Season 3 1957 - 1958

The third season opener was again a Darlene showpiece, with a solo song and dance for the first number, followed by a group effort on the second.

The first half is a straight-forward drill, the second half has Cubby trying to masquerade as a rifleman. This was filmed at the Burbank Studio just one month before it was broadcast.

The Ribuca Twins were ten year old sisters Yvonne and Linda who would appear on Broadway in the musical "Flower Drum Song" as well as several television shows including "My Three Sons" co-starring Mouseketeer Don Grady.

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.

This had Annette hosting scenes from the first "True Life Fantasy," about a female pine squirrel called Perri.

The Lennon sisters performed three songs from the Disney film 'Perri', released August 1957, with help from Linda, Doreen, Annette, Tommy, and their future co-star on 'The Lawrence Welk Show' - Bobby Burgess.

A mainly female choir founded in 1949 in then West Germany, the Oberkirchen Children's Choir performed three songs in German, then both German and English choruses of their trademark hit Happy Wanderer. Annette introduced teen spokesman Karleen Reinhekamp, who described the songs.

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.

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.

A rerun of the featured preview of 'Perri' two weeks after its original broadcast. The rest of the day's show was different, so it was not a true rerun.

Newsreel Special: Hawaiian Adventure - Interest in the island territory was building with impending statehood and the arrival of commercial jet travel. This serial was introduced by Annette, who also provided the voice-over narration. Pamela Bornemann, Barbara Olin, and Paul Roelofs were the three youngsters who traveled by steamship from California to Oahu, then explored the islands using the custom MMC station wagon seen in earlier serials.

The ferocious Captain Cubby commands this jolly crew. Weak skit has pirate Mouseketeers looking for treasure in a spooky cave. Voice-overs for the pirates were provided by the Mellomen.

The short travelogue English Correspondent had originally been created by Perce Pearce for the show's first season, and was returned for the second with new episodes. For the third though, the series was retitled and given a US based hosting and narration by Annette. Robbie Serpell, who had replaced original host Dirk Metzger, continued to be the in-country lead.

Mouseketeer Don Agrati (Don Grady) hosted and narrated this short science focused serial (3 Parts), which followed three youngsters, Mike Blye, Johnny Green, and Jerry Goldenson, as they learned about modern mining and how to find uranium ore.

As geeky Darlene waits for her blind date, happy couples waltz by, and a waif importunes her. No dialogue or dancing, until near the end when Darlene sings.

With the budget cut in half and key personnel and equipment reassigned to Zorro, recycled material from earlier seasons was used to fill up the schedule. A new musical intro was filmed with the younger third season girls posing as switchboard operators. This was one of the first season's best numbers, but it was still a rerun.

The Mouseketeers take a trip to Mexico, where Señorita Doreen greets them. Choreographer Tom Mahoney does a flamenco dance atop a table.

Another terrific number from the first season, recycled to fill out the budget-impacted schedule.

The first number featured Bobby singing and dancing with his own "shadow" (choreographer Tom Mahoney). The second had Bobby and Annette dancing in silhouette, then in shadows, while Darlene sang.

This episode in the third series of the renamed English Correspondent travelogue has Robbie Serpell visiting the famous wax museum of Madame Tussaud.

The first half has the four older kids singing and dancing on the boardwalk while an elderly sidewalk photographer (Bob Amsberry) looks on. The second part has Doreen and Don Agrati (Don Grady) join in; the scene dissolves to an old time silent movie with jerky motion and rinky-tink music. Bob Amsberry plays a Keystone Kop, with Bobby as the villain, Roy as the victim and Don Agrati (Don Grady) as the hero.

Song and dance numbers built around Jimmie and Bobby resembling one another. First half is a soft shoe duet, followed by Jimmie doing a banjo solo while Bobby does some scene stealing.

Another recycled bit, this time from a first season 'Talent Roundup Day'. Karen performed a song by Bob Amsberry and Muzzy Marcellino called "Gee It's Hard to be Eight."

