DefunctTV: The History of Mousercise 

If it's not OSHA compliant, I'm out!

Minnie has never out right dumped Mickey, so this is jarring for me.

It's good to have standards.

Ron and Diane Miller's marriage was on the skids at the time. It feels uncomfortably close to that.

I think the bigger problem is YOU HAVE GARBAGE EVERYWHERE I DON'T CARE IF IT'S A FIRE HAZARD SCUMBAG CLEAN YOUR GOLLYDARN HOUSE

Where are my papers? What happened to my cans of gas? Wait... why is my house on fire?

That's literally how my friend's garage caught on fire.

@@nunyabusiness2785 i say this with the best of intentions, but your friend is as stupid as mickey mouse

Yes... by "accident"... *shifty eyes*

No wonder Minnie was mad

I read this and laughed, then I heard him actually say it, and laughed louder!

This is without a doubt my favorite line from this episode. 😆

It was made even funnier with the background music lmao

That line was absolutely beautiful.

I'm legit surprised he didn't go with sexy sax music. x'D

jez that sounds....brutal indeed

That's gotta be sooooo ridiculously hot

Its even worse in the California/Florida sun for 12 hrs a day! Disney Cast Members have it rough. They cant even take off the head in public, to the point where they tell them if they get sick to vomit inside the suit and clean it once they are underground (backstage for the parks)!

Dear lord that must have been scorching.

yeah haha

MelloAngelWolf Brings new meaning to “sweat shop”.

Best comment. Stop writing... perfection has been achieved

Actually that would make sense for that time period

I blame Eisner.

It was the 80s. Not exactly Mickey's strongest decade financially.

That’s insurance fraud

He’s basically Pete the Cat

Eisner actually would turn out to be more like Maleficent!

He is Dr Drakken

He's the hidden Mickey.

Sounds like my gym teachers in the early/mid 90's. Parents had to threaten to sue the school before the instructors would heed my medical notes stating I had asthma and truly couldn't be made to run the mile, and certainly not at pace with the other kids. Apparently these notes also stated I had an inhaler to use but it was never made available to me during gym class.

@@FairbrookWingates Gym teachers have a habit of taking shit way too seriously and way too far. Especially the male teachers, as I notice they're often the ones that proudly embody the toxic traits of masculinity; being really macho, ignoring children or parents concerns because "______ builds character, so stop whining", they're often still hung up on reliving their glory days of being a star jock at their high school, they often whine about "participation trophies" (something that has been a thing since the 1970s, when they would've been kids/tweens/teens depending on their age)... you know, the usual. While the female PE teachers, at least mine in middle school, often would be just as bad as their male counterparts, if only because they wanted to be taken seriously as women or had a lot of unresolved internalized misogyny where they would be unnecessarily harsh on female students because "Oh I had to do it too when I was your age, suck it up!" or "I have periods and get cramps too, and you don't see me holding a pity party and feeling sorry for myself! Go run a mile lap NOW!' Gym teachers are their own species.

@@cannibalisticrequiemFor me it was always years with female gym teachers that were the worst. I recall a male gym teacher in elementary school that wasn't too bad and one semester of high school I took an independent weights class under a male instructor who just left us alone to work at our own pace. It was always women who were making my peers and me run the mile, as I recall.

I remember my gym teacher yelling at me "I've had kids with asthma that don't breathe that hard when they run! Stop faking it!" Guess who had ~ undiagnosed asthma~

The want me to have endurance and stamina, but they don't teach you how to build it, they just expect you to be able to do it. That's not healthy that's torture imho

might be the whitest, suburbanest thing I've ever seen

@@Kdkjdjewerdnxa That's Carol Burnett, a really famous comedian.

@@jennymcelligott Your point being?

@@imveryangryitsnotbutter it may have been a skit on her show

@@imveryangryitsnotbutter She has more money under her bed than any of us will make in a lifetime.

she sounded so amazing :)

Harp Ann seriously a bright light in this world. Didn’t matter that she was older and not on camera for Disney anymore. She just had an awesome attitude in general. I wish I had one last chance to see her just so I can give her a hug and let her know I never forgot her advice. I do miss her.

Wow, nice! I was born at the end of 1982 so I was sadly too young to enjoy the Mousercise craze. I love the '80s and Disney and have unfortunately never heard of it or Kellyn until now. How fun! I would have loved to have had Kellyn as my elementary school physical education teacher. She rocked 😎

💕💕💕💕💕 thank you for sharing!!!!

