Tag: Davy Jones
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Monkees vs. Macheen: Peter Tork (1942-2019)
There is only feeling In this world of life and death I sing the praise of never change With every single breath Just a few weeks ago, I was writing about James Frawley; now Monkees fans have the one-two punch of grieving for the loss of Peter Tork. There is plenty of biographical information available…
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Monkees vs. Macheen: Head (1968)
“Have It Cleaned and Burned.” Head was released November 6, 1968, directed by Bob Rafelson, and written by Rafelson and Jack Nicholson. That’s right, Jack freakin’ Nicholson wrote Head. Apparently Nicholson was a huge fan of the film when it was finished. Hey, it’s good to be proud of your work. According to the book,…
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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 Blow Their Minds”
The Monkees Blow Their Ending “The Monkees Blow Their Minds” was directed by David Winters, written by Peter Meyerson, and aired March 11, 1968, second to the last Monkees episode in the original run. To my delight, this episode features James Frawley, director of 29 of the 58 Monkees episodes, as Rudy, dimwitted henchmen to…
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Monkees vs. Macheen: “Some Like It Lukewarm”
Girls, Girls, Girls! The “Some Like it Lukewarm” story is set up with a sign for the “KXIW-TV Rockathon Contest, $500 First Prize.” I’m so happy that, since this is one of the last few episodes, it’s about their struggles to make it as a band. Mike, Micky, and Davy are in line at the…
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Monkees vs. Macheen: “Monkees Mind Their Manor”
“The Episode I Don’t Really Remember…” The episode begins, to my delight, with the Monkees rehearsing at their pad. Peter and Davy play a tune called “Iranian Tango” for Micky and Mike. Yes, they’re really playing that. That little bit of music was included on the Monkees bootleg LP, Monkeeshines, along with other vocal bits…
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Monkees vs. Macheen: “The Monkee’s Paw”
“You’ll never work in show business again!” “The Monkees Paw” was directed by James Frawley, written by Coslough Johnson, and first aired January 29, 1968. I enjoy this episode; it’s good old fashioned storytelling, based loosely on the short story, “The Monkey’s Paw” by W. W. Jacobs. In that story, a married couple comes into…
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Monkees vs. Macheen: “The Monkees Watch Their Feet”
“The more days that go by, the more good old days there are to miss.” “The Monkees Watch Their Feet” a.k.a. “Micky and the Outer Space Creatures” is a standout episode of the second season, mostly because of the unusual story-telling style. Instead of seeing things from the Monkees point of view, the story is…
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Monkees vs Macheen: “The Monkees’ Christmas Show”
“Holy sh–! It’s the attack of Eddie Munster!” Sooner or later it seems like all sitcoms end up doing a “Christmas Show,” or holiday special. This episode, which first aired on Christmas, December 25, 1967, is The Monkees version. It amazes me that it debuted on Christmas day, since these days television shows are on…
Misadventures in Blissville 