What No One Ever Told You About The Monkees

[@GrungeHQ]

Did you watch The Monkees TV show?

[@beaglesguy]

Oh, absolutely! And the reruns every time they are on. Edit: FWIW, this has been in my default playlist: amazon.com/Monkees-Greatest-Hits/dp/B0000033O3/

[@notallthatbad]

I used to watch it on Nickelodeon as a kid. Still a treasure to me today. Love learning more people know about them today and kids will get to hear their music and join in the wacky fun.

[@davidspears4550]

@@mirrorimage3577 watch the documentary "The wrecking crew",then tell me again about bands not playing on studio recordings.

[@presentvalleysundayarchive2668]

yes

[@1533ramsay]

Every Saturday morning!!! I loved the starting song and video.

[@cyborgdale]

I had the pleasure of seeing Micky in a small casino concert a few years back with my wife. He's the nicest guy you would ever want to meet. He stayed after the show to appear for photographs with fans and sign autographs. Thank you, Micky.

[@Jude74]

Dolenz is one of the most underrated vocalists out there.

[@christyb7455]

I agree!!!

He trained Keith Moon to play drums

[@johnrogan9420]

Circus boy

[@venomagent76]

I had a huge crush on his daughter Aimee

[@JimA-pp2nu]

oh please

[@broncodeviltexas]

Nothing but great memories of the Monkees. We used to stop playing outside and say " the Monkees are on!". And they left us with some great songs.

[@dennis9707]

I used to buy the Monkees baseball cards at Mrs. Woods store . Our neighborhood mom and pop corner store then. I cant get over how fast we get old.

[@GTSN38]

I thought me and my friends were the only kids who did that

[@alibeth25]

I've always loved The Monkees. They have so many great songs. I'm 31 and I love old music. After Davy Jones died I watched the show on dvd from Netflix. I loved the show so much I ended up buying the dvds and a greatest hits cd. I got to see them in concert 6 years ago. The year after Davy Jones died. I always loved their cameo on Boy Meets World.

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

Both Micky and Mike are at the the top of their game NOW! MIke's 1st National Band Redux is simply amazing; The Micky and Mike Show - Awesome!!!

[@GenXatwork]

I fell in love with them in that MTV weekend! Saw them in concert several times as well. What a great group and fun show with awesome music. My fav was Peter. RIP sweet man.

[@annetteabbott3187]

Can't believe that they were on 50 years ago and that I remember when they were originally on.

[@dennis9707]

Yes I know Annette . We realize when we're getting old my God life went by so fast.

[@jeffking4176]

We are getting OLD ‼️😁

[@ramosa999]

I'm almost 60, but it seems like maybe 25 or 30 years ago to me, instead of 50 plus years! :O

[@MrJohnthefarmer]

I can't believe they recorded it in colour. We didn't get a colour TV until 1973.

[@diGritz1]

55 here..... We spend 100% of our lives as children between birth and adulthood. It creates a false sense of time and greatly influences our developing brain. It's why childhood seems to take forever. The same thing happens during say an accident when time seems to stall. Every year after chips away at that and alters our perceptions again making it seem the next 18 to 20 years goes by abnormally quick.

[@schmidt640]

My brother and I watched The Monkees re-runs growing up as kids and we loved it! I still have a cassette tape of their greatest hits and the songs "I'm a Believer" and "Pleasant Valley Sunday" were two of my favorite tracks.

[@VintageBeauty1313]

I loved this show, still do! They are one of my favorite bands! RIP Peter and Davey!!

[@The1djdave]

these guys gave us the most zany fun TV series ever...timeless! God bless them & all the fun they gave us.

[@blaws6684]

I had a ball growing up in the 60s. So much good music. And the monkees were more than just the pre-fab four. They helped form the soundtrack of an era that is still alive today. Notice the comments and who wrote them. All ages.

[@williamgeorgefraser]

I loved watching the Monkees and loved their songs. RIP Peter and Davy.

[@starclone4]

The Monkees were a big part of my Saturday morning schedule... Loved that show !!!!

