Just Plain Mark and Zippy
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| format = Children's
| runtime = 4pm-8pm Pacific
| country = United States
| language = English
| home_station = Radio Disney
| syndicates = Radio Disney affiliates and XM Radio
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| first_aired = 1997
| last_aired = 2001
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Just Plain Mark and Zippy were two Radio Disney DJs that aired weekday afternoons at 4:00 PM Eastern Time. Both DJs were on at the same time and their show lasted till 8:00 PM ET. Mark (real name: Mark Sutherland) and Zippy (real name: Gary Wallace) broadcast from Tomorrowland at Disneyland.{{cite web |url=http://www.mouseplanet.com/magicyears/my030901.htm |title=MousePlanet |website=www.mouseplanet.com |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120904141737/http://www.mouseplanet.com/magicyears/my030901.htm |archive-date=4 September 2012 |url-status=dead}} Both Just Plain Mark and Zippy became Radio Disney DJs in 1997{{cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1997/07/11/mark-zippy-leave-wshe-for-disney/|title= MARK & ZIPPY LEAVE WSHE FOR DISNEY |work=Orlando Sentinel|date=July 11, 1997|accessdate=September 28, 2023}} and retired in 2001.
The duo formed a group called I-8-Paste. Two songs were produced and can only be found on Radio Disney Jams 1 and 2. "I Am Rubber" can be found on Jams 1{{Cite web |url=http://disney.go.com/Disneyrecords/song-albums/rdkidjams/index.html |title=Walt Disney Records - Song Albums - Radio Disney Kid Jams Volume 1 |access-date=2009-03-07 |archive-date=2009-02-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213083624/http://disney.go.com/disneyrecords/song-albums/rdkidjams/index.html |url-status=dead }} and "Let's Go" is on Jams 2.{{Cite web |url=http://disney.go.com/Disneyrecords/song-albums/rdkidjams2/index.html?id=2629 |title=Walt Disney Records - Song Albums - Radio Disney Jams 2 |access-date=2009-03-07 |archive-date=2011-06-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604015053/http://disney.go.com/Disneyrecords/song-albums/rdkidjams2/index.html?id=2629 |url-status=dead }} Although Just Plain Mark and Zippy did not appear anytime after, they hosted the launch party for Jams 3 at Disneyland in California.{{Cite web |url=http://www.laughingplace.com/News-PID502400-502400.asp |title=Radio Disney CD Launch Concert at Disneyland, - LaughingPlace.com: Disney World, Disneyland and More |access-date=2009-03-07 |archive-date=2011-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927025220/http://www.laughingplace.com/News-PID502400-502400.asp |url-status=dead }}
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External links
- [https://archive.today/20120904141737/http://www.mouseplanet.com/magicyears/my030901.htm Just Plain Mark and Zippy interview on mouseplanet.com]