Annette Funicello performing a ballet to Jimmy Dodd singing "Annette" (which he wrote for Annette) from the "Mouseketeers In Paris" segment of the Mickey Mouse Club in 1956.
Rest in peace Annette Funicello. Thank you for sharing your grace and talent with the world. Also for showing me that a devastating diagnosis doesn't have define who we are or what we can become. I choose to remember you forever young.
@VideoGuy84
13 жыл бұрын
I'm only 27 so this is obviously a bit before my time, but I've had the privilege of discovering Annette thanks to reruns on the Disney channel. I have to admit I find her completely adorable here, and of course gorgeous later on in life. You just don't see talent like her anymore, its sad. I can truly appreciate how wholesome and simple things were back then, even though I never actually experienced it first hand.
@MegaEvalee
11 жыл бұрын
i always thought that Vanessa[high school musical],was annettes counterpart...she looks more like Annette....Vanessa seems very sweet and shy...but...nobody ,,nobody can be Annette funicello.....nobody! she was very,very special...a gift from GOD..
@BettinaBalser
11 жыл бұрын
This is the world I want to live in: when things were sweet and wholesome and innocent. Nothing crass.
@dancepiglover
7 жыл бұрын
Oh Wow! I danced ballet since age 3 and went to college for a dance degree. I am so impressed by her talent and technique! I had no idea Annette could do pointe.
@partypavillion
11 жыл бұрын
What a sweetheart! I was a little boy in the late 60s watching MMC reruns. Immediately fell in love with her. Still in love with her now. Pure and wholesome rolemodel. Wish I could have found a girl like her to marry! Darn.
@MrCJ-qz9dl
9 жыл бұрын
As I watch Annette when she was young, pristine, and appearing to be the ideal child, I think, "Who could have known that 32 years after this ballet scene she would be hit with the diagnosis--MS? I watched her husband and the caretaker lift her on to the bed and I couldn't help but think, "What a contrast between then and now!" I reminds me that life is so uncertain, no matter who you are.
@star4evr9
11 жыл бұрын
She was always a bright & shinning example of sweetness and wholesomeness, something missing from the world of today..
@randallwatson8760
8 жыл бұрын
Jimmie Dodd had such an amazing voice, he was the smooth voiced Emcee of this show thank you, my fellow Cincinnatian for all you did with Mousketeers.
@RhiannaBarr
7 жыл бұрын
He died young (54)
@davidgibson7615
7 жыл бұрын
Randall Watson Jimmie was considered as the heart and soul of The MMC. Many of the mouseketeers and Disney speaks very highly of him to this day.
@randallwatson8760
7 жыл бұрын
You are so right, though the man died before I was born, to this day I love to hear him sing.
@MrShopngo
7 жыл бұрын
Annette was a living doll. I saw this when I was 11 and told mommy, "I want to marry her!" Me and millions of other boys. Now she Ballet's for the Angels. Love you Annie!
@lestoil
11 жыл бұрын
I was in almost complete disbelief when I saw what happened to this beautiful woman and her body in the last ten years when I watched "Annette's Story" on W5. I just couldn't believe it, Annette lived to dance. She's joined the angels now.
@shilohrob
11 жыл бұрын
I would like to address a couple of things. (1) Britney Spears was and is really talented when she puts her mind to it and she has said that Annette was her inspiration for being on the new MMC in 1990. (2) I talked to a couple of Mouseketeers awhile back and they said that it was understood at the start that unofficially the show was meant to be a launch pad for Darleen as a Disney super-star but Annette turned out to be so popular that they turned it into a platform for her.
@fourthgirl
11 жыл бұрын
RIP. The sweetest Mouseketeer.
@larkpraise
8 жыл бұрын
What made Annie so appealing was that she never acted the Diva. She was sincere, humble and sweet.
@lwmson
7 жыл бұрын
And she maintained that unassuming demeanor even though she received a lot special attention on the show that the other Mouseketeers didn't, which is what made it all the more impressive. The average kid -- or even adult for that matter -- would have become big headed.
@Texas3Step
11 жыл бұрын
RIP Annette. I remember watching her on Mickey Mouse Club; I wore my official t-shirt and Mouseketeer ears while seated in front of my grandparent's small-screen TV set.
@jrzgirl56
15 жыл бұрын
Annette is my name too! When the Mickey Mouse Club Show was on and the mouseketeers were introduced I would always stand up and say ANNETTE because I could! LOL!
