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ABC
Jul 17, 1955

ABC
Jul 17, 1955

The Mickey Mouse Club

Summary "Who's the leader of the club that's made for you and me?" Next to Howdy Doody (which it helped unseat), The Mickey Mouse Club was the defining children's television program of the 1950's. The show, which aired daily, featured a true variety of entertainment: singing, dancing, guest stars, classic Disney cartoons, serials, and a group of...

ABC
Jul 17, 1955

ABC
Jul 17, 1955

The Mickey Mouse Club

Season 1

Season Premiere: Jul 17, 1955

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Summary "Who's the leader of the club that's made for you and me?" Next to Howdy Doody (which it helped unseat), The Mickey Mouse Club was the defining children's television program of the 1950's. The show, which aired daily, featured a true variety of entertainment: singing, dancing, guest stars, classic Disney cartoons, serials, and a group of...

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Episode 0 • Jul 17, 1955

Mouseketeers TV debut for Disneyland opening

Episode 1 • Oct 3, 1955 • 1 h

Premiere Show: Fun with Music Day; Mickey Mouse Club Serial: What I Want to Be - Part 1

Episode 2 • Oct 4, 1955 • 1 h

Guest Star Day: Wally Boag; Mickey Mouse Club Serial: What I Want to Be - Part 2

Episode 3 • Oct 5, 1955 • 1 h

Anything Can Happen Day: Gadget Band ; Mickey Mouse Club Serial: What I Want to Be - Part 3

Episode 4 • Oct 6, 1955 • 1 h

Circus Day: Ted DeWayne Troupe; Mickey Mouse Club Serial: What I Want to Be - Part 4

Episode 5 • Oct 7, 1955 • 1 h

Talent Round-Up Day: Larry Ashurst; Mickey Mouse Club Serial: What I Want to Be - Part 5

Episode 6 • Oct 10, 1955

Fun with Music Day: The Pussycat Polka - Mickey Mouse Club Serials - What I Want to Be - Part 6

Episode 7 • Oct 11, 1955

Guest Star Day: The Sons of The Pioneers - Mickey Mouse Club Serials - What I Want to Be - Part 7

Episode 8 • Oct 12, 1955

Anything Can Happen Day: What Am I? Mickey Mouse Club Serials - What I Want to Be - Part 8

Jimmie, Karen, and Johnny sing the title song, then Jimmie explains the game. A Mouseketeer tries to guess what Roy drew while five others give hints. Bob provides on-camera sound effects.

Episode 9 • Oct 13, 1955

Circus Day: Bill Henry & Bill Henry, Jr. - Mickey Mouse Club Serials - What I Want To Be - Part 9

Episode 10 • Oct 14, 1955

Talent Roundup Day: Christopher Fair - Mickey Mouse Club Serials - What I Want to Be - Part 10

Episode 11 • Oct 17, 1955

Fun With Music Day - Do-Mi-So; travel serial 'Bushey Park School'

Darlene as Mary, Mary Quite Contrary and Tommy as Little Boy Blue lead two other Mouseketeers in this swinging big-band take on Mother Goose.

Episode 12 • Oct 18, 1955

Guest Star Day: George Givot - travel serial - The Pool of London

Episode 13 • Oct 19, 1955

Anything Can Happen Day: Mickey Mouth Band - travel serial - Covent Gardens

Episode 14 • Oct 20, 1955

Circus Day: The Black Brothers - travel serial - Battersea Dogs Home

Episode 15 • Oct 21, 1955

Talent Roundup Day: Carl Davis - Philip Olvera & Louise de la Torre - travel serial - Boy Soldier Maker

Carl Davis and 'I'm a Friend of Davy Crockett' and 'Do What the Good Book Says' with the Mousketeers joining in on the latter. Philip Olvera and Louise de la Torre are teen folk dancers.

