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The Friendly Farmers
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Prod No: 8206-0??
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Filmed: July 1955
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Broadcast: Oct 3, 1955
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Intro: Mary Sartori
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Lead: Bob Amsberry
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Solo: Thurl Ravenscroft (voiceover)
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With: Mary S, Lonnie, Bonni, Dennis, Bronson, Tim
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Song: The Friendly Farmers (Amsberry/Marcellino)
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It's unfortunate this novelty song and dance was the first Mouseketeer number seen. Jack Gould of the NYT singled it out for derision in his review the next day, which may have caused Walt Disney to bear a grudge against Bob Amsberry. Amsberry had made a career out of doing "animal noises" on his radio show in Portland, Oregon, before joining the Disney Studio music department in 1955. His sound effects were eclipsed by his character bits and songwriting skills in later seasons of the MMC.
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The Shoe Song #1
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Prod No: 8206-???
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Filmed: May-June 1955
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Broadcast: Oct 3, 1955
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Intro: Jimmie
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Lead: Roy, Jimmie
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Solo: Bronson, Karen, Darlene, Cubby, Sharon
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With: Dennis, Bonni, Bobby, Doreen, Mike, Mark, Don
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Song: The Shoe Song (Jimmie Dodd)
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This number seemingly began in the middle, with Jimmie giving a voice-over intro. Jimmie also identifies each of the kids as they came on in costume, a nice touch rarely used in other numbers.
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The Pussycat Polka
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Prod No: 8206-00?
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Filmed: June 1955
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Broadcast: Oct 10, 1955
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Intro: Nancy Abbate
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Lead: Jimmie Dodd, Ruth Carrell
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With: Billie, Mary E, Lonnie, Judy, Nancy, Dallas
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Song: Pussycat Polka (Jimmie Dodd)
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Jimmie and his wife Ruth performed this song in voiceover, while six mice danced in cat costumes. Jimmie's predeliction for cats ran counter to Walt Disney's usual feelings about felines.
This was the seventh FWM number filmed, the last in which Dallas Johann would appear, though some numbers filmed earlier with him were broadcast later.
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Old MacDonald Had a Farm
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Prod No: 8206-00?
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Filmed: May-June 1955
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Broadcast: Oct 10, 1955
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Intro: Roy Williams
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Lead: Jimmie Dodd, Darlene Gillespie
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Solo: Bob Amsberry, Dennis, Mary E, Karen, Cubby
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With: Ensemble
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Song: Old MacDonald (trad/Dodd/Williams)
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Jimmie and the younger kids sing about unconventional animals, while the older kids explain what they are. Mary Espinosa does a bit as a Gypsy fortuneteller, while Bob Amsberry does a singing telegram deliveryman. This was the second number to be filmed. The milkmaid costumes Darlene and Bonni wear were from character dances the girls learned before the MMC from Burch Mann. Audition photos from April 1955 show a number of girls from Burch's studio wearing these.
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Do-Mi-So
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Prod No: 8206-0??
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Filmed: August-September 1955
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Broadcast: Oct 17, 1955
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Intro: Cubby
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Lead: Darlene Gillespie, Tommy Cole
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Solo: Jimmie (voiceover)
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With: Bobby, Cubby
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Song: Do-Mi-So (George Bruns)
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Darlene as Mary, Mary Quite Contrary and Tommy as Little Boy Blue lead two other Mouseketeers in this swinging big-band take on Mother Goose.
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I Am Not Now and Never Have Been in Love
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Prod No: 8206-0??
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Filmed: August-September 1955
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Broadcast: Oct 17, 1955
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Intro: Jimmie Dodd (voiceover)
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Lead: Tommy Cole
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With: Nancy, Darlene, Annette, Doreen
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Song: I Am Not Now and Never Have Been in Love (Adair/Fine/Penner)
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(RfD) Tommy helps Nancy up after she falls, and gets teased. He sings his disclaimer about love, but a dream ballet sequence with the other three girls changes his mind. This number marked Annette's first appearence on FWM Day outside of roll call. It would be another month before she appeared in a number again, yet already fan mail was pouring into the studio for her. Since she didn't do Circus Day or Guest Star Day shows, it seems to have been driven by her appearences on TRU Day and in daily roll call.
