I absolutely love The Monkees! I met Peter Tork a few years ago and even though I was in my 40s, I was suddenly 6 years old again. He was so amazing and it's something I will always treasure. I wish they were recognized for being as talented as they were. Their music was fantastic.
@im1who84u2 жыл бұрын
Something you'll always remember...... And shortly after, he passed away. Tork documented his cancer experience on Facebook and encouraged his fans to support research efforts of the Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Research Foundation. His cancer returned in 2018, and he died at his home in Mansfield, Connecticut on February 21, 2019, a decade after his diagnosis.
@brendajones71112 жыл бұрын
I AGREE!
@Malachishouse2 жыл бұрын
They're a whole variety show all wrapped up in 4 ppl
@brendajones71112 жыл бұрын
So sad
@marilynsnider81832 жыл бұрын
I grew up with The Monkees. I still listen their music.
@timleachman79152 жыл бұрын
Mike and Peter played instraments before the show, Ive heard. They are the best have loved and listened to them since I was a kid, Im 62 now!! Also were down to one remaining Monkee now, Mickey!!! RIP Davey, Peter and Mike!!!!!!!!
@leighcarlson872 жыл бұрын
My bedroom walls at age 10-12 were covered with pictures of these guys. Mickey was my favorite.
@lorijschiele76402 жыл бұрын
I knew all of the "crazy facts", but I've been a Monkeemaniac since I was very young and watched the show religiously in syndication (in the '70s). I still have the 4 original albums released back then, as well as CDs of those, plus all of their other albums, and several of their Greatest Hits and Missing Links. I was ecstatic when they toured in the '80s when I was a teenager and actually able to see them in concert (I managed to go to 5 of their concerts!) I also went to a concert in 2013 (after Davy had passed which, altho I was an adult, made me sob like a young girl). I was also fortunate enough to see Peter perform with his band, Shoe Swede Blues and got to meet him and get his autograph (was so nervous and excited to meet him that, again, that "young girl" in me came back and I stumbled over my words. He was very sweet about it.) Losing Peter, and Mike were just as gut-wrenching as the loss of Davy. I can't imagine what it will be like when there are no more Monkees, and I pray that Micky hangs in for a long time, even tho he will no longer be touring. (Micky was, and is, still my fave ever since I was very young). I still listen to their music and actually have several of their CDs in my truck. It has a way of lighting up a dark day and I'm so grateful that they've been a part of my life for nearly 50 yrs. I can't imagine being without.
@HMMELD2 жыл бұрын
Interesting story from probably their #1 fan. I liked their music. Is their show still playing somewhere? Davy was my favorite. He used to be my least until I saw him interviewed once and he seemed so nice and so dignified and so modest that I changed my mind.
@melissacooper87242 жыл бұрын
It's hard to believe that only Micky is left! 😭
@JadenYukifan282 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I know. I was not expecting Nez to pass away.
@MrKaywyn2 жыл бұрын
It's very, very sad.
@marilynsnider81832 жыл бұрын
I was completely shocked.
@LakeFX2 жыл бұрын
Saw Nez in Chicago at his second-to-last show in November of last year. He didn't look well. There have been allegations of elder abuse against his former caretaker. If you're interested, there's a few videos on KZfaq that dive into these allegations.
@JadenYukifan282 жыл бұрын
@@LakeFX I don't doubt that, it's happened to others more than once. The elderly, I mean.
@alvinastahl2 жыл бұрын
By far this is my favorite band of all time. I love watching their show although I wish the love scenes weren't so goofy; but it was a sitcom after all.
@mikegrossberg86242 жыл бұрын
Peter Tork(a/k/a Thorkelsson) was already a practicing musician before the show Michael Nesmith was already a songwriter and musician before the show Davy Jones played The Artful Dodger in the London production of Oliver! Mickey Dolenz, as a child actor, had been the star of a tv show called Circus Boy. He, also, was already a musician before The Monkees All of the group were annoyed(at LEAST) that they weren't allowed to play their own instruments in the first season
@writerpatrick2 жыл бұрын
Mickey Dolenz was a guitarist and hated having to play the drums but he was the only one with a sense of rhythm.