Episode 23: "The Ghost of Anne Bolyn" (sic): The gang receives ticket orders for their show from relatives. Perkins performs his "The Ghost of Anne Bolyn" number for an appreciative Darlene and she decides he'll be the curtain-raiser for the production. Spin and Marty quarrel as they rehearse their duel for the Robin Hood skit and even Annette admits Skip's fencing needs a lot of practice. Marty confronts Spin after the run-through and tells him he thinks Spin is still upset because Darlene gave Marty the role of Robin Hood. Spin tells Marty to dry up and heads into the barn, where he sees clouds of smoke coming from behind a wall. Spin grabs a bucket of water and hurls it at the smoke, only to find he's doused Ambitious, who was practicing puffing on his corncob pipe in preparation for the snowman dance scene. Ambitious tells Spin he enjoys the pipe and Spin says he'd like to try smoking, but Ambitious tells Spin he'd probably turn green.

The first half of the skit has the Mouseketeers visiting Wally Boag in his new Boagy Shoppe, where he does some fast one-liners and an array of balloon tricks. The second half is a song and dance by Wally with a few impressive tumbling moves, to which the four girls join in at the end. Very entertaining by all, especially Wally Boag.

Another episode in the third series of the renamed 'English Correspondent' travelogue.

Nine part series had each episode introduced by Tommy Cole, whose in-studio co-host/narrator was Billy Almeida. The storyline followed two young brothers living on a ranch in the Pampas as they learned the Gaucho way.

Preview of the soon to be released Disney live-action drama with Tommy Kirk and Kevin Corcoran.

Nine part series had each episode introduced by Tommy Cole, whose in-studio co-host/narrator was Billy Almeida. The storyline followed two young brothers living on a ranch in the Pampas as they learned the Gaucho way.

Linda, Karen, and Bonnie play a trio of librarians who sing "Put Away Your Books, Put Away Your Dreams" while musing over romantic heroes. When the other two leave for the evening, Linda encounters Don, who asks for help with the dictionary. He sings the Johnny Mercer song "Too Marvelous for Words" to Linda, who in turns performs the George and Ira Gershwin song "S Marvellous" for him; both pretend to forget the lyric "Amorous". The skit ends with a cute sight gag that hints at an uncompleted move to kiss behind the bookshelves.

Another recycled bit from the first season.

The Encyclopedia Special: Japan series were a very loose continuation of the Japanese Correspondent series from previous seasons. All four episodes were hosted and narrated by Tommy Cole. The first aired on December 27, 1957 and was entitled "Cormorant Fishing."

A Mexican version, with Karen as Goldilocks, Bob as the narrator, Roy as Papa Bear, Doreen as Momma Bear, and Cubby as, well, the cub. A Fun with Music Day with little music and less fun.

Another rerun production number from the first season.

Karen and Cubby sing the first song while nursemaid Cheryl pushes Linda around in an oversized pram. For the second song, Darlene and the rest put on an impromptu fashion show using a backyard clothesline.

Rerun from first season has a Bob Amsberry-Muzzy Marcellino comical song and a delightful little bit of muggery from Doreen.

Lonnie and Tommy are barbers in 1900 who form a quartet with customers Lynn and Don for the first number, with voice-over singing by the Mellomen. Cubby as another customer and Jimmie as Mighty Casey lead the second number.

Rerun two-part number from a first season 'Fun with Music Day.'

The Encyclopedia Special: Roaring Midgets was hosted and narrated by Tommy Cole. The title refers to one-quarter sized race cars for kids at a private track in Glendale, California.

The Encyclopedia Special: Japan was a very loose continuation of the Japanese Correspondent series from previous seasons. There were a total of four specials hosted and narrated by Tommy Cole.

Encyclopedia Special: Lobsters was a standalone special hosted and narrated by Doreen Tracey.

In the Encyclopedia Special: Japan, Tommy Cole hosted and narrated a segment entitled "Shooting the Rapids."

The 'Inside Washington' segment has Dirk visiting the FBI Identification Division.

The 'Inside Washington' segment has Dirk visiting the FBI Laboratory in Quantico, Virginia for a crime scene search and to see the examination of evidence.

The 'Inside Washington' segment has Dirk following up the previous episode with more time in the FBI Laboratory in Quantico, Virginia.

