'Mouseketeer' Annette Funicello dead at 70
 

NEW YORK -- She was the first crush for a generation of boys, the perfect playmate for a generation of girls.

Annette Funicello, who became a child star as a cute-as-a-button Mouseketeer on "The Mickey Mouse Club" in the 1950s, ruled among baby boomers, who tuned in every weekday afternoon to watch her on their flickering black-and-white television sets.

Then they shed their mouse ears, as Annette did when she teamed up with Frankie Avalon during the '60s in a string of frothy, fun-in-the-sun movies with titles like "Beach Blanket Bingo" and "How to Stuff a Wild Bikini."

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RIP Annette.:(

RIP...

Back to the Beach was one of my favorite movies as a kid.

One of my first crushes...RIP Annette!

:stoned

ADG

Mine as well :1orglaugh:thumbsup RIP ............

I recall seeing a segment on 60 Minutes (or was it 20/20) a few years back that showed what she was going through with the MS. She was basically an invalid, incapable of speech or movement.

I remember how devoted her husband was and how he doted on her around the clock. It was very touching and inspiring...albeit sad.

saturday they played a few of her beach movies. :( she was fine as wine :2 cents:

That's three:

Roger Ebert
Margaret Thatcher
Annette Funicello

When I see her name, I guess because of my age I dont think about the Mousekateers, but I do think about Back to the Beach. Also one of my childhood favorites.

Poor Annette. Nice tits though.

Was Goonies your all time favorite? I guess it would depend on how old you are. I was probably six or seven when it came out... Maybe younger.

And yeah, I knew who she was and why the movie was made, but it's what I will remember her for.

"Eeska, Meeska, Mousekateer...Mouse cartoon time now is here!"

And, the door would open to the daily cartoon.

I was a true believer back around 1960.:thumbsup

RIP to a Disney Legend. Before the 'net, before cable tv, before mass media. Mousekateers were the ones who led the boomers in their entertainment. 25+ years of MS is too long to suffer. RIP

Loved Back to the Beach as a kid and Goonies is my vote for best kids movie ever.