Mickey's 50

"Mickey's 50" is a 90-minute special that aired on The Wonderful World of Disney on November 19, 1978. The special was made to commemorate the 50th birthday of Mickey Mouse and highlights many moments in his career.
==Synopsis==
This special highlights many portions of Mickey Mouse's 50-year career, including his debut in Steamboat Willie, his color debut in The Band Concert, his feature debut in Fantasia, his foray into television with The Mickey Mouse Club and becoming the host of Disneyland and Walt Disney World. The special also explores Mickey's personal relationships, including his girlfriend Minnie Mouse and his arch-rival Peg-Leg Pete. Throughout the special, there is a three-part live-action/stop-motion short animated by and starring Mike Jitlov paying tribute to Mickey. The show closes with the special song "The Whole World Wants to Wish You Happy Birthday, Mickey Mouse".
Featured are many special guest stars, including Peter Sellers, Edgar Bergen, Annette Funicello, Kermit the Frog, Sally Field, Cheryl Ladd, O.J. Simpson, Karen and Richard Carpenter, and even former president Gerald Ford.
==Guests==
*Jack Albertson
*Edward Asner
*Anne Bancroft
*Edgar Bergen
*Ken Berry
*Jacqueline Bisset
*Mel Brooks
*Carol Burnett
*LeVar Burton
*Red Buttons
*Ruth Buzzi
*Dyan Cannon
*Cantinflas
*The Carpenters
*Johnny Carson
*Charo
*Chewbacca
*Dick Clark
*Susan Clark
*Hans Conried
*Bette Davis
*Phyllis Diller
*Dale Evans
*Sally Field
*Gerald Ford
*Jodie Foster
*Annette Funicello
*Eva Gabor
*Steve Garvey
*Elliott Gould
*Billy Graham
*Goldie Hawn
*Helen Hayes
*Kermit the Frog (Jim Henson)
*Sterling Holloway
*Bob Hope
*Caitlyn Jenner (as Bruce Jenner)
*Elton John
*Dean Jones
*Shirley Jones
*Alex Karras
*Gene Kelly
*Cheryl Ladd
*Christopher Lee
*R2-D2
*Rich Little
*Roger Miller
*Anne Murray
*Joe Namath
*Willie Nelson
*Gary Owens
*Gregory Peck
*Helen Reddy
*Burt Reynolds
*Adam Rich
*Kenny Rogers
*Roy Rogers
*Mickey Rooney
*Ronnie Schell
*Shields and Yarnell
*Peter Sellers
*Doc Severinsen
*O.J. Simpson
*James Stewart
*Peter Strauss
*Dick Van Patten
*Jan-Michael Vincent
*Barbara Walters
*Raquel Welch
*Lawrence Welk
*Henry Winkler
*Jonathan Winters
*Jo Anne Worley
==Trivia==
*The third part of the Mike Jitlov segment, Mouse Mania can be seen as a bonus feature on the Walt Disney Treasures DVD Mickey Mouse in Living Color: Volume 2.
**It was also featured, with different music, as an occasional interlude between videos on DTV.
*This special aired two months after the death of Edgar Bergen.
*This is the first time that characters from properties Disney didn't own at the time but would own in the future appeared on a Disney special (Kermit, R2-D2, and Chewbacca).
==Gallery==
Scan0074.jpg|Map for a nationwide tour promoting Mickey's birthday
MickeyTrainTour.jpg|Mickey with Ward Kimball on his nationwide tour
Scanned 1978 Fall.JPG
Mickeys50Print.JPG|Print ad
MickeyGeraldFord.png|Mickey with Gerald Ford
SellersMickey.png|Peter Sellers with The Pink Panther
Bergen1.png|Edgar Bergen with Mortimer Snerd
Bergen2.png| Bergen with Charlie McCarthy
==See also==
*The Mickey Mouse Anniversary Show
*Mickey's 60th Birthday
*Here's to You, Mickey Mouse
*Mickey's 90th Spectacular
Category:Television specials
Category:Mickey Mouse
Category:Walt Disney anthology series episodes
Category:Birthday productions
Category:Anniversary productions