@colindaniels9452 жыл бұрын
@@writerpatrick Davy actually tested very well on drums,but was passed over because the producers were worried that being behind the drum kit would comically exaggerate Jones's lack of height. To use an old pun: Davy came up short
@colindaniels9452 жыл бұрын
@@writerpatrick Dolenz had no clue how to play drums. Peter had to teach him how to fake playing on TV,the network hired a teacher for him to actually play drums on stage and in the studio. Chip Douglas cited Dolenz's drumming as the musical weak link in the group,he had to splice together multiple takes of his drumming in order to get a competent recorded performance from Dolenz.
@scottdavis22522 жыл бұрын
Davey Jones was also a drummer.
@raymondo1622 жыл бұрын
korky the circus boy
@jekku4688 Жыл бұрын
Was an absolute Monkees FANATIC as a kid! Had a mad crush on every one of them at one point or another, and even went as Davy Jones for Halloween one year. The fact that they only lasted 2 seasons (not to mention all the behind the scenes crap that went on) shows the kind of power the networks and production studios had (and still have) over artists. Mike Nesmith was a true musical artist, and the other 3 were just as talented. If they had been allowed to blossom even more, who knows what might have been?
@allevangelistchristianssuc86622 жыл бұрын
I met Mike Nesmith in 1985 when his father was in the hospital in Galveston, Texas. I worked as a RN in the hospital there. Was tempted to ask for his autograph but didn't think it'd be appropriate as a healthcare professional, and with his father being sick.
@z5123452 жыл бұрын
I have a lot of respect for these guy's, they made the rabbit come out of the hat and became a really good band.
@colindaniels9452 жыл бұрын
As Micky said,it was Pinocchio becoming a real boy.
@z5123452 жыл бұрын
@@colindaniels945 I can dig that.
@2cozmick252 жыл бұрын
The monkeys did some really great songs, I've got their greatest hits lp in my collection and play it now and then
@Bigbadwhitecracker2 жыл бұрын
There's a clip here on YT of David about 2 weeks before his passing at an autograph convention, maybe during a break. He picks up his guitar and remarkably jams on it. Probably the last 30 second video of the Manchester Cowboy. Then look for Peter playing Bach on an old cinema organ. Truly remarkable musician who played 8 instruments extremely well, and maybe can get by on 4 others. He was the only one with a university degree too.
@lindas.51912 жыл бұрын
I had read that Peter said he had dropped out of Carlton(?) College twice. I never saw that he finished his degree, but he must have if he taught high school for a few years. He taught English, French, history and math (and coached) and was named Teacher of the Year a few times. Someone made a comment stating he was a good teacher, and, yes, he would talk about the Monkees on occasion. I think he was the intellectual of the group. Always liked him best. Still do.
@cindydufala76462 жыл бұрын
I was going to marry Micky "when I grew up." Guess that'll never happen as I'll never grow up. Bahaha. Was a fun show to watch and The Monkees will always hold a special place in my heart.
@im1who84u2 жыл бұрын
I was going to marry Micky too but my wife wouldn't let me.
@lindas.51912 жыл бұрын
@@im1who84u Good one! 🤣
@cindystrachan85662 жыл бұрын
The Monkees made some really great music. Papa Gene’s Blues is still a major favorite. And Daydream Believer and so many more.
@FlameFlickers2 жыл бұрын
Fact No. 11: David Bowie's real surname was Jones and he had been playing under the name Davy Jones until 1966 when he became aware that there was a Davy Jones in The Monkees and so he began performing under the name David Bowie to avoid confusion.
@Tsiri092 жыл бұрын
Those were the days, my friends. To be a kid and watching CLEAN comedy show like this on Saturday mornings! Wish that would return- our kids badly need it!
@r.p.mcmurphy66232 жыл бұрын
Those were re-runs
@alisonflaxman156611 ай бұрын
It was originally a Monday evening prime time show.
@harryalpert80022 жыл бұрын
i was little then, but i loved the Monkees! watched their tv show every saturday morning. had all their records! many years later i worked on a revival tour video they did. at the end of the two day shoot they played a lot of their songs for us. it was great! everyone was there except nesmith. it was 1987.
@pmsfar-outgrooviness80252 жыл бұрын
Peter also played guitar on Sweet Young Thing, Mary Mary, and The Kind of Girl I Could Love. Mike played the steel solo on the latter
@writerpatrick2 жыл бұрын
The success of the Monkees revolutionized the music industry. Producers realized that rather than hiring successful talent and paying large percentages in contracts, they could "manufacture" successful artists and keep most of the profits. This really showed up more in the 80s as videos because big and how a person looked was more important than they're talent.
