Next, Walsh created “Mickey Mouse Club,” a children’s variety show with a cast of talented kids called Mousketeers – including fan favorite Annette Funicello. He thought Dodd, who had ...

including Annette Funicello, Doreen Tracey, and Cubby O’Brien. Early Mickey Mouse Clubs You may not have realized it, but the Mickey Mouse Club as you likely know it was not the first of its kind.