Why? Because We Still Like You: An Oral History of the Mickey Mouse Club

MorethanfiftyyearsafterWaltDisneyCreatedhisdelightfulandwildlypopularvarietyshowforkids,itremainsoneofourmosticonictelevisionprograms.Producedasabroadcastthatcoincidedwiththeopeningofdisneyland,TheMickeyMouseClub?,withitswholesome,perky,andcharmingcastofMouseketeers,captivatedmillionsofkidsacrossthecountry.Why?BecauseWeStillLikeYourevealsthebehind-the-scenesstoryofhowTheMickeyMouseClubpavedthewayforallthatcameafter,fromitshumblebeginningsasamarketingploy,throughitsshortbutmesmerizingrun,tothenumerousresurrectionsthatmadeitoneoftelevision'sfirsttrueculthits---allthroughtherecollectionsofthoseregular-kids-turned-starswhomadeitaphenomenon.Thebookwillshow,forthefirsttimeever,theuntoldstoriesofAnnette,Darlene,Cubby,Karen,Bobby,andtherestofthebelovedcast...everythingthatmadeTheMickeyMouseClubsospecial.