Monkees Commercials

A selection of commercials done by the Monkees including Kellogg's, Kool-Aid, Yardley Black Label, and Nerf!

[@Stellaluna88]

The Monkees remind me of a happier time.

[@cherylhulting1301]

@Timothy Gray Dude, did you know that according to his wife Phyllis, Mike Nesmith never spanked his kids? He would just say, "That's not cool" to the kids and try to reason with them? Just because it was the 60s and early 70s didn't mean that all parents from that time believed in corporal punishment.

[@melissacooper4282]

@@cherylhulting1301 really? I never knew that.

[@cherylhulting1301]

@@melissacooper4282 Melissa, that's what Phillis said. She said that she would occasionally spank the kids but said that Mike just wasn't a hitting type. That's in part why the story of his putting his fist through the wall at the Beverly Hills hotel was actually unusual

[@ToyotaGuy1971]

You can be happy again; just don't watch T.V.

[@Stellaluna88]

@Patrick McCallum I was referring to my childhood and when I watched the reruns in the eighties. I wasn’t around when the show premiered.

[@JinzoCrash]

I just realized... ...this collection needs the 90s commercials of them at Pizza Hut.

[@obscurelyvague]

"Jinzo Clash" isn't that the commercial with Ringo Starr in it too?

[@cherylhulting1301]

@@obscurelyvague Yep! In fact Ringo is the main figure in the commercials, trying to get his band mates back together. The Monkees keep showing up and Ringo keeps joking, "Wrong guys, but okay!"

[@magneto7930]

I remember the Kool-Aid commercials. Micky was such a natural on the tv screen. I bet they'd probably laugh their asses off looking at this today!

[@P4RTYV4ULT]

kelloggs ads make me want to eat rice krispies

[@kaitlynreynolds5192]

For me it's Frosted Flakes. Those are so good.

[@KariaVendetta]

My favorite was 'Puffa Puffa Rice'

[@richardranke7878]

@@KariaVendetta My favorite was OKs

[@aladdinsane5448]

THOSE WERE THE DAYS MY FRIEND WE THOUGHT THEY'D NEVER END WE'D SING AND DANCE FOREVER AND A DAY

[@richardranke7878]

1968 song by Gene Raskin,sung by Mary Hopkin.

[@DougCeleste]

I remember seeing these commercials as a teen in the 60's and now yearn for those 'innocent' days that I have forever lost as an adult. In 1966, I discovered the legendary Monkees and the new girl in school who I fell in love with, Barbara Adent, and it was a time I will always cherish fondly. While those days are long gone, the memories are alive and well in my heart and soul and will be for the rest of my life. If only today's teens could experience this innocence and joy of that time.....,

[@ttintagel]

Always loved Peter's bunny jammies.

[@ThePwebb]

They were Curly Howard's (3 Stooges). They filmed on the same set that the Stooges were, and some of the props were still around.

[@NeptuneRising70]

Micky's hair in the snake in a can ad.

[@holdontojesus7097]

These are great!! So much better than anything post 1980. It’s never too late to start being a Monkees fan! ♥️

[@GingerGilligan]

I totally forgot Mike wore the Nudie suit in a Kool-Aid commercial! And Bugs spoke to him! "What's up Mike!" Sooooo cute!!!!

[@MarcusMitchell-j2e]

Nudie, the rodeo tailor! Oh shit that's funny!

[@MarcusMitchell-j2e]

Some guys have! Some guys never will! Love the one for Black Label with Mike running and the girl runs right past him. I remember that commercial too! It was funny.

[@InaEsin]

Insane too, he's a fox.

[@artemiszeus9735]

David’s voice was lovely. 💖

[@DougCeleste]

@TheMonkeesRock Micky would be flattered to know that you are one of his biggest fans! I met some of his family years ago and my favorite memory was meeting his mom at her home and talking about Micky, the guys and the show. She passed on about 15 years ago and was a wonderful woman. Her name was Janelle Scott. And I remember watching "Circus Boy" as a kid and enjoyed the show. I think Micky was then known as Micky Braddock. (Do not know how he got that last name.) What a career he has had!