[@Greenelectra78]

I was 8yo in 1966 and had rhythm. By age 10 and after watching the Monkees in Prime Time for two years, I wanted to be a Drummer. I did become one after 3 years of lessons and I played until 2002. In 1970 I had many of the Monkees' hits on 45s and by 1976 I had them on 8 track. I still watch the shows and "Listen to the Band" which, in my opinion, is Michael Nesmith's best!

[@rockiemountin7535]

Loved the Monkees, my two brothers and I use to watch this on sat mornings right after the banana splits those were the days I wish I could go back, RIP Davy and Peter thanks for the great childhood and music

[@rockiemountin7535]

Mark Hudzietz ya I was born 1960 it was a great time to be a kid in the USA

[@mrb19741]

I think, originally it was on Wednesday night but I'd have to look it up. It's been a long time.

[@joleneplourde9885]

@@mrb19741 Monday night at 8pm. My favorite show. Mike passed away today💔

[@StarfieldRailway]

"Pleasant Valley Sunday" is a really good song.

[@jasona9]

One of my favorite Monkee songs too! It hit #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. FUN FACT: All four Monkees participated in the recording of Pleasant Valley Sunday. Micky sang lead vocals, Davy sang backup vocals and played maracas, Mike played electric guitar and provided harmony vocals, and Peter played the electric piano.

[@etonbachs4226]

Every day on the way to and from work I pass Pleasant Valley Rd. Naturally I have to sing a bit of that song. It gets me every single time. Even tho I was born in December of 1970 I was/am a big Monkees fan. I have several of their albums. Actual vinyl records. I watched every episode (reruns obviously) that I could.

[@davidwood983]

All the songs were written by professional writers like Carroll Cain

[@wirelessone2986]

No it isnt,the last train to clarksville is

[@tyronesharp401]

@@davidwood983 yes, Boyce and Hart, Neil Diamond, Harry Nilsson all wrote Monkees songs.

[@Drummer1981]

I was born 15 years after the shows debut but my brothers and i were obsessed. Saw their reunion show in 1986. They are Forever in my heart.

[@lindadickson783]

I loved watching the Monkees. My favorite was Micky Dolenz.

[@heidifedor]

You also forgot that The Beatles threw a party for them in the honor, when The Monkees toured England. And that John Lennon told Mike Nesmith that the show was brilliant, and he watched it every week. .

[@donaldfewell9929]

threw

[@heidifedor]

donald fewell I fixed it, happy?

[@flclfan85]

I believe John compared The Monkees to the Marx Brothers for their level of comedic timing

[@358kasey]

@alexander usyk Lmao did the Beatles hurt you?

[@lunardream6021]

alexander usyk can you learn English first before bashing the Beatles

[@terryjackson8773]

The Monkees. Always my favourite. I have watched it over and over.

[@KMWeir]

I was obsessed with the Monkees when I was a young teenager. Gosh. Memories.

[@willieholmes1483]

“For Pete’s Sake”, the show’s closing theme, is quite an underrated song. The music and lyrics were really cool.

[@johnboehmer6683]

It's amazing to me that it's one of the few songs that they both wrote and played the instruments on entirely, it truly does seem way too good for all that to be true, but that's what they say. I'm not sure, but I think they actually got the credit for producing it also. Excellent song.

[@howie9751]

Kind of cliched song at that point in the 60's.

[@jasona9]

"They made a Monkee out of me" is Davy's autobiography. In it he wrote that "For Pete's Sake" was one of his favorite songs, by anybody, not just by Peter Tork or by the Monkees.

[@kingeatking]

Love the Monkees. Super underrated band who should be in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame!

[@sacluvsBM]

When they start honoring people for basically doing nothing. They would only be stand-ins for Don Kirchner, Boyce and Hart and executives of whatever TV network their show ran on. I guess you would rate a guy who pushes a button on a drum track as somehow better than Keith Moon or John Bonham? They do not rate being in any hall of fame.

[@matooleyobrien2918]

@@sacluvsBM Dont you REALISE the Beatles were a corporate creation and the monkees was art imitating life ?

[@kingeatking]

Robert Didn’t Elvis basically do the same thing? He never wrote a hit in his life but was a great show man and if that is what can get you into the HOF then why would a band like the Monkees not follow him in?