Newsreel Special: Inside Report on Washington has Dirk Metzger, host of English Correspondent in the earlier seasons, doing the introduction and narration, and is also the on-camera visitor to the various locales around the capital.

Newsreel Special: Inside Report on Washington. Dirk Metzger, host of English Correspondent in the earlier seasons, does the introduction and narration, and is also the on-camera visitor to the various locales around the capital.

Newsreel Special: Inside Report on Washington (Money - Part 1). Dirk Metzger does the introduction and narration, and is also the on-camera visitor to the various locales around the capital.

Newsreel Special: Inside Report on Washington (Money - Part 2). Dirk Metzger, host of English Correspondent in the earlier seasons, does the introduction and narration, and is also the on-camera visitor to the various locales around the capital.

Mousekapreview #4: Snow White is a promotional show hosted by Annette for a re-release of the Disney animated film.

Newsreel Special: Inside Report on Washington (The White House - Part 1). Dirk Metzger, host of English Correspondent in the earlier seasons, does the introduction and narration, and is also the on-camera visitor to the various locales around the capital.

Newsreel Special: Inside Report on Washington (The White House - Part 2). Dirk Metzger, host of English Correspondent in the earlier seasons, does the introduction and narration, and is also the on-camera visitor to the various locales around the capital. This was the 11th and final episode of the series of Inside Report on Washington Newsreel Specials.

Sharon, Karen, Lynn, and Cubby sing a song as other Mouseketeers waltz by. The action then shifts to a music shop whose outdoor speaker broadcasts snippets of different styles of music. Mannequins from a nearby store window dance to the music, abruptly shifting to each change of style.

Annette McCloud, an orphan from Nebraska, arrives unannounced at the home of her Uncle Archie and Aunt Lila in the town of Ashford. She is the daughter of their deceased younger brother, and was previously unknown to them. Though initially suspicious, they take the country girl in, and prepare her for a life in town.

In the 2nd episode of the Mickey Mouse Club Serial: Annette, while shopping for new clothes with Aunt Lila, Annette meets Val Abernathy, her mother, and Moselle Corey. Annette is invited to a party at Val's home, given in honor of Moselle's house guest, Laura Rogan, who will attend Old South High with the other kids this year. Through a mix-up, Annette's escort to the party turns out to be a perpetually-hungry, smart-aleck kid named Olmstead Ware. "Steady" takes Annette to the local malt shop first, and introduces her to another country kid, soda jerk Mike Martin.

Episode 3 of the Mickey Mouse Club Serial: Annette is titled 'An Invitation'. Annette McCloud is invited to a party at Val Abernathy's home, given in honor of Moselle's house guest, Laura Rogan, who will attend Old South High with the other kids this year.

Ten year old Donna Zukor later adopted the stage name Donna Loren and made some "Beach Movies" in the 1960's with Annette. For 'Talent Round-Up Day' she sand "Pennies From Heaven" and "I Didn't Know the Gun was Loaded."

Annette is invited to a party at Val's home, given in honor of Moselle's house guest, Laura Rogan, who will attend Old South High with the other kids this year. Through a mix-up, Annette's escort to the party turns out to be a perpetually-hungry, smart-aleck kid named Olmstead Ware. "Steady" takes Annette to the local malt shop first, and introduces her to another country kid, soda jerk Mike Martin. Despite her shy manner and quiet voice, Annette catches the eyes of the boys at the party, annoying the snobby Laura.

Despite her shy manner and quiet voice, Annette catches the eyes of the boys at the party, annoying the snobby Laura. While playing a party game, Laura loses track of her expensive necklace, and halfway accuses Annette, who left the party early, of taking it.

The Mousekapreview was a promotional show hosted by Annette for the forthcoming release of the Disney live-action film 'The Light in the Forest'. Several cast members appear.

