The Mickey Mouse Club

Jimmie Dodd Hosted The Mickey Mouse Club

The cast members changed frequently although there were a few people who stayed longer.

Here is a short list of some of the most popular Mouseketeers, often referred to as the Red Team, from the 1950s Mickey Mouse Club:

Annette Funicello
Tommy Cole
Darlene Gillespie
Cheryl Holdridge
Bobby Burgess
Doreen Tracey
Cubby O'Brien
Karen Pendleton
Lonnie Burr
Sharon Baird

All except for Cheryl Holdridge were a part of the cast in the first season. An interesting bit of trivia is that Cubby O'Brien and Karen Pendleton were called Meeseketers in the beginning, because they were the youngest.

Other Mouseketeers:

Here are some of the other cast members from the 1950s who didnt "make" the Red Team.

Nancy Abbate, Don Agrati (also played Robbie on My Three Sons), Sherry Alberoni, Billie Jean Beanblossom, Johnny Crawford, Dennis Day, Eileen Diamond, Dickie Dodd, Mary Espinosa, Bonnie Lynn Fields, Judy Harriet, Linda Hughes, Dallas Johann, John Lee Johann, Bonni Lou Kern, Charlie Laney, Larry Larsen, Paul Petersen, Lynn Ready, Mickey Rooney Jr. (Real name Joseph Yule 3rd), Tim Rooney (also appeared in Bewitched and many other shows), Mary Lynn Sartori, Bronson Scott, Michael Smith, Jay-Jay Solari, Margene Storey, Ronnie Steiner, Mark Sutherland and Don Underhill.

Several series were created for The Mickey Mouse Club:

Corky and White Shadow (Darlene Gillespie)

This was the Mickey Mouse Club's first series which also featured Buddy Ebsen.

Spin and Marty (Tim Considine as Spin and David Stollery as Marty)

The Adventures of Spin and Marty was the first series and aired for 25 episodes in 1955. The second Spin and Marty series was The Further Adventures of Spin and Marty in 1956 and the third and final series was The New Adventures of Spin and Marty in 1957. The adventures of Spin and Marty tool place at a western themed boys' summer camp called the Triple R Ranch.

The Hardy Boys (Tim Considine and Tommy Kirk)

The Mickey Mouse Club provided the first appearance of a Hardy Boys story on television. Two series were created for the show; The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure appeared in 1955 and was an adaptation of the book The Tower Treasure and The Mystery of the Ghost Farm and 1957.

Walt Disney Presents: Annette (Annette Funicello, Tim Considine, David Stollery and Roberta Shore)

This series was about Annette McCloud (Annette Funicello) who was a poor girl who had lost both her parents and went to the city to live with her wealthy aunt and uncle.

Adventures in Dairyland (AnnetteFunicello, Sammy Ogg, and Kevin Corcoran as Moochie)

The series was also called An Adventure in Dairyland and was sponsored by the American Dairy Association in 1956.