Looking Back on the Live-Action Disney Sing-Along Songs (Part 2)

[@danielboone3770]

I especially love Ariel. She is adorable.

[@WilliamSchmidNetwork]

I always liked Mountain Greenery. It’s the only song in the whole series that has Mickey and Minnie as the featured singers and it suits them just fine since they’re the only characters who appear in the series that are in a relationship. Embarrassingly, when I was younger, I thought they were brother and sister because they looked similar.

[@emilyfuller1563]

With the exception of the Campout one, I grew up with the tapes featured here! Like I said in the comments of the last video, "Mickey's Beach Party" was my favorite, and the one I watched most often of this bunch, which is why I remember it more. That tape was actually my first introduction to Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach, and I remember thinking it looked like so much fun and wanting to go there so badly. Now I'm an WDW Annual Passholder, so that dream has finally come true! The Campout tape looks cute too, I may have to give it a watch sometime.

[@danielboone3770]

As a kid, I really loved the Beach Party at Walt Disney World. I loved the Part of Your World song and especially the Hot Hot Hot song.

[@rogergreenberg1205]

Me too and still do to this day

[@SpookySkellyGurl]

More fun facts relating to Cam Clarke voicing Disney characters: He was brought on as Simba's singing voice in The Lion King 2, with Matthew Broderick still providing the speaking voice, but after that, when they couldn't get Matthew Broderick they'd just have Cam Clarke do the speaking voice as well.

[@NewSonyWonderHappyMadisonFan]

Matthew DID provide Simba's voice in The Lion King 2 though...

[@SpookySkellyGurl]

@@NewSonyWonderHappyMadisonFan yes, and I said as much.

[@NewSonyWonderHappyMadisonFan]

@@SpookySkellyGurl You probably should've worded it better but thanks for letting me know.

[@SpookySkellyGurl]

@@NewSonyWonderHappyMadisonFan I worded it fine, read closer next time.

[@NewSonyWonderHappyMadisonFan]

@@SpookySkellyGurl Ok.

[@patchschannel4059]

I remember myself being young and listening and dancing to "Make 'Em Laugh" from the Mickey's Fun Songs video "Let's Go to the Circus" on KZbin while dancing to a scene from a Charlie Brown VHS tape which was "She likes you, Charlie Brown" in another tab on my computer one hot and steamy summer day and thinking "It's only a show."

[@abbieprice3430]

I watched a lot of Kidsongs videos when I was younger, so I was excited when I saw a couple of the kids from the videos appear with the Disney characters like Michelle Montoya, Shira Roth, Christian Buenaventura, and Tiffany Burton! I think you should do a video about the Kidsongs series!

[@thepastcomesalive2082]

I love the Disney sing-along songs videos, in 1979 Disney came out with a vinyl record called Mickey Mouse disco and when I was a kid I had that record, why didn’t Disney come out with a sing-along video like that? That would’ve been really awesome.

[@rogergreenberg1205]

Ikr

[@c.w.r.794]

I remember very distinctly, a Kidz Songs farm tape. Not so much about the weird Maguey mascots however, as I hadn’t seen Gremlins yet.

[@tracyndiyob162]

still remember goofy's awesome skiing in camp out's credits as well as ariel,aladdin/jasmine & tigger's appearance along with the gang dancing on the bridge in beach party at walt disney world.(with the simpsons being disney characters now be funny if these came back with bart & homer getting into hi jinks with donald & goofy.:3)

[@joshuatichota5046]

Disney had done some positive circus stuff like that movie The Adventures of Toby Tyler staring Moochie who also played on Old Yeller, and The Swiss Family Robinson

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

That's a fine rendition of "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain," but you just can't top the Rocky Mountain Holiday Muppets version.

[@austinreed7343]

I think the Mickey’s Fun Songs series were likely an attempt to compete with Barney and Friends, due to the heavy use of child actors and public domain songs. Though the Haunted Mansion one is probably the most akin to Barney.

[@ColinLooksBack]

Given the time it came out, that makes a lot of sense, actually...

[@austinreed7343]

Colin LooksBack There was a similar thing with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, to far worse results. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2fKo4qHapqJd6s

[@rogergreenberg1205]

I’d compare the Mickey’s Fun Songs series to the trilogy of Disney’s Descendants.

