# RIP Annette Funicello **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 8, 2013, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-annette-funicello/655167 "2013-04-08T17:27:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2013, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-annette-funicello/655167/1 "2013-04-08T17:27:48Z")
[Now it’s time to say goodbye to all our company . . .](http://www.tmz.com/2013/04/08/annette-funicello-dead-dies-mouseketeer-dead-at-70/)☹ ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2013, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-annette-funicello/655167/2 "2013-04-08T17:29:29Z")
What pops to mind is Gilda Radner: “Hi, I’m Annette… and these are my breasts.” Bad day for women who made their marks on the world. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2013, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-annette-funicello/655167/3 "2013-04-08T17:33:11Z")
Her last years of life were pretty bad. She had a good life until MS destroyed it. R.I.P. Annette ---
**Author:** ![Rodgers01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2013, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-annette-funicello/655167/4 "2013-04-08T17:39:12Z")
Man…Roger Ebert, Margaret Thatcher, and now Annette Funicello. Does that count as a Rule of Three? R.I.P. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2013, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-annette-funicello/655167/5 "2013-04-08T17:39:58Z")
Time to break out my copies of _Beach Party_ and _Beach Blanket Bingo_. Those movies kickstarted puberty for me. RIP Deedee. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2013, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-annette-funicello/655167/6 "2013-04-08T17:40:52Z")
So long, Pineapple Princess. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2013, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-annette-funicello/655167/7 "2013-04-08T17:42:15Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > _Beach Blanket Bingo_. Those movies kickstarted puberty for me. She was before my time, but as a young child I remember watching _Beach Blanket Bingo_ on TV. That catchy tune was stuck in my head for some time. EDIT: I still watch BBB on occasion, just because I like the red-and-white striped Cessna 175. . ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2013, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-annette-funicello/655167/8 "2013-04-08T17:42:43Z")
♪♪ M-I-C…See you real soon. K-E-Y…Why? Because we like you. M-O-U-S-E ♪♪ RIP, Annette. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2013, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-annette-funicello/655167/9 "2013-04-08T17:44:06Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > ♪♪ > > M-I-C…See you real soon. Oh, I hope not! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2013, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-annette-funicello/655167/10 "2013-04-08T18:02:02Z")
I’m five years younger than Annette. I adored the original Mickey Mouse Club, and like many kids my age, followed her every move in the fan magazines. I continued to admire her as she (we) got older. She said something after the MS that has always stuck with me: “Life doesn’t have to be perfect for it to be wonderful.” A classy woman. Rest in peace. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2013, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-annette-funicello/655167/11 "2013-04-08T18:21:32Z")
☹ I has a sad… ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2013, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-annette-funicello/655167/12 "2013-04-08T18:33:45Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > What pops to mind is Gilda Radner: “Hi, I’m Annette… and these are my breasts.” Her breasts were also referenced in _Grease_. I understand she was actually kind of proud of that. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2013, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-annette-funicello/655167/13 "2013-04-08T18:46:34Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > Her breasts were also referenced in _Grease_. I understand she was actually kind of proud of that. Also in _Stand By Me_: > [@](#): > > Teddy: Have you been watching the Mickey Mouse Club? I think Annette’s tits are getting bigger. > Gordie: Yeah, I’ve been noticing lately that the "A"and the “E” are starting to bend around the sides. > Vern: Annette’s tits are great. > Chris, Teddy: Yeah.. > Vern: This is a really good time. In the 6th grade we were obsessed with Annette’s tits. Each day I hoped that Annette would be doing the sign-off, only to be disappointed by Bobby or some other non-titted Mouseketeer. Her teen movies were a disappointment, as she never wore a bikini. I’ve always been glad that her life turned out well, despite the illness. RIP, dream girl. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2013, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-annette-funicello/655167/14 "2013-04-08T18:54:12Z")
So sad. Annette was the first girl I ever had a crush on, back around 1957 when I watched the MMC and knew there was something special about her. It was great to read about her later and find that she always stayed classy. Damn, I’m getting old. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2013, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-annette-funicello/655167/15 "2013-04-08T20:05:22Z")
☹ Count me among the many many impressionable young lads who had their first crush on Annette. I had a most enjoyable weekend last summer re-watching the Beach Party movies. They were corny and naive, but full of good wholesome fun–something sadly lacking in a lot of entertainment today. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2013, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-annette-funicello/655167/16 "2013-04-08T20:19:51Z")
The original beach movies were before my time, but [_Back to the Beach_](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_the_beach) sure was fun, even without that cultural context! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2013, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-annette-funicello/655167/17 "2013-04-08T22:00:06Z")
I had a co-worker who worked with celebrities. She was generally unimpressed by them, but noted that Annette was one of the sweetest people she had ever met. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2013, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-annette-funicello/655167/18 "2013-04-08T22:56:40Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > I had a co-worker who worked with celebrities. She was generally unimpressed by them, but noted that Annette was one of the sweetest people she had ever met. She did a visit to Sloan Kettering in the mid60s - she gave a set of her ears to my sister. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2013, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-annette-funicello/655167/19 "2013-04-08T22:58:03Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Her teen movies were a disappointment, as she never wore a bikini. Walt Disney wouldn’t let her. She was still a “Disney girl” and her image had to stay clean. No bikinis, no exposed navels. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2013, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-annette-funicello/655167/20 "2013-04-08T23:10:11Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Walt Disney wouldn’t let her. She was still a “Disney girl” and her image had to stay clean. No bikinis, no exposed navels. Yeah, I remember that now. I think she wore a two-piece in one of them, but it showed nothing. Meanwhile, you had all the extras in the background shakin’ that booty. 😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-annette-funicello/655167.md?page=2)