Fri, Oct 7, 1955
The Mickey Mouse Club Newsreel showcases a boxing match between two 8-year-old Boys Club members, the University of Michigan hospital in Ann Arbor that uses animals to help child patients recover more rapidly, kids getting tips from the New York Giants baseball team, an English boy from Middlesex that has three pet sables and Boy Scouts rock climbing in Garden of the Gods near Colorado Springs. Annette introduces her musical guest, young trumpeter Larry Ashurst. Then Cubby O'Brien, his father and brother demonstrate their prowess in playing drum sets. Part 5 of "What I Want to Be" has Duncan learn that TWA pilots have to live in one of eight US cities that are crew bases. Pat is tested in a cabin mock-up for her ability serve lunch to a surly guest who is complaining about the flight being an hour behind schedule. She gets a uniform and a set of wings. The Mousekartoon is "Two-Gun Mickey". His prowess as a shooting and roping cowboy are needed to rescue Minnie from a hoard of bandits who are after the money she withdrew from the bank.
Mon, Oct 3, 1955
In the Mickey Mouse Club Newsreel, two cub scouts get an air boat ride through the Everglades with an Oceola Indian guide, a group of Italian kids perform Bibbity-Bobbity-Boo and updates on various Disney projects are given - the "Spin and Marty" serial and the keel boat race between Davy Crockett and Mike Fink. The Mouskateers and Jimmy Dodd do a tap dance roll call. "The Friendly Farmers" song involves a lot of animal sounds with rapidly switched cutouts. "The Shoe Song" has Roy Williams drawing live sketches of anthropomorphic footwear for each verse. Part 1 of the serial "What I Want to Be" has a young girl, Pat, hoping to be an airline hostess and a young boy, Duncan, hoping to be an airline pilot. Alvy Moore and personnel from TWA are involved. The Mouskartoon is "Pueblo Pluto" in which Pluto fights with a pup over a buffalo bone.
Tue, Oct 4, 1955
Harvey Corbett and his bear puppet Sooty star in the first segment. Sooty gets a parcel with a gift television set from Mickey. It has some problems. Another guest is Wally Boag who is both a balloonologist (who does balloon sculptures) and a bagpipe player. Part 2 of the serial "What I Want to Be" has Alvy and Pat watching Duncan fly his gas-powered model airplane in several competitions - a carrier landing challenge and a tail ribbon cutting contest. The Mousekartoon is "Mickey's Kangaroo". A friend from Australia sends a package with a boxing kangaroo and it joey, who also boxes. Both Mickey and Pluto have their hands full with these speedy punchers.
Thu, Oct 6, 1955
Jiminy Cricket presents "I'm No Fool (with a Bicycle)". He describes bikes through the ages starting with the hobby or dandy horse in France about 1810. He goes on to use a fool and a smart rider to illustrate points of bicycle safety - show-off moves, too much of a load, and riding backwards. "Here Comes the Circus" includes the Mouseketeer roll call. Guests are the DeWaynes Circus Troupe of acrobats. In part 4 of the serial "What I Want to Be", Pat continues her lessons in hostess school on make up, hair styling, balance and poise. Duncan learns about weather balloons and maps that pilots use in planning their flights. He has a daydream about piloting an airliner toward New York City in a storm. The Mousekartoon is "The Wise Little Hen". She keeps asking Peter Pig and Donald Duck for help in sowing and reaping her corn crop. They complain of belly aches as an excuse to not help.
Wed, Oct 5, 1955
The Mickey Mouse Club Newsreel shows boys racing power boats on Lake Sammamish in Washington state, boys in Africa's Cape Province doing the Leopard as a rite of passage, a Kentucky Future Farmers of America boy who is the Boy of the Week, a two-year-old baby girl who swims and a youth rodeo in Loveland, Colorado. The Mouseketeers create a "gaget band" from a variety of household objects. Part 3 of "What I Want to Be" takes Pat to airline hostess school and Duncan into the control tower at the airport. The Mousekartoon is "Mickey's Service Station". A thuggish dandy leaves his car for Mickey and his crew to find a squeak. They completely disassemble the car looking for it.
Mon, Oct 1, 1956
Shooting gallery operator Darlene laments her single condition until Bobby shows up. The Mellomen provide singing voices for the four guys who serve as targets in the gallery. The second season opener was a surprise for touching on teen romance and even more so for celebrating a non-Disney amusement park.