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Animals and Clowns
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Prod No: 8206-00?
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Filmed: May-June 1955
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Broadcast: Oct 24, 1955
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Intro: Darlene (as clown)
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Lead: Billie
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Quartet: Mellomen
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With: Jimmie, Judy, Nancy, Roy, Mary E, Dallas
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Song: Animals and Clowns (Carpenter/Adelson)
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The fourth number filmed, it had very simple staging combined with voiceover vocals provided by The Mellomen. The quartet also doubled as on-camera performers playing circus bandsmen. The giraffe costume had an adult male in it, possibly Bob Amsberry. Dallas is inside the drum, which has a clear plastic front, allowing his name to be seen on his shirt (RfD). Songwriters Imogen Carpenter and Larry Adelson worked with Judy Harriet on several of her post-MMC films and recordings.
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Old MacDonald Had a Tree
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Prod No: 8206-00?
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Filmed: May-June 1955
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Broadcast: Oct 24, 1955
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Intro: Unknown
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Lead: Jimmie Dodd, Roy Williams
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With: Darlene, Don, Bobby, Bonni, Sharon, Karen, Mike, Dennis, Bronson
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Song: Old MacDonald (trad/Dodd/Williams)
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This had the same cast, staging, and storyline as the earlier Old MacDonald number. The substitution of "tree" heralded a catalog of birds instead of animals.
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Old Betsy
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Prod No: 8206-00?
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Filmed: May-June 1955
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Broadcast: Oct 31, 1955
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Intro: Mary Espinosa, Roy
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Lead: Jimmie
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Solo: None
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With: Nancy, Billie, Judy, Mary E., Lonnie, Dallas
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Song: Bang Goes Old Betsy (George/G. Bruns)
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'Old Betsy' was the name Davy Crockett gave his rifle. Mary does the usual title card intro, then Roy "carves" a message on a tree. Jimmie sang the song, as each of the mice played an adversary dealt with by Davy's shootin' iron. The photo comes from the end of the skit, after Jimmie fires Old Betsy into the sky. Judging by the low number on the photo this was either the first or second Mouseketeer number to be filmed.
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The Little Cow
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Prod No: 8206-0??
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Filmed: June-August 1955
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Broadcast: Oct 31, 1955
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Intro: Roy
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Lead: Jimmie, Roy, Bobby, Bonni, Don
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With: Ensemble
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Song: Green Grass Grows (trad/Dodd/Baker)
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Song: Irish Washerwoman (trad/arr Buddy Baker)
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This one had a sight gag of an ever-increasing number of kids singing with Jimmie after each cutover to Roy's quick sketches, culminating in a toast to milk. It was followed by an instrumenatal bit with Bobby, Bonni, and Don as a rural romantic triangle.
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Sho Jo Ji aka The Hungry Racoon
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Prod No: 8206-00?
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Filmed: May-June 1955
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Broadcast: Nov 7, 1955
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Intro: Title card only
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Lead: Lonnie
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Duet: Frances Archer, Bevery Gile (voiceover)
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With: Billie, Nancy, Mary E, Dallas, Roy, Judy
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Song: Sho Jo Ji (trad/Archer/Gile/Walsh)
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For the storyline description see Randall Nakashima's summary. Frances Archer and Beverly Gile were folk singers who performed songs from many countries, including this Japanese children's ditty about a tanuki, called a racoon-dog in English, but for this song dubbed simply a racoon. Archer and Gile usually performed the song only in Japanese. For the show Bill Walsh wrote a few loosely translated lyrics in English. Later that same year Eartha Kitt did a full-blown treatment of the MMC version.
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Simple Simon #1
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Prod No: 8206-0??
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Filmed: June-Aug 1955
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Broadcast: Nov 7, 1955
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Lead: Roy
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Trio: Jimmie, Bonni, Sharon
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With: Darlene, Bobby, Cubby, Doreen, Dennis, Bronson, Mark, Karen, Don, Mike
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Song: Simple Simon (trad/Dodd/Adair)
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Jimmie, Bonni, and Sharon sing about Simple Simon's (Roy) adventures with characters at the fair. Those Mouseketeers playing solo characters had their voices dubbed by Bob Amsberry & the Mellomen.
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Humphrey Hop
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Prod No: 8206-0??
