The Mickey Mouse Club Story is a television documentary that aired on the Disney Channel in 1995 that explores the origins and making of Mickey Mouse Club and its impact on American television and culture. It includes interviews former employees, critics, and many original Mouseketeers, such as Don Grady, Sharon Baird, and Annette Funicello and is narrated by Funicello's Beach movie co-star, Frankie Avalon.
It also includes archive footage of cast and crew, such as Jimmie Dodd, Roy Williams, Tom Mahoney, and Walt Disney himself, as well as other Mouseketeers, such as Darlene Gillespie and Dennis Day.
Interviewees[]
- Roy E. Disney, Walt's nephew
- Bob Thomas, author; "Walt Disney: An American Original"
- Leonard Shannon, former publicist for Disney and Mickey Mouse Club
- Lorraine Santoli, author; "The Official Mickey Mouse Club Book"
- Leonard Maltin, Film/Television critic
- Doreen Tracey, Mouseketeer; 1955-1959
- Tommy Cole, Mouseketeer; 1955-1959
- Karen Pendleton, Mouseketeer; 1955-1959
- Cubby O'Brien, Mouseketeer; 1955-1959
- Bobby Burgess, Mouseketeer; 1955-1959
- Sharon Baird, Mouseketeer; 1955-1959
- Don Grady, Mouseketeer; 1957-1958
- Lonnie Burr, Mouseketeer; 1955-1959
- Cheryl Holdridge, Mouseketeer; 1956-1958
- Annette Funicello, Mouseketeer; 1955-1959
- Sidney "Sid" Miller, Director for Mickey Mouse Club
- Fess Parker, Actor; former guest-star
- Sherry Alberoni, Mouseketeer; 1956-1957
- Virginia Funicello, Annette's mother
- Jean Seaman, Studio teacher
- Tim Considine, Spin and Marty and Hardy Boys actor
- David Stollery, Spin and Marty actor
- Tommy Kirk, Hardy Boys actor
Gallery[]