[@kitano0]

@@sacluvsBM So, you're cool with Janet Jackson being in the RRHOF and not the Monkees? If it wasn't for Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, she would be a asterisk beside her brother's name.

[@DoomTownGrafx]

You're only talking about the first year of their career before they fired Don Kirchner. Even then Mike Nesmith had a hand in writing and playing on some of the songs on the first two albums. They eventually became a real band, wrote their own music, played their own instruments, and made their own albums. That first real Monkees album "Headquarters" outsold both the Beatles and Stones in 1967. They even went on tour as a real band.

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

I love the Monkees! They were so much apart of my growing up in the 80s. I did see them live in 86 or 87 at Sullivan Stadium. I loved the concert and that song, "That was then, this is now". I am 51 years old and still LOVE the Monkees!! Thanks for this video.

[@groovymovie3213]

Peter Tork was so incredibly talented and gorgeous. He’s the most underrated of all of them.

[@warrenlightning8137]

I believe all of them were underated. Davy & Peter, may you both be surrounded by true love, peace and joy.

[@brianripley3924]

Peter has always been my favorite, ever since the show originally aired and I watched it as a kid.

[@nancyking]

Kind of like Shemp of The Three Stooges, but he was an original stooge, before they filmed the shorts.

[@AvoidsPikes-]

@@brianripley3924 Peter Tork was my favorite also. I didn't even know that he died until watching this video.

[@sisterearthful]

I use to love The Monkees when I would go to my friend's house and have lunch i then run back to school. We thought they were so cute !

[@bonniegordon4641]

LOVE THEM!! Just love them!!!

[@zetaandnazboojunkie]

The Monkees is one of my most favourite bands. I have all their albums and the complete series on DVD.

[@themaidenandthelion8452]

Grew up watching the monkeys re-runs in the 90's on Nick. Loved them so much

[@islandon22]

My brother an I became friends with Davy Jones in Ft.Lauderdale, FL. At the time in 1976, I believe, Davy and Micky Dolenz were preparing for a big gig with Disney. I was a serious tennis player and one day Davy walked up and asked if he could hit some balls with me. Next thing we knew, we were doubles partners on a regular basis. Considering his diminutive stature, he was an EXCELLENT tennis player with amazing quickness and range. On a personal note, Davy was always upbeat and very funny. Whenever girls spotted him on the court, or courtside, he always took the time to chat, recount stories and take pics. By the way, Davy always wanted to be a jockey and he loved horse racing. And when we went to the South Florida tracks, I always came home richer than I left. I miss you old friend. To this day, when I watch you sing Daydream Believer, those tears start rolling down my cheeks.

[@georgealderson4424]

Nice story. As you know he was British

[@islandon22]

@@georgealderson4424, he never lost that accent.

[@georgealderson4424]

@@islandon22 Glad to hear it! He was a jockey's apprentice about 10 miles from here at one time. It just shows that the short people like me can still make it big! I am happy for your friendship with him

[@islandon22]

☺

[@barbarahimes1041]

I have such fond memories of The Monkees. Loved them then, love them now. 🥰😘❤️

[@tightropewalkergirl6485]

I saw the 30th anniversary tour in 1997 and it was one of the best concerts I have been to!

[@dsp2131]

I genuinely loved the Monkees. It was a funny show.

[@Nommadd75]

Remember the 'Banana Splits'?

[@deeprose4]

BluntKam me too.

[@davehoward22]

@@Nommadd75 i live in britain and loved the banana splits(arabian knights?) as a kid....the monkees is VERY 1960,s when you watch it today,not slagging it,its still fun to watch!...reminisce

[@anotheryoutubeaccount9852]

@@Nommadd75 Not really. Anyway, this thread is about The Monkees.

[@mickavellian]

They WERE utterly hysterical AND a LOT of their gags ( like breaking the 4th wall) became standard fare in shows like "R&M LAUGH In". The FAMOUS "Writers group" showing 4 chinese men writing the script is one of the great moments in comedy..

[@mwdollar]

The show was so different, cool and cutting edge...with great songs and quirky humor. A total American classic.

