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12 September 1966 (USA)
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The misadventures of a struggling rock band. full summary
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Won 2 Primetime Emmys.
Another 1 win
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1 nomination
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(16 articles)
Monkee Micky Dolenz in West End Musical 'Hairspray'
(From TheImproper.com. 23 November 2009, 5:52 PM, PST)
Davy Jones 'attacks Monkees bandmates'
(From digitalspy. 7 October 2009, 7:38 PM, PDT)
(From TheImproper.com. 23 November 2009, 5:52 PM, PST)
Davy Jones 'attacks Monkees bandmates'
(From digitalspy. 7 October 2009, 7:38 PM, PDT)
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Pivotal Series In TV & Pop Music History
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(Series Cast Summary - 4 of 54) | Davy Jones | ... | Davy / ... (58 episodes, 1966-1968) |
 | Micky Dolenz | ... | Micky / ... (58 episodes, 1966-1968) |
 | Peter Tork | ... | Peter / ... (58 episodes, 1966-1968) |
 | Michael Nesmith | ... | Mike / ... (57 episodes, 1966-1968) |
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30 min (58 episodes)
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Color (Pathécolor)
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Among those who auditioned to be members of The Monkees were Paul Williams (who later wrote "Someday Man" for the group) and Stephen Stills, who was almost cast but pulled out when he learned Columbia Pictures would demand the publishing rights to his songs. It was Stills who suggested his then-roommate, Peter Tork, audition for the group, and Tork was cast.
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Continuity: In a number of second-season episodes, Micky's hairstyle changes back and forth from a straight hairdo to a curly "permed" look. This was due to the fact that second-season episodes were filmed at two different times, the spring of 1967 (when a number of the actual episode storylines were filmed) and then later that fall (during which time all the song performances were filmed). During the summer break, Micky let his hair grow out. The difference is perhaps most notable in the episode "It's a Nice Place to Visit," when at one moment Micky is performing a song with his hair curled, and is then seen leaving the stage with his hair straight.
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Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Crawling Eye (#2.1)" (1989)
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Randy Scouse Git
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The Monkees may have been created as a Beatles-of-America series, but like The Fab Four the show and the group within had a pivotal role in pop music history. While the concept of quick-edit rock music pieces began with A Hard Days Night and its sequels, it was The Monkees that really fleshed out the concept that today is known as the music video.
The power of television proved itself with Monkee-mania, and seeing the series and listening to the records four decades after their debut reveals how fresh and engaging both still are. The sit-com concept was basically parodied, and the free-wheeling styles of Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, and David Jones made the parodies all the more cutting and funny. There is a magnetism to Micky, Mike, Peter, and Davy that still shows in the show and the music; the use of session hipsters in the backing tracks certainly created a strong baseline at the beginning, but in concert with session help or all on their own (in the album Headquarters and the songs from which the show made use), it was Micky, Mike, Peter, and Davy who gave the music a stamp that was undeniably theirs.
The same is true of the show - other singers have shown engaging humor (Alison Krauss is one of the funniest), but none show the magnetic zaniness of The Monkees (if anything, Ms. Krauss' sense of humor is more like Mike Nesmith's than anything).
This is why the show and the group will always endure.