channel 11, making him a popular celebrity throughout Minnesota. This ad from the Dakota County Tribune promotes a personal appearance at Rosemount Cleaners in Rosemount, Minnesota on February 24, 1962, The Lunch With Casey website has been documenting various appearences by Casey and Roundhouse around Minnesota. […]
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Roundhouse and the Gunslingers
Sue Tighe shared this photo of Roundhouse Rodney with her father, Paul Hanson, Sr. (on the right.) The photo shows them on the set of Grandma Lumpit’s Boarding House, which was the afternoon show on WTCN. Paul Hanson, Sr was a performer at The Stagecoach in Shakopee as the Gunslinger during the 1960’s. He made […]
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 […]