While playing a party game, Laura loses track of her expensive necklace, and halfway accuses Annette, who left the party early, of taking it. The following Monday at Old South High School, Annette finds her transfer from a country school means she must go down a level to the tenth grade, instead of joining the other kids in eleventh grade. Her friend, Jet Maypen, who lives on a farm just outside Ashford, takes Annette to the soda shop during lunch. When the other kids arrive at the soda shop, Laura again insinuates that Annette took the necklace. Annette overhears her and leaves the shop. Thereafter, Annette avoids the crowd at school, eating lunch with Jet. Later, Steve Abernathy, who is the student body president, appoints Annette to the entertainment committee as tenth-grade chairman. Surprisingly, Annette accepts and comes to the committee meeting at the Abernathy home.

The Twin Tones were twin sisters Penny and Patty Pollack who sang regularly on a local Los Angeles show "Western Varieties."

In this third season segment, the Mouseketeers are at summer camp. Campers Cubby, Karen, and Linda sing their own version of "Heigh Ho" about their summer perils. Camp counselors Tommy and Bonnie sing "Who Knows?," a romantic duet.

Promotional show for the forthcoming Disney film 'The Light in the Forest', this had fifteen year old female lead Carol Lynley discussing modeling and screen kisses with the Mouseketeers. Annette took over the narration for the preview scenes.

The Ray Littee Accordion Band was a 20 member all-accordion playing band comprised of teen and pre-teen performers.

Steve Abernathy decides to have a barbecue at his parent's country house. He invites Annette, but she declines, since she and Uncle Archie are going to visit Jet Maypen and her father at their farm. The kids ride a hay wagon out to the Abernathy place. Laura is happy to have Mike and Steve to herself, but gets miffed when they stop the wagon at the Maypen farm. The boys persuade Jet and Annette to come along with them, sending Laura into a funk. At the barbecue Steve pays attention to Annette, ignoring Laura, who throws a fit.

Steve Abernathy decides to have a barbecue at his parent's country house. He invites Annette, but she declines, since she and Uncle Archie are going to visit Jet Maypen and her father at their farm. The kids ride a hay wagon out to the Abernathy place. Laura is happy to have Mike and Steve to herself, but gets miffed when they stop the wagon at the Maypen farm. The boys persuade Jet and Annette to come along with them, sending Laura into a funk. At the barbecue Steve pays attention to Annette, ignoring Laura, who throws a fit. Jet forces Laura to come right out and accuse Annette of theft, and when she does jumps in and tackles her. They fall into the swimming pool, which ends the fight and barbecue.

In the 'Anything Can Happen' segment, Fess Parker and Tim Considine appear to promote two new Disney motion pictures: 'The Light in the Forest' and 'Old Yeller.'

At the barbecue Steve pays attention to Annette, ignoring Laura, who throws a fit. Jet forces Laura to come right out and accuse Annette of theft, and when she does jumps in and tackles her. They fall into the swimming pool, which ends the fight and barbecue. Mrs Abernathy gets the necklace story out of Val, and very quickly all the other parents know it as well. Feeling she has brought trouble to her Aunt and Uncle, Annette runs away but is brought back by Mike. At the next entertainment committee meeting at the Abernathy residence, Laura, Jet, and Annette all show up. To forestall trouble, Steve asks Laura to do her song.

At the next entertainment committee meeting at the Abernathy residence, Laura, Jet, and Annette all show up. To forestall trouble, Steve asks Laura to do her song. She tries to play the piano, but it produces off-key noises. Steve and Drew Stafford open it up and discover the necklace deep inside. Laura apologizes to Annette, Jet apologizes to Laura, and everything ends happily.

Newsreel Special: Get That Story. is a ten-part series which followed several cub reporters in New York City as they learned the newspaper trade. Series was hosted and narrated by Mouseketeer Tommy Cole.

Mousekarequest #9: George Keller's Feline Fantastics is a recycled Circus Day show from the first season. Newsreel Special: Get That Story. is a ten-part series that followed several cub reporters in New York City as they learned the newspaper trade. Series was hosted and narrated by Tommy Cole.

Newsreel Special: Get That Story. is a ten-part series followed several cub reporters in New York City as they learned the newspaper trade. Series was hosted and narrated by Mouseketeer Tommy Cole.

Don, as a Trinidad native, teaches the mice calypso singing, while they take him on a tour of Disneyland.