We ask: What would a comprehensive MMCH archive include? And how can scholars, librarians, and fans construct it ethically under copyright constraints? 2.1 Children’s Media Preservation Historians like Jason Mittell (2020) note that preschool television is chronically under-archived relative to adult “prestige TV.” Sesame Street has a dedicated archive; Disney’s preschool slate does not.
| Layer | Content Type | Examples | Preservation Method | |-------|--------------|----------|----------------------| | | Broadcast episodes (video + audio) | S01E01 “Daisy Bo-peep” | Lossless video files, closed captions | | Paratext | Interactive web games, app minigames, “Mouseketools” tutorials | “Mickey’s Silly Sing-Along” (Flash) | Emulation (Ruffle, Flashpoint) | | Context | Merchandise scans, user YouTube reactions, discontinued park shows | “Clubhouse Birthday Party” at Disneyland (2010) | Metadata documentation, photo archives | mickey mouse clubhouse archive
Collaborate with the Internet Archive’s Software Library and Flashpoint Archive to ingest MMCH games, using emulation to maintain interactivity. Disney could grant a non-commercial preservation license (as Nintendo does for some ROMs via the Video Game History Foundation). We ask: What would a comprehensive MMCH archive include