Original Mickey Mouse Club ‘Mouseketeer’ Bonni Lou Kern dead at 79
TMZ reported.Born in 1941, the 50s TV star etched herself into Disney history after her name was used in the very first episode of “The Wonder Mouseketeers!” The installment, entitled “Save Bonni Lou Kern!,” saw her fellow Mouseketeers trying to rescue her from a fishing net.From there, Kern starred alongside fellow Mouseketeers like Annette Funicello, Judy Harriet and Eileen Diamond and even appeared in the film “Save the Wonder Mouseketeers!”During her storied Disney career as a child star, Kern was reportedly bestowed with the Mousecar Award — the highest award the House of Mouse gives out — as well as the key to Fantasy Land, according to TMZ.Later on, Kern worked as a muppeteer on the “The Muppet Club Show,” “The Great Muppet Caper”