[@jakescrossovercrew4703]

@@ColinLooksBack What episode of rugrats is this picture from? 6:59

[@MovieFan1912]

I’d bet parents back then would have chosen this over Barney. At least this not as saccharine saturated as that show.

[@danielboone3770]

I love Campout at Walt Disney World. I actually love the Talent Round Up song.

[@ethanwashington9332]

Let's go to the circus is my favorite episode.

[@MovieFan1912]

12:36-12:37 🎶Ladies and gents, this is the moment you’ve waited for.🎶

[@patricko.9909]

wow, you unlocked the Take Me Home Country Roads version from the deepest depths of my brain. not like in abad way i just forgot it

[@maxordman4100]

Wow these sing along tapes look amazing! Sorry to say I never saw these growing up. I totally dig Tigger’s surfer moves though!

[@gyutp8476]

7:01 God had mercy on you for NOT showing Pennywise (OG).

[@MovieFan1912]

WaHA! WaHA! WaHA!

[@MegaCartoon96]

That "auditorium" like building that houses the roundup and mountain greenery scenes is the Pioneer players hall! Home to the Hoop de doo musical review!

[@diamndz1021]

I saw Let's Go to the Circus late, that one's my favorite and I especially love the clowns, especially Huel Speight (he was the Black clown in the video who was juggling but one of the balls hit Donald on his beak)

[@MichaelSar12IsBack]

I like the inclusion of the Country Bears in "Campout at Walt Disney World". I wish they'd thrown in a few more non-"Mickey's Gang" characters that would've fit the rustic forest-y theme, like the Brers and maybe Humphrey the Bear (do they even have a Humphrey costume?). I love your drawing of Liver Lips. Kinda disappointed they didn't work Dumbo into the "Let's Go to the Circus" tape. Ah well... I like how the parents of the kids in the "Beach Party at Walt Disney World" one are fine with Mickey basically abducting their kids at the beginning. Then again, why WOULDN'T they trust Mickey Mouse with their kids? My favorite part of "Beach Party" is Goofy's rendition of "Hot Hot Hot". I don't know why, but I find him and Donald singing the "Ole, ole, ole, ole..." part hilarious. I also love Captain Hook's dancing.

[@rogergreenberg1205]

Way before Disney’s Descendants trilogy.

[@davidwallgren7575]

One thing I have to correct you on is the "abducting" part. I mean who's to say the Mickey and the gang weren't already friends with the kids or the fact the kids were actually invited to join.

[@filmaru8556]

I remember bringing the Circus one to my class like Kindergarten

[@thepeternetwork]

"Part of Your World" makes you cry too, huh? I relate so much with that number. Ariel wishes to leave her undersea kingdom to explore the world of land humans, and I wish to leave this miserable island city of concrete that has "ugly humans" in their population.

[@Dimensioneer88]

I always liked watched the princesses in these videos.

[@dakotahrednour5245]

Even if Ariel still wants to be human, We both know how it happened. But you and the kids know that everyone, including Ariel have a lot trouble with Ursula the Seawitch, if they met Ursula they would tell Ariel don’t trust her.

[@dakotahrednour5245]

Hey, I believe I forgot to tell you that I know you don’t like clowns very much but what everyone else like that is good and well all be interested are funny and silly clowns 🤡, not scary and creepy ones!

[@MattyIce61]

There’s something really interesting about the circus one! I was talking to a friend of mine about this years ago, and he told me that David Larible’s voice was dubbed by Bill Farmer! Because, David had a much thicker Italian accent back then!

[@ColinLooksBack]

That's a really fascinating piece of trivia! Thanks!

[@MattyIce61]

@@ColinLooksBack - No problem, man! Absolutely LOVE your work! And, I also ADORE the commentary you & your girlfriend did with “Let’s Go To The Circus”! It’s my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE out of the 3 Mickey’s Fun Songs Tapes!!

[@kawaiiconcept7479]

I also am deathly afraid of clowns (probably due to my dislike of things not being what they seem which I think is an autism spectrum thing) so the clowns in the circus video were ok because of their light makeup

[@babyrodent]

Me: There's nothing to do today. This video: Gets released. Me: Found something to do today!

