Tag: David Price
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Monkees vs. Macheen: “The Frodis Caper” a.k.a. “Mijacogeo”
“I’m as puzzled as the Oyster.” Here we are at the last episode of the series and the end of these regularly scheduled recaps. I’m full of conflicting emotions because I don’t want this to end, yet I’m glad the series went out with this bizarre and fun episode. “The Frodis Caper” a.k.a. “Mijacogeo” aired…
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Monkees vs. Macheen: “The Monkees in Paris”
“The summer of love meets the city of love.” “The Monkees in Paris” was shot in two parts: the main action in June of 1967 in Paris and the wrap-around segments with James Frawley on December 24, 1967. These were the last bits of any Monkees episode filmed. Bob Rafelson wrote and directed this one,…
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Monkees vs. Macheen: “Everywhere a Sheik, Sheik”
“Strangeways, Here We Come” “Everywhere a Sheik, Sheik,” was directed by Alex Singer, written by Jack Winter, and aired September 25, 1967. Filming dates were April 25-27, the same week the Monkees began working on their fourth album Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd. The episode is unfortunately, a recycled plot of a recycled plot.…
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Monkees Vs. Macheen: “Too Many Girls” aka “Davy and Fern”
“Talent Show, My…(Whistle)!” I wasn’t super excited to write about this one, I admit. The storyline for “Too Many Girls” revolves around an often used plot device: Davy is in “love.” On the plus side, writers were obviously aware of it and making fun of it themselves; using a well-established trait of Davy’s to drive…
Misadventures in Blissville 