That's actually pretty great to hear, that she was happy and upbeat even until the end. I tell you, hearing about Bobby Driscoll will always have me worrying about former Disney stars...

Cocaine is a hell of a drug!

@@kissfanmac Excuse me what?

@@itsclemtime2357 just was being silly! It’s a quotable quote.

I know, I would die for this woman, she rocks

This is back when people were encouraged to exercise regularly. Do this now & ppls feelings would be hurt.

It's the technical term.

Hair?

Side effects include but are not limited to: fatigue, loss of consciousness, amnesia, nausea, diseases that scientists have yet to name, some strange yellow stuff, sweating, dizziness, and rug burn

T.A.D .K.D and death.

I really want that as a shirt man

If you or a loved one suffered from an unnamed illness during a Mousercise routine, you may be entitled to compensation.

*In clinical trials, a small number of patients using Mousercize reported symptoms including dizziness, fatigue, abdominal cramps, headaches, shortness of breath, restless leg syndrome and uncontrollable body odor.

Gotta reply to your comment there matey since I sailed past it lol. I totally remember this, more from the late 80s since I was born Sept. ‘82 and 1987 is what I well remember and on and would catch it on the free Disney channel screening event weekends and was so happy Disney channel would offer those otherwise I just had to listen to the audio and fuzzy channel visuals lol

@@HopeBromley ... grasshopper??

I heard this line when i was half paying attention was like "Wait what, now?"

Very interesting. I know on the "Mousercise" record from 1982, Pete Renaday voiced Mickey Mouse; he was pretty much Disney Records's main Mickey voice. The same record also had Tony Pope as Goofy, and Clarence Nash reprising the role of Donald Duck.

I simply figured Mickey was deep into his helium tank addiction at the time.

I honestly thought that when Kevin said that the Steve character was narrating the Did You Know segments, that Steve was the off-brand stand-in Mickey voice just for this show because the official Mickey voice actor wasn't available for whatever reason... And then, Steve started actually talking. I can't believe they thought that knock-off falsetto sounded good for Mickey.

Lol for reals!

And then Michael Eisner will re-emerge when Mousercise is put in Disney+

"Homosexual fast dancing"

90% of Defunctland videos be like!

So do I, and it looks out for the health and well-being of whole families the whole way through just like The Disney Channel intended back then:) I can just see Richard Simmons tuning in, though, and going "NOOO, WHY DIDN'T MICKEY ASK MEEE?!":):):)

Definitely! Her charm and energy helped turn what could have been a boring jump into the fitness bandwagon into something truly delightful. And shooting six episodes in a single day!!!

agree, she made it work.. it could have easily flopped with the wrong host. 5 eps in a day seems like a lot until you realize that's basically what instructors were doing full time in aerobics studios all across the country in the 80s.. 5 eps was probably a breeze compared to working a day in her father's studio.

Some people just have a talent for it. I don't have that sort of rapport with kids. I would look stupid trying to do this but she pulled it off.

I remember doing this on Disney when she showed how to check pulse

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Same. My Mom actually has pictures of me with my blanket and sippy cup doing the exercises.

I wish there were more fun workouts nowadays too! For adults as well. I’m 20 and I would prefer mousercise😂 lots of adult modern workouts are like “NO PAIN NO GAIN, SO GO EVEN IF YOU FEEL LIKE DYING OTHERWISE YOU ARE A P..SSY”. They are also now often made by people with serious eating disorders, etc, so they also start praising a bad lifestyle, strict diets, working out through pain and discomfort, and plenty of other negative stuff. Which always only pushes me away I’m not a huge sports fan but even this video and the mousercise positive vibes got me inspired and wanting to get more fit. I loved this friendly approach, where the trainer tries to make working out fun and actually makes you smile (instead of making you feel bad about yourself)

Sad it’s lost media. Would love to have this for my son.

​@@pb542hey I know I'm late to the party but internet archive has quite a few of the episodes!

You could have, but then would you have truly known joy?

And what a truly unfulfilled life that would have been

When I was in middle school I owned "Mickey UnRAPped." Which is exactly what it sounds like. With classics such as "U Can't Botch This" and "Whatta Mouse."

At least it wasn't Disco Duck.

@@wstine79 A small comfort sure, but it is something.