[@EntertainmentFan11]

Poltergeist and It ALSO had a creepy clown. Also, R.I.P. Bozo the Clown.

[@Cosmic-Crow]

I apparently watched Beach Party religiously as a kid, but I don’t remember any of it. This video didn’t even spark a memory

[@kylehegedus5498]

R.I.P. Samuel E. Wríght

[@cartoongamegirl3335]

Beach Party at Walt Disney World came out the same year my brother was born AND was also the year that the original Toy Story was released!

[@jessicasmith1611]

I remember when I was in 7 grade I went to Thailand with my family one of the highlights was in the back of the pickup truck country road over and over

[@LikaLaruku]

I remember the Little Mermaid one the most. That & Care Bears sing-alongs. Do the Olsen Twin Mysteries count?

[@memethyst]

6:04 it's crazy how pioneer hall [the hoop de doo revue theater] looks exactly the same as it does today

[@n.d.engleson6499]

I'm actually related to one of the kids in the beach party video!

[@dakotahrednour5245]

Well the circus is that so bad, you should see the new Dumbo movie.

[@matthewn1566]

They'd better reboot Mickey's Fun Songs for Disney+.

[@rogergreenberg1205]

Please make it happen!

[@dgoreocookie]

Yes. They should reboot all the sing alongs

[@rogergreenberg1205]

Desiree Grubell I agree with that 💯%

[@WilliamSchmidNetwork]

I was thinking the same thing! 😲

[@gabrielanimate2ndchannel830]

Yeah me too!

[@olgagachaphoenix9130]

I had the beach vhs

[@rogergreenberg1205]

I think the order of the Fun Songs goes is the circus, Campout, and beach party.

[@ColinLooksBack]

I believe you're right. I know Circus was filmed first according to the interview I mentioned, but I think Campout was released first.

[@rogergreenberg1205]

Colin LooksBack thank you for sharing

[@ZNKChannel]

@@ColinLooksBack That's probably why at the end of Campout's credits, the "Gregory Sills" logo has the same music like it did when it was featured on the circus video instead of a different song/instrumental (like Beach Party did). Even as a kid, I caught that.

[@rogergreenberg1205]

ZNKChannel me too

[@EntertainmentFan11]

@@ColinLooksBack Actually, according to the Disney Wiki, both Circus AND Campout were released on the same day - February 2, 1994 - with Beach Party being released the following year. Personally, I think the kids who were in the Circus video are a little older in the Campout video, and by the time Beach Party was released, both Tiffany and Toby were a little MORE older than in the previous two installments, so you could say the videos were filmed a few or so years apart.

[@rinneil]

I didn't see the beach party one until I was an adult and I think it's hilarious. There's a shit of Tigger wearing a leather jacket in the ending dance party and now my sister and I have an in joke about Tigger and His Leather Jacket That He All The Time Wears.

[@Rubixcat64]

not gonna lie, I enjoy mickey's fun songs. and it's my childhood especially kidsongs.

[@Fire-Wolf-The-Wolgan]

Would you have liked it better if Captain Hook tried to force the boys to reveal the hiding place of Peter Pan?

[@MovieFan1912]

7:59-8:06 I seem to remember a certain organization jumped on the Anti-Circus bandwagon and protested Ringling. They also took an innocent chihuahua off a front porch and put it to sleep.

[@ethanwashington9332]

Peta is hypocritical

[@NewSonyWonderHappyMadisonFan]

I hate PETA but I have to agree with them that the circus is bad for the animals.

[@nathanblevins158]

2:08 It also made a great creepasta called “abandoned by Disney.”

[@Nick-ty9us]

When you talk about the circus one when you mention bozo, did you know that the original voice of goofy was actually bozo the clown so seeing goofy with clowns doesn’t make sense

[@Nick-ty9us]

Probably a tribute to pinto Colvig who was the original voice of goofy

[@danielcelano5570]

Nice. One of my favorite MFS videos is "Beach Party at Walt Disney World" where it stars a little 6-year-old girl named Caitlin Wachs. I think I'll keep an eye out for the lyric-less variations of the Mickey's Fun Songs series, as well as the other live-action Disney's Sing-Along Songs spin-offs, although we have the non-lyric variation of Pongo and Perdita. That's why it's not Mickey's Fun Songs' 30th anniversary without the non-lyric masters.