Episode 16 • Oct 24, 1955

Fun With Music Day - Animals and Clowns; nature serial 'Let's Go - Arizona'

Episode 17 • Oct 25, 1955

Guest Star Day: Jeri Southern - nature serial Let's Go - Skin Diving

Episode 18 • Oct 26, 1955

Anything Can Happen Day: Mousekeriddle #1; nature serial Let's Go - Exploring

Jimmie and the kids give clues, then Roy draws the answer while the Mouseketeers sing Roy, Roy, Quick on the Draw. Uses sight gag of Jimmie appearing on both ends as the camera pans along the Mouseketeer line-up.

Episode 19 • Oct 27, 1955

Circus Day - Professor Keller and His Feline Fantastics; nature serial Let's Go - Shark Hunting

Episode 20 • Oct 28, 1955

Talent Roundup Day - The Michaels; nature serial Let's Go - on an Elephant Roundup

Episode 21 • Oct 31, 1955

Fun With Music Day - Old Betsy; "The Little Cow"; 'Border Collie' episode 1

Episode 22 • Nov 1, 1955

Guest Star Day: Jerry Colonna; 'Border Collie' episode 2

Episode 23 • Nov 2, 1955

Anything Can Happen Day: Flying Dumbo #1: Border Collie - episode 3

Episode 24 • Nov 3, 1955

Circus Day: The Chaudets - Border Collie - episode 4

Episode 25 • Nov 4, 1955

Talent Round-Up Day: Jon Robertson, Johnny & Bobby Crawford; Introduction to 'The Adventures of Spin and Marty'

Episode 26 • Nov 7, 1955

Fun With Music Day - Simple Simon #1 / The Hungry Raccoon - Spin & Marty Chapter 1 'The Triple R'

Episode 27 • Nov 8, 1955

Guest Star Day: The Mellomen - Spin & Marty Chapter 2 'The Misfit'

Episode 28 • Nov 9, 1955

Anything Can Happen Day: Roy's Drawing Lesson - Spin & Marty Chapter 3 - The White Stallion

Roy shows the kids how to draw Disney characters.

Episode 29 • Nov 10, 1955

Circus Day: The Sullivans - Spin & Marty Chapter 4 - A Froggy Day

Episode 30 • Nov 11, 1955

Talent Round-Up Day: The California Ramblers - Spin & Marty Chapter 5 - The Battle

The California Ramblers were the winners of the Talent Roundup Day but the real stars of the piece were the Mouseketeers trio of Darlene Gillespie, Mary Sartori and Judy Harriet.

Episode 31 • Nov 14, 1955

Fun with Music Day: Humphrey Hop/orange in The Orchard - Spin & Marty Chapter 6 - a Surprise Decision

Episode 32 • Nov 15, 1955

Guest Star Day: Clarence Nash, Cliff Edwards - Spin & Marty Chapter 7 - Homesick

Episode 33 • Nov 16, 1955

Anything Can Happen Day: Gadget Band #2 - Spin & Marty Chapter 8 - Logan's Lesson

Episode 34 • Nov 17, 1955

Circus Day - Ray Berwick - Spin & Marty Chapter 9 - The Chase

Episode 35 • Nov 18, 1955

Talent Roundup Day - the Disneyland Indians - Spin & Marty Chapter 10 - Ride-Em-Cowboy

Episode 36 • Nov 21, 1955

Fun With Music Day - Roy at the Dike/Painting Aunt Polly's Fence

Episode 37 • Nov 22, 1955 • 27 m

Guest Star Day: The Bell Sisters

Episode 38 • Nov 23, 1955

Anything Can Happen Day: Flying Cup and Saucer #1

Another in the series of Disneyland ride promotion skits.

Episode 39 • Nov 24, 1955

Circus Day - Robbins and Bono

Episode 40 • Nov 25, 1955

Talent Roundup Day - Karen Pendleton

Mouseketeer Karen Pendleton sings 'Gee, It's Hard to be Eight' from the window of the Dry Gulch Hotel.