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Filmed: Aug-Oct 1955
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Broadcast: Nov 14, 1955
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Intro: Bonni
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Lead: None
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Voiceover: Unknown
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With: Roy, Unknown
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Song: Humphrey Hop (Dawes Butler/George Bruns)
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Big Bear Roy makes six smaller bears clean-up the woods while he naps. The bears start dancing to music; as the dance progresses the smallest two exit off stage. When big bear wakes, he growls at the unfinished chore. Instrumental dance number, with a few voiceover lines at start and end. During filming the crew reportedly broke for lunch and left the kids trapped in their costumes. By the next season the producers realized it made no sense to hire photogenic kids then stick them into full body costumes with masks.
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Orange in the Orchard
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Prod No: 8206-0??
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Filmed: Jul-Aug 1955
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Broadcast: Nov 14, 1955
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Intro: Roy
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Lead: Jimmie, Roy
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Duet: Bonni, Bobby
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With: Red Team Chorus
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Song: Green Grass Grows (trad/Dodd/Baker)
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This "Green Grass Grows #2" pushed OJ instead of milk. The sight gag from first time was reversed, with a decreasing number of mice singing with Jimmie in-between cutovers to Roy's sketches. Bobby and Bonni do a fast acrobatic swing dance while filling bushels in the orange grove before raising the ire of Farmer Roy.
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Roy at the Dike aka Boy at the Dike
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Prod No: 8206-0??
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Filmed: Jul-Aug 1955
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Broadcast: Nov 21, 1955
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Intro: None
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Lead: Roy, Jimmie
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With: Mary S., Bonni, Bronson, Dennis, Mark, Lee
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Song: Clippity-Clop (Marcellino/Amsberry)
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For Randall Nakashima's detailed storyline and notes click here. One of the very few FWM numbers in which John Lee Johann appeared.
The Bob Amsberry-Muzzy Marcellino song, also known as Roy at the Dike on Disney records, was heavily revised for a third season Talent Roundup Day number called Jeanette's Wooden Shoes, performed by Linda Hughes.
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Painting Aunt Polly's Fence
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Prod No: 8206-0??
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Filmed: Jul-Aug 1955
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Broadcast: Nov 21, 1955
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Lead: Jimmie
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Solo: Cubby, Lonnie, Don, Mark, Mike
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Song: Painting Aunt Polly's Fence (George/Smith)
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Jimmie as Tom Sawyer gets the other boys to pay him for the privilege of white-washing Aunt Polly's fence. All-guy or all-gal numbers were equally rare on the MMC; the show's writers tried to balance the genders. Where the storylines called for only masculine characters it was common practice to dress some of the girls up in male attire. The opposite situation never occurred with Mouseketeer guys; there was no drag on the MMC except for guest star Willie Krall.
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Mickey Mouse Mambo
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Prod No: 8206-021
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Filmed: Jun-Jul 1955
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Broadcast: Nov 28, 1955
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Lead: Jimmie Dodd, Roy Williams
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Band: Pietro Deiro Jr, Bob Amsberry, George Bruns
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With: Bonni, Mary S, Lonnie, Dennis, Bronson, Tim
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Song: Mickey Mouse Mambo (Dodd/arr P. Deiro Jr)
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Randall's detailed storyline may be found here. Composer and music publisher Pietro Deiro Jr reworked Jimmie's Mickey Mouse Club March into a mambo version. Jimmie and other Disney musicians played the piece while the Mouseketeers provided the dancing. The Lennon Sisters later recorded this version for Lawrence Welk. This set was reused in part for the second season Get Acquainted Calypso with spelling corrected to "VooDoo" on the hut's sign.
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I'm a British Grenadier
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Prod No: 8206-0??
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Filmed: Jul-Aug 1955
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Broadcast: Nov 28, 1955
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Lead: Bob Amsberry
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Solo: Bronson, Darlene, Lonnie, Doreen, Johnny, Roy
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Song: I'm a British Grenadier (Amsberry/Marcellino)
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Palace sentry Bob sings while he stands guard. 'Prentice lads and lasses try to make him smile, but it takes an obnoxious tourist (Roy) to accomplish it.
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ob Amsberry and composer Muzzy Marcellino collaborated on a half-dozen songs during the show's first season. For later seasons Bob worked most frequently with Franklyn Marks, whose main role was as pianist for Mouseketeer live shows and rehearsals.
