Because "The Mickey Mouse Club" TV show is now 60 years old - I (out of respect) really did try to cut it some slack. But, unfortunately - As an adult - I found that its limited entertainment-value to be about on par with the likes of "Howdy Doody" (which I couldn't get at all excited about).Merrily hosted by the youthful, ever-smiling "Mouseketeers" - ("Golly! Gee!") - These 5, half-hour episodes of music, dance, comedy, and cartoons really pushed the whole image of naive, squeaky-clean wholesomeness a little too far for my liking.Yes. From a strictly nostalgic point of view - I did think that the contents of this DVD was, at least, worth a view. But, about the only aspect of "The Mickey Mouse Club" that I enjoyed to any degree was "The Hardy Boys" mystery show.*Note* - This popular, after-school television series for kids was regularly aired from 1955-1964.

Best show to watch. Dancing and singing. Talent days. Circus days. Mickey dressed as a cowboy, twirling a lasso. Spin and Marty. Annette Serial. Jimmie Dodd. Roy ____. Special guest star day. Such good memories. So what if the talent were shills for Disneyland? We did not know. We did not care. We were totally mesmerized by their entertainment skills. The boys and girls were household names. They worked hard. Tap dancing is my favorite, and they did it a lot. They would be dressed up for different themes. I think I remember a Hawaiian theme. Perhaps there was a hula. This show did not last long enough. There was/were other later incarnations of this show, but the original was spectacular. It will always last in my memories. Annette's passing has been heartbreaking, as was her illness.Disney was a genius, IMO. He had to do many things to create and sustain his growing empire. He had early failures, as well as later successes. He took longstanding fairy tales and made them into famous animated films, such as Snow White and Cinderella. He won 26 Academy Award Oscars. He was a star on TV. He changed the concept of theme park entertainment. His parks today are well respected and widely attempted to be copied. He grew a Florida entertainment empire in an area formerly forlorn and forgotten -- I was there when Walt Disney World began. Today, there are a lot of other entertainment areas there, plus endless tourist attractions and hotels, etc.It all started with a mouse. The mouse had friends named Minnie and Donald, plus the mouse had a pet dog named Pluto. Now, how could a mouse have a pet dog? This sounds ridiculous, but in Walt's mind and heart it all made sense. We are all the better for it ...... :)15/10

Next year this children's show of children's shows marks its 50th anniversary, and I am steamed that The Disney Channel does not air the retreads anymore. In fact, The Disney Channel hardly airs anything Disney anymore. Therefore, I don't watch The Disney Channel anymore.It would be a great tribute to a classic if the following happened:1) The Disney Channel would start airing the shows and airing them WITHOUT those cuts.2) Disney Studios would put together either a 'season' or 'best of' set on DVD.(At least, Disney should consider putting the Club serials on DVD, you know, Spin and Marty, The Hardy Boys, Corky and White Shadow, Annette).

This was the high point of many of my days back in the mid-50's. I thought Jimmy Dodd was a little flakey, but the kids were who I wanted to see anyway so I put up with him and Roy the big mousketeer. Little did I dream that Paul Peterson, Bobby Burgess, and Johnny Crawford would go on to such superstardom. Not to mention Annette's brilliance in all those epic beach films. This was a nice program to come home to after school every day, especially friday because that was western day.