[@60Macushla]

I remember sending away for the nerf balls!!!I remember all these commercials!

[@KirkDavis-wl2yb]

I feel the love in the air again i only listen to 60s and 70s music not into what is playing today

[@GingerGilligan]

God damn Micky Dolenz is funny as hell! And Mike and Davy were *sooooo* sexy!!!

[@susanmccormick6022]

And Peter!!

[@charlesmessina5253]

I used to put sugar in my Rice Krispies and Corn Flakes,probably more brands then that when I was a kid

[@mamacindyrogofsky495]

I thought I was the only one putting sugar in rice krispies....

[@davejones5745]

Love it love it love it....!!

[@kentville72]

Thanks, a lot of those I don't remember seeing, but I was young then lol.

[@noncounterproductive4596]

Next time I ask a woman for a date I will wink and tell her that I have plenty of Kool-Aid.

[@Desslar]

Amazing that the Rice Krispies commercial suggests pouring a mound of sugar into your bowl. Part of a nutritious breakfat indeed. :)

[@freakfoxvevo7915]

It was a different time. Before Sugary cereals were basically outlawed

[@davemacdonald1686]

I don't know what you're talking about. The only sugary cereals were Frosted Flakes and Apple Jacks. The best sugary cereals were yet to come, and certainly were never outlawed.

[@davemacdonald1686]

Ironic considering Kellogg's original vision was for plain breakfasts to keep children from masturbating.

[@michaelbowie3269]

Please note that the teeth are falling out. 3:30

[@thewaitingape]

I don't care if you're a serious artist.You signed the contract now do the fucking commercials!!!

[@walterschivo9123]

Make friends with koolaid.

[@gjmaztr7]

I never saw the Monkees commercials either in `69 Or `70 ,,always the cartoon commercials.

[@NoahBawdy-d6z]

Some guys never will.

[@WizardGlik]

Mike doesn't like mixed nuts.

[@SenorZorrozzz]

At 3:00, Mickey’s big bald spot all the way back in the early 70s!!!!!

[@NewBSFromYt4UAndYouDontWant_It]

Veeeeyy se liga nas propagandas do KISUCO kkkkkkkkkkk

[@moxie96]

@snapespatronus I have no idea what I can compare koolaid to with any Uk sort of drinks. We don't have tizer but that's not the same thing, koolaid is powdered and usually not premade as tizer is which comes in fizzy and flat choices according to the Uk pen friend I had.

[@squirm13]

Hi we did get coco krispies, here, but a lot of usa cereals never made it here, we only got lucky charms as late as the 90,s or later, it was later, taken off store shelves, because of the sugar content, the cereals we have here are really bland, compared to usa ones.

[@222leeloo]

Lee Hyman where is 'here'?

[@ms.felonystrutter2472]

SHit RIce Krisoies beforethe elves????

[@Neto808]

"will he be able to play bass again?" "yes" "that's kinda weird, he never could before" Boom! Roasted!

[@glitterdrip19]

oh yeah like micky ever could lol

[@johnbockelie3899]

I was born in 1960, I've seen half of these ads when I was a kid. Thank you.

[@rachel-uw2cq]

*K E DOUBLE L OH DOUBLE GOOD KELLOGS BEST TO YOU*

[@alexaandsoxandbento]

Micky is awesome, I'm so glad I got the chance to meet him. He's hilarious then and now.

[@jasona9]

I'll bet those guys sold a LOT of Kellogg's cereal, cologne, and Kool-Aid. Along with a lot of other stuff! "Helen of Troy had the face that launched a thousand ships, well Davy Jones had the face that shipped a thousand lunch boxes" - Micky Dolenz LOL

[@WizardGlik]

Listen To The Brand.

[@karensiegel6669]

Back when eating and drinking sugar was ok. Nice memories.

[@poetgirl63]

I love these commercials! They remind me of the great things that you could get by sending in box tops and package labels. I miss those days! I miss you, Davy!

[@theresa837008]

i like watching these, I can forget two of them passed away for a little while.😢

[@itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427]

So the Monkees got to work with Bugs Bunny?Did they get his autograph? Any ego clashes?

