"Da plane! Da plane!" rang out on TVs across America every Saturday night in the late '70s and early '80s. Fantasy Island was the destination of millions who wanted to see the dreams of semi-famous actors realized by Mr. Rourke (Ricardo Montalban) an »»
I'm too young to have caught Annette Funicello's run on the original Mickey Mouse Club. Her early films with Frankie Avalon didn't first air when I was old enough to appreciate them or even care about them. No, my first time seeing her was in a film called Lots of Luck in 1985 and the second time she grace my eyesight was in 1987 in a film with Frankie Avalon called Back to the Beach. That's when I realized how talented she was. Later I discovered just who she was and what all the fuss was about. Checking back I found some of her older beach films and also some old episodes of MMC where it was evident why she is one of the most beloved Mousketeers of all time. »»