I'm sure there are teachers out there that genuinely hate children, but I personally believe that it might be less that and just stress from being overworked, underpaid, and underfunded. Doubly so since my sister-in-law is working to become a full-time teacher, and she's been a teacher's aid to preschool to elementary age kids, and she enjoys working with them, it's just the stress of the job, not making enough money, having to worry about whether or not the school she's working at will continue to employ her into the next semester or if she'll have to find work in another district that is 1) actually hiring and 2) will pay decently (she's shared stories of being severely underpaid working for intercity type schools because the district doesn't deem payment or proper funding for the classrooms as "necessary" because the kids are from low-income families and "most likely not go to college, if they don't drop out of high school first" so the schools are widely written off as unimportant compared to the more homogenized (dominantly white) schools in their district. Being a teacher can be a thankless job, and I really sympathize with anyone who chooses that career-- especially those who still enjoy it after all the shit they have to deal with.

@@cannibalisticrequiem It's 2022 and teachers are still not given the salary and care they deserve. It's such a shitty world we live in.

My first grade teacher hated kids, or maybe she just hated me. I don't really know why she would because I generally stayed out of trouble and when I did get in trouble it was usually because I misunderstood an instruction. IDK but either way she was mean and I missed my kindergarten teacher a lot that year

YES, I totally agree. I also work with kids too and you can just tell when someone 'has it' and she definitely had it. Made to share knowledge and joy with children on a topic she was passionate about.

Oh so that’s why girls keep breaking up with me.

Yolkyostritch169 Unlucky

Reflected in the kid's face on the zoom in.

"Special exercise Disney princess" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

How else are you gonna spend a Tuesday evening?

@@mikaroni_and_cheez He could've just taken out life insurance on Minnie. At least then he'd have a place to stay assuming he knew how to properly get rid of the body and the evidence.

Why not both?

@@zachmiller2811 I think if it was insurance fraud, it'd be both

It was to cover up all the dead hookers in his bedroom closet.

Like literally up at 530 am in Colorado. Lol why?

Let's be fair. They needed the money.

Aaaand 40 years later they’ve cheapened their brand to the point that even Dollar Tree has Disney licensed products.

The 80’s, and Coke

I was surprised to learn that it was redone as a eurobeat song.

GreatMewtwo produced by the same person that made Deja Vu and Running in the 90s no less.

I want to listen to the whole album on repeat for the rest of my life.

Macho Duck is an absolute bop, every variation of it.

Macho Duck is a masterpiece

I agree, wish there'd be more programs like that sometimes

That'd be awesome if they did, though I wonder if they might run into legal problems. I mean, unless everyone of those kids is owned by the Disney corporation....

@@rhett8819 They would have signed contracts giving up the right to their likeness on all recorded video of themselves done for the show that Disney could do almost anything they want with it. fairly standard media contracts. However putting on Disney+, if they are anything like my nieces, and nephews they would skip by it, and go EWWWW 80's!!! yet sit through Stranger things, and other 80's stuff without even knowing it. Go Figure 🤷‍♂️

The non Disney owned music label music rights are the real issue. The "popular hit tracks" segments would have to be cut or replaced because they likely only got rights for the tv airing.

I was in kindergarten when that original record came out. We had to do it as a way to encourage fitness. I guess it kinda worked as I got into weightlifting for a while as I got older.

Why not both?

Or she was a perfectionist.

Nope. Part way through adulthood a lot of adults develop back pain, feet pain, or just don't exercise as much. Kids. Kids are balls of energy. I'm only 20, but a workout my nephews could do that was full of action I'd probably fail

@Ricky Davis "grown woman complains" Well, there's *really* nothing new here.

Can we share a row boat? Could we share a row boat? Its bothering me that your not answering Phyllis.

and i'm hear that in peanuts voice

Man I can't tell you how much I freaking LOVE yogurt samples

Honestly, I’d take the coupons and yogurt.

Yogurt samples

surprise, the coupons are for free yogurt you can find in Disney world

LOL! and the loud background static brings even more attention to the silence

You now have 70 likes, the 70th was mine, I ruined it

@@cookiemocher388 Well then, let’s get it to 420 now then.

Hey, I'll bet Richard Simmons has a BLAST:) I'll bet it's actually easy to sync up the movements with the music...I'm thinking about it right now...;)

The only fast ways to lose weight are amputations and cocaine.

@@Alikaoz ehhh, meth too

True.....but man did those ladies look great lmao 😂

Gotta get a good huff of a blunt to help with those breathing exercises. Totally not counterintuitive at all.

And yet, judging by 2000s trends, none of it worked...

That's so damned wholesome I'm gunna cry

@@DoveAlexa it really is isn't. I won't tell anyone if you wanna leak from your eyes.