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A Cowboy Needs a Horse
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Prod No: 8206-0??
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Filmed: Aug-Sep 1955
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Broadcast: Dec 5, 1955
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Intro: Lonnie Burr
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Lead: Dennis Day
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With: Mary Sartori, Bonni Kern, Bronson Scott
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Song: A Cowboy Needs a Horse (Howard/Mills)
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Randall Nakashima's detailed storyline may be found here. (RfD) This was a "dream sequence" number, with only Dennis visible; the other Mouseketeers were in cactus costumes. This number actually predates the release of the Disney animated short of the same name. It was meant to dovetail with publicity for the short, directed by Bill Justice. Besides recruiting Jimmie Dodd, Justice was involved with the MMC thru demonstrating animation for the occasional series Karen in Kartoonland.
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Simple Simon #2
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Prod No: 8206-0??
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Filmed: Aug-Sep 1955
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Broadcast: Dec 5, 1955
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Lead: Roy
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Trio: Jimmie, Karen, Cubby
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With: Nancy, Lonnie, Doreen, Bobby, Annette, Bronson, Darlene, Don, Mike, Johnny
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Song: Simple Simon (trad/Dodd/Adair)
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Same storyline as the first version of this number, with voiceovers by the Mellomen for those Mouseketeers playing characters.
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Get Busy
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Prod No: 8206-0??
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Filmed: Jun-Jul 1955
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Broadcast: Dec 12, 1955
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Intro: Tim
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Lead: Jimmie, Roy
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With: Mary S., Bonni, Bronson, Dennis, Lonnie, Tim
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Song: Get Busy (Jimmie Dodd/Tom Adair)
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This was a song about helping out your parents by getting involved with doing household chores. For Randall's detailed storyline and notes click here.
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The Shoe Song #2
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Prod No: 8206-0??
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Filmed: Aug-Sep 1955
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Broadcast: Dec 12, 1955
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Quartet: Jimmie, Annette, Johnny, Mike
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With: Nancy, Sharon, Doreen, Darlene, Lonnie, Bobby, Don, Karen
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Song: The Shoe Song (Jimmie Dodd)
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Thanks to Rick from Dallas for providing information and a photo from this number.
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Be Sure You're Right
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Prod No: 8206-008
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Filmed: June 1955
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Broadcast: Dec 19, 1955
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Lead: Jimmie & Judy (duet); Lonnie
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With: Mary Espinosa, Billie, Nancy, Dallas
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Song: Be Sure You're Right (Parker/Ebsen)
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For Randall's detailed storyline and notes click here. Jimmie and Judy sing the title song, while Lonnie plays a young Davy Crockett who encounters an equally young Native American chief, played by Mary Espinosa (thanks to Lonnie for her identification). This was filmed early in the show's production but not broadcast until later in the season.
The Crockett craze ebbed as fast as it rose; by the time the MMC reached the air it was already receding.
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Hi! To You
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Prod No: 8206-0??
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Filmed: Aug-Oct 1955
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Broadcast: Dec 19, 1955
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Intro: Cue Cards Only
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Lead: Jimmie Dodd, Karen, Johnny
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With: Sharon, Nancy, Doreen, Darlene, Lonnie, Don
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Song: Hi To You (Dodd/Gyldmark/Skaarup)
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This number was based on the song Hej for dig og hej for mig from a Danish movie, with English lyrics added by Jimmie Dodd. For the detailed storyline see Randall's review. The Lennon Sisters recorded a version with Larry Hooper for the Lawrence Welk show, possibly as part of a deal that saw them perform on the MMC. The song was also reworked by Sid Miller for the second season Talent Roundup roll call.
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Roy, Roy, Quick on the Draw
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Prod No: 8206-0??
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Filmed: July 1955
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Broadcast: Dec 26, 1955
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Lead: Roy Williams, Jimmie Dodd
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With: Mary Sartori, Tim, Bonni, Dennis, Bronson, Lonnie
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Song: Roy, Roy, Quick on the Draw (Amsberry/Marcellino)
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For Randall's detailed storyline and notes click here. Bad-guy Roy-Roy is a quick-draw graffiti artist, while Jimmie is the sheriff.