@janicekociol77022 жыл бұрын
Is "revolutionized" the right word? From your description, with which I agree, it was more of a setback to the music industry.
@scarlettraven6505 Жыл бұрын
I was lucky enough to see Michael Nesmith in concert,a few years ago, and he was so kind ♥️.
@denisehoward17711 ай бұрын
😊 Same
@jc07302 жыл бұрын
Great show. Great musicians.
@howyoudurrinhunneh2 жыл бұрын
I first saw The Monkees as a kid in the 80s and loved it.
@taratupa732 жыл бұрын
Micky's the only one left. He's 77 now. Hang in there, Micky!
@cathycola34996 ай бұрын
Just watched a bunch of reruns and documentaries on the Monkees. I've always loved them❤. Met Davy in 1992. He was adorable 😘
@marjoriejohnston30382 жыл бұрын
I think we all knew that the Monkees were a response to the Beatles. Nevertheless, we lapped it up. I lived in the UK then. I'm 70 now.
@r.p.mcmurphy66232 жыл бұрын
Michael Nesmith Facts: #1 - BEFORE the Monkees, he wrote the song, "A Different Drum", which became a hit for Linda Ronstadt. #2 - When he was in his early teens, Mike's mom invented Liquid Paper and became VERY rich!
@colindaniels9452 жыл бұрын
With regard to #2,It's a big part of why Nesmith wasn't involved many of the reunion tours. He didn't need the money as he was independently rich.
@colindaniels9452 жыл бұрын
Nesmith wanted to put out A Different Drum as a Monkees song. The powers that be refused claiming that it wasn't a Monkees song. Nesmith protested citing the fact that he was a Monkee.
@r.p.mcmurphy66232 жыл бұрын
@@colindaniels945 He was rich on his own regard. He was a pioneer in music vids.
@colindaniels9452 жыл бұрын
@@r.p.mcmurphy6623 Also acquiring control over his late mom's estate helped a lot. Mike himself has actually said he was in pretty dire straits financially prior to the death of his mom,so getting her money helped him out a lot. Plus the fact that it was through that money he got from his late mom's estate that he was even able to start his production company.
@lond28352 жыл бұрын
He made appearances on TV looooong before the Monkees.
@rowynnecrowley16892 жыл бұрын
Just imagine MIcky Dolenz as Fonzie. Woulda been a completely different show.
@CinnamonGrrlErin12 жыл бұрын
People may make fun of them, but how many other shows had Frank Zappa playing the car?
@johntiggleman46862 жыл бұрын
The Mike and Frank "interview" when each portrayed the other is still a hoot!
@ercaysalih54332 жыл бұрын
me too its hard to believe that micky is only surviving member just like the mamas and the pappas only michlle philps is left very sad it just goes to show that nothing lasts forever
@alexmarshall43312 жыл бұрын
Stepping Stone....Classic 👉🇬🇧👈
@barrygaynor10252 жыл бұрын
They were terrific.
@eddieboggs83062 жыл бұрын
The Potridge Family recorded songs too. I always thought that they were a clone of The Cowsills.
@MegaMagicdog2 жыл бұрын
They were. Initially the Cowsills were asked to be themselves for the show but wanted to recast the mother. The kids insisted mom stay, and they were dropped and the actors we all know were cast in those roles.
@alisonflaxman156611 ай бұрын
Most of the Partridge family didn't sing.
@TheGumbyRules2 жыл бұрын
Another fact: Davy Jones was almost drafted into the US Army during the Vietnam War, right when the show was on the air.
@tryithere2 жыл бұрын
davy jones was British.
@TheGumbyRules2 жыл бұрын
@@tryithere Yep. And the US was still going to draft him. He had permanent US residence, which required he make himself eligible for US military service. He barely got out of it. Google it.
@tryithere2 жыл бұрын
@@TheGumbyRules You are right. I never heard that before. 😁
@alisonflaxman156611 ай бұрын
@@TheGumbyRulestrue and he got out of it by losing weight. He had to get below 100lbs to fail the physical which he did.
@TheGumbyRules11 ай бұрын
@@alisonflaxman1566 At 5'4" or so and thin already, the weight loss was doable.
