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Cbalducc · 02-06-2021, 12:50 PM

This was a syndicated 1970s revival that ran for a couple of years. Not as well-remembered as the 1950s and 1990s versions, its most famous alumnus was Lisa Whelchel - “Blair” on “The Facts of Life”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfA0VFxAUrM

howilu · 02-07-2021, 11:54 AM

I remember The New Mickey Mouse Club when it aired in the 1977-78 season. Unlike the original run which was in black and white, it was in full color and featured a more ethnically diverse group of Mouseketeers. Unfortunately, The New Mickey Mouse Club didn't catch on with viewers, lasting only 26 weeks of first run episodes.

But on the bright side of things, Lisa Whelchel would move on to a long and successful run as Blair on The Facts of Life. One of Whelchel's co-stars in Facts of Life's early run was Julie Piekarski, another Mouseketeer.

02-06-2021, 12:50 PM	#1
Cbalducc Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 09, 2020 Location: Mississippi Posts: 139	Who remembers “The New Mickey Mouse Club”? This was a syndicated 1970s revival that ran for a couple of years. Not as well-remembered as the 1950s and 1990s versions, its most famous alumnus was Lisa Whelchel - “Blair” on “The Facts of Life”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfA0VFxAUrM

02-07-2021, 11:54 AM	#2
howilu Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 20, 2003 Location: St. Louis Park, MN Posts: 1,959	I remember The New Mickey Mouse Club when it aired in the 1977-78 season. Unlike the original run which was in black and white, it was in full color and featured a more ethnically diverse group of Mouseketeers. Unfortunately, The New Mickey Mouse Club didn't catch on with viewers, lasting only 26 weeks of first run episodes. But on the bright side of things, Lisa Whelchel would move on to a long and successful run as Blair on The Facts of Life. One of Whelchel's co-stars in Facts of Life's early run was Julie Piekarski, another Mouseketeer.