E ! True Hollywood Story: The Monkees (1999)

[@alishadoutt5422]

Since that E True Hollywood Story the story extended Micky married Donna Quinter and they're still married 21 years later, Peter and Davy got remarried one more time and there were more Monkee reunions Unfortunately the story got sadder when Davy, Peter and Mike passed away Poor Micky Dolenz is now the only one left. I know he'll keep monkeeing around until the day he rejoins his band mates up in the circle sky

[@DannyD714]

i was lucky enough to see mike, micky and peter in 2012 not long after davy died. it was a very emotional show. then a couple of years later i saw the micky and peter show. finally in 2021 i saw the final show of mike and micky's farewell tour at the greek theater in los angeles. mike passed away a few short weeks later. i've been a monkees fan since the tv show debuted in 1966 so seeing their last concert was like coming full circle (sky).

[@alishadoutt5422]

@@DannyD714 Thanks for sharing Danny I've been a Monkees fan since I saw the reruns on MTV I first saw Davy perform in Washington PA in 2006 along with Jimmy Beaumont and the Skyliners and Jimmy Ross and the Jaggerz, then I saw Davy Peter and Micky in Pittsburgh during their 45th anniversary tour Then a year after Davy died I met Peter, Micky and many people at the Monkees convention including some of their guest stars from their show and some of the Brady Bunch In 2014 I saw Peter and Micky again with Mike in Pittsburgh In 2018 I met Mike at Steel City Con a few weeks after he had quadruple bypass surgery Then in 2021 I met up with Micky again at Steel City Con before he and Mike finished their farewell tour

[@DannyD714]

@@alishadoutt5422 that's cool! i never got to meet any of them personally. i probably would have been too star struck to say anything lol. the first time i saw them was the 20th anniversary reunion tour in 1986. it was just davy,peter and micky,but mike did join them for the last show of that tour. they played with herman's hemits,the grass roots and another band i can't remember. i missed seeing micky solo last year. i hope i get another chance.

[@佐野美和-q9j]

​@@DannyD714私は日本人です 初来日のときは子供でしたがＤＪBHのときにデイビーとミッキーに会いました 個々で来日したときにも会いました 特にデイビーの２度目の奥さんと当時生後半年の３番目の娘さんにも会いました

[@佐野美和-q9j]

ミッキーも確か３回結婚しているはず デイビーも３回結婚してましたよ

[@imkegroteluschen1664]

I was born that year the Monkees startet their amazing career as a boyband, as singers and songwriters, as multi-talented comedians... and they were also so very handsome young men!!! Rest in peace, Michael, Davy and Peter. As long as Micky is with us, his great voice and his sense of humour, the Monkees will live on.

[@SuiGenerisAbbie]

Thanks so much for sharing this with us!

[@scottburton9701]

Grew up with The Monkees-Thanks for posting!

[@DannyD714]

me too

[@garyhill2740]

I love that Kirshner said the Monkees "went right down the tubes" without him. Lol. Look at all they accomplished without him, not the least of which was their amazing 50th anniversary album "Good Times". Don lived in his own world where he was the greatest! 😅

[@DannyD714]

he rejected nesmith's "different drum" saying it wasn't a monkees song to which mike replied, "but i am one of the monkees!" so mike gave it to the stone poneys who had a massive hit with it. way to go genius !

[@Frank-Discussion]

Lol you’re right, He did! The Monkees were fantastic without him

[@wilcox660]

I believe 2 of their biggest - Daydream Believer & Pleasant Valley Sunday were both post-Don.

[@EdBern]

I love how you kept the ads in this video. Feels like a television time capsule.

[@cocoaorange1]

Make me feel old, just kidding!

[@judylemasters1532]

I was 14 when they came out. I loved Davy Jones and on my 15th birthday my mom got me my first album. I was so happy. I was madly in love with Davy. I took my album out if its sleeve and would kiss Davy and say i love you Davy. Everynight. Lol

[@tc4045]

Thank you for this!❤

[@homestudio6196]

I’m surprised how positive these commercials were in 1999

[@DannyD714]

a lot has changed in 25 years, that's for sure.

[@cocoaorange1]

Talking about the 90's makes me feel old I was in my 20s then.

[@josephwirtel8765]

They made a great contribution to society by spreading happiness at a time when it was desperately needed.

[@neilforbes416]

6:50 Before Crosby, Stills & Nash, Steven Stills had been part of Buffalo Springfield.

[@kskisser]

RIP Mike, Davy and Peter. I grew up on re-runs having been born in 1964. They were my first favorite band. Too bad ego's had to blow up any chance they had at real lasting success.

[@DannyD714]

people keep rediscovering them, so their success has lasted. nothing can compare to the first years with the tv show, but after the 20th reunion in 1986 they kept touring and recording. mike's absence on tour was mostly due to scheduling conflicts rather than personal ones as a lot of people think. heck, mike died weeks after completing the farewell tour with micky, so he cared about the fans and the legacy of the monkees. the biggest shame is they have yet to be inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame.

