Spin and Marty

] Leonard Geer played Ollie, the wisecracking (and wise) stablehand in charge of the horses, in the first two serials.

Music

The series featured a couple of songs, "Triple R Ranch" song ("Yippee Yay, Yippee Yi, Yipee Yo"), as well as a song about "Slue-Foot Sue" ("Buckaroo"), named for Pecos Bill's tragic love story. Among the musical pieces featured in the third series was a cover of the Disney song "Nowhere in Particular" by Perkins and Sam the cook.

Remake

A TV movie focusing on updated versions of the eponymous characters, "The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior", was made in 2000. However, it bore almost no resemblance to the original (it was based on the Paul Zindel novel "The Undertaker's Gone Bananas") [ [http://www.firebrandproductions.com/pastprojects.htm Firebrand Productions Past Projects] Retrieved 2008-01-31.] Stollery and Considine made cameo appearances.

DVD release and other media

A DVD version of the 1955 season, , was released in December 2005 as part of the fifth wave of the "Walt Disney Treasures" series. Hosted by Leonard Maltin, it includes the complete first season of 25 episodes, plus bonus features such as interviews with David Stollery, Tim Considine, and Harry Carey, Jr., on the 50th anniversary year of the series' original telecasts.

Western Publishing put out comic book adventures of Spin and Marty, first under Dell Comics "Four Color" title (#714, 767, 808, 826) , then under their own title (#5-9), then in "Four Color" again (#1026 and 1082). [ [http://www.lib.msu.edu/comics/rri/srri/spin.htm Michigan State University Libraries Reading Room Index to the Comic Art Collection: "Spin" to "Spiridione"] Retrieved 2008-01-31.] Gold Key Comics would later reprint some of these stories in their titles such as "Walt Disney Showcase".

Disney Legends

In October 2006, Stollery, Considine and Corcoran were all honored as Disney Legendscite news
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References

External links

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* [http://www.atlascom.us/spin_mar.htm "Spin and Marty" History]
* [http://www.originalmmc.com/marty1.html "Original Mickey Mouse Club" summary of "The Spin and Marty" serials]
* [http://www.ultimatedisney.com/spinandmarty.html "Ultimate Disney" review of "The Adventures of Spin and Marty" DVD]