Annette Funicello

Watching television in those days was not the same experience as it is today. After years of listening to radio, we found the black-and-white images mesmerizing.

The Lord has been with me throughout my life. He's never let me down.

Mr. Disney and his staff were constantly scouting for great stories to bring to life on film.

Mickey Mouse... is always there-he's part of my life. That really is something not everyone can call their claim to fame.

When you are young and healthy, it never occurs to you that in a single second your whole life could change.

Whatever dreams I have wished have come true.

The original Mickey Mouse Club, established in the '30s, was designed to attract children to movie theaters.

Mr. Disney believed everyone was still a child deep inside.

Most original viewers of the Mickey Mouse Club didn't face the crush of family and social problems children have today.

Animation did not become the dominant form of children's television until the '60s.