Probably for the same reasons Walt Disney himself got involved in targeting an all-children audience. Declassified docs from the FBI say he was recruited to target children in an attempt to get them interested in law enforcement, but I'd bet the real reason is way more sinister.
"Because of Mr. Disney's position as the foremost producer of cartoon films in the motion picture industry and his prominence and wide acquaintenceship in film production matters, it is believed that he can be of valuable assistance to this office and therefore it is my recommendation that he be approved as an SAC contact."
On the next page it summarizes his idea for the Mickey Mouse Club: "He would like the first scene to be done on the range which would show the Agent shooting at a bulls-eye target and would be based on the fact that the FBI agent is a great marksman and would be something that the children would look up to."
Probably for the same reasons Walt Disney himself got involved in targeting an all-children audience. Declassified docs from the FBI say he was recruited to target children in an attempt to get them interested in law enforcement, but I'd bet the real reason is way more sinister.
Show us.
This is from the first few pages of his file:
"Because of Mr. Disney's position as the foremost producer of cartoon films in the motion picture industry and his prominence and wide acquaintenceship in film production matters, it is believed that he can be of valuable assistance to this office and therefore it is my recommendation that he be approved as an SAC contact."
On the next page it summarizes his idea for the Mickey Mouse Club: "He would like the first scene to be done on the range which would show the Agent shooting at a bulls-eye target and would be based on the fact that the FBI agent is a great marksman and would be something that the children would look up to."
https://vault.fbi.gov/walter-elias-disney/walter-elias-disney-part-01-of-03/view
I haven't read those docs in many years, but here's how I found them:
Go to https://vault.fbi.gov/ and search for Walt Disney. I started from the beginning and read a few dozen pages before I got bored.