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he song was given a quick reprise by Annette and Jimmie Dodd in the following number, shown the same day.
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Ten Little Indians
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Prod No: 8206-0??
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Filmed: Aug-Oct 1955
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Broadcast: Dec 26, 1955
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Lead: Jimmie Dodd, Annette, Roy Williams
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With: Lonnie, Doreen, Bobby, Cubby, Karen, Darlene, others
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Song: Ten Little Indians (trad/Amsberry/Marcellino)
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A two part skit, with Annette and Jimmie doing a unrelated opening, possibly tacked on to the original number as an early acknowledgement of Annette's fan mail. Focus then shifted to the number, before returning to Jimmie and Annette for the closing with a brief rendtion of Roy, Roy, Quick on the Draw. There were easily ten Mouseketeer boys on the lot at this time, but as was typical practice a number of girls were outfitted as braves.
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Cool, Calm, and Collected
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Prod No: 8206-0??
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Filmed: Aug-Oct 1955
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Broadcast: Jan 16, 1956
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Lead: Unknown
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With: Unknown
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Song: Cool, Calm, and Collected (Amsberry/Marcellino)
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There's no photos or information available about the content of this number. It marked a resumption of original broadcasting after two weeks of reruns during early January 1956. The song was another collaboration between Bob Amsberry and Muzzy Marcellino.
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Cooking with Minnie Mouse
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Prod No: 8206-0??
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Filmed: Aug-Oct 1955
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Broadcast: Jan 16, 1956
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Intro: Cliff Edwards
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Lead: Jimmie Dodd, Ruth Carrell
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With: Bobby, Darlene, Doreen, Annette, Nancy
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Song: Cooking with Minnie Mouse (Carrell/Dodd)
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Jimmie and Ruth come on stage dressed as chefs and sing the prologue. The camera then shifts to Chef Bobby and the four girls who dance and bake cookies while Ruth continues to sing in voiceover. Terrific little number, well-staged by director Dik Darley. Choreographer Burch Mann and arranger Buddy Baker threw touches of An American in Paris (1951) into the action. As with so many of these numbers Buddy Baker's musical arrangements really made the whole thing come alive.
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The Village Blacksmith
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Prod No: 8206-0??
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Filmed: Aug-Oct 1955
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Broadcast: Jan 23, 1956
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Intro: Bronson
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Lead: Roy Williams, Bonni, Lonnie
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With: Bronson, Mary Sartori, Mark, Dennis
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Song: The Village Blacksmith (Gil George/Paul Smith)
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Roy plays the title character, in this boogie version of Longfellow's poem. For Randall's detailed storyling and notes see here.
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The Pencil Song
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Prod No: 8206-0??
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Filmed: Jun-Jul 1955
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Broadcast: Jan 23, 1956
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Intro: None
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Lead: Jimmie Dodd
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With: Ensemble
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Song: The Pencil Song (Jimmie Dodd)
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For Randall Nakashima's detailed storyline see here. Jimmie was looking for work when his friend Bill Justice suggested he try out at Disney. Bill told Jimmie the studio was looking for a song about a pencil. Jimmie wrote the song overnight and performed it the next day for producer Bill Walsh. Walsh knew Jimmie would be perfect for the MMC, but he also knew his boss had to have the idea first. So he arranged for Jimmie to perform the song for Walt Disney, who immediately suggested Jimmie be cast for the MMC.
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When I Grow Up
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Prod No: 8206-0??
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Filmed: Aug-Oct 1955
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Broadcast: Jan 30, 1956
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Intro: None
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Solo: Darlene Gillespie
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With: None
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Song: When I Grow Up (Burke/Dodd)
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Darlene's signature song was one of only two FWM Day numbers throughout the show's entire run to feature a solo performer. Composer Sonny Burke and Jimmie Dodd probably wrote this sentimental ballad with Darlene's voice in mind; her singing had an especially poignant quality in her teenage years.
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Mixed-Up Mother Goose
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Prod No: 8206-0??
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Filmed: Aug-Oct 1955
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Broadcast: Jan 30, 1956
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Intro: Doreen, Bob Amsberry
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Lead: Jimmie Dodd
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With: Judy, Tommy, Dennis, Mary E., Bronson, Mike, Karen, Mark, Johnny, Cubby
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Song: Mixed-up Mother Goose (Unknown)
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For Randall's detailed storyling and notes see here.
