In 1989, The Disney Channel revived the show with a different format, which was very similar to other popular shows of the time like You Can't Do That on Television or Saturday Night Live. The show structure was originally developed by Walt Disney Television in the mid-1980s.
[edit] Scheduling and air times
The series aired Monday - Friday, 5:30PM ET during Seasons 1-5. In season 6, the show was on from Monday-Thursday at 5:30PM. In its final season it aired Thursdays only at 7:30PM. The show premiered Monday, April 24, 1989, ended production in 1994, and ran reruns until Thursday, May 31, 1996. The series was also syndicated to local television stations throughout the United States and Canada.[citation needed] Seasons 3, 5 and 7 had the most episodes. Seasons 4 and 6 were shorter, having about 35 episodes each.
[edit] Format
The long version of the new show's title was The All New Mickey Mouse Club, but it was more commonly called MMC. Recorded before a studio audience at the Disney-MGM Studios, now Disney's Hollywood Studios in Lake Buena Vista, FL as it featured teens from all races. The show was a mix of live skits, recorded comedy and songs. The Mouseketeers did their own versions of popular songs live and in music videos. Emerald Cove was a recurring soap opera type segment starring Mouseketeers and several actors who exclusively appeared on these segments, that aired once a week for 10 minutes.
[edit] Cast
Five members of the show (Damon Pampolina, Tiffini Hale, Chase Hampton, Albert Fields and Deedee Magno) broke off and formed the musical group The Party, and released four full length albums: The Party; In The Meantime, In Between Time; Free; and The Party's Over...Thanks For Coming. They had a radio hit with the Dokken cover of "In My Dreams."
The show would be the starting point for several American pop superstars and actors. The fourth season introduced viewers to JC Chasez and Golden Globe winning television actress Keri Russell. The sixth season featured Grammy Award winning singers Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears; and Academy Award nominated actor Ryan Gosling. Jessica Simpson and Countess Vaughn were finalists but did not make it onto the show.
The only Mouseketeers who appeared each season from the first until its cancellation in 1994 were Lindsey Alley, Jennifer McGill and Josh Ackerman with Tiffini Hale and Chase Hampton back for the final season.
[edit] Theme days and other notable episodes
In 1990, as part of Season 3, six former Mouseketeers Sherry Alberoni, Sharon Baird, Bobby Burgess, Tommy Cole, Don Grady, and Annette Funicello made a special appearance, actually participating in some skits and a couple of musical numbers. They were presented with 1990s MMC jackets. Annette thanked everyone very much and told the new Mouseketeers that "the Club is in good hands because of all of you."[citation needed] MMC celebrated its 200th episode with a show about Racial Unity. It featured Rev. Jesse Jackson, Tracie Spencer, Young Nation and Tevin Campbell.[citation needed]
Theme days were:
Music Day - Mondays (Seasons 1-5), Tuesdays (Season 6)
Guest Day - Tuesdays (Seasons 1-5), Mondays (Season 6)
Anything Can Happen Day! - Wednesdays (seasons 1-5), was not used in Season 6
Party Day - Thursdays (Seasons 1-4, 6), Fridays (season 5)
Hall of Fame Day - Fridays (Seasons 1-4), Thursdays (Season 5), Wednesdays (Season 6)
(Note: In Season 7, the show was shown on Thursdays only, therefore, no theme days were used.)
[edit] Full cast of 1990s Mouseketeers
Listed alphabetically: [1]
Josh Ackerman (1989-1996)
Christina Aguilera (1993-1996)
Lindsey Alley (1989-1995)
Rhona Bennett (1992-1996)
Nita Booth (1991-1996)
Mylin Brooks (1991-1993)
Brandy Brown (1989-1992)
Jason Blain Carson (1991-1993)
JC Chasez (1991-1995)
Braden Danner (1989)
Tasha Danner (1992-1993)
Nikki DeLoach (1993-1995)
T.J. Fantini (1994-1995)
Albert Fields (1989-1992)
Dale Godboldo (1992-1995)
Ryan Gosling (1993-1996)
Tiffini Hale (1989-1995)
Chase Hampton (1989-1995)
Raquel "Roqué" Herring (1989-1991)
David Kater (1989)
Tony Lucca (1992-1996)
Ricky Luna (1991-1996)
Tate Lynche (1994-1995)
Deedee Magno (1989-1992)
Jennifer McGill (1989-1996)
Terra McNair (1991-1993)
Ilana Miller (1991-1996)
Jason Minor (1991-1993)
Terri Misner (1992-1994) (Adult co-host)
Matt Morris (1992-1996)
Fred Newman (1989-1995) (Adult co-host)
Kevin Osgood (1990-1993)
Damon Pampolina (1989-1992)
Mowava Pryor (1989-1992) (Adult co-host)
Keri Russell (1992-1995)
Britney Spears (1993-1996)
Justin Timberlake (1993-1995)
Marc Worden (1991-1996)
MMC Videos [Songs]
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