Episode 41 • Nov 28, 1955

Fun With Music Day - Mickey Mouse Mambo/I'm a British Grenadier

Episode 42 • Nov 29, 1955

Guest Star Day: Candy Candido

The Mickey Mouse Club Show: Guest Star Day was on Tuesdays and featured Disney contract players, voice-over artists, or employees who were vital to the Disney Television Shows or motion pictures.

Episode 43 • Nov 30, 1955

Anything Can Happen Day - Les Philmer

Episode 44 • Dec 1, 1955

Circus Day - Florence Honey Girls

Episode 45 • Dec 2, 1955

Talent Roundup Day - Darlene Gillespie and Judy Harriet

The show focuses on the terrific talents of Mouseketeers Darlene Gillespie and Judy Harriet.

Episode 46 • Dec 5, 1955

Fun With Music Day: A Cowboy Needs a Horse/Simple Simon #2

Episode 47 • Dec 6, 1955

Guest Star Day: The Happy Jesters

Episode 48 • Dec 7, 1955

Anything Can Happen Day: Flying Dumbo #2

Another in the series of Disneyland ride promotion skits.

Episode 49 • Dec 8, 1955 • 26 m

Circus Day - Gentry's Chimps

Episode 50 • Dec 9, 1955

Talent Roundup Day - The Sing Lee Family

Episode 51 • Dec 12, 1955

Fun With Music Day: Get Busy/The Shoe Song #2

Episode 52 • Dec 13, 1955

Guest Star Day: Morey Amsterdam

Comedian Morey Amsterdam performs his version of 'Fractured Fairy Tales' for the Mouseketeers.

Episode 53 • Dec 14, 1955

Anything Can Happen Day: Mousekeriddle #2

Episode 54 • Dec 15, 1955

Circus Day - The Le Roy Marionettes

Episode 55 • Dec 16, 1955

Talent Roundup Day - Joy Johnson

Episode 56 • Dec 19, 1955

Fun With Music Day - Be Sure You're Right/Hi! To You

Episode 57 • Dec 20, 1955

Guest Star Day: Candy and Nancy

Episode 58 • Dec 21, 1955

Anything Can Happen Day: Gadget Tree & What Am I? #2

Episode 59 • Dec 22, 1955

Circus Day - Musical Horse Seranado

Episode 60 • Dec 23, 1955

Talent Roundup Day - Fess Parker & Buddy Ebsen

Episode 61 • Dec 26, 1955

Fun With Music Day - Roy, Roy, Quick on the Draw/Ten Little Indians

Episode 62 • Dec 27, 1955

Guest Star Day: Firehouse Five Plus Two

Episode 63 • Dec 28, 1955

Anything Can Happen Day: Mr Toad Car #1

Another in the series of Disneyland ride promotion skits.

Episode 64 • Dec 29, 1955

Circus Day - Bert Nagle Big Cats

Episode 65 • Dec 30, 1955

Talent Roundup Day - Barbara Windsor

Episode 66 • Jan 16, 1956

Fun With Music Day - Cool, Calm, and Collected/Cooking with Minnie Mouse

Episode 67 • Jan 17, 1956

Guest Star Day - Carla Alberghetti

Episode 68 • Jan 18, 1956

Anything Can Happen Day :The History of Drums

Episode 69 • Jan 19, 1956

Circus Day - Captain Winston and His Seals; The Chaudets, Part 2

Episode 70 • Jan 20, 1956

Talent Roundup Day - Bob & David Llamas; Karel Wynn & Jim Vardeman

Episode 71 • Jan 23, 1956

Fun With Music Day - The Village Blacksmith/The Pencil Song

Episode 72 • Jan 24, 1956

Guest Star Day: Helene Stanley

Episode 73 • Jan 25, 1956

Anything Can Happen Day - Flying Cup and Saucer #2

Another in the series of Disneyland ride promotion skits.

