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Tag: Excelsior Amusement Park

TV Days 1953-1960 – Axel/Cellan Card timeline part 3

March 1, 2026

Axel and his Dog, Carmen the Nurse, WCCO

February 1953 Clellan rejoins WCCO Radio, and he soon begins as the host of Pop the Question, Card’s Corral, and Spinner Sanctum. This time around, however, he only hosts Spinner Sanctum on Saturday nights. 4 April 1953 Clellan begins as the announcer of the Whoopee John Polka Party on WCCO Radio every Saturday night from […]

WMIN-TV Kids Day at Excelsior Amusement Park Aug 7, 1954

January 15, 2012

Captain 11, Casey Jones, Wrangler Steve, WTCN

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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 […]