Loved this show. It didn't last long enough, nor did the original Mickey Mouse Club. Kids called me Annette, and said I looked like her. My name was even close to hers. Annette portrayed a niece, also named Annette, moving in with her uncle and aunt. I thought that they were nice people. Annette was a nice young girl, brought up well and mannerly. Soon, however, she meets others her age, in that new environment. The other girls she meets are citified, as opposed to her own rural upbringing. One in particular was a bratty piece of work who accused our dear, sweet Annette of stealing a necklace. Of course, Annette did not do that. She was always nice, kind and polite.This segment series was my favorite part of THE Mickey Mouse Club. RIP Annette.10/10

This is now available (in the "Walt Disney Treasures" DVD series), which should be good news to many. "Annette" is one of those series from earlier days that remains fascinating even if one can't quite say why. I guess a big part of it is the energy and dedication that the talented (and mostly young) cast puts into this slightly odd show. This is a world where people send orphaned minors off to live with relatives who have no prior warning of the orphan's existence, let alone that she's coming to stay. A manipulative snob can apologize for just one example of her general bad attitude, and suddenly all is forgiven. Olmstead's "favorite record" is the blandest generic jitterbug tune I've ever heard. In any case, all this weirdness somehow seems to fit in a 50's serial for kids, and it adds to the charm of "Annette".

This was a lovely series which I loved even if it was completely uninteresting for my brothers. It had a couple of lovely, simple songs-- "Lonely Guitar," "How Will I Know My Love?" and "Meetin' at the Malt Shop after School." And it's probably the best single program to show why girls loved Annette just as much as or even more than their brothers. Her character's simple sweetness and honesty was what we aspired to. I never saw this since it was on the original Mickey Mouse Club in the 50s. But some scenes are still vivid in my memory--Annette walking into town with a pretty but old-fashioned be-ribboned hat and a pretty but too-fancy dress and carrying a suitcase and her guitar; Annette singing with Tim Considine (who I had a SERIOUS crush on!); the missing necklace turning up inside the piano. It was a simple, sweet soap opera-ish story in a world that never really existed, but it worked and I'd love to see the whole thing again.Disney really should put this whole series out on DVD, in the same kind of set that they released the Hardy Boys and Spin and Marty series. The perfect release for Annette would happen just in time for Mother's Day.

This is a serial that runs on the old "Mickey Mouse Club." Annette Funicello plays Annette, a country girl living with her aunt and uncle in the city. She's attending the local high school and is trying to be part of the crowd. This is very well written and some of the cast is from the "Mickey Mouse Club." Child actress Judy Nugent as Jet Maypen steals many of the scenes she's in. Interestingly, Sylvia Field and Mary Wickes from the "Dennis the Menace" TV series both have roles. Shelly Fabares also has a small role. She's a delight. Of course, Annette Funicello is the star of the serial. I highly recommend watching.