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The week of April 21 only gave us three new series among three of the years that end in 9. One was popular with kids, one has a bit of a cult following, and one is easily forgotten. Let’s take a look and see if any of these titles rings a bell.
1959
- No new series premiered this week in 1959.
1969
- No new series premiered this week in 1969.
1979
- No new series premiered this week in 1969.
1989
- April 24 — The All-New Mickey Mouse Club premieres on the Disney Channel. This new version was an update of the classic Disney series that first began in 1955 on ABC, and was revived for first-run syndication in 1977. The original series aired on the Disney Channel when the network launched in 1983 but was too dated for modern viewers so the update was given a contemporary makeover with the ‘club members’ wearing high school-like Mouseketeer jackets without the iconic Mickey Mouse ear hats. The new show’s adult host was Fred Newman until Season 6, with co-hosts Mowava Pryor (Seasons 1-3) and Terri Eoff (Seasons 4-6). Chase Hampton and Tiffini Hale hosted the show’s final season. The series featured skits, music videos, live performances, Theme Days and the series ‘Emerald Cove’. The series also included a large number of cast members who went on to larger success: Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Keri Russell, and Ryan Gosling among them. This version of The Mickey Mouse Club ended in 1994, and was rebooted again for social media platforms in 2017.
1999
- April 26 — Animated series Home Movies premieres on UPN. The show focused on Brendon Small, an eight-year-old aspiring filmmaker, who makes his homemade movies with friends Melissa Roberst and Jason Penopolis. The animation was originally produced using Squigglevision (which had been used for Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist) but was later abandoned for Macromedia Flash due to the negative response from critics and viewers to the original format and because Flash was cheaper. The series was also known for its use of improv over scripted dialog, as well as original music from series creator Brendon Small, and garden gnomes which can be seen in almost every episode of the series. The series ran on UPN for just five episodes before it was cancelled and Cartoon Network purchased the rights. The series launched the network’s Adult Swim block on September 2, 2001 and ended on April 4, 2004 with 52 episodes over four seasons, with the series developing a cult following.
2009
- April 26 — Reality series Daisy of Love premieres on VH1. The dating series featured Daisy de la Hoya, who was the runner up on the network’s Rock of Love 2. All of the contestants were given nicknames to suit their professions, personalities or physical attributes and in Episode 7, ’12 Pack’ was asked to be called by his real name, Dave. In Episode 4, ‘London’ left the competition but was brought back in Episode 9 and eventually was the ‘winner’. Unlike the other VH1 dating shows, this one last just one season, ending on July 26, 2009.
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