@ncatt
12 жыл бұрын
Annette was the last of the original Mouseketeers chosen for the MMC, Annette was also completely unknown, as were most of the Mouseketeers, though a few were seasoned and with real proven talent. As with almost any new TV series, fans will eventually choose favorites over a period of time, characters change, kids mature & grow, Her fans increased over the entire life of the series.
@fromthesidelines
10 жыл бұрын
By the beginning of 1956, Annette definitely had a "following", Chris...and she began appearing in more segments during the program.
@fromthesidelines
11 жыл бұрын
By the end of 1955, viewers wanted to see more of Annette, and more segments began focusing on her. By the beginning of season two [October 1956], she was the unofficial "star" of the show.
@Annettesmusic
13 жыл бұрын
OMG! I remember this! I was about 7 years old when I first saw it . I love this gal. Many blessing to you Annette. And thanks ncatt for putting this up for us to see.
@fromthesidelines
11 жыл бұрын
The song also became the theme for her February 1958 serial (the last the "CLUB" presented), "Annette".
@ncatt
14 жыл бұрын
I hope you'll continue to enjoy classic television and remember black & white has America's 1st stars and some of the best talent ever. No camera tricks nor retake after retake, many were done "live" or with very little practice or rehearsal, most stars relied of true talent to entertain us, and entertain us they did.
@ickiepoo
14 жыл бұрын
I saw this in 1956 and never dreamed I'd see it again. Annette, you were wonderful.
@beckyliu-katz1590
11 жыл бұрын
Rest in peace, Annette. Your warm smile brought a smile to millions and you will always be remembered.
@cmulwee001
12 жыл бұрын
In fact, I recently learned that everyone thought Darlene would be the breakout star, but things took a twist and it was Annette who really hit it big. But Bobby hit it quite big too, by going on The Lawrence Welk Show, And Sharon went on to play many costumed characters on various Sid & Marty Krofft show and in fact sang the closing theme to HR PUFNSTUF. I have the impression that Karen & Cubby were and are best friends, Not only were those two youngest kids introduced...
@misskennedydenise
10 жыл бұрын
I miss Annette Funicello!! She is so beautiful when she was a preteen
@bobmowreader5546
10 жыл бұрын
she was an adorable girl who matured into a georgeous woman.she was a raving beauty all her life!
@RhiannaBarr
7 жыл бұрын
She was beautiful because she kind.
@bobmowreader5546
7 жыл бұрын
Rhianna Barr she was an inside/out beautiful woman,she had it all,looks,personality,morals and honesty,she was one of the most beautiful female celebrities of all times in all ways!
@EwolDJ
11 жыл бұрын
I think one of the reasons for Annette's impact, sometimes overlooked, was her ethnicity, which stood out amongst all those supercute Anglo-Saxon kids. She was really the first child star of a dark, exotic Mediterranean background, and for hundreds of thousands of kids across the land with similar ethnicity, immediate identification. Don't get me wrong, her personal qualities and her talent had a lot to do with it too, and we all loved her.
@Lynneheal
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you to Annette for helping many with MS in lots via CCSVI
@geezloueeze
14 жыл бұрын
I was simply enchanted by her as a little girl.
@star4evr9
11 жыл бұрын
She was always a bright & shinning example of sweetness and wholesomeness, something missing from the world of today.. !!! :( Today we say goodbye to our sweet & wonderful Annette (tears) But, now her tears are over and she can dance again in heaven. RIP sweet girl.
@bobmowreader5546
10 жыл бұрын
if dancing with the stars had been on in annettes' day,shed have won it hands down.
@Hevynly1
16 жыл бұрын
She's just so charming! No wonder she was always a favorite. Great upload. Thanks! :)
@silverschooner5821
8 жыл бұрын
An Enchantment by an Enchanter, Annette Funicello. She was very dear.
@missanna444
11 жыл бұрын
I agree. I was born even later (2000). So I have it rough too. I am proud to have the same name is this wonderful star. She also opened my eyes to the wonders of 60s television.
@trishasteere
11 жыл бұрын
RIP to America's sweetheart.
@misscrumpet791
11 жыл бұрын
Back when TV was worth watching, and by any and all without having that fear of changing the channels when things got "bad".
@tmmatteo
11 жыл бұрын
Four dislikes? How can anyone in their right mind dislike this video?
@LenHummelChannel
11 жыл бұрын
CLASSIC & ADORABLE ! thanks for posting this. ... it was a very different world and Era. ... FAR better than this one, ... (which went nuts around the 70's & 80's). sorry if that offends anyone: but IT'S THE TRUTH.