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Mousekedance
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Prod No: 8206-0??
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Filmed: Aug-Oct 1955
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Broadcast: Feb 6, 1956
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Intro: Bronson
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Lead: Jimmie Dodd
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With: Don Underhill, Mary Sartori, Bonni, Bobby, Lonnie, Annette
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Song: Mousekedance (Jimmie Dodd)
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This is a malt shop dance number with just enough dialogue and song to hold it together. It is one of the fastest and most complex dances of the first season. For a detailed storyline and notes read Randall's review.
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Song of the South
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Prod No: 8206-053
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Filmed: Sept 15, 1955
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Broadcast: Feb 6, 1956
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Solo: Jimmie, Mike, Sharon, Doreen, Bobby
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With: Karen, Cubby, Annette, Darlene, Judy
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Song: How Do You Do?
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Song: Sooner or Later
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Song: Zip-a-dee Doo Dah
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Tie-in to re-release of Song of the South (1946) during 1956. Johnny introduces each act. Mike, Sharon, Doreen, and Bobby handle the first song, Karen and Cubby do a soft-shoe dance to the second, while Jimmie and Mousekatrio of Darlene, Judy and Annette sing the third, being joined on the final reprise by all the other mice.
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Animal Alphabet
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Prod No: 8206-0??
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Filmed: August 1955
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Broadcast: Feb 13, 1956
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Intro: None
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Lead: Jimmie Dodd, Roy Williams
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Chorus: Judy, Tommy, Karen, Darlene, Dennis
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Presenters: Sharon, Bobby, Annette, Ronnie, Doreen
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Song: Animal Alphabet
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A barely musical FWM skit, it may have started as an ACH Day script. For detailed storyline and notes see Randall's report | .
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Fun with Music
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Prod No: 8206-0??
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Filmed: Aug-Oct 1955
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Broadcast: Feb 20, 1956
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Intro: None
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Lead: Jimmie Dodd
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With: Ensemble
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Song: (Let's Have) Fun with Music (David/Livingston)
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For the storyline description see Randall Nakashima's summary. This version of the title song was arranged by Jimme Dodd; the Mouseketeer segment began without the usual FWM intro and roll call. The title song was replaced for the second season by a different number of the same name written by Sid Miller and Tom Adair. Mack David and Jerry Livingston later wrote many theme songs for Warner Brothers television shows (Maverick, 77 Sunset Strip, Hawaiian Eye, etc).
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Mousegetar Music Lesson
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Prod No: 8206-0??
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Filmed: Sept 1955
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Broadcast: Feb 20, 1956
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Intro: None
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Lead: Jimmie
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With: Ensemble
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For the storyline description see Randall Nakashima's summary.
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Hiawatha
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Prod No: 8206-0??
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Filmed: Sept 1955
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Broadcast: Feb 27, 1956
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Intro: Bobby
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Lead: Jimmie Dodd
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With: Annette, Lonnie, Darlene, Mike, Judy, Tommy, Karen
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Song: Hiawatha (Gil George/Jimmie Dodd)
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For Randall Nakashima's detailed storyline see here. Jimmie Dodd plays the title role, Karen is Minnihaha, while other mice portray woodland creatures Hiawatha meets in Longfellow's poem. Though it looks like one of the earliest productions with the animal face cutouts, this was actually filmed later in the first season.
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Johnny Appleseed
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Prod No: 8206-0??
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Filmed: Sep-Oct 1955
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Broadcast: Feb 27, 1956
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Solo: Jimmie Dodd, Cubby, Tommy
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With: Judy, Annette, Karen, Roy
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Song: The Lord is Good To Me (Gannon/Kent)
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Song: The Pioneer Song (Gannon/Kent)
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Song: The Apple Song(Gannon/Kent)
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Several brief songs and two scene changes make this a skit as opposed to the usual first season standalone numbers. The songs by Kim Gannon and Walter Kent all come from the Disney animated short of the same name. According to one MMC crew member there was a short transition from Dik Darley's direction to Sid Miller's when both men were on the set. This skit certainly has the hallmarks of Sid Miller's tenure, though the director credit isn't known.
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