@billcox88702 жыл бұрын
I'm a daydream believer for thinking I can take the last train to Clarksville so I can visit my auntie Griselda.
@patriciabarnes68412 жыл бұрын
I've always had a big crush on Mickey!
@dshadow31732 жыл бұрын
Fact #11: Jimi Hendrix opened for the Monkees a couple of times while they were on tour.
@DeidreL99 ай бұрын
Let’s not forget Davy in The Brady Bunch! I loved his song Girl.
@HC-cb4yp2 жыл бұрын
Had they shut up and not fought with the network and hadn't worked so hard to get their producer fired, they could have gone much further. "Stars" who got in the way of their own success.
@jb8888888882 жыл бұрын
Davy Jones was in _Oliver!_ a musical *adaptation* of the book _Oliver Twist,_ when he was on The Ed Sullivan Show the same night as the Beatles' US TV debut. Charles Dickens never wrote the song "Consider Yourself."
@susanmccormick60222 жыл бұрын
I knew Davy played Dodger,but it was only recently I heard he played Fagin as well.Would love to have seen both even though Peter has half my heart.
@michaelrochester482 жыл бұрын
Brian McKnight of Love also auditioned for Monkees as well as Paul Peterson of Donna Reed
@lond28352 жыл бұрын
and Steven Stills
@susanmccormick60222 жыл бұрын
Hey,I was friends with Paul & never knew he did a Monkees audition though have seen The Donna Reed show.Another if my fav guys did so too,Michael Burns.Keep well Paul.Miss you.
@jnicholls41202 жыл бұрын
I think you mean Bryan MacLean. Bryan was very talented but narrowly missed becoming a big name in his own right.
@vassa19722 жыл бұрын
Good stuff I was born in July 15 1972 loved that stuff
@allenjones3130 Жыл бұрын
Van Dyke Parks(lyricist of Brian Wilson's "SMILE" album) also auditioned unsuccessfully to be a Monkee.
@tyrssen12 жыл бұрын
It was a silly show, but a damn good group.
@sm55742 жыл бұрын
Actually, the show itself was not inspired by "A Hard Day's Night". Bob Rafelson had already conceived the idea a couple of years earlier, but he couldn't get it sold. The Beatles movie inspired him to try again, and it inspired the studios to purchase it.
@trebleclef462 жыл бұрын
Absutely right. The success of the Beatles movie " Hard Days Night" along with their number 1 single " I wanna hold your hand" proved that the American youth were ready for Bob Rafelsons concept of a Monkees TV show. No doubt the resulting incredible record sales surprised even him!
@CT9905.2 жыл бұрын
I grew up watching the Monkees’ tv show, thing’s I didn’t know!!!!
@juliemcarthur30042 жыл бұрын
Love the monkees
@itinerantpatriot11962 жыл бұрын
Another little known fact, "Last Train to Clarksville" was an antiwar, protest song but they kept that under wraps for fear NBC wouldn't allow it to be played on TV. Also, I read somewhere that the bit about The Monkees outselling the Beatles and Stones combined in 1967 was something Mike Nesmith made up just to see if it would get printed without being fact-checked. He told some journalist from Australia he was going to say they sold 30 million records that year during his next interview to prove a point about the media running with whatever they are told. Is that true? I really don't know. I have never done the math and I have heard it preached as gospel in documentary's about the group. That sort of thing would be right up Mike's alley and fits his dry sense of humor and love of irony. If it is true, well played Mike. RIP boys. Micky will be along when God is ready for a Monkee reunion.
@lindas.51912 жыл бұрын
Itinerant Patriot It's true, and it's still out there.
@brianjonesg8aso4032 жыл бұрын
DUH! The Rutles are the pre fab four and always have been!
@JFAOwner2 жыл бұрын
I am shocked and stunned to hear that. Shocked. Very shocked. And stunned. Very very stunned.
@MrMarckeedee2 жыл бұрын
The Monkeys were the Nickelodeon version of the counterculture in the 60s.
@TampaDave2 жыл бұрын
5:15 “studio musicians” in this context is most likely a reference to “The Wrecking Crew”
@colindaniels9452 жыл бұрын
Another fact: The show's pilot got both,at the time,the lowest and highest audience test scores in NBC network history
@colindaniels9452 жыл бұрын
I believe that the Monkeemobile was designed by the same guy who did the Batmobile for the Batman TV show.