@shilohrob
14 жыл бұрын
Loved this video. It reminds me of the first time I saw it in the 1950's. I like every other male baby boomer loved Annette and I think people watching it today can understand why.
@misscocoababii
11 жыл бұрын
america's sweetheart... ladies and gentlemen, presenting... ANNETTE FUNICELLO
@AnnetteGParra
11 жыл бұрын
RIP Annette. At the end, you were given away to the world's luckiest boy: God.
@cmulwee001
12 жыл бұрын
... together in the role calls, but I've seen footage of theme off the set at Disney Land and they would be paling around together. I would have loved for Cheryl to have been a bigger star, she was so stunningly beautiful
@andipoetic
12 жыл бұрын
She's so cute
@GazelleDZ
11 жыл бұрын
Ithas just been announced that annette funicello at 70m has died following her long battle with MS. What better epitaph than this Jimmy Dodd song for her? RIP
@jaydeebee69
11 жыл бұрын
How sweet.
@iannesuperstar
11 жыл бұрын
Annette and some other 50' & 60's stars have always joy and pain - joy because they are so wonderful and pain because I couldn't live those times! (born 1985, when most of the beautiful things were gone or wouldn't find any more space on tv)... I'm happy people like you - real witnesses of those good old times - keep sharing this wonderful videos! Thanks!
@thudson99
11 жыл бұрын
Farewell Annette. You will be missed.
@EmpressOfWyoming58
13 жыл бұрын
She is truly sweet. I was born in 58. So I enjoyed reruns and then her current beach party movies. I adored her. She set such a good example for us young girls. She was always assertive, lady like and tasteful. In this clip, she shows poise and grace. I took ballet and taught it as a youngster and teen. This is a lot harder than it looks. Annette makes it look as easy as gliding butter on a hot griddle. xoxoxo to
@kbobdonahue1966
11 жыл бұрын
I've always had a huge crush on Annette. She will always be "America's Girl Next Door".
@stylestar07
12 жыл бұрын
OMG i am only 33 but I would stay of up late at night to watch the early MMC because they didn't show it during the day.. I love this, thank you for posting!!!
@ralphv275
11 жыл бұрын
Pretty!
@80stargazer
11 жыл бұрын
R.I.P. Annette
@sierria64
8 жыл бұрын
so cute
@Mike16011
7 жыл бұрын
¡Adorable! Precioso aporte.
@fromthesidelines
16 жыл бұрын
Jimmie wrote the song, and that also became the theme of her serial {the last the "CLUB" featured} in February 1958.
@MegaEvalee
12 жыл бұрын
happy birthday annette!
@shilohrob
12 жыл бұрын
A few years ago I asked two of the Mouseketeers about why Darleen had so much trouble after the show went off the air. They said that unknown to the general public Disney intended to use the show as a star maker for Darleen (since her parents were famous vaudeville performers) and they felt she had the talent, but it soon became apparent that despite her singing, dancing, Etc., Annette had the special quality of charisma besides talent that Darleen lacked and the focus shifted away from her.
@theprofessor120155
11 жыл бұрын
R.I.P. Annette! Blessed relief from your neurological prison now. Say hello to Uncle Walt and the gang ok? GOD BLESS!
@ibm650
8 жыл бұрын
Quite a performance by a 12-year-old (maybe 13?)! Lots of pointe work as she channels Leslie Caron. I never watched the MM Club but fell hard for Annette when she appeared opposite Guy Madison in "Zorro".
@joshuab36
8 жыл бұрын
Annette's either 13 or 14 here. She was born in 1942 and this was filmed in '56, which would make her 14. But still a great performance regardless of her age
@RhiannaBarr
7 жыл бұрын
She had been dancing since the age of 5
@genapruitt
11 жыл бұрын
Rest in peace, dear lady...
@dianabirchall
15 жыл бұрын
You can see the Annette serial. It's just been released on DVD, and it looks wonderful!
@artistic21
11 жыл бұрын
i was named after her =)
@ohhhwolfy
15 жыл бұрын
Ohhh, that was just too cute! Loved it!
@Woody615
11 жыл бұрын
RIP Annette.
@kimmycat1230
11 жыл бұрын
Rest in peace.
@StephenPaulTroup
11 жыл бұрын
I don't think it took too long. Within 4 years (1959) of the MMC starting, she was being introduced (in forums outside the MMC) simply as 'Annette'. She was such a household name you didn't need to specify which Annette you were talking about. (See some of the Beech-Nut shows featuring Annette). So I'm sure she had become a standout on the MMC much earlier than that.