[@bettyschneider5268]

Ya in 1965 my youngest sister was born! I was born in 1956! Lol 😆 and love the Monkeys 🐵🐒 band! Tv. 📺 was cool 😎 back then! 😃 thanks 💝 for a trip down memory🎭 lane!

[@D.Z.A.-kp8lf]

Been a fan since 1986!!!

[@skullmony2958]

❤️❤️ I never thought you’d do a video over the monkees. Rip Peter Tork

[@jkajmo]

I just very recently watched my 1st episode of The Monkees & I thought it was just great!

[@extremeconcepts1]

As a kid I loved it...was just good fun, crazy and silly...

[@renatagross5959]

Thank you for showing us how brilliant The Monkees really were. I loved the show. In my heRt I knew that their music was more than it seemed. Thank you for showing us how deep that they really were.🎼🎤👏🏾💖🏆

[@joanodaly4464]

Love it, love it more that my daughter and I had the gracious opportunity to see Davy Jones , Rest In Peace dear man

[@standupG1]

In the summer of 1987, I was 13 and The Monkees re-runs came on UHF channel 63 in Richmond, Virginia. (We didn't have cable.) That was when I first "fell in love" with them. I must have been the only black kid going around singing "Here we come....walk down the street." I have no regrets. Seventeen years later, I rode on a restaurant elevator with Davy Jones in NYC.

[@_desert_runner_8988]

I remember begging for this show on DVD! I love it till this day

[@chessygloyna8507]

I love growing up in the 80’s watching the reruns.

[@chessygloyna8507]

Of course, we didn’t have cable. I had to go across the street.

[@amandaengelman5168]

My friends and I were obsessed with the Monkees in the 80s when they aired the show on Nickelodeon. We knew all the songs and watched the show every day after school.

[@sisterearthful]

My friends and I use to love The Monkees. I'd go over at lunchtime to see them, then run back to school. My favorites were: Peter Tork, Rest In Peace and the rest of them. My favorite songs were: Daydream Believer and Last Train to Clarksville. Great memories of School, fun and friends....Also, Rest In Peace: Davey Jones...🕊 💞

[@nancyking]

It's a good thing they made a comeback in 1986, or I would never have heard of them! I remember the MTV marathons of the shows in summer of 1986 and the "Monkee Junkee Saturday" on Nickelodeon. I was 10 at the time.

[@donnacarden4045]

i think they should have another marathons of the show today the monkees rock,s

[@sdgakatbk]

They may not have been innovative, but they did have a good sound. I like Micky's voice. And Mike and Peter had some musical talent.

[@sdcalaca]

I would like to toast the Monkees for introducing me to this wonderful phenomena called rock and roll!

[@djtae808]

I love The Monkees alot. The music is iconic. I'm not old enough to have seen the episodes when they aired. But I started watching the reruns in the 90's when I was growing up and fell in love with Micky (don't ask me why). I still watch Monkees. 💋

[@djtae808]

@BlackHawk 66 I watch on Sunday's also On MeTv 💞

[@katparks4631]

I used to rush home from school every day to watch this show. I remember getting in trouble and being restricted and not being allowed to watch my favorite show. I was so upset and cried.Davy was my favorite.

[@Cyberella1000]

I watched them every day.

[@brendafegley3317]

I was & still am a fan.I was lucky enough to go to one of their tour concerts.

[@barbarakhan7233]

Wow, I wasnt born til '62 , but I remember my older sister watching it, so that's how I discovered them...but I grew up on Monkee reruns...I loved it and I still watch the reruns and still sing along with them ! and I had quite a memorabilia collection in my teens and was in a few fan clubs... I loved Head the first time I saw it...,✌️and in the 80s and 90s I have seen Davy and Peter perform live, and I have met Peter Micky and Mike, but never Davy in person...he was my favorite!

[@terrisue4059]

I went to the reunion tour in the 80's. Herman's Hermits, The Grassroots and Gary Puckett and the Union Gap was part of the tour when they came through Austin. Great show.

[@Jay-vr9ir]

So did I, the place was packed , it was great.

[@markmorris8532]

Sounds fabulous!

[@hoosiergirl8727]

Wow! 13 years. You were very blessed. You have to be thankful for the time you were able to spend with her. It's the hardest, kindest decision you will ever make.