@ramirez19992 жыл бұрын
Negative my friend. The Monkeemobile was designed by Dean Jeffries whilst the Batmobile was designed by George Barris.
@colindaniels9452 жыл бұрын
@@ramirez1999 Thank you for that
@colindaniels9452 жыл бұрын
The producers of the show basically used everything about The Beatles that wasn't nailed down. If they could've,they would've renamed the 4 guys John,Paul,George,and Ringo.
@janicekociol77022 жыл бұрын
But they still wouldn't have been the Beatles.😄
@colindaniels9452 жыл бұрын
@@janicekociol7702 No,but the show's producers wanted to use everything about The Beatles that they could
@colindaniels9452 жыл бұрын
@Douglas Farshtey True,but The Monkees were one of the most obvious ones.
@BillySugger19652 жыл бұрын
The Monkees may have been the first AMERICAN sitcom to lose the laugh track, but in plenty of other countries we had been making them without canned laughter for years. Jeez!
@b.powell34802 жыл бұрын
Interesting video!, I found out that Michael Nesmith sang lead in their hit song, listen to the band !, also, the monkeemobile was built by the legendary Chuck Barris of custom/ hot rod fame !!
@glennso472 жыл бұрын
Boyce and Hart were the studio musicians who were working the Monkees “ at first. They also wrote the songs that the Monkees performed.
@alisonflaxman156611 ай бұрын
The Wrecking crew were the musicians.
@davyj782 жыл бұрын
In ‘67 they sold more records than the Beatles/Stones combined !!!
@eredison85842 жыл бұрын
In the 80s, Davy walked past us in Havant Hampshire uk.He lived a couple of miles from us at the time,when he left America and we didn't know.
@jons.62162 жыл бұрын
If I recall there was an episode where Mike was using an alias of "Mr Woollenhat!"
@r.p.mcmurphy66232 жыл бұрын
Did you actual watch this video???
@PlumbPitiful2 жыл бұрын
I don't believe the story about Michael Nesmith trying out for Happy Days. It's common knowledge that Micky did but not once in 50 years has anyone ever said Mike did. After the Monkees Mike focused 100% of his energy into his recording and songwriting career. He had no interest in acting unless it was for one of his own projects.
@colindaniels9452 жыл бұрын
That was yet another urban legend
@duffbaker95542 жыл бұрын
I always preferred the laugh track on the Monkees episodes as it added to the show. Without it, the show wasn't same.
@neilforbes4162 жыл бұрын
Davy Jones was under contract to *Colpix Records* which, along with sister label, *Colgems,* were owned by Screen Gems Inc. In 1969, Screen Gems would replace the Colgems and Colpix labels by buying out the *Bell/Amy/Mala* label group, Redesigning the Bell label while ditching the Amy, Mala, Dyna-Voice and Elf labels hitherto owned and distributed by the Bell/Amy/Mala Group. In 1975, Screen Gems would rebrand the label as *Arista* but in the late 1980s both Arista and RCA-Victor would be gobbled up by the big German recording and magazine publishing company, *Bertelsmann Verlag AG,* a company that got its fingers burned badly when their magazine, *Stern* which is *Star* in English published the fake Hitler Diaries. Bell and RCA-Victor fell under the recording division, BMG, Bertelsmann Musikgruppe GmbH.
@jaymudd28172 жыл бұрын
Still remember when they were on Friday nights
@lyndahammond88832 жыл бұрын
Neat, I really did learn some new things. Often, you get rehashed info on these things.
@WhoStew2 жыл бұрын
My favorite song is you will not find me in your book of loos . This was my favorite song
@johntiggleman46862 жыл бұрын
That's "Stepping Stone" and the line is "and you won't find me in your book of 'Who's Who." You're welcome. Or maybe you are being goofy about the song. :)
@vitabricksnailslime82732 жыл бұрын
Don't know why they didn't change their name and go it alone after the studios wouldn't give in. Who knows, they might have snotted them good. On the other hand, I understand that Tork and Nesmith weren't exactly friends.
@trebleclef462 жыл бұрын
The studio DID give in...and the young Monkees ended up making bad decisions..got their TV series cancelled and foolishly believed they could write songs as well as Carole King & Neil Diamond. Their hufe decline in album and singles sales was the result.
