The Mickey Mouse Club
The Mickey Mouse Club is an American variety television show that aired intermittently from 1955 to 1996 and returned to social media in 2017. Created by Walt Disney and produced by Walt Disney Productions, the program was first televised for four seasons, from 1955 to 1959, by ABC. This original run featured a regular, but ever-changing cast of mostly teen performers. ABC broadcast reruns weekday afternoons during the 1958–1959 season, airing right after American Bandstand. The show was revived three times after its initial 1955–1959 run on ABC, first from 1977 to 1979 for first-run syndication as The New Mickey Mouse Club, then from 1989 to 1996 as The All-New Mickey Mouse Club (also known to fans as MMC from 1993 to 1996) airing on The Disney Channel, and again from 2017 to 2018 with the moniker Club Mickey Mouse airing on internet social media.
Not to be confused with Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.The Mickey Mouse Club
- The New Mickey Mouse Club (1977–1979)
- The All-New Mickey Mouse Club (1989–1996)
- MMC (1993–1996)
- Club Mickey Mouse (2017–2018)
- Jimmie Dodd (1955–1958)
- Roy Williams (1955–1958)
- Fred Newman (1989 revival, seasons 1–6)
- Mowava Pryor (1989 revival, seasons 1–3)
- Terri Eoff/Misner (1989 revival, seasons 4–6)
- Chasen Hampton (1989 revival, season 7)
United States
14
620
Bill Walsh (1955–1959)
22–44 minutes
October 3, 1955 –
1959
1977 –
1979
1989 –
1996
The character of Mickey Mouse appeared in every show, not only in vintage cartoons originally made for theatrical release, but also in the opening, interstitial, and closing segments made especially for the show. In both the vintage cartoons and new animated segments, Mickey was voiced by his creator Walt Disney (Disney had previously voiced the character theatrically from 1928 to 1947 before being replaced by sound effects artist Jimmy MacDonald).
Before the TV series[edit]
The first official theater-based Mickey Mouse Club began on January 11, 1930, at the Fox Dome Theater in Ocean Park, California, with 60 theaters hosting clubs by March 31. The Club released its first issue of the Official Bulletin of the Mickey Mouse Club on April 15, 1930.[1] By 1932, the club had one million members, and in 1933 its first UK club opened at Darlington's Arcade Cinema.[2][3] In 1935, Disney began to phase out the club.[4]
The Mickey Mouse Club
Club Mickey Mouse Malaysia
The Mickey Mouse Club
English
Malay
4 (as of 2021)
48 (as of 2021)
22–28 minutes
Red Communications Sdn. Bhd.
- Disney Channel Asia (2017–2020)
- Disney+ Hotstar (2021)
September 15, 2017 –
July 28, 2021
International revivals[edit]
2015 Korean revival: The Mickey Mouse Club[edit]
A new version of the series debuted on July 23, 2015, on Disney Channel Korea. The format of revival included musical performances, games, and skits, as same as the original one in the US. The series had two pilot episodes and ten regular episodes. The Mouseketeers consisted of nine members of S.M. Entertainment's pre-debut group SM Rookies, including five boys – Mark, Jeno, Haechan, Jaemin, and Jisung – and four girls – Koeun, Hina, Herin, and Lami.
The series was hosted by Leeteuk of boy band Super Junior.[20]
The show ended on December 17 the same year.