[@lake-om5ss]

R. I. P Peter Tork. We all miss you. Awwww. 😤😥😢😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@nancypatricia511]

Great video. Lots of info that I was not familiar with. I watched The Monkees on Saturday mornings when the show went into syndication.

[@sirfrancisdrake4285]

The Monkees Make Me Smile . I give it Five Banana's !

[@jameswerkheiser6239]

Banana #5 for Neil Diamond...The Fifth Monkee

[@dennisrowe394]

ROLMMFAO............... only 5 ? MAY THE POWER of MONKEY LOVE COMPELL YOU... I GIVE ( brain calculating ).... 420 ACRES of BANANNA TREES.

[@headshotsongs9465]

Came out in '66 with the network color television boot. All 3 Networks went 100% color. Batman, Star Trek.

[@snippyJ]

I loved the monkees!

[@l.overama]

Me, crying hysterically because I miss Davy and Peter: *hey hey hey we're the monkees*

[@cindywitter9741]

I loved these guys when I was young! They’re actually responsible for giving birth to music videos. Not too many knew this!

[@OriginalCaliKitty]

The Beatles made several music videos in the mid/late 60s (watch some of them on YT), and when MTV started most of the few videos they had were from Devo - Jerry Casale has talked about this in interviews.

[@hollow_dustboot]

Rest in peace, Pete and Davy.

[@emcanet]

No! I am just learning about Peter. Dang.

[@susans654]

My two favorite Monkees.

[@KolossalYouth]

This was all pretty common knowledge if you're a monkees fan, but even still, I love hearing about these guys. RIP Peter and Davy. 💓💓

[@mrandisg]

Been in love with the Monkees since I was 12. I basically owe most of my writing career to them lol. The novel series that my best friend and I are writing started out as fanfiction that included the Monkees. We eventually decided to convert it into our own original work, so we created new characters based in part (probably a huge part, tbh) on their physical descriptions. To this day, I still love their music and the TV show. And I'm probably one of the few individuals on the planet who's willing to watch Head sober! lol I don't understand why some people are still so against the Monkees being inducted into the Hall of Fame. It's been fifty freaking years, people! The fact that people still talk about them and are fans of them to this day should count for something. But I guess there's always going to be some part of life that isn't fair, so we just have to deal with it. Who knows, maybe if we're patient enough, in another fifty years it might happen. Until then, the fact that they're not isn't going to stop me from enjoying their music. RIP Davy & Peter

[@markmorris8532]

Don't feel too bad. The RRHOF is not such a great thing. There are all kinds of great bands that aren't in it. But of course, for some reason, Madonna is in it. I'm not a very big fan of Madonna...she's more of a Vegas type act 🙄, not R&R.

[@ryanbarker5217]

growing up in the 70's, reruns of the 60's shows were a staple of my t.v. watching, so we weren't that old when they hit MTV and they were still fun. all this was pretty standard after-school fare before cable.

[@TheJenipherz]

Loved that show!!! Hey hey...

[@cindchan]

Me and some of the friends went to see their reunion tour back in the 80's. It was so much fun!

[@BlueMolly2024]

RIP Peter Tork.

[@davidosborn146]

Drummer Hal Blaine died last month, and bassist Joe Osborn died in December 2018. They were the backbone of the Lions share of the monkeys music...and a great many other artists

[@johnmerriman1314]

RIP Both Peter And Davy

[@oliversmith9200]

So Micky made a joke about Manson auditioning... LOL, that's so Micky! Last saw him in the '80's. They so rocked "Goin' Down" at that show.

[@kathypappas6867]

I loved the Monkees! It was the right age for me. I wasn't into the Beatles . Mike was my favorite.

[@cathykirkland5237]

Mine too.

[@hallee61]

I liked that show when I was young... 🏚️

[@benkleschinsky]

I could never understand why they were cancelled, when they were selling more albums than Beatles and Stones combined.

[@jamesdelaney3797]

I met Davey at a farm where he kept his horse in Indiantown Fla. We were the only 2 people out there. He aproached me. Had a nice conversation . Nice man

[@tomwagner3640]

One of the very few shows from the 60s and 70s that I actually liked. And I never thought they sounded like a rip off of the Beatles.

