October 3rd: The Day The Mickey Mouse Club Debuts on TV

The Mickey Mouse Club aired for the first time ever on the ABC television channel on October 3rd 1955. The show was the second attempt by Walt Disney to create a television series to raise the profile of the Disneyland theme park, in the form of a variety show for children featuring talent displays, cartoons, games and newsreels. 

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    Luckily for him, it worked. Well, at least for four years. In 1959, ABC cancelled the show despite its high popularity. In order to pay for the show to be aired an excessive amount of adverts had to be played, which will have no doubt frustrated viewers. Also, there were issues involving the sponsorship's disinterest in a children's educational programme, and furthermore the Disney studios did not achieve their predicted high-profit margins in merchandise sales. 
   However, after a multitude of successful world tours, the Mickey Mouse Club was revived in the 1970s, drawing in a fresh new generation of Disney enthusiasts. Once the revival was secured, the show swung from strength to strength, storming right up into the 1990s. The most noteworthy of cast members of the 1993-1995 Seasons 6-7 (i.e. present celebrities) were Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake and Ryan Gosling, with Jessica Simpson just missing out at the Season 6 auditions because she was immensely intimidated by Aguilera's amazing voice. Makes sense though, even today Jessica Simpson isn't really anywhere near the talent of Christina (sorry Jess). Did you watch the Mickey Mouse Club?