Saturday, September 6, 2025

M - I - C - K - E - Y - M - O - U - S - E

67 years ago this month, in May 1957, the Mouseketeers from the television program The Mickey Mouse Club gathered for this photo.

Front row, left to right: Annette Funicello, Karen Pendleton, Cubby O'Brien, Sherry Alberoni

Second row: Charley Laney, Sharon Baird, Darlene Gillespie, Jay Jay Solari, Dennis Day
Third row: Tommy Cole, Cheryl Holdridge, Larry Larsen, Doreen Tracey, Eileen Diamond

Back row: Lonnie Burr, Margene Storey, Jimmie Dodd, Bobby Burgess
For millions of children in the 1950s, The Mickey Mouse Club was more than just a show. It was a daily ritual of music, fun, and friendship that made the Mouseketeers household names.

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