[@glamgal7106]

Quite honestly, I never thought that the Monkees sounded anything like the Beatles. I know that in their last first season episode, Mike Nesmith thanked the Beatles for starting it off for the Monkees, something to that effect...but music-wise, I don't think that if you listened to either band that you could say that they sounded alike.

[@glamgal7106]

@@jaquigreenlees Now that you mentioned the minor comparisons, I see your point. Not to sound offensive, but because I wasn't born yet in the 1960s, it seemed like the critics put the Monkees under a microscope just to find anything to say that they were a Beatles rip-off. I do have the Monkees' first album--as far as their first TV season songs, perhaps "Let's Dance On" might have some of that Beatles influence. I also remember the Monkees wearing matching outfits in their first TV season. If my history is correct, the Beatles starting the British Invasion earlier in the 1960s would lead to the trend of being considered "hip" if one was British and had the accent(I believe there were also British fashion trends). According to Eric Leifcowitz's (sp.) book, "The Monkees Tale," Davy "was at the right place at the right time" when he'd auditioned for the Monkees; it's probably safe to say that his British accent was among the contributing, if not deciding factors, that made him one of the four Monkees

[@blacksnk]

The only thing the Monkees had with the Beatles were they were 4 young musicians in comedic situations. Their music style were nothing alike. "Head" in writing style was close to "Help" but that's it. Each Monkee had a distinct personality unlike the Beatles whom all seemed the same.

[@janicekociol7702]

Calling the Monkees a rip off of the Beatles would have been a compliment to the Monkees.

[@1beni]

the monkees were fun, benign, and very enjoyable

[@MarkMikelVideos]

Headquarters and Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. are two of the best albums of the 1960s.

[@kitano0]

Just re-discovered "Aquarius...." last year. Holds up beautifully. Some innovative sounds on that album, and Chip Douglas was a beast on that bass

[@aheartlikethesea]

Agreed!!!!

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

Yes and Good Times - the best album of 2016.

[@glamgal7106]

I happen to like a number of songs on that album that didn't even become singles like "Salesman," "Star Collector" and "She Hangs Out" to name a few. I still remember Davy doing his lit'l dance--which I called "the Davy Jones shuffle"--to "She Hangs Out."

[@LightningDogg]

@@glamgal7106 Are you talking about the sideways slide that Axel Rose total ripped off 20 years later?

[@izziesaurusrex1645]

My brother and I loved watching the Monkees when we were kids. We'd learn all the songs cuz we'd never miss an episode.

[@DavidLovins67]

Thanks for making this video. I enjoyed it immensely.

[@dadadruma]

EXCELLENT Documentary that covered more in less than 13 minutes than full Hour Docs! Well Done!!

[@bustamango863]

00:55 just for the record the bit at the end of the ad was an intentional message to any hippy trippy types that came to audition....it actually meant what it said ,don’t come in high, make sure you “come down” before you come in for the interview.”.

[@judyvalencia3257]

Loved The Monkees! Brings back my teenage years.

[@ronfrosig7354]

Nesmith also wrote Different Drum, a hit for Linda Rondstadt.....

[@rainstein3680]

Loved the show and it left a lifelong magical impact on me!!! RIP DAVY, MIKE AND PETER!!

[@lauragriffin6512]

Micky Dolenz was always my favourite. My older sister had it bad for Mike Nesmith. What Am I Doing Hangin' Round? was my favorite song.

[@koyonnaanizkatzi]

forever great!

[@jockellis]

Saw them in concert about 1999 in Knoxville. Took my daughter and s friend. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Davy was most gracious to fans after the show.

[@rtrout57]

I love the "Headquarters" album!

[@RobJazzful]

Don Christopherson Their albums are pretty great sixties pop.

[@cherylmailloux9647]

Brings back memories my sister and I watched them, one of the best shows on. Mike was my favorite Davey Jones was my sister's favorite, it was a great show 😊😊

[@SisuGirl]

I got to see one of their 20th Anniversary Shows. They had a great line-up including Herman's Hermits & Gary Puckett. One of my favourite concerts!! Missed Mike, tho. My 1st album I had ever received was Headquarters (1st 8-Track was Queen's, "A Day At The Races.) 👑 An awful lot of talent in those 4 boys! 🐵🐵🐵🐵

[@lyannamillen8095]

Wow I never thought mikey dolenz could have been Fonzie. That was a great video. Thanks for posting.

