Comments on: 6 Little-known Secrets of the Mickey Mouse Club

By: Dopey66

Dopey66 — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 23:03:56 +0000

Walt Disney gave each of the original Mouseketeers a life-time pass to Disneyland. The first thing Michael Eisner did when he took over, was to revoke those passes.

By: WizardBoy

WizardBoy — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:22:23 +0000

Not a fan of Annette or Doreen or any of the girls. But even when I was a pre-teen (born 1948), I LOVED all of the guys on MMC and especially the "Spin and Marty" segments. For any fans, there are available 2 DVDs of S&M (ha!) which also contain some early MMC scenes. In 1956-57-58 I didn't even know why (I was 10 for gosh sakes!) but loved to see the boys dance! Thanks for a reminder of those "good ol' days". [By the way, they weren't so "good" back then -- we had to "duck and cover" under our desks every week to practice in case there was a nuclear war! Not such an "uncomplicated time" as I recall.]

By: Christy

Christy — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:33:42 +0000

One thing you didn’t mention about Annette was she had to tape her breasts. The boys were noticing!

Not to mention her MS.

By: David

David — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:59:43 +0000

I grew up in an italian neighborhood. North hill in Akron Ohio. My first crush was a cute little italian girl living next door. Annette reminded me so much of her.

By: gus

gus — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:08:06 +0000

I think Anette got farther as she stayed loyal to Disney, and he had pull. She wore one piece suits in deference to Walt. He told her she had an image to uphold, or is that just an Urban Myth?

By: Harl Delos

Harl Delos — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:12:40 +0000

“I wish more women would understand that in social situations a warm smile and engaging use of eye contact is much more important than anything else.”

You said it.

My late first wife had scoliosis that left her with a hunchback. She’d lost over 100 pounds, and her bosom consisted of hollow envelopes that drooped to her waist.

But she had a million-watt smile, and warm eyes. Everybody loved her, and men thought she was highly attractive, because they thought she liked them. (In fact, she DID.)

A woman who can, and will, talk to you is someone who will capture your heart. I’d give a week of my life to have her back, just to be able to talk to her for another hour.

Doreen was great eye candy, but I doubted she’d ever give me the time of day. I figured if I ever met Annette, she’d be happy to talk to me.

By: Rob F

Rob F — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:17:51 +0000

A few years ago Annette came up in conversation as the perfect argument against the big boobs theory. I think Seven1Eight2 is right on she appeared approachable. Her body and face had appropriate proportion and symmetry. More importantly she had a Siren quality, her smile and eye contact with the camera lens drew you (at least adolescent males) in with both beauty and approachability. While many of us males are pigs, there is strong scientific evidence that proportionality and symmetry are more important that pure size when evaluating beauty. Furthermore, approachability is extremely important. Annette was “average” in a perfect way and had an amazing ability to project approachability.

I wish more women would understand that in social situations a warm smile and engaging use of eye contact is much more important than anything else.

By: PartiallyDeflected

PartiallyDeflected — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:27:30 +0000

I always thought Darlene was the best looking one.

I wish Disney Channel would go back to the “Vault Disney” concept they had a few years ago and show the old stuff like MMC, Zorro and Spin & Marty again.

By: hifidigitalboy

hifidigitalboy — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:02:13 +0000

Watching that second video reminds me of the end of Full Metal Jacket.

By: Johnny Cat

Johnny Cat — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:03:37 +0000

When I watched the reruns as a kid in the 70s, I was totally in love with Karen. But I also liked Annette, and here’s why: The Eyes. She had amazing eyes.