The Young Shall Grow
The Mickey Mouse Club was an entertaining variety show that debuted on ABC in 1955 and ran sporadically through 1996. The cast members consisted mainly of children and teenagers who appeared with Mickey Mouse and other Disney icons. Initially airing through 1959, the show had an alternating cast.
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The show’s emcee and Head Mouseketeer, Jimmie Dodd, guided the children and teenagers both in front of and behind the camera. The audience and the other Mouseketeers both loved Dodd who also inspired kids at home to behave responsibly. The Mickey Mouse Club was a mainstay for kids in the second half of the 1950s.