[@ms.felonystrutter2472]

Lennon and McCartney NEVER hung out with Bugs, got wasted on KoolAId and played with Nerf Balls....AND...AND Snap Crackle and Pop???The Monkees BLOW the Beatles AWAY

[@MM1717mm]

I love the monkees.. but to be so dismissive of the Beatles is just silly, mate

[@yvonneleslie7681]

I'll bet Mike hated every minute of filming these commercials...

[@cherylhulting1301]

It looks like Mike had a little more fun filming some over others. But yeah, in general he wasn't much for the more commercial aspects he was expected to do. 😊

[@astrosjer822]

Peter Tork left the Monkees in late 68, leaving MM&D to carry on until early 70 when Mike left. The Kool-Aid commercials were a contractual obligation tied to the old tv show.

[@terryanngallagher3605]

MISS YOU MIKE, PETER AND DAVY. So sad tonight. Micky's alone now. Mike is gone too. Almost saw him and Micky in their last ever concert 4 weeks ago...had tickets but plans fell through. Saw them in 9th grade at the Hollywood Bowl in 1967..the Greek theater in 1988, with Mike doing a surprise appearance. Count myself lucky. Farewell, Michael...you were a fabulous musician and will be missed. :(

[@debragarlock5235]

❤😢😢agreed.

[@drummerbraves]

The Nerf commercial with the Nerf balls looks like it was made in the Partridge Family house.

[@cherylhulting1301]

Poor Papa Nez! In that first Yardley ad he was really going for catching that young lady, only to get passed up for Davy! 😅😅😲 You can tell men wrote this stuff... 😆

[@doesntreply]

I love the part where Mike picks up Davy XD to funny!

[@thedogdogification]

Mike has some strong arms!

[@cherylhulting1301]

@@thedogdogification And how we girls longed to be in them! 😅😊❤❤

[@meerikorhonen5832]

at what part of the video?

[@yellowcar7731]

@@meerikorhonen5832 He does it in the first commercial, around the :27 second mark.

[@marlenepearson9657]

I loved product placement, and the show actors doing commercials! Such a good time in life! And the Monkees made me so happy 😊! I miss you Davy, Peter and now Mike 😢❤💙💖💕💗😢

[@cloud39]

1:32 I was in this commercial. It was filmed at Belmont Park in San Diego in Feb. of 1970. The park is gone but the roller coaster is still there. I remember drinking warm watery Kool Aid for two days while it was filmed. And got their autographs. Fun times for a kid.

[@kcdonald]

I did get the joy buzzer and snake in the can along with a nerf ball. Those were the days.

[@smittykins]

"E-Nerf's e-Nerf." 😀

[@cherylhulting1301]

😅😅😅 Poor Mike. But it really made for a very memorable moment.

[@gdg1963]

Very creative commercial ideas with The Monkees. I especially love Micky Dolenz with the Joy Buzzer and the Snake-in-the-can. Ha-Ha-Ha!

[@ShadesBelow03]

Mike not only looks like he didn't want to be there anymore, he openly wears it on his sleeve (like a lot of the second-season episodes of the show). I'm surprised he wasn't the first one to leave, instead of Peter.

[@blackmore4]

I disagree. If there's any reluctance, it's simply the serious Monkee Mike character from the TV script. Nesmith never had any problem with being a Monkee.

[@georgeshelton6281]

These TV commercials revamped my memory of; when I was listening and watching, the 1984 'Pepsi' TV commercial. The audio TV commercial narrator said what the slogan said that's; "choice of a new generation."

[@georgeshelton6281]

This TV commercial had a problem/weakness; right after when the filming process was over, this was when Michael Jackson's hair got caught on fire. Niether one of us, ever saw this error.

[@georgeshelton6281]

What 1984 TV commercial had a connection to this TV commercial? Alfonso was teaching the young generation, all of these breakdancing moves.

[@mamacindyrogofsky495]

Also I think the second season was also a darker season. It looked like the chemistry was gone then.

[@ashleeflowers9888]

i would give anything anyone or do watever it takes to live in the 1960's

[@InaEsin]

I wish to wake up and it be 1968 every single night when I go to sleep. Been doing that for at least a decade now.

