The Official Mickey Mouse Club Book [Paperback]

Lorraine Santoli (Author)

Book Description

Commemorating the fortieth anniversary of the legendary TV show, a history of the Mickey Mouse Club includes exclusive photos and tells how Walt Disney came up with the idea and how the first Mouseketeers were chosen. Original. 35,000 first printing.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

This is prime baby-boom nostalgia that may bring back the question "Who is your favorite Mouseketeer?" Not only does Santoli tell the story of the Mickey Mouse Club from the beginning, but she also traces the careers of Karen, Cubby, Tommy, Lonnie, Jimmie Dodd, and others (with a special chapter on Annette)?adding an update on "where they are now." Santoli deftly blends interviews, quotes, reminiscences, and narrative to provide an informative behind-the-scenes view of the show. There are additional stories on the people, the set, the times?and even the various products and series spinoffs that evolved. This is a wonderful tribute to the club on its 40th anniversary, with a text that is buoyant and enjoyable without being gushy. The photos of people, places, and memorabilia are a treasure. With a foreword by Annette Funicello.?Carol J. Binkowski, Bloomfield, N.J.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

To many a person now of the proverbial certain age, The Mickey Mouse Club was an electronic baby-sitter of great import. Some have never quite recovered from watching Annette grow up at a dazzling rate in the show's later years. One of the program's serial features put faces and voices to those not-quite-ready-for-the-library series book heroes, the Hardy boys. And who could forget Spin and Marty still Tim Considine's best vehicle? The gang's all here, along with clubmasters Uncle Walt, Jimmie Dodd, and Roy Williams, and so are the answers to all those trivia questions like "Which day was `Talent Round-Up Day,' anyway?" Santoli has put together a wonderful book about a wonderful, in many ways groundbreaking kids' TV show. It should be rewarding reading for nostalgia seekers as well as pop-culture buffs. Meeska-mooska, Mousketeer, Mouse nostalgia time now is here! Mike Tribby

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Disney Editions; 1st edition (April 7, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786880422
• ISBN-13: 978-0786880423
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,243,780 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nostalgic in every sense of the word!, May 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Official Mickey Mouse Club Book (Paperback)

Although I wasn't born yet (at the time of the premier), I did in fact grow up seeing the program on syndication, during the early 60s'. Of course, I was one of billions who had a crush on Annette (Funicello).So when I saw the book at a Barnes & Noble store, I quickly purchased it!I must say, it really brought back memories. Not only were the photos great, the personal stories relating tothe mouseketeers (on a past to present experience) was just fantastic. I hope that, maybe, another book will be published in the near future.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wish it were longer, January 19, 2005

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Heidi Crabtree (Kennesaw, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Official Mickey Mouse Club Book (Paperback)

If you're a Mousekefan, and I mean a fan of the REAL Club, the 50s Club, you'll love this book. There's so much info, background, and lots of nice photos from behind the scenes. I'd like to have read much more about what happened to the rest of the Mouseketeers, but this is still a delight to read.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, January 30, 2002

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honeybfly (GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Official Mickey Mouse Club Book (Paperback)

This was an excellent book! I couldn't put it down. I read the book in two days. It told about the lives of the Mousekeeters and even about some who didn't make it. I really know more about the Mousekeeters and about the show now. It was exactly what I was looking for.