Episode 74 • Jan 26, 1956

Circus Day - The Black Brothers, Part 2

Episode 75 • Jan 27, 1956

Talent Roundup Day - Janice Crowe & Peter Lee Palmer

Janice Crowe and Peter Lee Palmer were young musicians who played several folk-romantic songs while dressed in elaborate Gypsy costumes, For their finale, Mousketeers Bonni and Mary Sartori danced while playing tambourines.

Episode 76 • Jan 30, 1956

Fun With Music Day - When I Grow Up/Mixed-Up Mother Goose - Introduction to serial 'Corky and White Shadow'

Episode 77 • Jan 31, 1956

Guest Star Day: Hank Penny

Episode 78 • Feb 1, 1956

Anything Can Happen Day - Variations on a Very Familiar Theme

Episode 79 • Feb 2, 1956

Circus Day - The Sullivans, Part 2; Ted DeWayne Troupe, Part 2

Episode 80 • Feb 3, 1956

Talent Roundup Day - Erwin Klein & Mike Ralston; The Pike Brothers

Erwin Klein and Mike Ralston were two of the top U.S.A. ping pong players in 1955. Erwin Klein would go on to be selected as a member of the U.S. Table Tennis Hall of Fame. The four Pike Brothers were accordionists.

Episode 81 • Feb 6, 1956

Fun With Music Day - Mousekedance/Song of the South

Episode 82 • Feb 7, 1956

Guest Star Day: Archer and Gile

Episode 83 • Feb 8, 1956

Anything Can Happen Day - Rhino Ride #1

Another in the series of Disneyland ride promotion skits.

Episode 84 • Feb 9, 1956

Circus Day - Pansy the Horse

Episode 85 • Feb 10, 1956

Talent Roundup Day - Doc Hoffman & Bobby Brunner

Dr. Samuel Hoffman was an early developer of the theremin. As an adult, Bob Brunner joined the Disney Music Department and wrote some of the songs used on "The New Mickey Mouse Club" in 1977.

Episode 86 • Feb 13, 1956

Fun With Music Day - Animal Alphabet

Episode 87 • Feb 14, 1956

Guest Star Day: Larry Collins

Episode 88 • Feb 15, 1956

Anything Can Happen Day - Mr Toad Car #2

Another in the series of Disneyland ride promotion skits. Judy was the air hostess for Flying Toad Airlines, Lee and Tommy the mechanics.

Episode 89 • Feb 16, 1956

Circus Day - Gentry's Elephants

Episode 90 • Feb 17, 1956

Talent Roundup Day - Diane Houle & Bobby Burgess

Episode 91 • Feb 20, 1956

Fun With Music Day - Fun with Music/Mouseguitar Music Lesson

Episode 92 • Feb 21, 1956

Guest Star Day: Clarence Nash, Cliff Edwards

Episode 93 • Feb 22, 1956

Anything Can Happen Day - Rhino Ride #2

Another in the series of Disneyland ride promotion skits.

Episode 94 • Feb 23, 1956

Circus Day - Robbins and Bono, Part 2; The Black Brothers, Part 3

Episode 95 • Feb 24, 1956

Talent Roundup Day - Glen Derringer & Brenda Derringer

Glen Derringer and Brenda Derringer, brother and sister act, from Philadelphia who recorded several albums of pop standards in the 1950's and 1960's.

Episode 96 • Feb 27, 1956

Fun With Music Day - Hiawatha/Johnny Appleseed

Episode 97 • Feb 28, 1956

Guest Star Day: Donald Novis, Judy Marsh, Wally Boag

Episode 98 • Feb 29, 1956

Anything Can Happen Day - Joe Baggi

Joe Baggi was a "sculptor" whose preferred medium was pipecleaners and other mundane materials.

Episode 99 • Mar 1, 1956

Circus Day - Paula and Paulette

Episode 100 • Mar 2, 1956 • 24 m

Talent Roundup Day - Sandy Black

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