[@rejectedreject]

Those Kool-Aid ads are awkward

[@francisjames2908]

rejected reject love your profile photo! George is my favorite beatle

[@distilledmeat42069]

I don't think Mike was really happy with being associated with the monkees at that time, he was tired of it and wanted to do his own thing. It was contractually obligated for them to be made even after the show ended.

[@distilledmeat42069]

I just realised this comment was five years old I'm stupid

[@rachelsmith3159]

Man, I would kill to go back to the 60's...

[@ceejay1794]

I

[@mjphoto45]

Life was so much simple

[@mamacindyrogofsky495]

Take me too...

[@InaEsin]

Every night, I wish to wake up and it be 1968 again (knowing then what I know now).

[@aarond23]

I just hope they got big dough for doing these commercials

[@k.a.wippel131]

I want to collect Kool-Aid packages and get a buzzer.😂

[@retroalex1]

Love this and miss Davy -3

[@targetedindividual7931]

So funny! How much was ad libbed?

[@targetedindividual7931]

So funny! How much was ad libbed?

[@7karlheinz]

Bugs Bunny as the 5th Monkee!!!

[@daisychain2726]

i love the monkees :)

[@nkwhite]

Kind of funny they didn't sing one note of that Rice Crispies commercial!

[@ashleeflowers9888]

@TheMonkeesRock wu wut u got to meet micky dolenz the micky dolenz the exact same micky dolenz who is (scarch that) was on the best show on earth!?!?!?!!!???

[@glitterdrip19]

all the sugar on the bottom on the bowl LOL all these commercials are pretty cheezy but they shouldve showed these in the 80s with their show reruns

[@Kimberwheat]

he will for ever be in our hearts r.i.p Davey

[@patriciacannella8298]

just like the show these commericals are timeless, i wonder if they really ate the cereal and drink the kool-aid in their own homes, that would be nice, i feel bad that the show didnt go on, but i understand that mike wanted to do his own thingjust like peter, maybe by then the scripts were getting boring and they didnt seem to what the same things anymore, they were changing along with the show and they seemed to know it was coming to an end,the movie bombed,the show was canceled. so sad.

[@kirkdavis7360]

We need these guys more then ever

[@ItIsJustJudy]

Bradley, Illinois... wow. What an interesting choice for a promotional address.

[@wynstansmom829]

:20 seconds in, on the calendar is my birthday! If this was the 1967 commercial, I turned Nine years old, that day. I crushed on Peter Tork as only a tween understands and why do they call it puppy love? Yet, when I grew up...it was Mickey who stole my heart. I also had the pleasure to meet Mickey and Davy who were terrifically kind and really only wanted to eat their Burger Kings, to me, when I met them a few years later and still listening to their music. I still listen. Davy, Peter...you are missed. Mickey, Mike, I hope you are well. "it was the best of times, it was the worst of times" and we thought it would last forever. Thank you, snapespatronus for this upload.

[@mamacindyrogofsky495]

MY faves was always Davy and Peter. Peter and Davy no one out there who can steal my heart except u guys. Rip. Guys look after my.mum will u...

[@ladyjustice1474]

These commercials make me cringe, because of the obvious brainwashing involved. They claim if you send in box tops you get a "free" item that isn't really free because of the number of products you have to buy. It's a straight up rip off. Plus the "free" item broke easily or didn't do as claimed more often then not.

[@marshamiller2027]

Love these old commercials!

[@susammarks8502]

Now this was real TV 📺. Missing those days. But memories like these are good to see and enjoy. Bugs Bunny and the Monkees. Oh yeah.!!!

[@georgeshelton6281]

Is it a misfortune that; no one ever bothered to, digitally restore all of these TV commercials the 'Monkees' appeared in?

[@msbeverlyclapp]

I remember all of these! Thank you for posting them. I will always be 10 years old when it comes to these four men. I love them!!!!

[@dianalanier7891]

Those poor guys, especially the things Mike had to wear for these ads.

[@stargazer7668]

Make friends with koolaid,Make koolaid with friends...

