The popularity of local kids TV hosts was enhanced by their personal appearances around the Twin Cities and throughout Minnesota. This clipping from December 1970 promotes appearances by Clancy, Willie, and Carman from WCCO, Grandpa Ken and Romper Room’s Miss Karen from KMSP, and Casey and Roundhouse from WTCN. Thanks to Jack Kennelly for his […]
In 1990, KARE hosted a reunion of Twin Cities kids show hosts on their Between Friends show, broadcast on November 2, 1990. This vintage video comes to us from the wonderful people at TCMediaNow, who are working to preserve the broadcast history of Minneapolis/St. Paul television. Please visit their YouTube page to see a wonderful […]
I have done a small run of the Casey DVD just in time for Christmas! This video was originally produced by Roger Awsumb and released on VHS back in the 1980’s. We upgraded and added footage for DVD release about 15 years ago. It has been unavailable for the last couple years, so I am […]
Crossroads Center in St. Cloud opened in April 1966. It was a big event for Minnesota and the grand opening featured appearances by all the popular Minnesota kids TV shows hosts. Casey and Roundhouse, Miss Betty from Romper Room, Clancy and Carmen, and Dave Lee with Pete the Penguin. Here are a few news articles […]
Every so often I bump into a bit of Twin Cities television history that tells us a little bit about our favorite TV hosts. This article comes from BoxOffice magazine dated February 6, 1961. It describes promotion of a movie called Wizard of Baghdad on the local kids shows. The movie was promoted by Casey […]
Shoppers’ City opened a new store in Columbia Heights in November of 1968. To celebrate, the store featured personal appearances by several local kids televison show hosts. Casey Jones was scheduled for November 19, followed by Wilie Ketch on the 20th. On November 21, Clancy the Cop appeared, and the week ended with Miss Betty […]
You can read all about Casey and Roundhouse over on the Lunch with Casey website!
Here is a look at the complete Kidsville Coloring Book from 1964.
This is an advertisement for a special program that aired on December 14, 1968. Dave Lee, along with Casey and Roundhouse, hosted a showing of The Night Before Christmas. The program is described as a “cartoon strip.” It’s not clear exactly what was. According to the listings in TV Digest for this day. the program […]
Jim Lange as Captain 11, Steve Cannon as Wrangler Steve and Roger Awsumb as Casey Jones are shown together here. The three of them appeared together at Excelsior Amusement Park on August 7, 1954. The heavily promoted event was called WMIN-TV Kids Day. The ad below was featured in the Minnesota edition of TV Guide. from […]