Thanks. Although my like icon disappeared

*nervously* heh heh.... Come on everybody and Mousercise....!"

also everyone: we can do our own exercise on our own time we don't need you right now

🤣🤣🤣🤣

more like"what is she doing, why am I even here no really one second I was at home the next thing, I'm here with no explanation or in between. "

lol my thoughts exactly.

A great April Fool's video idea

Wouldn't surprise me if there was a video talking about the rise and fall of various Disney branded foods honestly.

I would watch that

I believe you mean "the history of Michael Eisner's obsession with mayonnaise."

Holy shit XD

Now who is cashing in the eunsurance?

The cut away makes it better

oh god...

Yeah, why isn’t it? Lindsey McCleod is probably the best live action Belle!!!

Johnny Tong Probably because Disney doesn’t care about lost media

Arent there only like 2 episodes still around? I think it's lost media.

Oh my god, same.

Yeah, I hate how there's so little Disney Channel Original stuff from the pre-2000s, except for the movies. I think today's kids would enjoy Mousercize, Adventures in Wonderland, Sing Me A Story with Belle, and other shows.

You know what Disney could have done to help So much with the distance learning stuff. Actually created all of the in universe captain America edutainment Videos for schools that must have been made.

Died especially

I know, right?

It took him to almost commit insurance fraud for her to finally realize lol

No, and as a matter of fact, the big cheese got kinda pissed that the voice of Donald was on that record.

No that was Rick dees

Disco Duck wasn't Disney. It was a novelty hit performed by DJ Rick Dee's. Mr. Dees attempted an unsuccessful follow up song titled Discorilla.

"Can he move? Well guess what! Watch his wiggle-waddle strut! The feathers fly when he gets riled just like a pillow fight gone wild!"

if internet memes existed in the 70s there would be "Disco Duck but every time they quack, it plays the watergate tapes"

Melissa Stephenson thank you god for posting. I think you are the only one so far that remembers this! I watched it the whole time as it was released.

@@CreativeCreatorCreates lol my parents remember my older brother watching it 24/7.

I'd love that too. Plus 80s stuff is so in now so I think kids would like it too.

I watched this every morning it came on and 100% exercised to this before my parents woke up. I loved it!

Imagine Shinedown's song sung by goofy

One day I'm going to learn how to make a synthesized voice out of goofy and then you'll hear him say Fuck

I feel like if I keep watching Dumbo's Circus is going to come on next.

@@Belgand my is the Alice In Wonderland one. I remember watching that one so much

@@AliceHobbes Adventures in Wonderland? Because that was my jam!

Am I the only one who wishes there was a Disney Channel Retro. They could play repeats of their original schedules up to around 1995.

All mouse are

LOL!!! Is that a lost album about Mickey and Minnie doing sex education?

that sounds disturbing💀💀

If it were any more 80s, it would have torn down the Berlin Wall.

Well I think earlier on in the 1980s, things were a little more '70s

Yeah what was today's Fashion Kids leotards The way it More Reviewing Because Some of their leotards Ride up the behind

Wow, branding power move on Nick's part.

That orange cassette tape was called the “Disney Songtape”. They put out a series of albums with a booklet that came with it. This ran from 1979 and into the 1980’s.

Lol. That movie would not fly today also, it's pretty dull and boring except some Animation segments and soon Splash Mountain would be rethemed to The Princess and The Frog.

“Zippity Doo Dah... what the fuck!?” -me seeing it for the 1st & only time when younger! lol 😜

Que the oof sound effect 😂

They should put the movie on Disney+

@@PeterGriffin11 they honestly should and they should preface it with a disclaimer explaining how it was a product of its time. It’s important to see one’s past mistakes and own up to them and explain what occurred rather than pretend those mistakes Never happened. I recall when Warner released the full Collections of loony tunes they included even the heavily racist ones including ones including black face and the ww2 propaganda ones with incredibly racist depictions of the Japanese but they prefaced them with explanations of the context. Rather than hide the racism they explained the racism And owned up to the problematic nature of the content.

And they were great, aesthetic wise

Before the dark times... before the Monopoly

The executives back then knew they weren't hip so they would ok all sort of junk just to see what would stick. Now those people think they know and we just get the same thing over and over again

Jacob Thompson Just look at Disney Junior’s lineup.

I only have two gears, sleepy and sexy

@@Defunctland I have a idea for defunct tv the history of eureeka's castle or allegra's window

@@Defunctland - And an automatic transmission apparently