@clwest35382 жыл бұрын
@@trebleclef46 Yep - Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart was one .... was gifted it ... don't think I ever made it through the whole thing .....
@joshw69932 жыл бұрын
Yet when Pete completed his earthly journey Nes 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭up until he completed his earthly journey
@BobbiRakus2 жыл бұрын
I knew all of these! 🤩
@kentleytaggart58162 жыл бұрын
Was a good show ,to bad it got canned.
@kevinhealey65402 жыл бұрын
I've seen 4 times how a company had a key player who played a major role in the company's success. He was taken for granted and either fired or driven off the job. And because of that, the company itself fell completely apart. The Monkee's show was very successful for two years. Don Kirchner was hired in the beginning to supervise the musical aspect of the show because he knew what he was doing. Four actors were hired for a show that was based on a very popular rock band at the time. (Needless to say which one) Kirchner hired song writers, as well as people who knew the business to produce the songs. Due to the popularity of the show, as well as Kirchner's expertise, the record albums sold off the charts. Only two of the actors had a real musical background, but had not had any success before the show. Kirchner said what would work and what would not. However Kirchner was seen as despotic. After two years it was set it up where Kirchner was fired. Although the show was highly succesful, after the firing the show was canceled for the third season. Kirchner however went on to produce a succesful children's cartoon show, about a rock band. The show had a number of number one hits.
@kevinhealey65402 жыл бұрын
The four members of the Monkees were all struggling before they became a sensation on a tv show however after the show ended, there careers took a serious change.
@tommissouri48712 жыл бұрын
2:55 - The show negotiate with Pontiac to get cars for the show, i.e., early product placement. Pontiac was excited to provide them for the publicity into the youth market, however, the show's producers were not completely honest or upfront. There was a new GTO for each Monkee's personal use and three for the show, but the three for the show were to be customized into the Monkeemobile, which did not really promote the new GTO all that much for Pontiac.
@lewis73152 жыл бұрын
really neet! I always liked them... fun and funny !1 :) :)
@r.p.mcmurphy66232 жыл бұрын
neat
@tr71982 жыл бұрын
Dean Jefferies designed the " Monkee mobile "
@onlythewise12 жыл бұрын
was cool to watch them
@colindaniels9452 жыл бұрын
Not totally true about #10,in fact Peter Tork played guitar on the tracks Mike Nesmith produced for those albums as Mike was allowed to use anyone he wanted for his sessions.
@carlthornton30762 жыл бұрын
Very Good!... 86 🐄🦉🏴☠
@binaway2 жыл бұрын
On a British interview Mickey Dolans revealed he felt like a fraud when he met the Beatles and other recording stars, while in the UK. Lennon called him Monkey Man 'in a friendly way'. From the interview it sounded as though he had been star stuck.
@thomaslucas60792 жыл бұрын
I was a 11 year old boy when it was on and loved it. but it was a horribly immature show so it would appeal to a small boy. My dad absolutely hated the one who played Mikey. He looked just like a enemy he had in the Navy. I think my dad felt like punching the TV screen out every time he seen him.
@alisonflaxman156611 ай бұрын
No Mikey on the show.
@michaelgerhardt71302 жыл бұрын
I surprised you didn’t say liquid paper!
@proto-geek248 Жыл бұрын
The Rutles are the prefab four.
@riverx68022 ай бұрын
I knew all this lol.
@colindaniels9452 жыл бұрын
If you want to get an idea of what The Monkees had in mind for a 3rd season of the show,watch 33 And 1/3rd Revolutions Per Monkee.
@MegaMagicdog2 жыл бұрын
I can't help but think their idea was stolen and became "Laugh In". Just too coincidental.
@lindas.51912 жыл бұрын
I thought it was absolutely horrendous except for Peter's slice of Bach.
@colindaniels9452 жыл бұрын
One of the producers who worked with The Monkees was Snuff Garrett.
@MegaMagicdog2 жыл бұрын
Tried to. His production efforts lead to the music sounding too much like his other band, Gary Lewis and The Playboys. He was dropped and Boyce and Hart eventually were brought in.
@colindaniels9452 жыл бұрын
@@MegaMagicdog From what I've heard,there were mutual issues with both parties. Snuff wanted Davy as the front man,the group wanted Micky. Make a long story short,Kirshner paid Snuff a metric ton of money to buy out his contract
@colindaniels9452 жыл бұрын
@@MegaMagicdog Btw,Boyce and Hart were fired from the project at one point because Kirshner feared they were using the group as a means to promote themselves.