[@cocoaorange1]

True their show would have lasted longer.

[@mainenews]

Do you have any other E true hollywood stories?

[@DannyD714]

welcome back kotter and 3s company are coming soon. after that i go back to digging through storage.

[@c.a.t.732]

"One of them was called The Creeps, but it had a negative connotation". Ya think?

[@spiritnme7772]

LOL, so true!!

[@ScottFrye000111222]

Use a better VCR with tracking adjustments

[@DannyD714]

it's 2024. i'm lucky i have one that works at all lol. i do understand the frustration though.

[@1cultural]

It left out Mike Nesnith's departure in 1969 and the split between Jones and Dolenz in 1970. When the other 2 reunited with Boyce and Hart, they could not use the name Monkees into their act, and the public did not buy it.

[@AndrewLoukidis-jr2bp]

Bob actually had the idea before the Beatles broke in America Their success and Hard Days Night showed the series could be a hit

[@anotheryoutubeaccount9852]

KZbin, is the closest thing, to a Time Machine,, so far!

[@57andstillkicking]

Absolutely!

[@cocoaorange1]

I miss E.

[@usarmyvet]

A Girl Band set in N.Y.?

[@cougarelli]

Watching this back as an adult, Davy was such a bitter, pompous jackass..."Who knows what's going to happen in the future, but I can assure you..there's no more Monkees for me" 2 years later he was back touring with them.

[@57andstillkicking]

Have you ever changed your mind? Did it make you a bitter, pompous, jackass?

[@佐野美和-q9j]

ディビーは馬鹿ではない

[@garyhill2740]

All of the Monkees were bitter at one time or another. Hollywood put them through the ringer. But they all came out the other side ok.

[@reerilv9026]

I met him not too long before he died and he was delightful, kind and most respectful to other musicians on the tv show being taped at that time. I was not a performer, but was there with friends who were. I was very impressed with him. A truly nice man.

[@DWor-]

When the swallows come back to... Clarkesville? Okay, that is too funny, a mom gets mad where were her kids all night and the kids respond sleeping in line for Monkees tickets and the MOM wants tickets too. That is the power of the RE Run, man. I still enjoy Mike's book. Were part of an experiment? I think the experiment continues onward at all of us afterward.

[@scottspencer4603]

I LOATHE Gossip.

[@sheridaducky-xk6lx]

I'm glad micky got both but I don't know Paul Williams

[@DannyD714]

paul williams went on to have a successful career as a singer/songwriter.

[@siobhancrowley5195]

And star in the cult classic movie The Phantom of the Paradise ​@@DannyD714

[@neilforbes416]

At 1:24:43 we're back to near the start of the video! This is *CRAP!*

[@DannyD714]

at 1:18:15 part of the opening segment does get repeated. E! goofed,not me. after about 5 minutes it does pick up from where it left off. sorry for the confusion. it's the only copy of the show i have recorded.

[@juliemcarthur3004]

I had this on vhs I taped it

[@notanotherjamesmurphy5574]

19:00

[@HarrietCraig323]

The Mamas & The Papas and the Beatles are dying in order of coolness. The Monkees are doing the opposite.

[@DannyD714]

never thought of it that way. i guess so. does that mean mc cartney is the next beatle to go?

[@HarrietCraig323]

@ wow-I think it totally DOES mean that…hmmm Maybe they’ll be in a car together (omg I hate myself for thinking-and saying-this)…

[@cocoaorange1]

They might make it to their 90's.

[@SarahAlyssa]

MICHAEL NESMITH WAS A SCIENTOLOGIST ??? OMG NOOO

[@JaclynMFrancis]

No, he was a "Christian Scientist," not a Scientologist. They are two totally different things.

[@rosalinddances2890]

Michael Nesmith was a real Diva, played hard to get .Didn’t care about his colleagues , because he didn’t need the money

[@DannyD714]

in 2012, after davy died, mike toured with peter and micky in his memory. i went and it was a very emotional show. in 2021 mike and micky traveled the u.s. to honor the legacy of their music,and their band mates peter and davy in a farewell tour. i was at the last show of that tour. mike was in poor health, using an oxygen tank backstage between songs,and in fact died a few weeks after the tour ended. he didn't need to do that (as you said he didn't need the money),but he did it for the fans. over the years mike joined the others when his scheduled permitted. to say he didn't care is a lie.

[@spiritnme7772]

Not True, He loved them all! You need to read and watch Mike's interviews! I have that is why I tell others to do that and then you get the reality of their lives! Peter quit the band when they were touring concerts! They did one album without Peter! Then they each went on with their own careers!

[@cocoaorange1]

The HEAD movie was dumb.

[@DannyD714]

not their best effort comedically, but it had a couple of good songs.