In the pilot episode of The Mickey Rooney Show also known as “Hey Mulligan,” we meet Mickey Mulligan, a young page working at a TV network with big dreams of becoming an actor. Mickey shares the same passion for popular TV shows as the average person, and he’s determined to make it in show business. He begins his journey working behind the scenes, painting scenery and movie props for a local theater company. But when fate steps in and the lead actor falls ill with laryngitis, Mickey gets his big break! Watch this charming and comedic “Pilot” is the perfect start to the classic television series, The Mickey Rooney Show.

The Mickey Rooney Show
S1 E1-Mickey Rooney Show Pilot
- Aired: Aug 28, 1954
- 26:00