Tag: The Monkees
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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: James Frawley (1936-2019)
I was sad to hear of the recent passing of James Frawley, director of 28 of the 58 Monkees episodes. Born in 1936 in Houston Texas, he died of a heart attack on January 22 at the age of 82, in Indian Wells California. He is survived by his wife Cynthia. Frawley was an important…
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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: “Fairy Tale”
“Once Upon a Time, In the Land of Kirshner” “Fairy Tale” was directed by James Frawley, written by Peter Meyerson, and aired on January 8, 1968. This is a memorable episode, and when you think of the series, this one’s bound to come to mind. It’s funny and unexpected. They break with the regular episode…
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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…
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Monkees vs. Macheen: “Hitting the High Seas”
“We’ll scuttle the story and run her a-ground!” “Hitting the High Seas” was directed by James Frawley and written by Jack Winter, who wrote four other episodes that I listed in my recap for “The Picture Frame.” Fun note about the title: the book, Monkee Magic by Melanie Mitchell, notes that it’s a pun on…
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Monkees vs. Macheen: “Art for Monkees’ Sake”
“Monkees Imitate Art” aka “I WANNA LOOK AT LIBERACE!” “Art for Monkees’ Sake” was directed by Alex Singer and written by Coslough Johnson. It debuted October 9, 1967. The episode title is a play on the French slogan, “Art for Art’s Sake” (l’art pour l’art) which means art for reasons of self-expression and not for…
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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: “The Picture Frame”
“What’s My Motivation?” “The Picture Frame” starts out with the “Hurray for Hollywood” sound-alike incidental music and the sign for the fictional Mammoth Studios, first used in “I’ve Got a Little Song Here.” Some previous episodes where the Monkees tried to break into show biz were “Captain Crocodile,” “Find the Monkees,” “Monkees at the Movies,”…
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Monkees Vs. Macheen: “Monkees Get Out More Dirt”
The Monkees Love Catwoman! “Monkees Get Out More Dirt” is one of the episodes I’d put into a “most memorable” category. It’s the one with Julie Newmar, and the one where they all compete with each other instead of working together. The episode first aired April 3, 1967, and the writers were Gerald Gardner and…
Misadventures in Blissville 