[@thebunnyfoofoo]

I think the talent show part is filmed at the hoop Dee do music revue stage

[@memethyst]

it definitely is

[@davidwallgren7575]

These are WAY better than that Barney crap because the kids are on ACTUAL adventures instead playing pretend ones, most of the songs aren't too kiddy-like, some of the songs are popular classics, and most importantly, it's freaking Mickey and friends.

[@NewSonyWonderHappyMadisonFan]

Hey man don't insult mah boi Barney. 😤

[@davidwallgren7575]

@NewSonyWonderHappyMadisonFan Yeah, if you like a dinosaur with a dopey voice, a self-centered attitude, and non-changing facial expressions who hangs out with kids way too old to be doing that crap.

[@Crystalpoodleblack]

That’s sad that you never got to go a circus

[@carminecdinoproductions]

Kathleen Baxter Dang!

[@rogergreenberg1205]

That’s a shame

[@willcarroll3712]

What songs would you have chosen for Campout to make it more unique?

[@WilliamSchmidNetwork]

Will Carroll I would have put Happy to Be Stuck With You by Huey Lewis and the News at the end of the talent show segment as a tribute to Mickey and his friends.

[@thesmilingman7576]

1:56 hope they know what to do if they see puke or mickey with inverted colors

[@carterdunlap9957]

The talent show was filmed in Pioneer Hall, where they have a dinner show.

[@WilliamSchmidNetwork]

I really think Disney should reboot this show for Disney+. Since the characters can talk and hits like Frozen came out, I think it’s a great idea to bring this iconic series back for a new generation. They already did it with Legends of the Hidden Temple. Why not Mickey’s Fun Songs?

[@rogergreenberg1205]

Agree. Also add Zed with his zombie friends, Addison with her cheerleader friends and Willa, Wyatt, Winter and their wolf friends alongside Mal, Jay, Carlos and Evie with their VK friends and from Aurodon prep

[@WilliamSchmidNetwork]

@@rogergreenberg1205 What are you talking about?

[@rogergreenberg1205]

@@WilliamSchmidNetwork agreeing

[@MovieFan1912]

@@WilliamSchmidNetwork They are characters from Disney Channel movies.

[@rogergreenberg1205]

@@MovieFan1912 ikr

[@tomperkins4965]

This is before Alligtor attack back in 2016

[@thesmilingman7576]

7:04 "good clown I like like boozoo" good clown he is the resean we all fear clowns

[@timrob12]

Before listening to the interview with Tammy, I always thought the opening sequence of the Beach Party video was filmed in a real neighbourhood. And I thought it must've been cool for people to have had the Disneyland Mickey in their street. Sadly, that turned out not to be the case.

[@dakotahrednour5245]

You forgot the Penguin 🐧 Waiters from Mary Poppins.

[@jlosmusic514]

I always wander about the part of mickey's fun songs campout where the bears come in especially liver lips I'd love to have someone help me figure it out completely

[@pgj1997]

1:53 Oh no

[@Rubberman202]

Can I just say, I'm kind of sick of clowns being depicted as scary, to the point where people take it for granted that clowns aren't meant to be inherently scary? At least you justify your fear of clowns by pointing out the media you grew up with.

[@masonostrom1353]

I did not like the clowns from Pee-Wee's big adventure either, I know how you feel. I also think clowns are horrible.

[@happyguy9783]

Let me guess tigger the lifegard

[@MovieFan1912]

6:53-7:08 Because who needs Stephen King?

[@anavarrette83]

Mayby fallout 76 done better with Donald duck cover of take me home country road

[@tomperkins4965]

pre Pixar era made

[@sonic23233]

Mog what?

[@mr.tomraypaz6085]

Mogwai . Have you ever seen Gremlins?

[@sonic23233]

@@mr.tomraypaz6085 no

[@mr.tomraypaz6085]

sonic23233 Well, It’s a real cult classic. You should check it out (that is, if you don’t mind a little scary).

[@sonic23233]

The first song is about prostitution

[@ColinLooksBack]

A lot of the campout songs had some really questionable origins, lol. I tried looking up more info to talk about them, but half of them originated as minstrel songs and I decided it was best to not go into their roots too deep as a result.