Walt Disney Treasures - The Adventures of Spin & Marty - The Mickey Mouse Club |  | Director: Francis D. Lyon
Actors: Don Grady, Tommy Cole, Eileen Diamond, Annette Funicello, Jimmie Dodd
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Disney
Category: DVD
Buy New: $59.30
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Rating:  46 reviews
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 275 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.9 x 0.8
MPN: D40337D
ISBN: 0788859471
UPC: 786936285499
EAN: 9780788859472
Theatrical Release Date: October 3, 1955
Release Date: December 6, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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The Adventures of Spin and Marty premiered on The Mickey Mouse Club in 1955 and scored an instant hit. Like many of Disney's most successful creations, Spin and Marty was a simple story. Rich, coddled Martin Markham (David Stollery) arrives at the Triple R in his grandmother's limousine and dismisses the dude ranch for boys as "a dirty old farm." His comment angers everyone, especially Spin Evans (Tim Considine), the most popular boy on the ranch. Over the course of the summer, Marty learns to relax and make friends; he and Spin become best buddies. Humor and wisdom are dispensed by wrangler Ollie (Leonard P. Greer), "Well I'll be a blue-nosed gopher!"; Marty's fussy butler, Perkins (J. Pat O'Malley); avuncular foreman Bill Burnett (Harry Carey, Jr.); and George (Sammee Tong), the Chinese cook, who regales the boys with Western songs in Cantonese. The characters proved so popular Disney brought them back in The Further Adventures of Spin and Marty (1957) and The New Adventures of Spin and Marty (1957). For Baby Boomers, Spin and Marty packs the kind of nostalgic wallop the "Andy Hardy" movies and The Wizard of Oz had for earlier generations. During the '50s, millions of kids dreamed of spending the summer at the Triple R. In More Tales of the City, Armistead Maupin suggests that whether you identify with Spin or Marty constitutes a key division in American society, comparable to who your favorite Beatle was. In the extras, a dismayingly old Considine and Stollery revisit the ranch in Newhall, CA, where the series was filmed. This set is a sure-fire gift choice for aging Boomers. (Unrated, suitable for all ages: minor violence) --Charles Solomon
Description
"Yipp-i, yipp-a, yippi-o!" THE ADVENTURES OF SPIN AND MARTY was an overwhelmingly popular series within THE MICKEY MOUSE CLUB. Featured here is the entire first season (1955) about freckle-faced Spin and wealthy city kid Marty at the Triple R Ranch summer camp. Adding to the fun are exclusive interviews with the original cast members and a special tour of the original filming site. And, presented for the first time ever, is Tim Considine's screen test for the role of Marty -- the character he persuaded the producers not to cast him in. So saddle up and enjoy all the stories -- the ones you know and the ones you don't.
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 The Triple R: Ropin', ridin', and rustling! May 16, 2009
M. Corey (Skagit Valley, Wa USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I had no idea "SPIN & MARTY" was available on DVD until it was too late & the prices went kwazy, but I watched every clip I could on YouTube, and like watching "RIN TIN TIN", once the tears cleared from my eyes at seeing old friends, I found the shows had stood the test of time very well(unlike some fondly remembered TV & movies).
I'll always remember being in England in 1985, sitting in a pub, & when I started talking to the Americans at an adjacent table, I said my name was Marty. One of the Yanks popped up "Marty? Where's Spin?" Needless to say, we hit it off big time.
 Memory lane February 18, 2009
George M. Santonas
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
It was a gift for my wife and she enjoyed very much. It brought back fond memories of the show.
Welcome to the Triple R December 6, 2008
James L. Hawes (Oakland, Iowa)
I have been trying for years to get copies of the original Spin and Marty serial. I was always told, by Disney Studios, that they were not available. Not only are they available, they are fantastic. These programs will bring back great memories for those of us who remember the original Mickey Mouse Club and build new ones for those who don't.
Just as I remember it October 27, 2008
Larry Whitmer (Seattle)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was 5 years old in 1955 and was "blown away" by the Mickey Mouse Club when it first came on TV. But I became a fanatic over Spin and Marty when the serial first started. I literally counted the hours until the next episode would be shown. It was the most exciting thing on TV for me. I loved horses, thought Spin was THE coolest guy on TV (at age 14) and grew to like the Marty character as well as most of the others on the show. At age 5 your world view is easily swayed. When I saw the Triple R ranch and kids riding horses I nearly flipped. Flash forward 50 years and I watch these serials again with a different perspective. They are still immensely enjoyable even though the acting, writing and directing is rather sub-par with today's standards. But that just adds all the more charm to it. Such a simpler time with simple themes and people who were truly nice to each other. Almost seems Utopian now...
Fun Memories August 18, 2008
Lois R. Kannwischer (Park City, UT)
For anyone who has ever seen Spin and Marty, this is a treasure. Now new generations of kids can be introduced to these stories. I had recorded them at one time when they were shown on the Disney Channel, but they were all out of order and had lots of ads. Now they are all compiled in the proper order and there are several segments and interviews added on. I hope they will make the sequels into DVD's as well.
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