Getting Schooled: Spin & Marty (1955)

 The original Mickey Mouse Club featured a pair of serials, both starring Tim Considine.

We've previously reviewed Disney's take on The Hardy Boys, but this time, it's the series Considine was better known for before graduating to primetime on My Three Sons, and that would be The Adventures of Spin & Marty.

Spin Evans (Considine) spent his summers at the Triple H Ranch, where he meets wealthy Marty Markham (David Stollery). Three serials in all were produced during the series' 1st three seasons. In season 2, it was The Further Adventures of Spin & Marty, with Mouseketeer Annette Funicello joining the cast. In season 3, the title was amended again to The New Adventures of Spin & Marty, with Darlene Gillespie joining the cast, and Cubby O'Brien introducing each episode.

In this clip from the first serial, the boys aren't exactly pals, which was the crux of the plot, and try to settle their differences in an improvised boxing match.

In memory of Tim Considine, 81, who passed away earlier this week. No rating.