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 […]
Here’s another clipping from my friend Jack Kennelly. This appeared in the Minneapolis Star in August 25, 1961. Dave Lee was scheduled to appear at Donaldsons department store that Saturday, which would have been August 26. The advertisement also promoted Pete the Penguin baseball caps for girls and boys. Does anyone have a Pete the […]
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 […]
This photo appeared in TV Times, dated December 21, 1963. It was featured in an article called “Holiday Fare with Local Glare.” Christmas is especially for children — of all ages — and some shows are geared for the younger set. More than 100 children of employees of WTCN (11) will comprise the audience […]
Dave Lee produced a coloring book featuring many of his puppets. I’ve been looking for one of these for a while. Thanks to Sandy McManus for sending this along. I’ve done a couple quick photos to share here. I’m not sure when this was produced, but the price on the cover is 39 cents. The […]
My memories of the Dave Lee Show are from the last few years the show was on television. I recalled that the show would end with a recording of a song called “So Long, It’s Been Good To Know You,” but I was never able to find more information about it. No one seemed to […]
Dave Lee is fondly remembered for Pete the Penguin and his many other puppets from his programs on WTCN and KMSP in the late 50’s and throughout the 60’s. But Dave Lee spent much of his early career in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he was an announcer and broadcast journalist. Here’s a photo of Dave […]
Here’s a very rare clip from The Dave Lee Show from Christmas 1969. It features Pete the Penguin and Fragrant the Skunk. Special thanks to Heather Lee. And one more clip from the show, featuring Omar the Alligator
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 […]