Tag: Monkees Vs. Macheen

• Monkees vs. Macheen: “Monkee Mayor”

  “Nevermind the furthermore, the plea is self-defense” “Monkee Mayor” aired October 2, 1967, and though that was a mighty long time ago, the story doesn’t feel dated to me. The ideas are still relevant today. It’s also one of those stories where the Monkees are working to help the underdog, instead of working for their…

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  May 17, 2017

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  1967, 1968, Alex Singer, Davy Jones, drama, Election, Marx Brothers, mayor, Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, Monkee Mayor, Monkees Vs. Macheen, parking lots, Peter Tork, Plesant Valley Sunday, Politics, second season, situation comedy, social commentary, television, Zechenbush

• Monkees Vs. Macheen: “Monkees at the Circus”

  “It’s Great, It’s Terrific, It’s the Best Show on Earth” “Monkees at the Circus” is one I do remember watching in syndication in the late ’70s. It features a circus (obviously) , so of course it would make an impression on my five-year-old mind. David Panich, writer of “Monkees vs. Machine,”  also wrote this one.…

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  August 31, 2016

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  1967, Bronwyn Knox, Bruce Kessler, circus, David Jones, David Panich, Donna Baccala, Forrest Lewis, Jim Rose, Lollapalooza, Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, Monkees at the Circus, Monkees Vs. Macheen, Peter Tork, Richard Devon, rock and roll

• Monkees Vs. Macheen: “Son Of A Gypsy”

  “Everybody Wants to be in Showbiz!” “Son of a Gypsy” was written by the team of Gerald Gardner & Dee Caruso and Treva Silverman. I really do enjoy the ones that Silverman wrote. The story is about a gig gone wrong, but it is also a wildly improbable, high adventure territory as their opponents in…

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  June 9, 2016

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  1966, 1967, Alice, Bronwyn Knox, Cassius Clay, cultural appropriation, David Jones, Dee Caruso, Elizabeth Camp, Gene Dynarski, Gerald Gardner, Good Times, gypsy, James Arnold, James Frawley, Mario Roccuzzo, Me and Magdalena, Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, modern humor, Monkees Vs. Macheen, Muhammad Ali, NBC, new album, Peter Tork, phrenology, Ralph Roberts, Romani, situation comedy, Son of a Gypsy, Star Trek, The Monkees, Tony Regan, Treva Silverman, Vic Tayback