@johntiggleman46862 жыл бұрын
Thomas "Snuff" Garrett had an album series "The 50 Guitars Of Tommy Garrett." I have a few of them in my Lp collection.
@theunspoke815 Жыл бұрын
I went to 3 concerts in the 80's with my mom. She likes them alot. Even met Mickey at the Autorama with Scott Valentine once. He's the boyfriend of Alex P Keatons sister!! Long hair. Rode a motorcycle. Yeah! Really! Mickey's a total, um, jerkwad!! ✌💖from Gen X
Honestly i like when sitcoms dont have a laugh track. It feels like the director and a writer sitting in a room saying "oh my god look how funny i am" you dont tell me when a joke is funny. Tom and jerry had no laugh track neither did loony toons and those where the mvp. But subpar comedies depend on laugh tracks because most of their jokes are shit.
@libertycowboy24952 жыл бұрын
Watched them as a kid...I BEGGED my mom for a hair cut like Davy Jones...she was having none of that though.🙃
@williamnichols4292 жыл бұрын
Harry's name was Nilsson NOT Nielson!!!
@paulsto65162 жыл бұрын
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@theunspoke8152 жыл бұрын
What about the fact that Michael's mom invented White Out???
@walterpearlman1432 жыл бұрын
You missed their tour paired with Jimi Hendrix !
@johntiggleman46862 жыл бұрын
And Hendrix got booed off the stage. Darn teeny-boppers! Not sure how many shows that happened, but I saw that in a TV documentary about Jimi some years ago.
@salinagrrrl692 жыл бұрын
The urban legend of Charles Manson auditioning to be a Monkee went on for years.
@MegaMagicdog2 жыл бұрын
It was never true. Manson was behind bars at the time of the auditions.
@lindas.51912 жыл бұрын
I recently came across an old radio interview of Peter's where they were discussing that. The DJ said, "Yeah, and if he had gotten the part, it could have been the smart one, the cute one, the funny one...", and Peter piped up with "... and the killer." I thought that was hilarious. Peter was always clever and funny, though he portrayed a dimwit on the show.
@salinagrrrl692 жыл бұрын
@@lindas.5191 He had all the rock star tradgetys of the group. Drugs ect...
@lindas.51912 жыл бұрын
@@salinagrrrl69 It's true, and what a shame as he had it all going for him. At least he'd gotten it together long before the cancer took him. I loved his quirkiness.
@YTRulesFromNM2 жыл бұрын
Monkee is not misspelled. Monkee is the slang term for an uncredited musician.
@tryithere2 жыл бұрын
Its misspelled from Monkeys same as Beatles is from Beetles.
@OneSon7442 жыл бұрын
Monkees over the beatles any day!
@colindaniels9452 жыл бұрын
There's an urban legend that Charles Manson was one of the people who auditioned for the show.
@tanstaafl19632 жыл бұрын
There’s an interview with Mike and Micky from an Australian interview a few years ago where they address that. Micky admitted to making it up. Search KZfaq for it.
@colindaniels9452 жыл бұрын
@@tanstaafl1963 Hence it's status as an urban legend
@tanstaafl19632 жыл бұрын
@@colindaniels945 it's worth watching the interview.. Nez also admits to making up another urban legend
@colindaniels9452 жыл бұрын
@@tanstaafl1963 Which one is that?
@PlumbPitiful2 жыл бұрын
@@colindaniels945 ... Ooh! Ooh! I know! He made up the story about the Monkees outselling The Beatles And The Rolling Stones combined in 1967. He said it in the same interview that the other gentleman referred to. He wanted to see how far it would go!
@yodaman50692 жыл бұрын
I hated that you kept resetting the music loop for every point, and you didn't even include the fact that they were high every episode.
@beedevil112 жыл бұрын
No Boyce and Hart reference.
@TBathory2 жыл бұрын
You forgot one very infamous audition, charles manson. He auditioned for Micheal Nesmith part.
@g_man21772 жыл бұрын
You didn't mention that Charles Manson was one of the auditioners for the show.
@pmsfar-outgrooviness80252 жыл бұрын
an untrue myth
@r.p.mcmurphy66232 жыл бұрын
That's because it's not true. Just a rumor Mickey started.