Mon, Feb 11, 1957
The skit starts in Bob's Sweet Shoppe in 1955 then has flashbacks to 1925 and 1895 for the songs. Margene as a flapper, and Bob Amsberry waltzing with Doreen are highlights. The whole point of the skit was each generation has its own music that seems "too wild" to their parent's generation.
Mon, Feb 18, 1957
Skit starts off in Mousekemusic class. Roy draws a caricature of teacher Jimmie on the board, then obliges the mice when they sing "Draw a Picture" to the tune of Aloutte. The second song has Roy as the mayor of Scribble Town, where drawings come to life. Jimmie, wearing glasses and a suit, enters the Mousekemusic class room as the noisy mice quickly fall silent. Glancing at the whiteboard he spots the caricature of himself. "I see" he says ominously. "Which one of you did this" he demands. The class remains silently cowed. Suddenly Roy pops thru the classroom door and says "Teacher, I cannot tell a lie, I did it". Jimmie praises the drawing as the best he's ever seen then asks the class to sing Alloutte.
Fri, May 3, 1957
The PianoCade, led by Mr. E. S. Thompson, featured sixteen spinets (each manned by two players) and from one to three grand pianos for performances. The PianoCade had thirty-five performers, but the kids sat two to each spinet, so there were only seventeen pianos on stage. The group that was eventually filmed had six boys (including Phil Odom) and twenty-six girls. The PianoCade first appeared on national television on The Ed Sullivan Show from New York City, Christmas evening, December 25, 1955, playing a selection of Christmas favorites. Walt Disney watched the performance, and along with others in Hollywood, sent telegrams of congratulations and indicated interest in having them appear on the Mickey Mouse Club.
Mon, Oct 7, 1957
Each Mouseketeer gets to do their specialty in this variety piece, which introduced the third season replacements to the viewing audience. Their television debut actually occurred several weeks earlier on the Disneyland show's 4th Anniversary episode, where they appeared with other Mouseketeers and Walt Disney.
Fri, Oct 18, 1957
Mouseketeer "Bonnie" performs as a Talent Round-Up Day winner with dancing partner Maxine Grossman. A third season replacement Mouseketeer, Bonnie Lynn Fields had strong dancing and singing skills, but no real experience before joining the show. After her time as a Mouseketeer had ended, she became a professional dancer, appearing in Broadway musicals, on television, and in films during the sixties.
Mon, Oct 21, 1957
This skit featured guest Virginia Lee in the title role. Bob Amsberry was the storyteller, Don the handsome Prince, Roy the Fairy Godfather. The three older girls were wicked step-sisters, the younger ones a singing trio. The first half was really a standalone number making a play on the flood of cheap consumer goods then entering the US from Japan. The second half was the Cinderella skit, with just spoken narration by the storyteller.