The Mickey Mouse Club

The Mickey Mouse Club

Who’s the leader of the club That’s made for you and me? M-I-C-K-E-Y   M-O-U-S-E! In the 1950’s, every child in America (and probably every adult as well) instantly recognized this refrain as the beginning of the theme song for The Mickey Mouse Club,...
The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

From its debut on ABC in October 1954, through its final telecast on Christmas Eve 2008, the Walt Disney anthology television series commonly known as The Wonderful World of Disney (initiallycalled simply Disneyland) appeared on all three broadcast TV channels at...
Clutch Cargo

Clutch Cargo

Clutch Cargo was an animated show produced by Cambria Productions that debuted on March 9, 1959, as a syndicated series available to local stations around the country.  It stayed on the air through the early 1970’s, and could be seen on as many as 65 stations...
The Popeye Show

The Popeye Show

If you were a kid growing up in the Los Angeles area from the late 1950’s through the early 1980’s, chances are that you’re familiar with The Popeye Show, which aired on KTLA Channel 5.  The Popeye Show grew out of an earlier show called The Pier 5...
Diver Dan

Diver Dan

Debuting in 1960, Diver Dan was a strange and distinctive kids’ show that featured two live-action characters and a large cast of fish marionettes.   The show was a continuing serial that was produced as a series of 7-minute shorts that aired in syndication on...