Mouseketeers - After deciding to do a children's television show to air weekdays on ABC, Walt Disney determined that the cast of the show would be normal, everyday kids, deemed Mouseketeers, who would sing, dance, and act in skits and educational segments. After a nationwide search, 24 children were selected for the first season; in all, there were 39 Mouseketeers during the run of the show. Those kids, known by the names printed on their shirts, became extremely popular with viewers-- Annette, Tommy, Bobby, Lonnie, Darlene, Dennis, and all the rest.