@Irishharper
13 жыл бұрын
The Annette series is available on here. I think you will find it if you go under Annette Funicello...Enjoy I did. I so wanted her for a big sister as didn't have one... I wonder how she is doing. I wish her all the best and much love.
@RhiannaBarr
7 жыл бұрын
unfortunately she passed on
@116Eggleston
14 жыл бұрын
Thank you KZitem for allowing us to post videos like this. Where would we be with out you.
@Nickcat5
14 жыл бұрын
Was there ever a doubt that she would be a star afterwards??
@jamfab1
11 жыл бұрын
R.I.P.
@joshuab36
11 жыл бұрын
Five now. Come on everyone. If you want to dislike, find another video!
@joshuab36
9 жыл бұрын
when I was little, I always thought that Annette was Hispanic. But then i found out that she was Italian when I was like 11... I always mixed up Italians and Hispanics back then..
@mrdudley1961
9 жыл бұрын
joshuab36 Well joshuab36 Spain and Italy are in pretty close proximity so Spaniards and Italiano's should look similar.
@atoncer
8 жыл бұрын
+joshuab36 I always mixed up British with Polish
@lwmson
7 жыл бұрын
Don't feel bad. Many - myself included - confuse the two. that why actors like Al Pacino and Andy Garcia are able to portray both ethnicites in movies.
@AmberAmber
11 жыл бұрын
@EwolDJ u r sooo right!
@ncatt
12 жыл бұрын
But she was not the only favorite of the group others included Tommy, Darlene (Corky and White Shadow serial), Cheryl, Bobby, Doreen, Lonnie, Sharon, and the youngest 2 of the group Cubby & Karen.
@unclebobunclebob
13 жыл бұрын
@lavenderblossom Yep. Things were so much better BACK THEN and so much worse RIGHT NOW.
@ncatt
14 жыл бұрын
Walt Disney Treasures released the Annette serial and it is now out-of-print so you'll probably have to find it from second hand sources. (This is not from the "Annette" serial)
@itsayskeds
14 жыл бұрын
@lifesAnnette my name is Annette, too! haha
@bamweasel
11 жыл бұрын
Britney's success after her time in the MMC more than likely lead to the company's current direction, pushing "stars" like the Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, and Selena Gomez. Apparently, because a few of their obscure cast members made it big way back when from making bad music, every "star" they produce from now on must do the same. Its a joke.
@cmulwee001
12 жыл бұрын
Question, how early on did Annette hit it big as a result of this series? Reason I ask, is I have The Mickey Mouse Club Disney Treasures DVD featuring the first 5 episodes in their original hour long format. Annette has very little screen time in those first 5 shows, she does the roll call of course and is seen among the other kids, and the only thing that comes close to her taking center stage is introducing the MouseKartoon on the Friday Show. Other than that her part is small. Anyone know?
@MacGirvan
11 жыл бұрын
Blasphemy! You cannot compare Britany to Annette!
@markadamsla
11 жыл бұрын
Don't be totally absurd--Annette is Italian American--where do you get your misinformation--She was a very beautiful Italian American girl--get your facts straight...
@lwmson
7 жыл бұрын
You know the other mousketeers - especially the girls - had to be jealous over the special attention that Annette received on this show..
@AnnetteGParra
13 жыл бұрын
@itsayskeds @LifesAnnette Mine too! :)
@liveLAUGHloveLINDSEY
11 жыл бұрын
times were so different. She has barely any ballet technique and she has her own song and piece on tv
@MegaEvalee
13 жыл бұрын
i know that is tommy and lonnie,but who is the middle guy singing?
@RhiannaBarr
7 жыл бұрын
he's the songwriter of this song as well as the Mickey Mouse March. his name is Jimmie Dodd
@lifesAnnette
14 жыл бұрын
hehe my names Annette(:
@ncatt
13 жыл бұрын
@johnny14773 Your Joking . . Right? . . . . . You must be joking!!! . . . I know your joking!!!!!!! . . . Britney is the biggest joke to Disney's list of talent, ever to be on the channel. You can see what has happened to the company without Walt to run it.
@ncatt
13 жыл бұрын
@johnny14773 Well, they are wrong, Britney is trash, the complete opposite of Annette. And repeating myself, Walt was not there to guide the company. Now . . . like Britney, this subject is now and forever trash.
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