[@GingerGilligan]

"Infinite wisdom, infinite light, beauty and truth and. . . . .Nerf's enerf" - Robert Michael Nesmith

[@marisaelenenadiejamusiccom3974]

Good music but the junk food era has created the dumb down humans that we see today?

[@sunshine18102]

I must have watched them as a kid. I watched and loved anything with davy jones in it.

[@moxie96]

Mike is wearing the nudie suit he also wore in 33 1/3rd per Monkee! I wonder if there's any mens scent around now comparable to yardley's black label so I can have an idea what it smelled like.

[@cherylhulting1301]

This comment is a little older but I just have to chime in and say how much I enjoyed seeing Mike's Nudie suit again too! It was hilarious. 😅😊

[@MichaelGilman489]

"The Monkees! Brought to you by... sugar!!"

[@marvinlassegue951]

The Monkees Rice Krispies commercial inspire you to have it for breakfast. But I love a meal of morning Corn Flakes.

[@queenofmarigold218]

Yardley? This was a kids show, no 9 yo that I know uses cologne

[@smittykins]

Back then, most families had only one TV, and the parents made most of the buying decisions, so it was to appeal to them.

[@itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427]

QueenOfMarigold Who said it was a kid's show? Those same geniuses that said Gilligan's Island or Disney is for kids?

[@DougCeleste]

@TheMonkeesRock Thanks for your reply to my reflections and I also wish you could have been alive at that time. But thanks to KZbin, you can enjoy all these songs and groups. I have a niece who is almost 15 and she LOVES the oldies and HATES today's music and so-called "singers". In the late 70's, I founded a Monkees newsletter club called "Monkees Marauders United" and my three friends and I published 13 issues in the two years we were a club. God bless the Monkees and memories! Victor

[@Mattblaze1477]

Mike Nesmith once said in an interview that he thought the Yardley black label commercial they did was ridiculous. He said something like "cereal ad's i can see, But cheesy cologne, cmon man". I can see where he is coming from, The Yardley Ad does stand out here as being a bit over the top for the Monkees.

[@TheMacawlady]

I actually remember some of these commercials. I must be old...

[@joansmith6092]

@@terrihooks5443 No, I didn't see ANY of these commercials when they were new, but the commercials for Petticoat Junction, I SAW THOSE when they were new. One of their sponsors was Ivory Soap (99/100 pure - it floats) so YES, I'm getting old...

[@RuthMaish-fy8wl]

I,ve ate rice krispies ,They,re 😋❤

[@daveoberst5765]

Commercials used to actually be worth watching, at least these guys knew how to fun it up and entertain. You hardly notice you're watching a commercial. No musical group ever did this, or any comedy team either it seems.

[@stormcloudsabound]

Obviously you've never seen the Game Grumps. that's a shame.

[@josepaez4952]

The Partridge Family appeared in a Kellog commercial.

[@hadlockjudith]

Great commercials!! I remember these!!

[@blisstoriaa]

On the second kool-aid commercial I said: "OH YEAH"

[@pictureisup1]

did get royalties?

[@kahaula32]

Sent in my kool-aid proof of purchase, got the joy buzzer and snake (mine came with two snakes!) in the can, and of course a nerf ball also.

[@debragarlock5235]

❤❤😊Love these guys and their music AND show and haven't seen ALL these fun commercials! Thanx.May Davy, Peter and Mike ,R.I.P.

[@brendajones7111]

Loved these as a kid......still love them.

[@71lantern]

RIP, Davey Jones

[@InaEsin]

Remember when Mom would decide how much sugar went into your cereal (Rice Krispies)...? Now we don't have an food in our food, it's pathetic.

[@SissyShamrock]

Although it came later, the Pizza Hut one is missing here.

[@DougCeleste]

@TheMonkeesRock Well, you are a pre-teen! No need to lie about your age as the Monkees appeal to fans of many ages and glad to see that you and your generation like them, too. It is very amazing that after 45 years in the business, they are still touring and their music is still appealing! How many groups can say that? Not even the Beatles and Rolling Stones! Just too bad that Mike has never toured with them at least for one tour. Anyhow, sounds like you enjoyed the show and that is great!