“I have always thought of Walt Disney as my second father.” — Annette Funicello Quote

I have always thought of Walt Disney as my second father.

Of all the roles I've played, none has been as fulfilling as being a mother.

I always considered myself a dancer before anything else.

Dick Clark really didn't make rock 'n roll safe for America, as many people think.

Most original viewers of the Mickey Mouse Club didn't face the crush of family and social problems children have today.

He doesn't know how to be warmer. I can't blame him. My dad had to deal with more stuff than I ever did.

I can't dance to save my life, really - proper, proper dad dancing - but I was once at a wrap party for a show, and at the end of the night, they still hadn't played 'Dancing Queen'. So we extended the wrap party for 40 minutes and played 'Dancing Queen' 11 times in a row.

One of the greatest honors in my life is serving as the sponsor of the new aircraft carrier bearing Dad's name.

I was convinced that death was stalking my family, because my grandfather died a couple of days after my dad nearly drowned.

Growing up, of course I was the coolest girl in the 3rd grade because I told everyone that my dad was a wrestler, and I would bring in these wrestling magazines of him, and every Saturday morning, he would be body slamming me on my bed.