[@AmericanActionReport]

You missed the most surprising fact about the Monkees: In 1967, the Monkees sold more records than the Beatles and the Rolling Stones combined. (Addendum: Many commenters corrected me on this point. Mike Nesmith made it up as a joke, pranking an Australian interviewer. The only reason I don't delete this comment is that many other commenters gave fascinating insights worth knowing about the Monkees.)

[@tomwagner3640]

Jerry Mills I don’t know if I believe that, but it’s a really nice thought.

[@raymondkitchen6137]

Correct! Also, the only band to have four #1 albums in one year; 1967. From the beginning of January til June 10th, they held the #1 album spot. With their first album being bumped from #1 by their second album at the end of January. The second album held #1 for five months to be knocked from the top for one week by Herb Alpert, The following week, June 24th, they were #1 again with their third album but for only a week, knocked from #1 by 'Srgt. Pepper', but maintained #2 for most of the summer. Their fourth album held #1 for all of December 1967. So, in the end they held the #1 spot for seven months of 1967.

[@1189paris]

@@tomwagner3640 The Monkees put out more product in 1967 (4 number 1 albums to the Beatles 1 number 1 album) and had the Number 1 (The Beatles retired from touring in 1966) grossing tour in that year.

[@batmarlowe]

Mike made up the stat about the Monkees outselling the Beatles and Stones combined. He talks about it in his book Infinite Tuesday.

[@AmericanActionReport]

@@batmarlowe Thanks for the heads up. I spent a few minutes doing some checking and found that one of the Monkees had made that claim to an interviewer for Rolling Stone magazine, apparently as a joke. The magazine printed it as fact; the Washington Post repeated it, also as fact, and the story took off from there.

[@vilstef6988]

And I don't know if I'm ever coming home. Heartbreaking!

[@annab6726]

Once they were given the freedom to write their own music, I think their best songs were written and sung by Mike Nesmith. They're *real* songs - not just the typical pop stuff. My favorites are: 'Fading Through the Door into Summer', 'What Am I Doin' Hangin' 'Round', 'The Girl I Knew Somewhere', 'You Just May be the One'. Do a search a take a listen.

[@bjbell52]

You left out Randy Scouse Git written by Mickey Dolenz.

[@mycats7321]

I love the Monkees! The music was always so fun. Also, Mickey Dolenz once hit on my mother (back when she was engaged to my father) right in front of my father. My father was working at a hotel & my mother was visiting him when Mickey walked up & asked my mother if she wanted to come to his hotel room. She ignored him & called my father "honey" rather loudly in front of him so he got the message.

[@johnnyhawkins43]

Yeah I miss them to this day RIP DAVEY,&PETER!!!!!!!!

[@Amaryllis88164]

Davy Jones was my first celebrity crush. I remember a poster of him on my wall in my room.

[@vduncan54]

Me too! Except he was on the back of my bedroom door!

[@beccag3871]

I had a whole wall of his photos.

[@jleed93]

As a young girl, I was so in love with Davy Jones, that when I heard he had been secretly married with a two year old child, I couldn’t listen to the radio for weeks. I was so heart broken.

[@glamgal7106]

Because I wasn't born yet when they made their debut in 1966, I was introduced to the Monkees TV show during their 1986 comeback on MTV when the reruns were aired. Having read about and researched them, I already knew about what was mentioned about the Monkees in this video. I noticed that there wasn't any mention of this: In Eric Leifkowitz's book "The Monkees' Tale," the part "must come down" from the want ad was said to be "a slight reference to getting high." Maybe this part is debatable. Thanks for this video.

[@juliemcarthur3004]

I love them

[@anitakeeler2841]

Rest in peace. Davy Jones, Peter Tork and Mike Nesmith. In December, I emailed Micky Dolenz and told him that I really enjoyed getting to see him and Mike Nesmith at the Texas Trust CU theater in October.