The table below contains all known Anything Can Happen Day programs shown during the first season of the original Mickey Mouse Club, by order of broadcast. If you find that your favorite episode doesn't appear here, it might have been on Fun With Music Day.
Storyline credits are assumed to be Bill Walsh, Hal Adelquist, and Roy Williams. Song credits are listed in parantheses. Where available, images and video links have been provided from the actual show. For some of the shows there is no picture available. Only original broadcast appearences are listed; reruns are excluded. Note that some credits or photos might be incorrectly assigned to a particular show. While all shows are listed, the credits for them are incomplete.
Most of the information below was extracted from original research done by Bill Cotter, however, any errors of fact or mistakes in interpretation are my own.
Season 1 (1955-56)
Gadget Band #1
Oct 5, 1955
Lead: Jimmie Dodd, Bob Amsberry
With: Mike, Karen, Bobby, Nancy, Johnny,
Jimmie shows the kids how common objects can be made into musical instruments. Bob Amsberry does an overly long comic soliloquy as a park cleaner in paradise to a Hawaiian tune from the band.
What Am I? #1
Oct 12, 1955
Lead: Jimmie Dodd
Solo: Karen, Johnny, Roy Williams, Bob Amsberry
With: Darlene, Doreen, Bobby, Cubby, Lonnie
Song: What Am I? ()
Jimmie, Karen, and Johnny sing the title song, then Jimmie explains the game. A Mouseketeer tries to guess what Roy drew while five others give hints. Bob provides on-camera sound effects.
Mickey Mouth Band
Oct 19, 1955
Lead: Unknown
With: Unknown
No information on this.
Mousekeriddle #1
Oct 26, 1955
Lead: Unknown
With: Unknown
No information on this.
Flying Dumbo #1
Nov 2, 1955
Lead: Jimmie Dodd
With: Karen, Nancy, Sharon, others
The first of a series of Disneyland ride promotion skits. These usually took the form of two groups of three Mouseketeers riding for several minutes, with short dialogue breaks before and between the rides.
Roy's Drawing Lesson
Nov 9, 1955
Lead: Roy Williams
With: Ensemble
Roy shows the kids how to draw the most famous Disney characters. Patterned after the live demonstrations Roy did at local schools for several years before the show started.
Gadget Band #2
Nov 16, 1955
Lead: Jimmie Dodd
With: Unknown
Jimmie shows the kids how common objects can be made into musical instruments.
Flying Cup and Saucer #1
Nov 23, 1955
Lead: Jimmie Dodd
With: Unknown
Another in the series of Disneyland ride promotion skits.
Les Philmer
Nov 30, 1955
Lead: Les Philmer
With: Unknown
Les Philmer did a balancing act. Why this wasn't a Circus Day or Guest Star Day show is not known.
Flying Dumbo #2
Dec 7, 1955
Lead: Jimmie Dodd
With: Unknown
Another in the series of Disneyland ride promotion skits.
Mousekeriddle #2
Dec 14, 1955
Lead: Unknown
With: Unknown
No information on this.
Gadget Tree
Dec 21, 1955
Lead: Unknown
Solo: Unknown
With: Unknown
No information available. Shared a day with What Am I? #2 (below).
What Am I? #2
Dec 21, 1955
Lead: Ensemble
Solo: Roy Williams, Bob Amsberry
With: Darlene, Doreen, Karen, Cubby, Lonnie, Bobby
The introductary song was cut for this show, which just featured the Mouseketeers playing the game. Shared a day with Gadget Tree (above).
Mr Toad Car #1
Dec 28, 1955
Lead: Jimmie Dodd
With: Unknown
Another in the series of Disneyland ride promotion skits.
History of Drums
Jan 18, 1956
Lead: Jimmie Dodd, Cubby O'Brien
With: Unknown
The first (semi-) educational ACH show. The gap in time from the previous show was due to reruns during the first weeks of January 1956.
Flying Cup and Saucer #2
Jan 25, 1956
Lead: Jimmie Dodd
With: Unknown
Another in the series of Disneyland ride promotion skits.
Variations on a Very Familiar Theme
Feb 1, 1956
Lead: Johnny, Sharon, Bonni, Bobby, Leo Damiani & Burbank Orchestra
With: Lonnie, Annette, Nancy, Don, Darlene, Doreen, Karen, Cubby, Mike
The live studio orchestra plays variations on Whose Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?, each style being interpreted in dance by two Mouseketeers. Sharon & Nancy are '20s flappers, Karen & Cubby do a minuet, Sharon & Don glide thru a comic tango, Lonnie & Annette give us the old soft shoe, Darlene & Doreen are en pointe, while Bonni & Bobby first perform a swing-tap routine then finish with a Lindy Hop.
Rhino Ride #1
Feb 8, 1956
Lead: Jimmie Dodd
With: Unknown
Another in the series of Disneyland ride promotion skits.
Mr Toad Car #2
Feb 15, 1956
Lead: Jimmie Dodd
With: Unknown
Another in the series of Disneyland ride promotion skits.
Rhino Ride #2
Feb 22, 1956
Lead: Jimmie Dodd
With: Unknown
Another in the series of Disneyland ride promotion skits.
Joe Baggi
Feb 29, 1956
Lead: Joe Baggi
With: Unknown
No further information on this. This was the last original broadcast ACH day for the first season.