1955 — The Mickey Mouse Club premiered on ABC

• 1955 — The Mickey Mouse Club premiered on ABC
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The Mickey Mouse Club was hosted by head Mousketeeer (and adult) Jimmie Dodd. The main cast members were called Mouseketeers, the most popular of the Mouseketeers were the Red Team, which was kept under contract for the entire run of the show (1955–1959), and its members included:

Sharon Baird, Bobby Burgess, Lonnie Burr, Tommy Cole, Annette Funicello, Darlene Gillespie, Cubby O’Brien, Karen Pendleton, Doreen Tracey, Cheryl Holdridge (second and third year), Nancy Abbate (only first year), Johnny Crawford (only first year), Dennis Day (first and second year), Mike Smith (only first year), Jay-Jay Solari (only second year), Don Underhill (only first year)